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Australian True Crime

The Delphi Murders - ATC International

Australian True Crime

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🗓️ 26 February 2026

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

Teenagers Abby Williams and Libby German were dropped off at a popular hiking trail near the Monon High Bridge, just outside their hometown of Delphi, Indiana. About 40 minutes later, Libby posted a picture on her Snapchat account showing Abby carefully walking across the bridge. It was the last time they made contact with the outside world, although it wasn't the last time Libby recorded their surroundings. 

The girls were reported missing later that afternoon, and community members searched for them through the night. But sadly, their bodies were discovered nearby the following day. 

in October 2022, a local man was taken into custody. Who is he? Did he know the girls? Is there any truth to the rumors that other people may yet to be charged? The best person to ask these questions is without a doubt, journalist Susan Hendricks. 

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Click here to learn more about the Abby and Libby Memorial Park 

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Host: Meshel Laurie

Guest: Susan Hendricks

Executive Producer: Matthew Tankard

Extra content from Inside Edition is used in this episode.

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0:00.0

On the afternoon of the 13th of February 2017, teenagers Abby Williams and Libby German were dropped off at a popular hiking trail near the Monon High Bridge, just outside their hometown of Delphi, Indiana.

0:17.7

About 40 minutes later, Libby posted a picture of Abby to her Snapchat account, showing

0:22.7

Abby carefully walking across the bridge, and it was the last time they made contact with

0:27.4

the outside world, although it was not the last time Libby recorded their surroundings.

0:33.1

The girls were reported missing later that afternoon, and sadly, their bodies were

0:37.4

discovered the following day. The day after that, police released a photo of the The girls were reported missing later that afternoon, and sadly, their bodies were discovered

0:37.7

the following day.

0:39.5

The day after that, police released a photograph of a man they wanted to speak to.

0:44.3

It was grainy, but it was pretty close up.

0:47.1

Surely, they thought in this tight-knit community of less than 3,000 people, somebody

0:51.9

would recognise the man in the picture.

0:54.6

It would be another frustrating week without a break before police would make an admission

0:58.4

that the photo was actually a still image from a video.

1:02.6

The video was recorded by one of the victims, Libby German.

1:06.5

At that point, they also released a few seconds of the video,

1:09.7

in which the man ordered the girls to move down the hill.

1:25.7

The video turned the case into an international sensation, and yet years passed without an arrest.

1:32.6

Until finally, in October 2022, a local man by the name of Richard Allen was taken into custody.

1:39.8

Richard Allen admitted he was on the Monon High Bridge Trail that day, and in 2024, he stood trial for

1:46.1

their killings. A jury found him guilty of murdering both girls. He was sentenced to 130 years

1:52.8

in prison. The prosecution's case centered on an unspent 40-caliber round found between the

1:58.7

girls' bodies. It was linked to Alan's firearm,

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