Abandoned Prayers: An Incredible True Story of Murder, Obsession, and Amish Secrets

Name: Abandoned Prayers: An Incredible True Story of Murder, Obsession, and Amish Secrets
Rating: 4.4772725105285645 (44 reviews)

Gregg Olsen

Apr 2007 · Macmillan

4.5

44 reviews

Ebook

416

Pages

Eligible

Ratings and reviews aren’t verified Learn More

About this ebook

On Christmas Eve in 1985, a hunter found a young boy's body along an icy corn field in Nebraska. The residents of Chester, Nebraska buried him as "Little Boy Blue," unclaimed and unidentified-- until a phone call from Ohio two years later led authorities to Eli Stutzman, the boy's father.

Eli Stutzman, the son of an Amish bishop, was by all appearances a dedicated farmer and family man in the country's strictest religious sect. But behind his quiet façade was a man involved with pornography, sadomasochism, and drugs. After the suspicious death of his pregnant wife, Stutzman took his preschool-age son, Danny, and hit the road on a sexual odyssey ending with his conviction for murder. But the mystery of Eli Stutzman and the fate of his son didn't end on the barren Nebraska plains. It was just beginning. . .

Gregg Olsen's Abandoned Prayers is an incredible true story of murder and Amish secrets.

Ratings and reviews

4.5

44 reviews

A Google user

September 9, 2012

It's quite an interesting story that I can't seem to put down. There is just one problem: the story fails to flow. The author has yet to master the techniques of making a story flow and tie well into each other. It jumps from one thing to the next and then back again, thus making the book a little difficult to read. I'm constantly stopping to say out loud, "Wait. What?" when the author suddenly brings in a new character w/o proper introduction. Or when he suddenly begins another scene. Good but not great.

DMS

November 3, 2017

I liked this book at first but after a while it seemed to drag on. There new people constantly being introduced & were hard to keep track of.. But this guy lived a crazy life & I'm not sure there could have been a better way to tell the story anyway

1 person found this review helpful

Donald Taylor

August 25, 2013

I just can't imagine any parent doing what he did. What amazes me the most is that he is now back on the streets. What an intriguing story. My prayers go out the amish family, whom not only lost their daughter, but 2 grand children as well. My admiration goes to the cops that had to work such a difficult case. Yes, it was very graphic, but it also shows you that there are many sick people in this world and it should make you aware of who you are friends with. This was a very good book.

2 people found this review helpful

About the author

Gregg Olsen has been a journalist and investigative author for more than twenty years. He is the recipient of numerous writing, editing, and photojournalism awards, including citations of excellence from the Society of Professional Journalists (Sigma Delta Chi), the International Association of Business Communicators, Washington Press Association, Society of Technical Communication, and the Public Relations Society of America.

A resident of Washington state, Olsen has been a guest on dozens of national and local television shows, including educational programs for the History Channel, Learning Channel, and the Discovery Channel. Olsen also appeared several times on CBS's 48 Hours, MSNBC's Special Edition, Entertainment Tonight, Sally Jesse Raphael, Inside Edition, and Extra. He has been featured in USA Today, Salon Magazine, Seattle Times, and the New York Post.

Rate this ebook

Tell us what you think.

Reading information

Smartphones and tablets

Install the Google Play Books app for Android and iPad/iPhone. It syncs automatically with your account and allows you to read online or offline wherever you are.

Laptops and computers

You can listen to audiobooks purchased on Google Play using your computer's web browser.

eReaders and other devices

To read on e-ink devices like Kobo eReaders, you'll need to download a file and transfer it to your device. Follow the detailed Help Center instructions to transfer the files to supported eReaders.

Report illegal content