},false) One across his chest reads "rebellious," while another on his upper arm is the face of someone people say resembles the slain Libby German. Every Friday, we send out an email with the scariest horror movies and TV shows streaming that weekend along with creepy news, updates from the horror movie pipeline, and links to the best scary content on the web. Because of the nature of the victims wounds, it is nearly certain the perpetrator of the crime would have gotten blood on his person/clothing.. Law enforcement also released eery audio of the suspect saying, Down the hill.. Over the years, authorities have honed in on several other men. They made it to the bridge and Libby posted photos of the girls at the bridge on her Snapchat account. We are shocked and saddened to learn that one of our store employees was arrested as a suspect in these crimes. Sources tell DailyMail.com that murder suspect Richard Allen, 50, was allegedly part of a child sex ring that planned to kidnap the slain Delphi teens DailyMail.com has learned that, shortly. Creepy Catalog is owned by the Thought and Expression Company, a small, independent media company. Today is the day, she said. eventAction: 'click_ads' 'Lady of the Dunes':Woman identified in 1974 Massachusetts cold case. Her Stepdad Told Police She Ran Away. Anytime Robinson went to CVS thereafter, he said, Allen would come over to him and ask if he needed help. After the girl was reported missing, police say theyfound the girl in Chadwell's basement with her clothes off, chained and beaten with strangulation marks around her neck. eventCategory: event.slot.getSlotElementId(), The 2017 Delphi murders have garnered national attention and the case has gone unsolved. Id still be sitting here heartbroken but with no hope left and even more devastated.. No one ever thought there was a connection. Follow on Twitter: @RonWilkins2. Caldwell is currently being looked into as a POI in the Delphi case," they wrote. Killer in Delphi Murders 'Knew Area Well' Ahead of Abductions, Callahan Walsh Says After Examining Case 3 Years After Murders of Delphi Teens, One of Their Mothers Says Police Are Taking. Second sketch of the Delphi murder suspect, released in April 2019. eventAction: 'click_image_ads' Richard Allen arrested:Delphi man charged with murder in killings of Libby German and Abby Williams. }); One across his chest says Rebellious, but it's anothertattoo of a face on his upper arm that's drawing a lot of attention, because some seean uncanny resemblance to the slain Libby German. He should be locked up and never let loose again, because hes a monster, Ashley added. A few names were thrown around as suspects in the Delphi murders, but Daniel Nations is probably the suspect who has gotten the most interest. We hear you like all things creepy we do too. Allens apparent undistinguished life in the community stunned local law enforcement. Never imagined it would be so difficult coming back out here. Before his sudden arrest, Mr Allens name had never before been publicly linked to the murders. Frantic Families Trapped in Their Homes and Running Out of Food After Massive Snowstorm Cripples California, 3 Female Bodybuilders Say League Owner's Son Sexually Exploited Them While Their Careers Hung in the Balance, Innocent Michigan Man, 71, Walks Free After 2 Decades in Prison Thanks to True Crime Coverage of His Case, Lindsay Clancy: Timeline of Events in the Case of Massachusetts Mom Accused of Killing Her 3 Children, Abby Choi Case: Police Scour Landfill Searching for Dismembered Model's Missing Torso, Hands and Arms, 2 Missing Women Found Alive by Maine Game Wardens After Being Stuck in Their Car in Freezing Temperatures. A five-and-a-half-year nationwide search for a suspect in the killings of two Indiana teens ended with the arrest of a local man, authorities said Monday.. How investigators came to arrest 50-year . I said, Well, that cant be the Rick we know. And then we come to find out it was There wouldnt have been any inkling to anyone that knew him that would expect him to do something like that.. The girls went for a hike on Delphi Historic Trails on a warm February afternoon, and their bodies were found in the woods nearby the next day. Police found the missing girl in Chadwells basement. This story has been shared 127,012 times. MEAWW is an initialism for Media Entertainment Arts WorldWide. The cause of death for the girls has never been released. It was the last post that anyone would see from her. Indiana State Polices tip line remains open and those with pertinent information can email abbyandlibbytip@cacoshrf.com or call 765-822-3535. Officials have not ruled out the possibility that other individuals were also involved in the teenagers brutal murders and, if so, vowed that they will also face charges. Delphi killings:4 things we learned about arrest in deaths of Liberty German and Abigail Williams. Once they reached the basement - which was reportedly secured with a chain lock - officers found the missing girl, who was "visibly distraught and crying, with her clothing on the floor beside her," according to the papers. "You'd never think in a million years.". He stressed that there