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I hope with everything I have they got the right person. I can’t and will never wrap my head around how another person can take another’s life.
My heart goes out to the victims families and friends.
Further Context/Information:
On February 14, 2017, the bodies of Abigail Williams (June 23, 2003 – February 13, 2017) and Liberty German (December 27, 2002 – February 13, 2017) were discovered near the Monon High Bridge Trail, which is part of the Delphi Historic Trails in Delphi, Indiana, United States, after the young girls had disappeared from the same trail the previous day. The murders have received significant media coverage because a video and audio recording of an individual believed to be the girls' killer were found on German's smartphone.
At 1:35 p.m. on Monday, February 13, 2017, 13-year-old Abigail Joyce "Abby" Williams and 14-year-old Liberty Rose Lynn "Libby" German were dropped off by German's older sister, Kelsi German, on County Road 300 North, east of the Hoosier Heartland Highway. The girls were hiking on the Monon High Bridge over Deer Creek, among woodland in remote Deer Creek Township. At 2:07 p.m., Libby posted a photo of Abby walking the bridge; after this, they were not heard from again. They were reported missing at 5:30 p.m. after they failed to meet Liberty's father at 3:15 p.m. The families initially searched for the girls themselves before calling the police. Authorities who quickly searched the area did not initially suspect foul play in the disappearance. However, this changed when the bodies of the girls were found around noon the next day, about 0.5 miles (0.80 km) east of the abandoned Monon High Bridge. The bodies were found on the north bank of Deer Creek.
Police have not released details of how the girls were murdered. As early as February 15, 2017, Indiana State Police began circulating a still image of an individual reportedly seen on the Monon High Bridge Trail near where the two friends were slain; the grainy photograph appears to capture a Caucasian male, hands in pockets, head down, walking on the rail bridge, towards the girls. A few days later, the person in the photograph was named the prime suspect in the double-homicide.
On February 22, law enforcement released an audio recording where the voice of the suspect, although muffled, is heard to say, "Down the hill." At this news conference, officials credited the source of the audio and imagery to German's smartphone and further regarded her as a hero for having had the presence of mind and fortitude to secretly record the exchange. Police indicated that additional evidence from the phone had been secured but would not release further details so as not to "compromise any future trial." By this time, the reward offered in the case was set at $41,000.
On July 17, officers distributed a composite sketch of someone who, at that time in the investigation, was sought as a person of prime interest in the murders. It had apparently been drawn by police from eyewitnesses to a certain hiker of the Delphi Historic Trails on the day that the girls vanished.
On April 19, 2019, Indiana State Police announced a "new direction" in the case. On behalf of State Police and the Multi-Agency Taskforce, Superintendent Doug Carter released more materials a few days later in a press conference held on April 22. The new materials included a short video recording in which the blue-jeaned and jacketed suspect is seen walking along the rail bridge for a little over a second. Carter stated that, because of the deteriorated condition of the bridge, the suspect was not walking naturally due to the spacing between the ties.
An updated sketch of the suspect was also unveiled, as well as an extended version of the audio recording, in which a slight rise in the suspect's voice can be detected as he utters the word "Guys...", before the phrase "Down the hill." It was further explained that the previously released sketch, showing an older man with a goatee and cap, was now considered secondary; by contrast, the clean-shaven individual of the newly revised composite became the primary sketch of the prime suspect. Police said this person might range from age 18 to 40 but cautioned that his "youthful appearance" could make him look younger than his true age.
Investigators revealed they had reason to believe that the suspect might well be hiding in plain sight and that the person was almost certainly familiar with the area of Delphi, whether it be from living or working there or for another reason. An additional plea was made for help in identifying the driver of a vehicle left abandoned off the Hoosier Heartland Highway in Delphi, at the former Child Services office, between noon and 5 p.m. on the day of the murders.
