 Jakob in 2006 | |
 Jakob in 2007 | |
| Jakob Beachy | |
| Portrayed by | Christopher Shand |
| Episode | Running Around |
| Status | Arrested |
Jakob Beachy was a former Amish boy who murdered Anna Gunden in "Running Around".
History[]
He grew up in the Amish settlement Lancaster and went to Philadelphia as part of his rumspringa. During his time there, Jakob got addicted to drugs and a lifestyle of partying. Even though he ultimately grew afraid of the "English world", his lifestyle meant that the Amish elders were unwilling to let him back. After repeated attempts, they eventually gave Jakob an ultimatum; clean up his act or never return. Lacking the strength to change, Jakob returned to Philadelphia, lying that he preferred the English world.
When Anna and Rachel came to the city for their rumspringa, Jakob was willing to act as a guide to help them fit in. The first night in, he took them to meet an associate of his, Vince Patrielli. Anna soon began dating Vince. When Anna later considered leaving Philadelphia following her breakup with Vince, Jakob interrupted her conversation with her mother, Miriam Gunden, and Anna learned that Jakob had been excommunicated. He asked Miriam to tell his parents he missed them.
Jakob returned after Miriam left and tried to talk Anna into helping him return to Lancaster. Anna, realizing that she would be making an ill-informed choice if she left now, decided to stay to finish her rumspringa and refused. Jakob desperately begged her, but Anna still refused. Eventually, Jakob grabbed the knife he stole from Vince and stabbed Anna to death in a fit of panic.
One year later, the police began investigating the case and interviewed Jakob. Putting on a facade of loving the English world, he pointed them in Vince's direction. After the police learned of his excommunication, Detectives Vera and Valens confronted Jakob at a park. Valens comforted Jakob by talking about his father, who still had homesickness for Cuba 60 years on. Vera told Jakob his family missed him and wanted him home. Jakob confessed to killing Anna. When Vera and Valens brought him in, they allowed him to say goodbye to his parents. Jakob is last seen crying in his mother's arms.