was never any indication that Richard, known to his friends as Rick, would be accused of a double murder. The latest: Delphi murder suspect wants case moved at least 150 miles from Carroll County. one user took to Twitter to share alongside a closeup of the girl's face. Not ever. The documents, filed in 2020 and heavily redacted, do not mention the murders of Libby and Abby and he was not accused of involvement in their deaths. Credit: Tippecanoe County Sheriff's Dept. On the wall behind him is the 2019 police sketch. A man accused of killing Indiana teens Libby German and Abby Williams used to muse about the case with patrons of a local Delphi bar even once sitting just feet away from a wanted poster with a sketch of the suspect, according to a bar owner. Hes a monster, exactly. 2010 The Thought & Expression Company, LLC. Their families, too, were patrons of the bar, Matlock said. In the Delphi Murders: 2/13: The Delphi Murders were committed on February 13, 2017. eventCategory: event.slot.getSlotElementId(), But many questions still remain around the murders of Abby Williams, 13, and Libby German, 14. He also did not think a mans voice saying the words down the hill in a grainy video recovered from Libby Germans phone sounded like Allens. https://www.tiktok.com/@brianchadwell313/video/6951810667477306629?referer_url=https%3A%2F%2Fheavy.com%2F&referer_video_id=6952361428040912134&refer=embed&is_copy_url=1&is_from_webapp=v1. An Indiana bar owner has revealed that the suspect arrested in the Delphi murders of two teen girls was a patron at his tavern who would often sit just inches away from a police sketch of the wanted killer. And you know, should they let him back out on the street? Four years ago two teen girls in Delphi, Indiana set off for a hike on a day they off from school and never made it home. Trump You still have my vote.. i hope you rot in hell james chadwell," a user wrote on Facebook attaching the image. A female witness, whose name has also been redacted, told investigators she also saw a man matching the description of the Bridge Guy captured on Libbys video on the Monon High Bridge. After five and a half years you wonder whether or not youre dreaming and whether or not this is actually real, Leazenby said. hitType: 'event', Indiana man who raped girl, 10, suspected in deaths of teens, Delphi double murder: Police botched investigation by 'tainting crime scene', says teen victim's mother. We've received your submission. Libbys grandmother Becky Patty told The Independent in December that the teenager had never mentioned speaking to anyone online prior to her death and that there had never been any indication that the two girls had arranged to meet anyone online the day they were killed. }) However, shocking new details about the murders came to light in a search warrant application obtained by podcast The Murder Sheet and shared with The Independent back in May. Durch Klicken auf Alle akzeptieren erklren Sie sich damit einverstanden, dass Yahoo und unsere Partner Ihre personenbezogenen Daten verarbeiten und Technologien wie Cookies nutzen, um personalisierte Anzeigen und Inhalte zu zeigen, zur Messung von Anzeigen und Inhalten, um mehr ber die Zielgruppe zu erfahren sowie fr die Entwicklung von Produkten. When they occurred, the horror left an indelible mystery, especially because one of the two photos posted on Snapchat by Libby showed Abby alive and crossing an abandoned railroad bridge. We only haunt the willing. }); 42-year-old James Chadwell is currently charged with kidnapping, sexual assault and attempted murder of a 9-year-old girl, in Lafayette, Indiana, about 20 miles from Delphi, where the two girls. } His full name is Richard Matthew Allen. Prior to this, Ronald Logan had previously been on police radar, according to the 2017 search warrant application. As per Judge Frances Gull order, the details of the ex parte motions and her rulings on the matters are sealed, and anyone who leaks the details of the sealed motions or rulings faces a contempt of court order. During his initial court appearance Friday, Allen pleaded not guilty to the murder counts and was ordered held without bond. Up until now, the man has never been identified. Allen, a 50-year-old married dad of two and CVS technician, was taken into custody Friday and charged with two counts of murder for the mysterious slayings in Delphi. 3 In it, the agent revealed that the girls had lost a lot of blood during their deaths and that their killer is believed to have moved and staged their bodies, before taking some sort of souvenir from the scene. TIPPECANOE, INDIANA: On April 19, 2021, 42-year-old James Chadwell II was arrested after police found a 9-year-old child locked in his basement an hour after she went missing. Hes kept the photos up since the first days of the investigation, as a reminder of his goal. His brother says James tried to drown him when he was four. Indiana prosecutors say Delphi murders suspect Richard Allen should not be released on bail Richard Allen, 50, is accused of killing 14-year-old Liberty "Libby" German and 13-year-old Abigail . Investigators released a grainy image from the video and a chilling audio of the man telling the two girls: Go down the hill.. 