The remains of Abigail Williams and Liberty German were recovered at the Monon High Bridge Trail, which is part of a Delphi Historic Trails in Delphi, Indiana, United States, on February 14, 2017, after the two girls had vanished from the same trail the day before.
The killings have garnered extensive media publicity due to the discovery of a video and audio recording of the individual suspected of murdering the girls on a German smartphone. It was announced on October 28, 2022, that a suspect, Richard Allen, had been apprehended and had appeared in court.
Abigail Williams's full name is Abigail "Abby" Williams, she lived with her single mother, Anna, was very close to her grandparents, and enjoyed any type of art or handcraft she attempted.
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Liberty German's full name is Liberty "Libby" German lived with her grandparents, Mike and Betty Patty, who had maintained her and her elder sister Kelsi since they were little children. Libby enjoyed softball, aspired to be a science teacher or a criminal detective, and frequently sent her family sweet notes in which she expressed her love for them.
Mike Patty was scheduled to pick up the ladies at 3.15 pm after Kelsey German left them off at the trail carpark at 1.35 pm. Liberty took a snapshot of Abby on the bridge and uploaded it on Snapchat at 2:07 p.m. It would be the last time anyone heard from them.
Abigail Joyce "Abby" Williams, 13, and Liberty Rose Lynn "Libby" German, 14, were dropped off by German's elder sister, Kelsi German, on County Road 300 North, east of the Hoosier Heartland Highway, at 1:35 p.m. Monday, February 13, 2017. The girls were trekking on the Monon High Bridge across Deer Creek in isolated Deer Creek Township, among the woods. At 2:07 p.m., Libby shared a photo of Abby stepping across the bridge; they were never heard from again.
They went missing at 5:30 p.m. after failing to meet Liberty's father at 3:15 p.m. Before alerting the police, the relatives looked for the girls themselves. Authorities who responded immediately to the disappearance did not suspect foul play at first. This changed when the girls' remains were discovered at noon the next day, roughly 0.5 mile (0.80 km) east of the abandoned Monon High Bridge. The remains were discovered on Deer Creek's north bank.
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The manner in which the girls were murdered has not been revealed by the police. The blurry snapshot appears to catch a Caucasian guy, hands in pockets, strolling on the rail bridge, head down, toward the girls, as early as February 15, 2017. The individual in the photos was labeled the primary suspect in the double killing a few days later.
Richard Allen Sketch revised of the suspect, as well as an expanded version of the audio recording, was also released, in which a minor uptick in the suspect's voice can be heard as he utters the phrase Guys..., before the sentence Down the hill. It was also said that the previously disclosed sketch of an older guy with a goatee and a cap is now regarded as secondary, while the clean-shaven figure in the newly revised composite is the lead sketch of the key suspect. Police believe this guy is between the ages of 18 and 40, but warn that his youthful looks may make him appear younger than his genuine age.