In an unsettling revelation that still haunts the public decades later, the sinister legacy of Herb Baumeister continues to linger. Nearly three decades have passed since the macabre discovery of thousands of human bones and fragments at Fox Hollow Farm, yet the chilling mystery of what transpired on that estate remains unsolved, and new, probing questions are surfacing.

The ongoing investigation has reached a critical juncture as Hamilton County’s chief coroner suggests that a pivotal individual in the case might not be telling everything they know, potentially hindering the quest for truth.

“I’ve engaged in a few discussions with Mark Goodyear,” Hamilton County Coroner Jeff Jellison shared with News Media, underscoring the complexities that have come to define this case.

“The initial question I’d present to him is, ‘Are you now ready to be truthful with me?’ Throughout our dialogues, honesty has been elusive. I posed several inquiries, aware of the answers, only to witness his failure to respond truthfully. To engage in a meaningful conversation with Mark Goodyear, he must choose to embrace honesty. Engaging with someone entrenched in deceit is a futile endeavor, one that I cannot afford,” Jellison stated, marking a critical stance in the ongoing investigation.

Jellison appears in the ABC News Studios true crime documentary “Return to Fox Hollow: New Victims, Darker Secrets,” which explores new theories about potential accomplices, overlooked evidence and witness accounts in the case of Baumeister, a suspected serial killer believed to have murdered numerous men in Indiana. It’s a follow-up to the 2025 docuseries “The Fox Hollow Murders: Playground of a Serial Killer.”

Jellison said he wants to determine whether Goodyear knows something that could help investigators identify the remaining victims and determine how they died.

Goodyear has never been charged with any crime related to the case and has repeatedly denied any involvement in the disappearances.

“If we move forward in that conversation, certainly I want to know any information I can gather to help identify these remains,” said Jellison. “Were you familiar with anybody? Things that would focus more around identification and how these people died.”

“Mark Goodyear knows a lot about this case,” Jellison said.

Jellison also shared that Goodyear knew many people through gay nightclubs and could help investigators identify some of the remains.

Goodyear, who participated in the first docuseries, has described himself as Baumeister’s only known survivor. The film detailed how investigators believed Baumeister may have filmed his victims with a secret camera hidden in an air vent in his basement. Goodyear said he was forced to watch some of the tapes in 1994. He said the video was so “bad” it made him scream.

“It was like having a camera right up against something,” Goodyear said. “You’re not going to be able to tell what’s going on, but the minute you got a flash of what was going on, it made you scream.”

The previous documentary examined how Goodyear’s account of his relationship and encounters with Baumeister has changed over the years. At the time, Jellison told News Media it was unlikely those tapes, if they exist, would ever be recovered.

News Media reached out to Goodyear for comment but did not receive a response.

Goodyear initially agreed to another interview for the follow-up documentary but did not appear for the scheduled interview, according to the film.

About 10,000 burned and broken human bones and bone fragments were recovered from the 18-acre estate that once belonged to Baumeister. Before investigators could arrest him in 1996, Baumeister was found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound in Ontario, Canada. He was 49.

Investigators believe Baumeister frequented gay bars in Indianapolis, lured men to his home while his family was away, killed them there and disposed of their remains on the property.

Baumeister’s son discovered a human skull in the woods at Fox Hollow Farm in 1994, but, according to reports, investigators did not search the property until June 1996.

Goodyear said he first encountered Baumeister at an Indianapolis gay bar in 1994, where Baumeister introduced himself as “Brian.” Goodyear later told investigators that he went home with Baumeister and described what he said was a disturbing sexual encounter.

Goodyear’s account eventually helped advance the investigation. After encountering Baumeister again the following year, Goodyear helped investigators obtain information that led them to identify Baumeister.

While Jellison has questioned Goodyear’s account, he also made clear in the documentary that Goodyear was not a suspect.

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“There are very strong indications there is another suspect, and it wasn’t Mark Goodyear,” Jellison said in the film.

Jellison said there are still more than 9,000 bones and bone fragments yet to be examined. Investigators believe at least 25 people fell victim to Baumeister, according to WRTV.

The scope and placement of the remains have also raised another question for Jellison: whether Baumeister could have carried out the crimes alone.

“I was always convinced that there was more than one,” Jellison said. “There were a lot of people that lost their lives in this incident, and just the placement of the evidence alone. How does one man pull this crime off? And how does one man get … deceased individuals from his residence to potentially 200 yards through very dense woods? I think it would’ve been a very difficult task.”

Jellison is determined to put names to the unidentified victims. He believes some families may still be unaware that a loved one vanished or that the person’s remains may have ended up at Fox Hollow Farm.

Jellison compared the scale of the investigation to the recovery effort at the World Trade Center.

“Some of these folks did not have close family connections, and they were somewhat marginalized,” he explained. “So there may be families out there not even knowing that their loved one went missing, much less consider that person was a victim at Fox Hollow.”

