Background Information
On February 13, 2017, friends Abigail Williams, 13, and Liberty German, 14, were dropped off at Monon High Bridge Trail in Delphi, Indiana on a day off from a school. The girls had intended to take a walk on the trail together and cross over the bridge. During their time at the trail, the girls were recording themselves, taking photos, and uploading photo snaps to Snapchat. During the time Liberty was recording with her cellphone as they were on the bridge, she captured a man following closely behind them in the background. The entirety of the audio from the recording has never been released to the public, but shortly after the murders were committed, investigators released a three second audio clip of the alleged perpetrator saying, "Down the hill."
What happened after the suspect said those words remains unknown. On February 14, Abigail and Liberty were found dead less than a mile away from the bridge. They had been murdered, and the cause of death has never been released. There has been little to no update until today.
New Information
On Friday, Indiana State Police released a statement that read, "Delphi Homicide Investigation Moves in New Direction." Today, investigators revealed the following:
-They are searching for a vehicle. ISP doesn't have description, but ask the public to help identify the driver of a vehicle that had been parked at the DCS office in Delphi, later found between noon and 5 p.m. on Carroll County Road 300 North, near the Hoosier Heartland Highway. Exact quote:
"We're seeking the public's help to identify the driver of a vehicle that was parked at the old CPS DCs welfare building in the city of Delphi, that was abandoned on the east side of County Road 300 North next to the Hoosier Heartland highway between the hours of noon to 5:00 on February 14th 2017."
-Suspect may be younger than believed, or appear younger than his true age. Approximate age given is between 18 to 40.
-Additional portions of audio and recording have been released. A 2 second clip video of him walking the railway bridge is shown as well as an additional comment preceding the words "Down the hill." They have not said what they believe the man is saying, and it is hard to make out. EDIT: It sounds as if the suspect is saying "Guys, down the hill."
-LE says to watch his mannerisms as he walks, and if you recognize the mannerisms as someone you might now. Keep in mind that due to the deteriorated conditions on the bridge, the suspect is not walking naturally.
-New suspect sketch is released.
-It is believed the suspect is from Delphi, or has previously lived here. It's possible he visits Delphi on a regular basis, or works here.
-During the press conference, LE begins to speak directly to the suspect. They say that they probably spoke to him before, or someone close to him. They say that he probably told someone he did it, or people around him think he did it due to how differently he must be acting.
-Still speaking directly to him, they say that they believe he has a little bit of conscience left.
-LE asks for no media inquiry or response for the next to weeks, and hope that they understand why.
Links
Newly released video and audio
Full Press Conference
Credit goes to BubbaJoeJones on Reddit for putting all the info together from the press conference.
It's crazy how different they are between two years.