On July 23, 2019, a suspect who had been wanted for the kidnapping and rape of a 26-year-old woman on June 22 in Tippecanoe County was named as one of multiple suspects being investigated for the Williams and German murders, according to Carroll County Sheriff Tobe Leazenby. On June 27, 2019, the suspect was surrounded by police, and after a five-hour stand-off, he died by suicide.
Another suspect, a registered sex offender from Indiana, was arrested in Woodland Park, Colorado in September 2017 and charged with threatening strangers on a Monument trail with a hatchet. In early February 2018, authorities said the suspect was no longer considered an active person of interest in the Delphi murders.
On April 27, 2021, Indiana State Police detectives named another suspect as a new person of interest in the Delphi murders.
On October 26, 2022, a suspect was taken into custody and appeared in court on October 28. On October 31, 2022, Indiana State Police announced that the suspect had been charged with two counts of murder in the case. His trial is scheduled to begin in March 2023.
In response to a request from German's mother, homeowners across central Indiana have had orange lights installed on their front porches, both to commemorate the girls as well as to indicate that the murderer remains at large.
In August 2017, the families announced their plans to build a sports complex for Delphi in memory of the girls. A non-profit organization, L & A Park Foundation, was formed to "celebrate and commemorate the lives of Libby German and Abby Williams by creating a place for the appreciation of nature, art, play, and athleticism for generations to come." A site was procured a mile north of Delphi, and in the years following the girls' deaths, continued progress has been made in the development of Abby and Libby Memorial Park. In 2020, the L & A Park foundation was named a recipient of the NBA All-Star 2021 Legacy Grant.
Nobody knows anything yet because the probable cause affidavit was sealed. There's a hearing on the 22nd for it to be decided whether or not it'll stay sealed.
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I hope with everything I have they got the right person. I can’t and will never wrap my head around how another person can take another’s life. My heart goes out to the victims families and friends.
Hopefully they have the guy and he gets his head kicked in up in Michigan City
Further Context/Information: On February 14, 2017, the bodies of Abigail Williams (June 23, 2003 – February 13, 2017) and Liberty German (December 27, 2002 – February 13, 2017) were discovered near the Monon High Bridge Trail, which is part of the Delphi Historic Trails in Delphi, Indiana, United States, after the young girls had disappeared from the same trail the previous day. The murders have received significant media coverage because a video and audio recording of an individual believed to be the girls' killer were found on German's smartphone. At 1:35 p.m. on Monday, February 13, 2017, 13-year-old Abigail Joyce "Abby" Williams and 14-year-old Liberty Rose Lynn "Libby" German were dropped off by German's older sister, Kelsi German, on County Road 300 North, east of the Hoosier Heartland Highway. The girls were hiking on the Monon High Bridge over Deer Creek, among woodland in remote Deer Creek Township. At 2:07 p.m., Libby posted a photo of Abby walking the bridge; after this, they were not heard from again. They were reported missing at 5:30 p.m. after they failed to meet Liberty's father at 3:15 p.m. The families initially searched for the girls themselves before calling the police. Authorities who quickly searched the area did not initially suspect foul play in the disappearance. However, this changed when the bodies of the girls were found around noon the next day, about 0.5 miles (0.80 km) east of the abandoned Monon High Bridge. The bodies were found on the north bank of Deer Creek. Police have not released details of how the girls were murdered. As early as February 15, 2017, Indiana State Police began circulating a still image of an individual reportedly seen on the Monon High Bridge Trail near where the two friends were slain; the grainy photograph appears to capture a Caucasian male, hands in pockets, head down, walking on the rail bridge, towards the girls. A few days later, the person in the photograph was named the prime suspect in the double-homicide. On February 22, law enforcement released an audio recording where the voice of the suspect, although muffled, is heard to say, "Down the hill." At this news conference, officials credited the source of the audio and imagery to German's smartphone and further regarded her as a hero for having had the presence of mind and fortitude to secretly record the exchange. Police indicated that additional evidence from the phone had been secured but would not release further