INDIANAPOLIS — EDITOR'S NOTE: The video above is a previous report about the man's body being found.
Funeral arrangements have been set for Roger "Fred" Farmer, whose remains were found at a storage facility in Brownsburg on Thursday, May 13.
Farmer's family will have a celebration of life, open to friends and the public, on Saturday, May 22 from 11:30 a.m. until 2 p.m. at Conkle Funeral Home at 4925 W. 16th St. in Speedway.
Police discovered Farmer's body after workers at the Ameri-Stor Self Storage reported smelling an odor. He had been missing since Nov. 22, 2019, when he was last seen at his home on the west side of Indianapolis. In February, Farmer's son, Jeremy, was arrested and charged with murder.
Jeremy's sisters helped police get enough evidence to arrest him. They said they got suspicious when their father didn't show up for Thanksgiving or Christmas celebrations in 2019. They also believed Jeremy was sending messages from their father's phone.
Jeremy was living at his father's home at the time of Fred's disappearance. Police said he was captured on video using his father's debit card at a Lowe’s store on Nov. 18, 2019. He purchased heavy duty cleaning wipes, Febreze, a 96-gallon, two-wheel trash can, germicidal bleach, a Duracell flashlight, Venom brand latex gloves, extra heavy plastic drop cloths, and Tide detergent pods.
Court records also showed Fred's bank account was emptied and credit cards were used after his disappearance, and Jeremy changed his father's account contact information to his own email.
According to IMPD, Jeremy Farmer rented the unit in November 2019.
Fred's family released a statement after his remains were identified:
"Thank you for the continued prayers and support during the past 18 months. We are extremely relieved that our father has been found and identified, this is just the beginning of a new chapter as we try to move forward and process these developing discoveries. Please respect our family’s privacy as we are finally able to mourn and can prepare for the next steps moving forward."
