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The Well Docuseries Reopens 'Speed Freak Killers' Cold Cases on Hulu

The six-part series follows a newly formed cold case unit that uses information from convicted killer Wesley Shermantine to search for victims' remains.

Overview

  • All six episodes of The Well are now streaming on Hulu and Hulu on Disney+, and the series was produced by FOX Entertainment Studios with Mountain Top Pictures, Haven Entertainment and Fairvale Entertainment.
  • The documentary follows Lieutenant Linda Jimenez leading a new cold case unit that reexamines decades-old disappearances in California’s rural Central Valley linked to Loren Herzog and Wesley Shermantine.
  • The filmmakers show investigators working with Shermantine from Death Row to pinpoint burial sites and to correct investigative mistakes from earlier probes.
  • Onscreen interviews and footage indicate investigators found multiple victims' remains during the renewed search while acknowledging many more missing-person cases remain unresolved.
  • By putting police files, new leads and witness testimony on a global streaming platform the series aims to raise public awareness, support ongoing searches and offer families a clearer path to closure.