[yelmurcb]

DELPHI, Ind. (AP/WISH) — Investigators have confirmed that bodies found on Tuesday are Liberty German and Abigail Williams.

Investigators with the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office and Indiana State Police confirmed the identities on Wednesday afternoon. The organizations are working the case as a double homicide. A suspect or suspects has not been named.

ISP provided a photo of a person who was walking the trail around the time Williams and German were walking. Authorities are asking for assistance in identifying him.

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“We’re going to get to the bottom of this, we feel confident,” said Carroll County Sheriff Tobe Leazenby.

Autopsies occurred Wednesday morning in Terre Haute. Toxicology results could take four to six weeks for results.


Investigators set up a command post at the Delphi Fire Department Tuesday. More than 25 investigators are looking into the case. Officials say hundreds of tips have been submitted after they went missing Monday afternoon.

Indiana State Police Sgt. Kim Riley said the bodies were found about three-quarters of a mile east of Delphi around 12:15 p.m. on Tuesday.

Investigators said no further information regarding the cause of death will be released. Anyone with information or if they were in the area of the Monon High Bridge or Delphi Historic Trails are asked to come forward.


The bodies were discovered along Deer Creek near Delphi, about 60 miles northwest of Indianapolis and about three-quarters of a mile from an abandoned railroad bridge where the two girls were dropped off Monday to go hiking. They were reported missing hours later after they did not appear at a predetermined meeting place.

The superintendent for Delphi Community School said counseling services for students will be available throughout the district.

http://wishtv.com/2017/02/15/autopsi...missing-girls/

[yelmurcb]

It gets stranger. Seems as if one of the girls took the photo of the man with her cell phone and the Indiana State police have also released audio from her phone. It seems like this poor girl was smart enough to catch her killer with her cellphone. Audio and news video in the link.

DELPHI, Ind. — "Down the hill."

Those are the three words, muttered by an unknown man, heard in a video captured by 14-year-old Liberty German's cellphone about the time of her death last week near Delphi.

The short sentence heard in the recording, which was played during a Wednesday news conference, is the only portion of the video released at the time.

Indiana State Police Sgt. Tony Slocum called German a hero for turning on her phone's video camera in time to depict and record her assailant.

"This young lady is a hero, there’s no doubt," he said. "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."

Authorities also posted the audio to Indiana State Police's website in hopes someone will recognize the man's voice.

Police now are offering a $41,000 reward for information that leads to an arrest. The FBI, Indiana Packers, Lafayette Savings and Loans and a local family donated money toward the reward.

Tips can be called in anonymously at 844-459-5786 or emailed to abbyandlibbytips@cacoshrf.com.

The news conference came after police widened their search for a suspect one week after the deaths of German and 13-year-old Abigail Williams.

On Feb. 15, police released a grainy photo of a subject walking along an abandoned railroad bridge which was believed to be taken at the time of the girls' disappearance.

For days, police declined to label the man a suspect or comment on who took the photo and where it was captured.

On Sunday, however, Indiana State Police Sgt. Kim Riley said in a news release that the man was suspected of "participating in the murders" of the teenagers.

Police on Wednesday confirmed the photo being circulated since last week also was taken with German's cell phone.

It's still unclear, however, if the man heard in the recording is the same one photographed last week.

The pair was last seen by a family member dropped who them off at 1 p.m. Feb. 13 near the bridge, which spans Deer Creek and is located on Delphi's High Bridge Trail.

At 12:15 p.m. the next day, search parties recovered two bodies in a wooded area roughly a half-mile upstream from the bridge that were eventually identified as the missing teenagers.

In the following 10 days, multiple agencies joined the investigation, including Indiana State Police and the FBI

FBI Director James Comey has been briefed on the case twice, FBI Special Agent Greg Massa said.

Additionally, Massa said 20 FBI agents are in Delphi on any given day to assist in the investigation.

"We're not going anywhere," he said. "We will be here until this case is solved, and I'm confident this case will be solved."

The FBI's behavioral analysis unit has urged residents to report people who abruptly missed work or cancelled meetings Feb. 13, or individuals who have changed their appearance, behavior or sleep patterns in the following days.

"Did this individual travel unexpectedly?" Massa said. "Did they change their appearance? Did they shave their beard or cut their hair?"

ISP Supt. Douglas Carter said the double homicide "is a clear example that evil lives among us," and he implored citizens not to "rationalize away" potential tips.

"Each and every person listening, watching or seeing this in some form: We need you," he said. "Libby and Abby need you."

Carter ended his remarks with a simple statement to the suspect: "If you're watching this, we'll find you."

"We must keep our resolve for Libby and Abby, for this community,and, frankly, to ensure that good trumps evil."

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[Azimuth]

Here is a link to the suspect's voice saying "down the hill".

This one is very clear. (It's looped 4 times.)

[wmbondurant]

Fucking bastard

[jynx32]

someone is rumored to have posted a pic of the scene somewhere out on the net. I have been unable to find it as of yet. has anyone ran across it ?

[HeyJealousy]

Originally Posted by jynx32 ↗

someone is rumored to have posted a pic of the scene somewhere out on the net. I have been unable to find it as of yet. has anyone ran across it ?

I wouldn't know. Would be interesting if the crime-scene photos are indeed floating around somewhere, because this is a high-profile case and I'e been following it since the news first broke...

[indybob]

Man this is to close to home

[thrillseeker85]

this is pretty close to home i live in montgomery county and to hear of this horrific act is sickening....hope they get the sick bastard(s) that did this....has there been any progress on this case...not seen or heard anything on the news lately

[Sabconth]

Originally Posted by thrillseeker85 ↗

has there been any progress on this case...not seen or heard anything on the news lately

It's still being investigated, as little as 2 days ago police say it's far from going cold and they're eliminating suspects.

They also say they are close but that it could take months yet to close it, I hope they're right and not just feeding us false hope.

[Cancun78]

Thoughts?