On February 13, 2017, Abigail "Abby" Williams, 13, and Liberty "Libby" German, 14, disappeared from a hiking trail close to Delphi, Indiana. Founded in 2010, Thought Catalog is owned and operated by The Thought & Expression Company, Inc. For over a decade, we've been at the bleeding edge of media, pioneering an infrastructure for creatives to flourish both artistically and financially. Crime Junkie: CAPTURED: Killer on the High Bridge on Apple Podcasts Jim Piwowarczyk to HeavyA memorial near where Abby and Libby died. Five years later, what became known as the "Delphi Murders . So now Im stuck on light duty for a while and spent all day at the hospital. The video and audio, incredibly captured by Libby as the girls were ambushed and then murdered, has been broadcast around the world and sparked thousands of tips, but led to no arrests. The probable cause affidavit says that a missing child was subsequently located in the residence of James Chadwell on Park Avenue in Lafayette, Indiana.. Libby German recorded the killers order after she placed her phone with its video camera rolling in her pocket as he cornered them on the bridge. In a chilling TikTok video recorded on April 18, Chadwell said, So to all you little kids out theremy nose doesnt look like this because I cut myself shaving. The sketch released this week is the new focus of the investigation. Delphi Murders Update May 29, 2021: Police Now Suspect That BG Also The first suspect sketch (left) has now been replaced . Police released two very different sketches of the face of the killer, one soon after the murder and another based on an interview with a person who may have seen the culprit near Monon High Bridge on the day of the murder. I want to thank everyone who has supported and prayed for our girls daily for 51/2 years who never gave up! Searchers found their bodies near a creek parallel to the bridge less than 24 hours later on Valentine's Day. WANTED: Killer on the High Bridge-Crime Junkie People said that there was a guy behind the tree in the photo of Abby in the woods. Cellphone data also revealed Logan to be in Delphi and near the Monon High Bridge where the girls went missing on the afternoon of their disappearance. Thats all. Man attacked with a metal pipe inside Brooklyn Bridge subway station While at the Freedom Bridge he saw three females. In August 2016, he allegedly violated probation. Stuck in Gary IN for a week of work. While Libby heroically captured audio and visual of her killer, he has continued to hide in plain sight. Below is a detailed look at everything we know that has been released by investigators so far in the investigation. He said he owns firearms and they are at his house. The abandoned bridge remains a popular landmark in Delphi, "despite its disrepair." Heres a compilation of all Chadwells saved TikTok videos. The video reconstructs best friends Libby 14, and 13-year-old Abby's last known movements on the Monon High Bridge in Delphi, Indiana before being marched to their murders below. It says that police knew since 2017 that Allen admitted being at the bridge that day. The aliens are real he wrote in one post. Please dont make me keep searching for you, when I know exactly where you are. He parked at the old Farm Bureau building and walked to the new Freedom Bridge. But I just wanna say thank you to my darker skinned friends. In November 2016, he was taken to jail and held without bond, but a few days later, the state and probation officer agreed to an OR release of the defendant from the CCJ. A hearing was scheduled for April 2017 in the case. Would love your thoughts, please comment. They described him as kind of creepy and wearing like blue jeans a like really light blue jacket and his hair was gray maybe a little brown and he did not really show his face.. Suspect. In 2020, when he was convicted of resisting law enforcement, he received a 124 day jail term. They were reported missing at 5:30 p.m. when they failed to meet family at the end of the trail. In March, Kegan Kline was named as a possible suspect in the girls' murders. Hit-and-Run in St. Louis Kills 3 Teens and a 'Very Sweet' 20-Year-Old Father, Suspect Still at Large The driver of the Chevy Impala that struck the Chevy Tahoe carrying eight occupants and sent it . They determined the unspent round located within two feet of the victims body had been cycled through Richard M. Allens Sig Sauer Model P226/, Sufficient agreement is related to the significant duplication of random striated/impressed marks as evidenced by the correspondence of a pattern or combination of patterns of surface contours.. Were looking for a real woman. Richard Matthew Allen, 50, was arrested Friday on two