The critically acclaimed four-part docuseries The Fox Hollow Murders: Playground of a Serial Killer has been nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Crime and Justice Documentary, as announced by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.
Produced by ABC News Studios and streamed on Hulu, the series explores the case of suspected Fox Hollow Farm serial killer Herb Baumeister and has become the ABC News Studio’s most-watched docuseries of 2025 based on total hours streamed, underscoring its widespread impact and audience engagement.
The nomination comes from a highly competitive field. According to The Hollywood Reporter, this year’s News and Documentary Emmy Awards nominations were selected from more than 2,000 submissions that premiered in 2025 and were judged by more than 900 peer professionals across the television and digital media news and documentary industry.
The 47th annual News and Documentary Emmy Awards will be presented in New York City on Thursday, May 28.
A follow-up documentary to the hit series was also announced at CrimeCon 2025 in Denver, Colo., during ABC News Studios’ live panel in September 2025, which drew approximately 3,000 attendees. The next installment is expected to premiere in 2026.
Executive Producer Nick Gilhool emphasized the deeper purpose behind the project.
“For us, this story started with Hamilton County Coroner Jeff Jellison’s insistence and trust that the families of identified victims and yet-to-be identified victims would be served by telling it,” Gilhool said. “And there’s still a lot going on with this case. The committed work of Jeff and his team has given answers to a lot of people. The ongoing funding shortages for DNA processing is a critical challenge, not only for the Fox Hollow case but for many jurisdictions across the country.
Jellison said that while the nomination is an honor in itself, his mission continues.
“As coroner, my responsibility is to speak for those who no longer can, and this recognition brings renewed attention to that mission,” Jellison said. “While this nomination is an honor for everyone who helped tell this story, our work is far from finished. Thousands of remains from Fox Hollow Farms still await DNA analysis, and each one represents a person who deserves to be identified and returned to their family. My hope is that this moment helps shine a light on the urgent need for resources so we can continue delivering answers and, ultimately, a measure of closure.”
