On Christmas Eve 1985, in Chester, Nebraska the body of a child was found abandoned in a field, wearing only blue sleeper pajamas. The community of Chester was overwhelmed with concern for the child, and he was nicknamed “Little Boy Blue”. It took a couple of years, and only after a story was published in “Reader’s Digest” in 1987, that Little Boy Blue’s true identity became known. He belonged to an Amish family. A full investigation into the boy's father, Eli Stutzman, would reveal the first known Amish serial killer.

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Sources:
1) "Abandoned Prayers: An Incredible True Story of Murder, Obsession, and Amish Secrets by Gregg Olsen
2) The Cinemaholic: Is Eli Stutzman Dead or Alive? How Did the Amish Serial Killer Die?
3) The Durango Herald: 30 years later two Durango murders remain unsolved
4) Ranker: The Amish Serial Killer Was Anything but Provincial