Cleansed: An Amish Murder Story

True Crime Campfire

True Crime, Society & Culture, History

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🗓️ 29 July 2022

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

It’s become a cliché in the telling of murder stories that someone will always say “This kind of thing just doesn’t happen here.” Somehow, despite mountains of evidence to the contrary, we’re good at convincing ourselves that there are safe zones…places that are immune to the darker shades of the human soul. Most of us—at least, the ones who make a study of darkness—know better by now. But even for us, there are some communities that do seem unlikely to wind up on a true crime podcast. Unlikely, maybe. But nevertheless, here we are. Join us for a story of devotion, deception, lust and betrayal, against the unexpected backdrop of the Amish country.

Sources:
Investigation Discovery, A Murder in Amish Country, ep. A Twisted Confession
Inmate profile and criminal complaint against Samuel Borntreger: https://www.insideprison.com/state-inmate-search.asp?lnam=Borntreger&fnam=Samuel%20H&county=&st_abb=MO&id=2025969725
Horror History: https://horrorhistory.net/2020/12/04/man-kills-his-wife-with-antifreeze-and-battery-acid/
https://www.scribd.com/doc/295500611/Samuel-Borntreger-Criminal-Complaint?irclickid=35FTDSWZszbEW4P3jgQVdWKAUkD3r7z1sxfsw40&irpid=10078&utm_source=impact&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=affiliate_pdm_acquisition_Skimbit%20Ltd.&sharedid=huffpost.com&irgwc=1
KTTN news: https://www.kttn.com/samuel-borntreger-could-face-additional-charges-of-child-abuse-and-sexual-misconduct/
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/amish-minister-confesses-to-killing-wife-9-years-ago-cops_n_5697cf0de4b0b4eb759d6db3

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1:49.5	It's become a cliche in the telling of murder stories that someone will always say this kind of thing just doesn't happen here.
2:01.5	Somehow, despite mountains of evidence to the contrary, we're good at convincing ourselves that there are safe zones, places that are immune to the darker shades of the human soul.
2:13.5	Most of us, at least the ones who make a study of the darkness, no better by now.
2:19.5	But even for us, there are some communities that do seem unlikely to wind up on a true crime podcast.
2:26.5	Unlikely maybe, but nevertheless here we are, this is cleansed an Amish murder story.
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