“Thirty years have passed since these remains have been recovered,” he reflected. “So potentially, mom and dad could be deceased, and maybe they had no brother or sister. So we’re reaching out further down the lineage to cousins. And a cousin may not even know that they had a family member that even went missing.”

Jellison said identifying the Fox Hollow victims presents a unique challenge.

He contrasted the case with the World Trade Center investigation, where records and missing-person reports gave investigators a clearer idea of who they were looking for. At Fox Hollow, investigators started with remains but few clues about their identities.

“I really believe that this investigation is more complicated in some ways than the World Trade Center,” he said. “With Fox Hollow, we’ve recovered these remains, but we have no idea who it is that we’re looking for.”

Jellison is urging anyone who believes a missing loved one could be connected to the case to contact his office. After the original documentary aired, his office received approximately 500 emails, phone calls, text messages and social media messages, Jellison said.

“Come forward,” he said. “If you don’t know what to do or you don’t know who to call, call me. I’ll get you going in the right direction.”

Call the Midwife enthusiasts, rejoice! The long-anticipated debut of Season 15 on Netflix is just around the corner.

While the cherished BBC period drama has already graced screens via PBS, U.S. Netflix viewers have been anxiously anticipating their chance to reunite with the residents of Nonnatus House. Fortunately, the wait is almost history.

Great news for binge-watchers: Call the Midwife Season 15 will be available on Netflix this September, and all eight episodes will drop simultaneously. No need to hold your breath for weekly releases.

In addition, the Season 15 release on Netflix will include the special two-part Christmas 2025 feature. If you’ve been patient until now, your reward will be an abundance of new content to dive into.

Here’s all the crucial information you need: from the exact Netflix release schedule for Call the Midwife Season 15 to the episode count and exciting extras in this new batch of episodes.

When Does Call the Midwife Season 15 Come Out on Netflix?

Call the Midwife Season 15 premieres on Netflix on Monday, September 7, 2026.

All eight episodes will be released at once, so Netflix subscribers can watch the season at their own pace rather than waiting for each episode to arrive.

The September release also isn’t exactly a surprise for longtime Netflix viewers. Seasons 11, 12, 13 and 14 all made their way to the U.S. streamer in September, with Season 14 arriving on September 15, 2025.

In other words, Call the Midwife is right on schedule.

What Time Does Call the Midwife Season 15 Come Out on Netflix?

Netflix typically releases its new movies and TV shows at 12 a.m. PT / 3 a.m. ET on the scheduled release date.

That means Call the Midwife Season 15 should be available to stream at 3 a.m. ET on Monday, September 7.

And yes, there’s more than just the eight episodes waiting for you.

How Many Episodes Are In Call the Midwife Season 15?

Season 15 consists of eight episodes.

The new season moves the story into 1971, with Nonnatus House facing a changing social and political landscape. The Women’s Liberation movement is gathering momentum, while the midwives continue dealing with the medical and personal challenges that come through their doors.

The season tackles storylines involving premature birth, placenta previa, kidney cancer, tuberculosis and slavery.

Here’s a look at what’s coming:

• Episode 1: The Nonnatus team grows increasingly concerned about the welfare of four young children.

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What About the Call the Midwife Christmas Specials?

There’s another reason Netflix’s Season 15 release is worth circling on the calendar.

The streamer will also add the two-part 2025 Christmas special on September 7, giving viewers a chance to catch up on the holiday episodes before diving into the new season.

The specials take the Nonnatus team beyond Poplar, with part of the story unfolding in Hong Kong. Members of the team travel there to deal with a crisis involving the order’s branch house, while the second installment follows a rescue effort that doesn’t go quite according to plan.

The Christmas specials originally aired ahead of Season 15, setting the stage for what’s to come.

Can You Watch Call the Midwife Season 15 Before It Comes To Netflix?

You can — and, in fact, U.S. viewers have already had the opportunity to watch Season 15.

The season premiered on PBS on March 22, 2026, with new episodes airing weekly. PBS Passport members were also able to stream episodes ahead of their broadcast premieres.

But if you haven’t been following along on PBS, Netflix’s September 7 release gives you an easy way to catch up. All eight episodes will be waiting for you on the same day.

And for anyone who needs to do a little more catching up first, Seasons 1 through 14 are currently streaming on Netflix in the U.S.

Will There Be A Call the Midwife Season 16?

Yes. There’s more Call the Midwife on the way.

Season 16 has already been confirmed, with production expected to begin in 2027. The series will continue moving further into the 1970s.

And that’s not all. The BBC and Neal Street Productions are also developing a World War II-era prequel set in Poplar, along with a feature film set overseas in 1972 that will bring back characters from the series.

For now, though, Season 15 is next.

Call the Midwife Season 15 premieres Monday, September 7, 2026, on Netflix.