Episode 264: Holidays in Hell: Little Boy Blue

On Christmas Eve, 1985 a grim discovery was made on a frozen field outside of Chester, Nebraska. The body of a child had been abandoned. The mystery of who the anonymous child who locals dubbed “Little Boy Blue” would take two years to solve. When the responsible party was identified, investigators began to suspect that an Amish man, Eli Stutzman, just might be a serial killer.  Resources:  Mystery of 'Little Boy Blue' solved - UPI Archives Crimes of Eli Stutzman, aka The Amish Serial Killer, investigated on ID (monstersandcritics.com) Eli Stutzman | Murderpedia, the encyclopedia of murderers Friday marks 25 years since Christmas Eve tragedy - Hebron Journal Register STUTZMAN, DANIEL, LITTLE BOY BLUE - Thayer County, Nebraska | LITTLE BOY BLUE STUTZMAN, DANIEL - Nebraska Gravestone Photos (nebraskagravestones.org)  Eli Stutzman Part 01 : Barn Fires & Bodies - YouTube Eli Stutzman Part 02 : Little Boy Blue - YouTube The Amish Serial Killer Eli Stutzman Was Anything But Provincial (ranker.com) Types of Amish (Who Are They, and How Do They Live?) (amishbaskets.com)  Sponsors:  Julie - www.JulieCare.co or find Julie at your nearest Walmart.  MasterClass - www.masterclass.com/once to give one annual membership and get one free!  Links:  www.Patreon.com/onceuponacrime YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/OnceUponACrimePodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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