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Killer Psyche

Down the Hill: the Delphi Murders

Killer Psyche

Wondery | Treefort Media

True Crime, Exhibit C

4.64.2K Ratings

🗓️ 10 October 2023

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

Retired FBI agent and criminal profiler Candice DeLong dives into the murders of 14 year-old Libby German and 13 year-old Abigail Williams. After five years, Richard Allen has been arrested for the "delphi murders." Candice also speaks with journalist Susan Hendrix, who covered the case and has written a new book about it entitled, "Down the Hill: My Descent into the Double Murder in Delphi."

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0:00.0

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0:09.5

A listener note, this episode contains adult content and is not suitable for everyone.

0:15.5

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0:17.5

14-year-old Abigail Williams and 15-year-old Liberty German were the best of friends.

0:33.5

So it was not unusual that they would choose to spend their day off from middle school together, doing something fun.

0:41.5

That Monday, February 13, 2017, was unseasonably warm for a wintery day in the rural, small town of Delphi, Indiana, where they lived.

0:54.5

So the teens decided to go hiking along a popular nature trail where they often went to hang out.

1:01.5

The path leads to one of the main attractions along the trail.

1:06.5

A looming abandoned railroad trestle known as Monin High Bridge.

1:12.5

There is no visible railing to keep anyone from falling more than 60 feet into the rocky creek bed below.

1:21.5

Libby's older sister Kelsey dropped the girls off around 135 that afternoon and drove away.

1:29.5

The two teens then walked along the bridge, taking photos and posting them on social media.

1:36.5

About a half an hour later, Libby posted a photo of Abby on Snapchat walking head down along the bridge, surrounded by bare-leaved trees.

1:48.5

She was wearing jeans, sneakers, a t-shirt and an open jacket, her hair tied on top of her head.

1:57.5

The girls were supposed to be picked up at 3.15 by Libby's father, but they failed to show up at the pre-planned meeting spot.

2:07.5

By approximately 5.30 pm that evening, police were called and the girls were reported missing.

2:15.5

At first, local enforcement did not think the girls were in imminent danger, but the search and rescue continued.

2:25.5

Around 12.15 the following day, a grisly discovery was made.

2:31.5

Their two bodies were found roughly half a mile upstream from the bridge, on a small piece of private property.

2:40.5

On February 15, police released a grainy photo Libby had taken on her cell phone the day she went missing.

2:50.5

The picture was of a man wearing jeans and a blue jacket.

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