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Woman’s claim father killed, buried dozens near Omaha gets new look
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Woman’s claim father killed, buried dozens near Omaha gets new look

From the The case of Donald Dean Studey series
  • Oct 29, 2024
  • Oct 29, 2024 Updated Apr 13, 2026
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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 to breathe life into an investigation that went cold in December 2022 when a law enforcement dig on the land turned up only animal bones.

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Serial killer’s victims buried near Omaha? Questions persist on rural Iowa hillside

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Feds amass 612-page file in a case of alleged slayings near Omaha. What does it mean?

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Serial killer’s victims buried near Omaha? Questions persist on rural Iowa hillside

Serial killer’s victims buried near Omaha? Questions persist on rural Iowa hillside

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?

Feds amass 612-page file in a case of alleged slayings near Omaha. What does it mean?

Feds amass 612-page file in a case of alleged slayings near Omaha. What does it mean?

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.

Journal backs claims man left trail of death, violence near Omaha. But was it real?

Journal backs claims man left trail of death, violence near Omaha. But was it real?

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.

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