Edward Gingerich
Edward Gingerich was the first Amish person ever charged with murder when he was arrested for the beating and dismemberment of his wife in March of 1993. Does that mean that he was the first Amish person to ever commit homicide? I do not know. Although it was the murder itself that outraged the Amish community, it seems that the "English" (as the Amish liked to call non-Amish people) were more stunned at the treatment (or non-treatment) that Edward Gingerich had received for his obvious mental issues prior to the murder. Although, admittedly, it seems he got more help than the Amish would normally get at times, but only when his behavior became more than others could control. On March 18, 1993 Daniel Gingerich went to an English neighbors home to use their phone and call 911. His five year old nephew had ran, almost a mile, to his home telling him that his father, Edward, Daniel's brother, was beating his mother, Katie, and they needed help. By the time D...