How One Photograph Unraveled the Disappearance of an Entire Amish Family

The photograph is unremarkable at first glance. A family of six stands in front of a red barn on a bright autumn day in 1991. The father, bearded and somber in dark clothing, rests his hand on his teenage son’s shoulder. The mother, in a plain dress and prayer cap, holds an infant. Four children arranged by height, all looking directly at the camera continue reading …