Eli Weaver was an Amish man who could have had it all. He had a kind, loving wife named Barbara, and 5 beautiful children. However, Eli wasn't satisfied with the life he had. Over his 10 years of marriage, he would leave his family more than once to live the English way of life before crawling back,m begging for forgiveness from his wife and the leaders of his community. Eli wasn't sorry though, because he had multiple women on the side, one of whom would do just about anything to make him happy, even if that meant killing for him.

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