In this first part of a two-episode special, Unlawful Acts unearths the beginnings of one of America’s most chilling true-crime cases — the story of Herb Baumeister, the wealthy Indiana businessman who hid a horrifying secret behind the gates of his estate, Fox Hollow Farm.

Beneath the surface of suburban success, Baumeister lived a double life — one of control, deception, and deadly obsession. As young men from Indianapolis began disappearing, no one could have imagined the dark truth that would soon surface.

From his early psychological unraveling to the first signs of violence, this episode traces the disturbing evolution of a killer who hid in plain sight.

Step inside the walls of Fox Hollow Farm — where the line between respectability and evil begins to blur.

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