Disney’s ABC News Studios has announced a brand new documentary called “The Fox Hollow Murders: Playground of a Serial Killer”.

In the wealthy suburbs of Indianapolis, husband and father of three Herb Baumeister led a double life — businessman by day, serial killer by night. Throughout the 1990s, he targeted gay men, amassing a victim count possibly surpassing that of Jeffrey Dahmer.

“The Fox Hollow Murders: Playground of a Serial Killer” is a four-part series that follows Hamilton County coroner Jeff Jellison as he launches a new investigation decades after thousands of bones were found in the woods behind Fox Hollow Farms, Baumeister’s stately home. Using new DNA technology, Jellison and his team work to identify the human remains, bringing long-deferred closure to victims’ families and unearthing unsettling questions about potential accomplices, missing evidence, and a key witness whose story keeps changing.

Through never-before-seen archival footage and new interviews with those central to the story, this new docuseries explores how the murders went undetected. In an exclusive interview, a Baumeister survivor, Mark Goodyear, emerges from the shadows, revealing his face for the first time in an on-camera interview, raising more questions about his relationship with the man he says wanted to kill him. Additional interviews include investigators involved in the original case and new investigation, relatives of Baumeister’s victims, the current owner of Fox Hollow Farm, and the cold case experts working to bring closure for families still waiting for answers.

“The Fox Hollow Murders: Playground of a Serial Killer” is produced by One Traveler, an All3Media Company for ABC News Studios. Alex Jablonski is director. Jen Casey, Nick Gilhool, Alex Walton, and Jacob-Cohen Holmes are executive producers for One Traveler and All3 Media. Alex Jablonski serves as executive producer, with Angela Borg and Sophie Kruz as co-executive producers. Victoria Thompson serves as executive producer, and David Sloan serves as senior executive producer for ABC News Studios.

The new series will premiere on Tuesday, 18th February 2025 on Hulu and Hulu On Disney+ in the United States.  No international release for Disney+ has been announced yet, but most of the ABC News Studios documentary series tend to be released internationally a short while after the US release.

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