A three-day search in southwestern Iowa after a lady claimed her late father was a serial killer yielded no results, state officials said Thursday.
According to Mitch Mortvedt, assistant director of the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation, the dig took place on a farm in Thurman, Fremont County, where the woman claimed the remains were buried.
“After exhaustive efforts, no evidence or other items of concern were recovered.” the state Department of Public Safety, of which the division is a part, said in a statement.
According to Newsweek, Lucy Studey has claimed that her late father, Donald Dean Studey, was a serial killer who buried people around his Thurman property.
Mortvedt stated that the investigation is complete.
“There is nothing further to corroborate the claims against Mr Studey,” he added.
Susan Studey, Lucy Studey’s sister, claimed Thursday that the allegations against her father were “absolutely not true.”
“I love my sister very much, but somewhere in her life she got misguided,” Susan explained over the phone. Her late father’s name, she claims, has been cleansed.
The recent excavation comprised “an array of experts representing several disciplines and significant assets to excavate, collect and examine soil samples from a site identified by a reporting party.” according to the Public Safety Department.
Lucy Studey stayed firm in her assertions on Thursday.
“My full siblings and I know what actually happened, and I’m the only one speaking the truth,” she explained, adding, “I was told at the beginning the investigation is a marathon, not a sprint.”
Last month, the Public Safety Department announced that it was collaborating with federal and local authorities to investigate reports of “multiple historic homicides” in rural Fremont County, which has a population of 6,600 people.