murder counts in the 2017 slayings of Liberty German, 14, and Abigail Williams, 13, in Delphi in northern Indiana. On Feb. 13, 2017, the two best . Murders of Abigail Williams and Liberty German - Wikipedia DTH said the killer likely grew up walking those woods, or spends a lot of time outdoors and had come to see the bridge as the perfect trap. And you know who you are., That was the day before the girl was reported missing in Lafayette. Without the bad we wouldnt appreciate the good. Man Charged In 2017 Killing Of 2 Girls Last Seen On Indiana Bridge FEBRUARY 14, 2017 - The girls' bodies are found and police announce they're investigating . In the second sketch, the man is much younger and with a full head of hair rather than a cap on his head. He was wearing a black hoodie, black jeans and black boots and had his hands in his pockets. Upon arrival Officers took a report stating a female child approximately ten years old had left her residence at approximately 6:30 p.m. and could not be found. The man was also described as wearing a blue or black windbreaker jacket with a hood up from clothing underneath his jacket. Others held heart-shaped balloons that "fly high" and "reach for the skies". The FBI search warrant disclosed that Ron Logan couldn't be definitively ruled out as the man heard saying 'Down the hill,' to Abby Williams and Libby German shortly before they died. She wrote that he seemed nice and helpful, there was a small bad vibe inside.. The night before Smith-Fields was reported "not breathing," she went out with Matthew LaFountain, 37, whom Lauren had met on the well-known dating app "Bumble.". This is a lot of money for anyone, but it will go especially far in rural Indiana. One thing we know about that killer its pretty obvious that the guy wasnt scared of heights. There is tentatively a press conference Monday at 10am. A wealthy lawyer who killed his wife and son at close range has been sentenced in one of the most troubling cases the judge said he had seen. BREAKING: A government source confirms this is a state issued photo of Richard Allen arrested in connection to the 2017 murders of Libby German and Abby Williams in Delphi. On a true crime page devoted to the case, people were discussing a 2020 thread on 4Chan in which people called the killer Richard. One poster on that thread, which has a lot of disturbing language and comments, explained, I believe the origin of the Richard meme came from a couple weeks ago in one of these threads when an anon claimed to be from the town. How the girls were murdered has still not been released, as Supt Carter says, because only the killer knows. In an interview with DailyMail.com in 2021, Chadwell's brother characterized him as being 'pure evil,' and more than capable of the Delphi murders. Investigators believe Allen was referring to the former Child Protective Services Building. Im a good guy, just made some mistakes. Nations was connected to the Delphi murder because of the similarities between the crimes, and because he bore a strong resemblance to the preliminary police sketch of the Delphi suspect. Ill survive, but a lot wont. It could very well be somewhere along the lines someone was even threatened not to reveal the identity of the killer.. Authorities have released no connections between Chadwell and the Delphi murders. He was convicted in U.S. District Court, South Dakota of being a felon in possession of a firearm, a felony, in 2001. Some have noted that he has chilling tattoos of girls faces on his arms. He was convicted in Cass County, Indiana for receiving stolen property, a felony, on June 9, 2016. Authorities never disclosed how they were killed. Alejandro Rosales Ortuno was arrested Wednesday at a residence in . Its amazing we have a video, we have a still photograph, we have sound and we dont know who this person is, he said. It is a step in the right direction.. Posted: Feb 28, 2023 / 04:42 PM EST. I love the flavor that all of you bring to my vanilla world. Allen entered a not-guilty plea at his initial court hearing, the prosecutor added. Abigail Williams and Liberty German went missing while walking on a trail near the Monon High Bridge in Delphi on Feb. 13, 2017. The voice in the clip was described as being 'not inconsistent' with that of Logan, the FBI investigation concluded. Wake up to the day's most important news. Just know how grateful I am for all of you. Now, a new person of interest in the case has finally been identified. Spent my day off in that town talking to folks. No more names. The victim, Anthony Westbrook, was slain outside his grandmother's house on . As CrimeOnline previously reported, the Delphi Double Homicide Task Force took Allen into