New documentary explores possibility of serial killer near Omaha
By Eric Ferkenhoff
Lee Enterprises Public Service Journalism Team
Updated
"My Killer Father: The Green Hollow Murders" is a new documentary from Paramount+ that looks into the decades-long mystery of a whether Donald Dean Studey was a serial killer.
The bizarre mystery of whether Donald Dean Studey killed dozens of people — or no one — and whether he buried them in wells on a rural Iowa hillside near Omaha is the subject of a new documentary airing later this month on Paramount’s streaming channel.
An Iowa woman claims her father was a killer and dozens of victims are buried outside Omaha. Will renewed interest from Hollywood filmmakers result in new leads?
Lucy McKiddy poses for a portrait next to an area she says bones were buried. Photo taken on Saturday, Oct. 12, in rural Fremont County near Thurman, Iowa.
There are those who firmly believe Lucy McKiddy's allegations that her father killed scores of people. Then there are those calling her a rampant liar.
An old brick grain silo where Lucy McKiddy used to run away and hide from the family. Taken on Saturday, Oct. 12, in rural Fremont County near Thurman, Iowa.
The grave of Lucy McKiddy's father, Donald Studey, and step-mother Charlotte Studey. Seen on Saturday, Oct. 12, in rural Fremont County near Thurman, Iowa.
An old brick grain silo where Lucy McKiddy used to run away and hide from the family. Taken on Saturday, Oct. 12, in rural Fremont County near Thurman, Iowa.
The grave of Lucy McKiddy's father, Donald Studey, and step-mother Charlotte Studey. Seen on Saturday, Oct. 12, in rural Fremont County near Thurman, Iowa.
Lucy McKiddy poses for a portrait next to an area she says bones were buried. Photo taken on Saturday, Oct. 12, in rural Fremont County near Thurman, Iowa.
