"A new sketch of the suspect was released as well as a new version of the audio recording, in which a slight inflection in the mans voice can be detected as he says the word 'guys,'in addition to the words 'down the hill.' He has pleaded not guilty to both counts. This sketch replaces an older sketch that was provided on July 17th, 2017. The suspect, who appears to have no prior . (AP Photo/Michael Conroy). are what led volunteers to the area the bodies were found. I would really like to get some input from you, since you have been doing one heckofa job. Im really interested in your thoughts about the motivation. Her grandfather, Mike Patty, said he did not personally know Allen but that he had "probably seen him. He was never charged with any wrongdoing and later died in 2020 from Covid-19. Therefore, after Mrs. X married Mr. X, they must have gone to court and had his name legally changed to Mr. Xs last name. If there are several witnesses, Bryant would draw a sketch for each description. This is probably evolutionary as pregnancies in 13-15 year old girls are notorious for having complications for both the mother and the child. When I first heard these rumors from the podcaster, we were both laughing over the phone because it was so ridiculous and insane. At the entrance of the trail? For the first time, investigators have released evidence to implicate Richard Allen in the murders of Libby German and Abby Williams during a . I look forward to hearing your thoughts on what Ive come up with this far. A new donor hopes that an addition to the reward fund for the Delphi murders in Indiana will help authorities catch the killer. Kevin added: "I think we expect more twists and turns and more unexpected developments. [6], An article is published by WLFI which interviews Mike Patty who says The cellphone has been pinging around town and here there is a cellphone tower but the ping was last noted around five to six hours ago. Is this where you are thinking that the items came from? "I mean, is it a matter of police saying, 'hey, we're checking to make sure there are no other perpetrators and we're just going to tie up loose ends?'. Hes just a situational molester and theyre no more attracted to kids than anyone else. We agree with Leaker that Young BGs drawing is based on the photo of the 19 year old Catfish Boy that was used to lure Libby from Snapchat. "I think the media in these cases can play a very important role in informing the public and keeping people focused on the facts of the investigation as opposed to speculation, as well as keeping interest in the case going, and tips pouring in," explained ine. Train crossing the Monon High Bridge. In a copy of that never-before-seen warrant, it was revealed that Libby and Abby lost a lot of blood during their murders and were not killed in the same location where their bodies were discovered along the Delphi Historic Trials. However, I just heard via DDcups, a man from Australia, and an excellent poster on the Reddit Delphi subs, that he contacted someone who knew a Delphi police officer, and this person told him his police friend had stated that dolls were scattered around the crime scene. At the entrance of the trail? Problem is if you are posting here, youre not posting in the private group. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Tony Slocum said: On February 13, 2017 Libby took a video (with audio) that captured a man on the Monon High Bridge approaching them. They reference you on Reddit all the time. The new trial date will be set during the June bail hearing. Archived post. Then he said, There was at least one doll at the crime scene.. There is a $250,000 reward for any information that leads to an arrest in the case. Mr, Robert Lindsay, I am really starting to believe that you and your research team might hold the key to solving this heinous crime. It turns out that all of the other witness accounts of seeing BG the 16 year old girl, the arguing man of the couple under the bridge (Daniel Pearson), and possibly Dan McCain saw BG with the white scarf obscuring his face as can be seen in the BG video. Something's fishy I think. This case is like looking through a darkened window of a home, you can see what's going on in the living room but you have no idea what's happening in the kitchen. We say this because he has the same first and last name as Mr. X. Where did she see him? This man was seen walking away from the Monon High bridge trail and Derrick asked if he had seen any girls on that trail. He said there were so many dolls that it looked like he had gone to the Goodwill and bought up a bunch of dolls. Or maybe someone gave him a ride or a worker for the graveyard saw him. Delphi, Indiana- In the early days and months of the Delphi Murder investigation information was developed about suspect descriptions. Ughhhhhh! The Monon Railroad was built through Carroll County from 1879 to 1881 and the first train went over the High Bridge in January of 1881. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by Refinitiv Lipper. I don't think it looks like BG. Multiple news agency were in this news conference on the morning of Wednesday, February 22, 2017. But is just recently coming forward with the information, which is how the released sketch came to be. Allen, who is married, came forward as a witness in the earlier stages of the investigation, a source told FOX 59. The Monon High Bridge has 6 platforms jutting o. ut in an alternating pattern of left and right periodically across the bridge. The tip line number is 1-844-459-5786. . I always thought it was child protective services until last year. The judge ordered Allen held without bond and sealed the probable cause affidavit and charging documents. It is probable the "pinging around town" was a miscommunication around cellphone triangulation or cell tower function. He saw something. Just a question. "So who knows what lies ahead? Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. It carried trains high above Deer Creek until it was abandoned by CSX in 1987.The abandoned railroad bridge has since become a popular attraction for people who live in the area, despite its disrepair and exclusion from the official Delphi Historic Trail System. The Indy Channel article Delphi Daughters, 9. Your POI and my POI are the same person and I honestly didnt know half of what you have listed here! "So when we check the phone records, the police call was about 5:20, -Becky Patty,Timestamp 29:00, Interview with Mike And Becky Patty by Gray Hughes, 7. Anotherhaunting photowas posted by his wife onFacebookwhich shows the Indiana man smiling excitedly in front of what appears to be one of the two police composite sketches of the murder suspect. Normally this website would consider this type of information to be rumor and not include it, however due to the high credibility of the two hosts, this is a special circumstance. This young lady is a hero, theres no doubt, t, activate that video system on her cellphone. WLFI article Community continues to search for missing teens, 8. But theres no hard evidence that it is true. The Monon High Bridge being rebuilt in 1915. And they say the phone is now deadI saw the texts where they got delivered, but they never got read, [7]. Instead, it has been an area of active investigation for four years. At the moment, we have no idea that the boy in the catfish photo is the same young man who was seen at the bridge that day. Photo from the perspective of the railroad bridge, view from the west facing east. Kim Riley. Privacy Policy. We b. but might appear younger than his true age. We now feel that the cut to this girls throat was with a hatchet, although we do not have confirmation of this other than what looks like a hatchet in BGs right jeans area and reports that investigators went clear out of the state to check out two other hatchet criminals. Voit muuttaa valintojasi milloin tahansa siirtymll yksityisyydenhallinta-asetuksiisi. (Indiana State Police). I also believe that Abby and Libby were killed somewhere else. Fsg said he saw a couple down by the bridge. Jos haluat listietoa ja haluat hallita valintojasi, napsauta Hallitse asetuksia. Now onto the match. Source: Tippecanoe-ISP February 15, 2017 13:49 file, Source: Tippecanoe-ISP February 15, 2017 13:19 file. DELPHI MURDERS: WITNESS TIMELINE (MINDSHOCK TRUE CRIME PODCAST)Examining the witnesses around the Monon High Bridge and the trail. The angle of approach and side of bridge can be deduced based on the platforms visible and distinctive foliage in the video. failed . This includes the shocking revelation that the girls' killer may have staged the murder scene and that Libby had been in communication with alleged serial Snapchat catfish Kegan Kline before she died. The vehicle (unknown make or model) was parked at an old CPD/DCS building in Delphi. It was Child Protective services. McLeland said investigators are not only seeking information about Richard Allen, "but about any other person, you may have. This young lady is a hero, theres no doubt, to have enough presence of mind to activate that video system on her cellphone, to record what we believe is criminal behavior that's about to occur. Its simply a possibility, a theory. It is likely that all social media correspondence with the girls has been analyzed by the multi-agency task force. Cheyenne) The Indiana State Police superintendent explains the reason for the different sketches. In this case, Stepson X would be completely innocent and would instead have been simply used as a pawn by Mr. X in committing his crime. Hopefully we can talk about some of the things that Ive come up with. He could not figure out what it was. Girls stay in the hard to knock up stage from ages 13-15. All that is known publicly is the initial sight of the encounter (the south east end of the bridge) is not the same location as the body disposal sight. While Flores was long considered the sole suspect in the case, authorities said Lambert was able to uncover witnesses that investigators had never . Where the assertion that theunreleased video is something investigators "won't be able to stop thinking about" is unclear. Libby German, 14, and Abigail Williams, 13, had been where Libby and Abby were last seen alive. He posted them to his flickr and facebook. Bob Matlock, the owner of the now-closed JC's Bar an Grill in Delphi, Indiana, said murder suspect Richard Allen, 50, is a married dad-of-two who came to his tavern 3-4 times a week. Undated. 