How One Photograph Unraveled the Disappearance of an Entire Amish Family

Jacob Miller—died in February 2001 of a heart attack at age forty-eight. He was buried in the Amish cemetery under his assumed name.

His wife “Rebecca” and their children had moved shortly after his death, relocating to a Mennonite community in Kentucky, where record-keeping was even more sparse.

This meant Ruth Miller—if she’d survived—might still be continue reading …