The Delphi Murders // 285

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🗓️ 8 March 2023

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

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. BONUS EPISODES patreon.com/goingwestpodcast 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. (more) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	What is going on True Crime fans? I'm your host Tee. And I'm your host Daphne. And you're listening to Going West.
0:20.3	Hello everybody! So over the years, today's case has been recommended so many times by honestly way too many people to count.
0:28.8	I think it's at least 30. So thank you all so much to you who have. You know who you are. Heathen, I've known about this case since it happened.
0:37.1	And we know a bunch of you guys do too. But something to remember is that there are grieving families out there who need answers.
0:43.4	So although it's not on the kind of lesser known scale like we usually try to do, it still really matters and deserves all the attention.
0:50.4	So we're looking forward to finally diving into it today.
0:53.3	Yeah and now that there has been so many updates in this case, it feels like it's time to cover it.
0:59.8	That is a good point too. There has been, I mean even as a four days ago from the day we're recording this episode, there was a potential update.
1:07.1	So it's like there's always stuff coming out about this case it seems so maybe things that you guys have not yet heard.
1:13.9	Alright guys, well this is episode 285 of Going West. So let's get into it.
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