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Information Sought in Investigation into Deaths of Liberty German and Abigail Williams

Members of our community may have information to assist in this investigation. We are making a direct appeal to members of this community who may have information but are unaware or unsure of its significance or assume law enforcement may already have the information.

Often someone in the community will unknowingly be associated with the individual or individuals who committed the crime and may be in a position to observe behavioral changes in that person. They will recognize the changes, and may even question the person about it, but may not connect the changes to that person’s involvement in the crime.

On Monday, February 13, the individual or individuals responsible for these crimes may have been absent from work, missed or cancelled appointments or social engagements, or been unavailable or unresponsive during the afternoon period. They may have been a “no-show” or offered a plausible excuse for their absence or tardiness such as, illness, death in the family, car trouble, etc.

Since that time, the individual or individuals may have exhibited some of the following:


  • A change in the daily routine(s), such as their sleep patterns or use of alcohol or drugs
  • A change in their physical appearance (e.g., growth or removal of facial hair, change in length or color of hair
  • Cleaned or disposed of clothing and/or shoes worn on Monday afternoon
  • A change in normal routine which might include missing work or other engagements
  • Anxiety, nervousness, or irritability
  • Paid attention to the investigation, media coverage, or had discussions pertaining to the deaths



It is important to know that the exhibition of one or more of these behavioral changes alone are not indicative of one’s involvement in a crime. These behavioral characteristics or changes are being shared so that the public may be sensitive to them and may bring forth possible helpful information. If you have any information that you feel may be of use in this investigation, please contact us the tip line at (844) 459-5786 or via e-mail to abbyandlibbytip@cacoshrf.com.


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https://www.fbi.gov/contact-us/fiel...deaths-of-liberty-german-and-abigail-williams
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[video=twitter;834562481058148357]https://twitter.com/FOX59/status/834562481058148357[/video]
 
Indiana State Police say the FBI has taken over for the Delphi call center in the double murder investigation of 14-year-old Liberty German and 13-year-old Abigail Williams.

The toll free, anonymous phone number to call in tips hasn’t changed, but calls will now be answered at the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Major Case Contact Center. *Also, callers will have to follow a few prompts to report their information.

The people working at the Delphi call center were dispatchers from Carroll County and surrounding counties that were volunteering their time, whereas the FBI call center has hundreds of workers. Indiana State Police Sgt. Dave Bursten says the switch to the FBI call center allows local workers to focus on their other duties and get some rest.

http://fox59.com/2017/02/23/fbi-takes-over-for-delphi-call-center-in-double-murder-investigation/
 
Carroll County sheriff discusses Delphi murder investigation, says DNA evidence ‘fast-tracked’
Posted 10:05 AM, February 23, 2017, by FOX59 Web, Updated at 10:13AM, February 23, 2017

DELPHI, Ind. – The investigation into the murders of two Delphi teenagers is a complicated one, and Carroll County Sheriff Tobe Leazenby said investigators are doing everything they can to solve the case.
Leazenby appeared on FOX59 Morning Thursday to discuss the status of the investigation into the deaths of 14-year-old Liberty German and 13-year-old Abigail Williams.

[...]
“We’re looking at every stone and looking to turn over every stone that we can, that is reasonable,” he said during the broadcast.

[...]
“We have gone through a number of individuals at this point,” he said. “This is basically a process of elimination in this situation. In relation to the investigation, we start locally and then expand out.”

[...]
He said there were “several pieces to this huge puzzle.”

Leazenby did say investigators have asked for DNA evidence to be “fast-tracked.”
“I can’t go into the specifics because of the ongoing (investigation), that’s being expedited as best as it can be done,” he said.

[...]
“Every day we evaluate what we have and what we feel like would be beneficial for folks to know,” Leazenby said. “Obviously, when this is all said and done, we’re going to end up in a court of law with this situation. For us to reveal basically everything we have—and a lot of folks understand this—it would be detrimental to reveal a lot of information.”

“We realize that the killer or killers may be watching this, and I echo what (Indiana State Police) Superintendent (Doug) Carter said yesterday. We will find you.”


Anyone with information can call the tip line at 844-459-5786

or send an email to abbyandlibbytip@cacoshrf.com.
 
Slain Indiana Teen Recorded Man Suspected of Killing Her, Friend on Hike; Police Release Audio Clip
Posted 8:57 AM, February 22, 2017, by Tribune Media Wire, Updated at 09:03AM, February 22, 2017

[...]
During the news conference. Sgt. Tony Slocum said the search continued for a man seen in a photo. Investigators revealed that the photo also came from Liberty German's phone.

