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Abandoned Prayers: The Incredible True Story of Murder, Obsession and Amish Secrets (St. Martin's True Crime Library)
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Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 364.15230973
EAN: 9780312982010
ISBN: 0312982011
Label: St. Martin's True Crime
Manufacturer: St. Martin's True Crime
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 416
Publication Date: April 01, 2002
Publisher: St. Martin's True Crime
Studio: St. Martin's True Crime
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Editorial Review:
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. . .
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Abandoned Child
Only in the true crime section of the book store could one find a story so sensational that it involves the Amish, murder, and hyper-sexual behaviors. Yet while true crime stories are often gripping, I found this book to be quite sad. Particularly since many aspects of Eli Stutzman's alleged crimes are still ambiguous, many readers may feel a sense of closure eludes them after reading.
Eli Stutzman never seemed to fit with the Amish. Taking a liking to the ways of non-Amish or Englischers ... Read More
Rating: - Happily Ever After Does Not Apply.
Happily ever after does not apply to this story. This story is like a roller coaster. It had some many twist and turns, that you didn't know if you wanted to hang on,or run for your life. Serial killers survive because people don't get involved. This little boys life could have been saved if someone would have spoken up for him. WE never learn if our gut tells something is wrong, it probaly is. What is the worst thing that could happen. There are many reasons the abuser would want to keep the secret.The best ... Read More
Rating: - An Interesting Read and Sad Story
I read this book in 2006 and sometimes still think of the sad story of "Little Boy Blue," so named because he was wearing a blue sleeper when his frozen body was found in a ditch. (Note: Keep a box of Kleenex handy for this one!) It took authorities quite some time to definitively link Danny's father, Eli Stutzman, to the crime. However, this is one of those crimes that simply should not have happened. Many, many individuals either witnessed or suspected the severe neglect and abuse suffered by this young ... Read More
Rating:  - LITTLE BOY BLUE...
Since I have always been fascinated by the Amish and their lifestyle, and I also enjoy true crime stories, I was drawn to this book. Moreover, I remembered the story People magazine did many years ago regarding the young boy, wearing a blue sleeper, whose lifeless body had been found near a corn field in Nebraska in the dead of winter. Abandoned and discarded by the one entrusted with his care, this unknown boy, named "Little Boy Blue", stirred the hearts of the citizens of Chester, Nebraska, who gave him a ... Read More
Rating:  - Amishman Turned Murder, Sad & Disturbing but Excellent Reading
The story of little Danny Stuztman, known to many as "Little Boy Blue of Chester, Nebraska," who was murdered by his father Eli Stutzman is an excellent story; however, as a mother, it was difficult to comprehend how someone can murder their own child.
Gregg Olsen does an excellent job of producing the story in easy to read, attention catching detail that never gets tedious and, in spite of the case, is hard to put down. Unlike other true crimes, readers are not subject to tedious text replays from ... Read More
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