The journal by Marilyn Kepler tells of a horrendous life for the Studeys, filled with abuse, severe beatings of family members and random robbery victims and arsons.
ERIC FERKENHOFF
Public Service Journalism Team
Updated
Donald Studey died in 2013. But his memory is kept bizarrely alive by a daughter, whose allegations he killed dozens of people and buried some, mostly women, in the Green Hollow area of western Iowa made global headlines. The daughter, Lucy McKiddy, and other potential witnesses are hoping t…
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.
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?
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.
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.
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.
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.
