The Amish Wife: Unraveling the Lies, Secrets, and Conspiracy That Let a Killer Go Free By Gregg Olsen (2023)

In Gregg Olsen's true-crime tale, a heartbreaking and horrifying story unfolds among the Amish. The year was 1977, and in an Ohio Amish community, Ida Stutzman, a pregnant wife and mother, met a tragic end in a barn fire. The coroner ruled it as death by natural causes, and her husband, Eli, was never considered a suspect. However, when Eli later renounced the faith, taking his son, Danny, with him, the shadows of murder emerged.

The circumstances surrounding Ida's death were clouded with doubt, and Eli's ever-shifting narratives were dismissed. As Eli embarked on a cross-country journey marked by death, including that of his own son, the chilling question persisted: could these tragedies have been averted if someone had come forward with the truth about Eli Stutzman?

For decades, these questions haunted Gregg Olsen and Ida's brother, Daniel Gingerich. At Daniel's urging, Olsen returns to Amish Country, revisiting Eli's crimes previously exposed in Olsen's "Abandoned Prayers." One mystery remains unsolved until now. With the aid of aging witnesses and long-buried letters, Olsen unravels the disturbing truth behind the veil of silence that concealed the Amish community's dark secrets. 📚❤️