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The Amish Stud

Case Closed

Macmillan

News, True Crime

4.22K Ratings

🗓️ 27 October 2020

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Summary

Eli Weaver was a man torn between two worlds - his traditional Amish upbringing and the forbidden world of online dating. In this episode, we see what Eli got up to when he wasn't in Amish country. You can order Gregg Olsen and Rebecca Morris's book A Killing in Amish Country now. Stay in the know about the latest at Macmillan with our free newsletter here.

Transcript

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0:00.0

It's the morning of June 2nd 2009, Eli Weaver wakes up to a banging noise.

0:19.0

The racket is coming from Eli's friends who've come to pick him up for a day on the

0:22.6

lake.

0:23.6

He's supposed to be ready by about 3.15 am so the group can get an early start to their

0:28.2

fishing trip.

0:30.2

Eli's nowhere to be found.

0:32.5

His neighbor, David Yoder, knocks a few more times on the front door.

0:37.4

Then Steve Chup, another man in the fishing party, walks around the back of the house.

0:42.6

He starts to bang on a door closer to Eli's bedroom.

0:45.7

But still, nothing.

0:51.5

Finally in the window, a light flicks on.

0:54.3

Another 10 minutes passes before Eli emerges.

0:57.7

He mumbles and excuse and he climbs into the car.

1:00.8

The group stops to get supplies and pick a few more men up.

1:04.6

Steve Chup, a formerly Amish man that turned menonite, sits in the driver's seat across

1:10.0

from Eli.

1:11.4

Over the course of the day, he notices Eli seems well off.

1:16.6

He's usually never late for a fishing trip, but now he seems disorganized and spends the

1:21.1

entire drive on a phone he shouldn't even be using in the first place.

1:25.8

He's Amish.

1:27.0

He barely looks up.

1:28.5

He's furiously texting.

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