They said it's possible the voice in the recording is that of the man in the photo. They also acknowledged that it's possible more than one person may be involved. The man in the photo is wearing blue jeans, a blue coat or jacket, and a hoodie.

"We are actively looking for this person. This person is our suspect," Slocum said.

Police said they are withholding some information in the case for investigative purposes.
Investigators believe the girls met the suspect in a chance encounter or the person knew they were going to be there. Liberty German's decision to make a recording provided police with their best information.

"This young lady is a hero, no doubt," Slocum said.
 
Investigators receive 3,900 tips in murder of Delphi teens; reward increases to $50,000
Posted 12:57 PM, February 23, 2017, by FOX59 Web, Updated at 04:38PM, February 23, 2017

[...]

Of those tips, 1,900 came in after police released an audio recording Wednesday morning of a man saying, “Down the hill.” The recording came from Libby German’s phone, police said, as did a picture of the prime suspect in the case.

[...]

Police said the reward for information leading to the arrest of a suspect or suspects has swelled to $50,000. The office of U.S. Rep. Todd Rokita made a $9,000 donation to increase the reward from $41,000. Other money comes from the FBI, Indiana Packers Corporation and Lafayette Bank and Trust.

In addition, the FBI has launched a nationwide billboard campaign to generate even more tips. The Bureau’s efforts include 6,000 electronic billboards in 46 states with images of the slain teens and a photo of the suspect.

[...]

The Indiana State Police Alliance has established an account where people can donate to the reward fund. Checks should be made payable to the Indiana State Police Alliance Foundation. Make sure to put “Delphi Reward” on the memo line and mail your donation to:

Indiana State Police Alliance
1415 Shelby Street
Indianapolis, IN, 46203
 
2/22/17
http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/1702/22/ptab.01.html


<snipped>
"CASAREZ: Now, I know that you had also gone into today about whether this was someone that they were intending to meet or a stranger crime or someone
that knew the girls. But it appeared as though you were leaning upon a chance encounter was unlikely, but that they knew -- that maybe he knew
that those girls would be there.
SLOCUM: Well, we`re not quite sure if it was a chance encounter or -- evidence indicates at this time that we don`t have any leading us to they
were meeting. We believe it was two teenage girls going out on a nice day and enjoying a beautiful trail."

2/21/17
http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/1702/21/ptab.01.html

<snipped>
"CASAREZ: Do you believe that these young girls at all could have been innocently communicating with someone who may have even not led to his real
identity, to meet that person at this trail for a couple of hours?
SLOCUM: Well, anything`s possible, but the evidence we have thus far has not revealed that to be true. Unfortunately, these young ladies were just
doing what teenage girls do. They were -- they were enjoying a beautiful day on a beautiful trail in a beautiful part of Indiana, and these crimes
occurred.
 
LIBERTY AND ABIGAIL'S VISIT TO MONON HIGH BRIDGE AREA:

On Monday, February 13, 2017 around 1:00- 1:30pm, Liberty German and Abigail Williams were dropped off near an abandoned railroad bridge known as "Monon High Bridge," east of Delphi to hike in the area. The girls were dropped off by Liberty's sister. The girls were not in school due to a scheduled day off (snow day not used), per the school calendar.

The girls were last seen in a photo posted to German's Snapchat account at 2:07pm showing Williams walking along the bridge. This was the last time anyone heard from either one of them.

The girls were supposed to meet at the same location to be picked up later in the afternoon between 3 and 3:30pm, but they never showed.

The family contacted police around 5:30 p.m. to report the girls missing. At 6.49pm on Monday, Abby's mother wrote a panicked post on Facebook for anyone who had seen the girls to &#8220;please contact myself or the sheriff&#8217;s department immediately! The girls haven&#8217;t been in contact for about three hours!!!!&#8221;.


The girl's cell phones are either dead or turned off (report time 10:37 PM). Sheriff Tobe Leazenby said crews began canvassing the area and tried pinging the girls' cell phones into the evening hours but had no success in finding them. The sheriff said they believed the girls' phones were either dead or turned off.


