How One Photograph Unraveled the Disappearance of an Entire Amish Family

have “consequences” for the family.

“He never said exactly what he would do,” Ruth explains. “But the way he looked at the children, the way he spoke… Jacob and I understood. He was threatening our babies.”

In March 1992, after a particularly threatening encounter, Jacob made a decision. He would build a hiding place in the barn where the family could continue reading …