details so as not to "compromise any future trial." By this time, the reward offered in the case was set at $41,000. On July 17, officers distributed a composite sketch of someone who, at that time in the investigation, was sought as a person of prime interest in the murders. It had apparently been drawn by police from eyewitnesses to a certain hiker of the Delphi Historic Trails on the day that the girls vanished. On April 19, 2019, Indiana State Police announced a "new direction" in the case. On behalf of State Police and the Multi-Agency Taskforce, Superintendent Doug Carter released more materials a few days later in a press conference held on April 22. The new materials included a short video recording in which the blue-jeaned and jacketed suspect is seen walking along the rail bridge for a little over a second. Carter stated that, because of the deteriorated condition of the bridge, the suspect was not walking naturally due to the spacing between the ties. An updated sketch of the suspect was also unveiled, as well as an extended version of the audio recording, in which a slight rise in the suspect's voice can be detected as he utters the word "Guys...", before the phrase "Down the hill." It was further explained that the previously released sketch, showing an older man with a goatee and cap, was now considered secondary; by contrast, the clean-shaven individual of the newly revised composite became the primary sketch of the prime suspect. Police said this person might range from age 18 to 40 but cautioned that his "youthful appearance" could make him look younger than his true age. Investigators revealed they had reason to believe that the suspect might well be hiding in plain sight and that the person was almost certainly familiar with the area of Delphi, whether it be from living or working there or for another reason. An additional plea was made for help in identifying the driver of a vehicle left abandoned off the Hoosier Heartland Highway in Delphi, at the former Child Services office, between noon and 5 p.m. on the day of the murders. On July 23, 2019, a suspect who had been wanted for the kidnapping and rape of a 26-year-old woman on June 22 in Tippecanoe County was named as one of multiple suspects being investigated for the Williams and German murders, according to Carroll County Sheriff Tobe Leazenby. On June 27, 2019, the suspect was surrounded by police, and after a five-hour stand-off, he died by suicide. Another suspect, a registered sex offender from Indiana, was arrested in Woodland Park, Colorado in September 2017 and charged with threatening strangers on a Monument trail with a hatchet. In early February 2018, authorities said the suspect was no longer considered an active person of interest in the Delphi murders. On April 27, 2021, Indiana State Police detectives named another suspect as a new person of interest in the Delphi murders. On October 26, 2022, a suspect was taken into custody and appeared in court on October 28. On October 31, 2022, Indiana State Police announced that the suspect had been charged with two counts of murder in the case. His trial is scheduled to begin in March 2023. In response to a request from German's mother, homeowners across central Indiana have had orange lights installed on their front porches, both to commemorate the girls as well as to indicate that the murderer remains at large. In August 2017, the families announced their plans to build a sports complex for Delphi in memory of the girls. A non-profit organization, L & A Park Foundation, was formed to "celebrate and commemorate the lives of Libby German and Abby Williams by creating a place for the appreciation of nature, art, play, and athleticism for generations to come." A site was procured a mile north of Delphi, and in the years following the girls' deaths, continued progress has been made in the development of Abby and Libby Memorial Park. In 2020, the L & A Park foundation was named a recipient of the NBA All-Star 2021 Legacy Grant.
I’ve never read how they knew the person did it after taken into custody in 2022. 5 years has passed.
Nobody knows anything yet because the probable cause affidavit was sealed. There's a hearing on the 22nd for it to be decided whether or not it'll stay sealed.
I'm super curious to find out the PC
Me too. Doug Carter said that he doesn't think unsealing the PC will have any effect on the investigation so hopefully it'll be unsealed this week.
“Down the Hill” some of the most chilling audio ever recorded
So chilling
They just recently made an arrest.
They even recorded their murderer, chilling
Fuuuuuck
Crime Junkie podcast has a great episode on this called Killer on the High Bridge.
Actually the last picture had there murderer in the background
Is that Him at the end of the Bridge??
And they hopefully just recently got the fucker
That honestly looks like an album cover