How One Photograph Unraveled the Disappearance of an Entire Amish Family

the $15,000 to purchase equipment for his carpentry business—a substantial amount for an Amish family, but not unreasonable for business expansion. The terms, according to documents found in Benton’s records after his death in 2005, seemed fair: 8% interest, three-year repayment term.

But buried in the contract was a clause that allowed Benton to “call continue reading …