2017 delphi murders of 2 teenage girls moving in 'new direction,' indiana state police say The teens were reported missing on Feb. 13, 2017, after they were dropped off at the Delphi Historic . Delphi murders suspect Richard Matthew Allen, who was arrested last week for the 2017 double slaying of teens Liberty "Libby" German and Abigail "Abby" Williams, lived and worked in the community . DELPHI MURDERS: INDIANA MAN REPORTEDLY IN CUSTODY IN CONNECTION WITH 2017 KILLINGS OF 2 GIRLS, Authorities announced Monday the arrest of Richard Allen, center, for the murders of Libby German, left, and her best friend, Abby Williams, in Feb. 2017. The previous sketch was a composite sketch and was "an artist's composite of the information" collected by all the agencies involved in the double-murder investigation, including the FBI, said Indiana State Police Sgt. Thanks for pointing this out! There were kids there before them, there were kids there during, there were kids there after. - Mike Patty, Timestamp 13:41, Interview with Mike And Becky Patty by Gray Hughes, 16. The Indiana detectives investigating the 2017 Delphi murders claimed on Thursday to have new leads in the case and warned their suspect that they know who he is - but are yet to make any arrests . I think if I were Mr X Id be shitting myself right about now and wondering what the hell to do. And I think that what must have happened is they have taken these leads, they have interviewed literally thousands of people. We now know who the FBI was looking into at first as a potential . I think a witness might assume early on that since law enforcement had a photo and video what more do they need. . An ejected .40-caliber shell found . Though most have no idea of who Mr X is, it looks like you just said it in the replies. 2023 FOX News Network, LLC. Whether this is reference to a vehicle parked near the CPS building or a generic request for witnesses is unknown. On the bridge? The bodies were found on private property, about 50 feet from the shore of Deer Creek. [12] They later released two more stills from the video. If there was an eye witness on the trail that day who saw BG, maybe they didn't come forward because the information also places themselves near the crime scene? - Stunning new documents describe the scene where two young girls were murdered in Delphi, Indiana, five years ago. And when they had found the shoe they had asked what kind of shoes the girls were wearing. The picture was based on the description of a person who saw something that the person felt needed to be reported, according to Bryant. If you were parked there or know who was parked there please contact the officer at the command post at the Delphi city building. First, a pitch for supporting this website and our private sleuthing group: Our private group is clearly the best Delphi sleuthing group on the Internet by far and has been since it was founded four years ago in 2017. Allen has been charged with two counts of murder and is currently being held in a state facility without bond. On April 22, 2019 law enforcement released about one second of video of which the previous stills had been taken from. Ive only known about this case since early last summer (2020). The last communication from the girls was around 2:07 p.n. And as you will see below, we actually have five confirmations of the dolls story, three from LE and two from searchers. b) Cheyenne saw a suspicious guy while walking her dog. The new sketch released during a press conference on April 22 2019. And when they had found the shoe they had asked what kind of shoes the girls were wearing. Let me put it this way, and I do respect your work Robert even if we have different POI. [11] It is possible to get a rough estimate of where the bodies were based off of placement of crime scene tape in the woods. Are these guys even humans? Libbys phone, which was found with the girls at the crime scene. THE sister of a girl killed in the Delphi 'Snapchat murders' has recounted the final words she exchanged with her late sibling before she was tragically murdered alongside her best friend in an Indiana woods. The girls were reported missing by 5:30 p.m., and an Amber Alert was sent out across the state of Indiana for the missing teenagers. Journal and Courier article 1.2 M to Restore Monon High Bridge, 10. The families of the victims have spoken about a man that Derrick ran into when he arrived at the trail at roughly 3:14pm. The bodies of Liberty German and Abigail Williams were found on Feb. 14, 2017, after the two teens from Delphi, Ind. I suppose the staging of the crime scene was also meant to stage a murder-suicide based on the suggestion that one girl hand stabbed the other in the jugular vein and the heart, which would have been plausible at least, and then stabbed herself all over her body, after which she would have cut her own throat, which is impossible. Since the homicides, Indiana Landmarks has taken ownership of the land and after planned restoration has completed it will officially be added to the Delphi Historic Trails. JBC is innocent of this crime. Law enforcement said Libby started to video record before criminal behavior began to occur. Accompanying each new sketch is an official description of the suspect. Subscribe to Forensic Tales podcast so you dont miss an episode! That Mr. X will be arrested so soon? Well, if it was a she, then it could have been another young woman who was approached by this man and got away because she saw him as suspicious. In addition to the two search party members reports, we also have a statement from an LE source close to the investigation that dolls were scattered all over the crime scene, and both girls were posed and sexually violated. A team discovered the bodies of the girls in a wooded area near the trail, about a half-mile upstream from the bridge, New York Times article You Are Hiding in Plain Sight, 12. "He has not been on our radar, we don't know whose radar he was on. Further, he knows the subject inside out. Bryant uses a "facial identification reference sheet" that has a list of different categories, from head shapes to different eyebrows and noses. 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