custody on October 28. Delphi Suspect Do YOU Recognize The Barbarian? Since the girls perished, three potential suspects have been named, two sketches have been released, and one audio recording . the first major break in a case that has captivated . Using augmented reality, the image of the suspect is transposed onto the railroad bridge, along with representations of the girls. Libby also captured audio of his voice saying, Down the hill, according to WRTV. On Libbys person, police found her mobile phone and on that they found video of a man on the Monon High Bridge. When they failed to meet Libbys father at their pick up spot, police became involved and the girls bodies were soon found in a small clearing a short hike from the Monon High Bridge. The world holds it against me., And this one: The hill was still pretty steep and my shoes were sliding down in the mud. Thank you for helping me grow. Police suspect he is the killer . The warrant says it is 43 seconds long. That news came after detectives investigating the Delphi murders of Williams and German asked the public for information on the online profile named anthony_shots. Investigators believe the witnesses described cars similar to a Ford Focus. If the CrimeDoor's computer-generated, 3-D depiction of the killer on the Monon High Bridge triggers a memory or a tip, they can call the Delphi homicide tip line at 844-459-5786. Police have never disclosed how the two friends died after being stalked by their killer on a hiking trail, with information on the bloody crime scene offering a gruesome new detail. In April of 2017 Logan was arrested after he confessed to violating a parole related to serial traffic violations. Multiple sources indicate that a man named Richard Allen was booked into the Carroll County Jail Friday in connection with the Delphi murder investigation. Had a great 25th anniversary dinner at Ruths Chris in Carmel. Tip Line: (765) 822-3535. Heres the audio clip police released of the suspects voice in the Abby and Libby case. We cannot talk about the evidence in the probable cause or the charging information todays about Abby and Libby, focusing on them.. He was wearing baggy jeans. Fox 59 will be back up there this weekend to get ready for Mondays ISP press conference on an arrest connected to the case. Creepy Catalog is owned by the Thought and Expression Company, a small, independent media company. 'New' Delphi suspect sketch was drawn days after murders of 2 Indiana Authorities have released two crime scene sketches of a possible suspect, one in which he looks far younger than the other. The reward for finding Libby and Abby's killer now sits at over $325,000. It was an unseasonably warm day and the best friends were dropped off at 1.35pm for their walk, which started at a location which, LH told news.com.au, has since been fenced off with bent red metal gate. Chadwell uses the TikTok handle Outlaw313.. Blessings come in many shades. The comments below have not been moderated, By A judge found probable cause to arrest and hold Allen without bond, authorities said. She was identified as the missing girl and said Chadwell tried to kill her. Supt Carter said that the Monon High Bridge is now considered by some in Delphi as hallowed ground. Accused Delphi killer Richard Allen allegedly admitted he was near the area the same day Libby German, 13, and Abby Williams, 14, died in Delphi, Indiana, in a brutal double-murder that went unsolved for over five years. We will say more then. Another theory was that the killer worked at the nearby meatworks, which was why he was so rugged up wearing a hoodie under his blue jacket on such a warm day. He claimed he went out onto the Monon High Bridge to watch the fish and that he walked out to the first platform on the bridge and then walked back, sat on a bench on the trail and left. Police reveal new sketch and video of suspect on the bridge. Kegan Kline is the man who is accused of being behind the catfish social media account anthony_shots, according to a search warrant filed in Indiana. Came home after work on Friday to find someone had broken in and was sleeping in my extra bedroom. They also released Snapchat video from Germans phone of a man walking on a bridge toward the girls before they were killed. Police found their bodies the following day. Is killer one of Delphi's own? ISP says yes - The Times-Mail Be thankful for the little things.. Accused Chicago officer killer ordered held without bond UPDATE: Killer on the High Bridge | Crime Junkie Podcast Thats not too far from the end.. #delphi pic.twitter.com/wBaagctN85, Angela Ganote (@angelaganote) December 1, 2022, How did it take so long to identify Allen as a suspect?