Information Sources:
http://www.theindychannel.com/news/...-missing-after-being-dropped-off-to-go-hiking

http://www.theindychannel.com/news/timeline-13-year-old-girls-go-missing-bodies-found

http://www.delphi.k12.in.us/calendar

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4228282/Missing-Indiana-girls-13-murdered-say-police.html

http://www.news.com.au/world/north-...m/news-story/e9a91eebc06a5730b92026d6e26a6f75

http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/1702/16/ptab.01.html
 
[video=youtube;a8xq5KgKHyE]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8xq5KgKHyE"]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8xq5KgKHyE[/video]

Audio Of Suspected Killer In Indiana Teens' Murder Has Triggered A Thousand Tips

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@ 1:02 reporter walks path from bridge that may have been taken during audio clip released
 
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.- On Thursday, investigators say they had recovered DNA evidence from the Delphi crime scene where two girls, 13-year-old Abby Williams and 14-year-old Libby German, were found murdered. That evidence now has top priority for processing by investigators. It&#8217;s a strong lead, in a case where authorities have been [&#8230;]

http://fox59.com/2017/02/23/dna-evidence-recovered-in-delphi-murder-investigation/
 
Tips, reward increase since suspect audio released in Delphi double homicide
Kayla Sullivan Published: February 23, 2017, 11:56 am
http://wlfi.com/2017/02/23/number-o...ect-audio-released-in-delphi-double-homicide/

"The FBI is going nationwide with about 6,000 electronic billboards within 46 states seeking information in the case. (WLFI Photo)"

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The Indiana State Police Alliance has established an account for individuals or businesses wishing to donate to the Delphi Reward Fund.


Checks should be made payable to:
The Indiana State Police Alliance Foundation
&#8220;Delphi Reward&#8221; should be entered on the memo line


Donations can be mailed to:
1451 Shelby St.
Indianapolis, IN 46203


If you have any tips to share, call the Delphi Homicide Investigation Tip Line at 844-459-5786, the Indiana State Police at 800-382-7537 or the Carroll County Sheriff&#8217;s Office at 765-564-2413.


Investigators have also added an email address where you can send tips. That address is abbyandlibbytip@cacoshrf.com. All information can be reported anonymously.

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PHOTO OF ABBY, POSTED TO LIBBY'S SNAPCHAT AT 2:07pm

On Monday, February 13, 2017, Liberty German posted a photo of Abigail Williams to her Snapchat account at 2:07pm. The first photo was of the Monon High Bridge. The second photo was of Abby on the bridge.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...er-one-murdered-Indiana-teens-speaks-out.html

There has been much discussion about objects possibly seen in the photo of Abby on the bridge. Many had suspected there was a man seen at the end of the bridge. This was stated to be three poles that block traffic from entering the bridge:

(Quote from CNN transcript):
http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/1702/16/ptab.01.html
Now, there`s a lot of things going on social media that nestled in the foliage there may be a human being that is lurking. Have your
forensic investigators looked at that photograph to determine if there is someone amongst the branches behind her?
RILEY: We have looked at it. We`ve blown it up. As a matter of fact, that was done right after we got the picture -- we had access to the
picture. And if you look at the far end of the tracks, it looks like there`s two people actually standing there. But if you blow the picture
up, you`ll notice that there`s actually three poles there to keep cars from being -- trying to drive across the bridge. So that`s the marks that you see at the end of the tracks. "

The poles are also visible in this video:
https://www.facebook.com/crimewatchdaily/videos/1492352647456189/

There was also questions whether someone was hiding behind a tree next to the bridge. It is unlikely, due to the height of the bridge. It was also addressed in the CNN transcript:

"And the part where you see the trees, we`ve blown that up, and we have not been able to significantly say that that`s a person. As a matter of fact, we`ve pretty much come to the conclusion that it`s just a shadow, is all that is."

The bridge and surrounding trees are visible from this aerial view:
https://www.facebook.com/pg/Fox59News/videos/?ref=page_internal

At 63 feet above Deer Creek, it is believed to be Indiana’s second highest bridge after the Tulip Trestle near Bloomfield in northeastern Greene County.
https://www.indianalandmarks.org/endangered-property/monon-high-bridge/
 
Over 20 law enforcement agencies team up to solve Delphi homicides
Alexis Moberger Published: February 24, 2017, 6:11 pm

“We’ve been saying today is going to be the day,” said Indiana State Police Sgt. Tony Slocum.
He said each day they come in with the mind-set, that today is the day they’ll finally be able to crack the case.

“I woke up this morning and most of the investigators in there – we want this to be the day that we put someone in the Carroll County Jail for the murders of Liberty German and Abigail Williams,” Slocum said.

[...]
“West Lafayette put it earlier to me in the week,” Slocum said. “He said, ‘He’s put his best officers on this case.'”

[,,,]
“Those departments include your West Lafayette Police Department and Purdue University, Tippecanoe County Sheriff’s Office,” said Slocum.

[...]
“I and so many other people, both in law enforcement and out of law enforcement, want to help,” retired prosecutor John Meyers said.

He said after hearing about the case, he desperately wanted to help.

“No one can adequately verbalize how horrible this is,” said Meyers.
Meyers is now taking a break from retirement and is back in the courtroom. He said he’s filling in on everyday cases, so other prosecutors have more time to work on the girls’ case.
 
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