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Michael Bauer

Case from Lake Village, IN dated Mar 08, 1983

Victim Details

Michael Bauer

Male

White / Caucasian

Lake Village

IN

1983-03-08

22

Michael

Bauer

07/28/2026

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In the quiet, rural setting of Lake Village, Indiana, a grim discovery was made at an abandoned farmhouse that would unravel a story of unimaginable horror. It was there that the partially decomposed body of Michael Bauer, a young Caucasian male, was found. His life had been tragically cut short, a victim of the notorious serial killer Larry Eyler, often referred to as 'The Interstate Killer' for his hunting grounds along the highways of the Midwest.

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  • Michael K. Bauer - Money & King Funeral Home
  • Michael Gordon Bauer Obituary January 10, 2008
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    I've been thinking about the impact of how the bodies were found near the oak tree and what it says ... ...Read More
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