The Fox Hollow Murders: Playground of a Serial Killer: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

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.

Series details

• Title: The Fox Hollow Murders: Playground of a Serial Killer
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Genres: Crime
• Premiere date: 2025-02-18
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: Hulu
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 52 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.3/10
• TVMaze ID: 82319
• IMDb ID: tt35617850
• TVDB ID: 460132

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2025-02-18; final listed air date 2025-02-18; episode order: 4.
• Season 2: premiered 2026-07-08; final listed air date 2026-07-08.

Source and licence

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