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On February 14, 2017, the bodies of '''Abigail Williams''' (June 23, 2003 &ndash; February 13, 2017) and '''Liberty German''' (December 27, 2002 &ndash; February 13, 2017) were discovered near the Monon High Bridge Trail, which is part of the Delphi Historic Trails in [[Delphi, Indiana|Delphi]], [[Indiana]], United States, after the young girls had disappeared from the same trail the previous day. The murders have received significant media coverage because a video and audio recording of an individual believed to be the girls' killer were found on German's smartphone.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://wishtv.com/2017/06/16/police-delphi-homicides-far-from-cold-case-18k-tips-received/ |title=Police: Delphi homicides far from cold case; 18K tips received |last=Bloyd |first=Kyle |date=June 16, 2017 |access-date=December 18, 2020 |work=[[WISH-TV]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Shapiro |first1=Emily |title=Indiana teens' mysterious murders still unsolved 2 months later, leaving fear, frustration in Delphi |url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/indiana-teens-mysterious-murder-unsolved-months-leaving-fear/story?id=46751470 |work=[[ABC News]] |access-date=May 5, 2017 |date=April 13, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.theindychannel.com/longform/delphi-the-investigation |title=Delphi: The Investigation |first1=Paris |last1=Lewbel |first2=Rafael |last2=Sanchez |first3=Katie |last3=Cox |date=April 25, 2017 |access-date=May 28, 2017 |work=[[WRTV]]}}</ref>
 
On October 26, 2022, a suspect was taken into custody,<ref name="arrest">{{Cite web |date=October 28, 2022 |title=Arrest made in Delphi murder investigation, sources say |url=https://www.wrtv.com/news/delphi/arrest-made-in-delphi-murder-investigation-sources-say |access-date=October 28, 2022 |website=WRTV Indianapolis |language=en}}</ref> and Richard M. Allen<ref>{{cites news |url=https://www.wrtv.com/news/delphi/special-judge-releases-redacted-delphi-documents-charging-richard-allen}}</ref> was subsequently charged with two counts of murder on October 31.<ref>{{Cite news |date=October 31, 2022 |title=Delphi suspect charged with 2 counts of felony murder |url=https://fox59.com/indiana-news/delphi-murders-investigators-announce-arrest-details/ |access-date=October 31, 2022 |work=Fox 59 |language=en-US}}</ref>
 
== Murders ==
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=== Developments ===
On October 26, 2022, a suspect, Richard M. Allen, was taken into custody and appeared in court on October 28.<ref name="arrest" /> On October 31, 2022, Indiana State Police announced that the suspect had been charged with two counts of murder in the case. His trial is scheduled to begin in March 2023.<ref>{{Cite news |first1=Noe |last1=Padilla |first2=Ron |last2=Wilkins |title=Delphi man charged with murder in killings of Libby German and Abby Williams |url=https://www.jconline.com/story/news/crime/2022/10/31/delphi-man-arrested-charged-murder-killings-of-libby-german-abby-williams/69600844007/ |date=2022-10-31 |access-date=2022-11-01 |newspaper=Journal & Courier |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last3=McLaughlin |first1=Emma |last1=Tucker |first2=Barbara |last2=MacDonald |first3=Eliott C. |date=2022-10-31 |title=A man has been arrested and charged with murder in the 2017 killings of 2 teen girls in Indiana, authorities say |url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/31/us/delphi-teen-killings-indiana-state-police-update/index.html |access-date=2022-11-01 |work=CNN |language=en}}</ref>
 
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