Mob Ties and a Gacy Link at Don Studey's Green Hollow

True Crime Today | Daily True Crime News & Interviews · Apr 29, 2026 · 21m

The parents in Tabor and Thurman told their kids the same thing for decades — don't go into the hollow. Stay away from Don Studey. He was the boogeyman of Green Hollow, Iowa, and the community around him allegedly knew exactly what kind of man he was. When criminal defense attorney Bob Motta went into those small towns to interview locals about the alleged Green Hollow Killer, everyone wanted to talk. People who knew Don Studey personally told Bob they wouldn't be surprised if bodies turned up in those wells. The younger generation shared the legends they'd grown up hearing. The mayor invited…