In February of 2017, two teenage girls went missing from a hiking trail in Delphi, Indiana. One day later, their bodies were found. With eerie video footage from one of the girls Snapchat's and a cryptic audio recording of a man, police worked hard to catch their killer. These are the stories of Libby German and Abby Williams, otherwise known as the Delphi Murders.

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CASE SOURCES

1. People Investigates: https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B091Q9BQ6Q/ref=atv_dp_season_select_s5

2. Independent: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/delphi-murders-richard-allen-court-b2261747.html

3. The Lima News: https://www.newspapers.com/image/864377537/?terms=liberty%20german&match=1

4. The US Sun: https://www.the-sun.com/news/7279311/delphi-snapchat-murders-pictures/

5. WRTV: https://www.wrtv.com/news/delphi/anna-williams-on-honoring-abby-by-helping-others

6. Libby's Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/176393027/liberty-rose_lynn-german

7. Abby's Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/207166212/abigail-joyce-williams

8. People: https://people.com/crime/mom-slain-delphi-teen-speaks-out-suspect-arrested-in-shock/

9. New York Post: https://nypost.com/2022/11/11/mom-of-dead-indiana-teen-libby-german-demands-answers-after-suspect-went-unnoticed-for-years/

10. Fox 59: https://fox59.com/indiana-news/delphi-suspect-richard-allens-next-hearing-scheduled-for-june/

11. Fox 59: https://fox59.com/indiana-news/who-is-richard-allen-what-we-know-about-delphi-suspect/#:~:text=But%20what%20exactly%20is%20known,Lafayette%20on%20Wednesday%2C%20October%2026.

12. ABC News: https://abcnews.go.com/US/delphi-murders-unsealed-documents-reveal-questions-remain/story?id=94210091

13. Yahoo Finance: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/delphi-murders-judge-drops-charges-171653526.html#:~:text=In%20a%202020%20police%20interview,catfishing%20profile%20before%20she%20died.

14. Libby's Obituary: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/jconline/name/liberty-german-obituary?id=7730200

15. Purdue Exponent: https://www.purdueexponent.org/features/article_b5000e78-a75d-11ea-949d-1f66c92deca6.html

16. Reddit Delphi Murders thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/DelphiMurders/comments/gng4wf/couple_of_general_questions_re_libbys_family/

17. WTHR: https://www.wthr.com/article/news/crime/delphi-girls-murdered/family-of-libby-german-speak-out-after-arrest-of-suspected-killer-abby-williams-indiana-richard-allen-mike-patty-delphi/531-e9f230df-9e14-4a59-8313-4befb9e7bab3

18. Daily Mail: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11404515/Mother-Delphi-murder-victim-says-reliving-nightmare-again.html

19. Actus Reus: https://www.actus-reus.com/delphi-victims

20. Daily Beast: https://www.thedailybeast.com/cops-reveal-how-they-nabbed-local-dad-richard-allen-in-murder-of-delphi-teens-abby-williams-libby-german

21. Indy Star: https://www.indystar.com/story/news/crime/2022/11/29/delphi-murders-update-what-we-know-after-richard-allen-probable-cause-released/69686394007/

22. Law and Crime: https://lawandcrime.com/live-trials/live-trials-current/delphi-murders/authorities-believe-unspent-bullet-found-near-delphi-murder-victims-came-from-richard-allens-gun-unsealed-affidavit-reveals/

23. WRTV: https://www.wrtv.com/news/local-news/help-isp-identify-this-man-who-was-on-the-walking-trails-monday-near-delphi?_ga=2.106720331.938976789.1676940008-1769889245.1676940008

24. The Gazette: https://gazette.com/news/crime/timeline-daniel-nations-major-life-events-criminal-history/article_d170d19c-c469-5eda-984a-c37e06172d12.html

25. Fox 59:

https://fox59.com/news/indycrime/tip-in-delphi-double-homicide-leads-to-arrest-in-decade-old-cold-case/26.

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