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When contacted by Inside Edition for a response, Chadwell'spublic defender said he and his client had no comment. Ive been in the business, our business, for a while and I thought, Boy, howd I even miss that one? Carroll County Sheriff Tobe Leazenby, whos been in law enforcement for 36 years and whose department assisted in the multi-agency investigation,told IndyStar. It is currently unclear if Mr Allen has any connection to Logan or Kline or to the anthony_shots account. In another interview on 13 October 2022, Mr Allen had no explanation as to how the spent bullet ended up in between the bodies of the two teenage victims, the affidavit states. Logan owned the land on which Libby and Abbys bodies were found and his home was just 1,400 feet from the crime scene. He is absolutely capable of killing someone, Ashley said. Theres just a plethora of yucky information about Chadwell online. window.googletag.pubads().addEventListener('impressionViewable', function(event) { Then, on Feb. 15, police confirmed the two bodies found were those of the missing girls. One of the three juveniles put the mans height at no taller than 5 10. After Chadwell's mugshot gained attention on social media, sleuths began to examine the perpetrators tattoos for additional clues. It doesn't seem real to 48-year-old A.J. "We're a very tight-knit family with love pouring throughout our lives, Mike Patty, Libby's grandfather, said back in 2017. Investigators have long suspected that this man is the girls killer and have praised the girls for documenting the video as evidence. The affidavit said that Indiana State Police and the FBI carried out a search warrant on 25 February 2017 - less than two weeks after Abby and Libby were murdered - at Klines home in Peru after tracking down the user of the anthony_shots profile to the property. One of my servers was telling me that he wouldnt speak much.. Multiple sources indicate that a man named Richard Allen was booked into the Carroll County Jail Friday in connection with the Delphi murder investigation. Allen's attorneys asked for the closed motions and hearings to exclude even the Carroll County Prosecutor Nick McLeland so as to protect the defense's strategy. pic.twitter.com/WWHeIqjwof. Ashley Chadwell says his brother tried to drown him when he was just 4yearsold. Allen, a 50-year-old Delphi man, was arrested last month and charged with two counts of murder for the Feb. 2017 killings. "I freaked out," agreed 68-year-old Mac McLeland, sitting next to Brower. He died of COVID-related complications in January and was never charged. Yet we find faith in our God. On a file cabinet in his office, Leazenby only has a few items pinned up: two schedules for the Pittsburgh Steelers, and a side-by-side photo of the Delphi suspect drawing and grainy photo taken from Libbys cell phone. MEXICO, Ind. And the tattoo predates the murders, but it makes me think he'd stalked Libby. Founded in 2010, Thought Catalog is owned and operated by The Thought & Expression Company, Inc. For over a decade, we've been at the bleeding edge of media, pioneering an infrastructure for creatives to flourish both artistically and financially. Allen is a licensed pharmacy technician, according to public records. More than five years after Libby and Abbys killings, police still have not released how they were killed, or what evidence they had in the case. Matlock is still skeptical. You can probably guess what its about based on the name. As [Indiana State Police Supt] Doug Carter said that earlier, if you recall. The girls appear to be crying blood. Then, around two hours after Libby and Abby were last seen alive, a woman driving past the area said she saw a muddy and bloody man dressed in a blue jacket and blue jeans walking away from the Monon High Bridge, the affidavit says. Married to his wife Kathy with whom he shares an adult daughter, Mr Allen is a trained pharmacy technician, receiving his most recent pharmaceutical licence in February 2018 one year on from the murders. It has also emerged that the accused killer brazenly posed for a smiling selfie in front of one of the police sketches of the murder suspect. "No red flags," Brower said. A jury trial is scheduled for March 20. Matlock described Allen as quiet and friendly. He said his sweet wife, Kathy, works as a veterinarian. Story: https://t.co/Q6Hmd4SkBS #AbbyandLibby #breaking pic.twitter.com/YPz6fuI67j Jessica McBride (@jess_mcbride) April 28, 2021 We stand ready to cooperate with the police investigation in any way we can.. Allen's attorneys filed an ex parte motion Wednesday for authorization to receive public funds to hire a private investigator to look into the allegations that Allen killed Libby German and Abby Williams on Feb. 13, 2017. Other potential persons of interest have been previously identified and later cleared.As bad as I want to get all worked up and be able to say, Yeah, this is gonna be the one, we're just gonna have to wait, Patty said. In the 2017 interview, Mr Allen had confessed to being on the Monon High Bridge Trail on the afternoon of 13 February placing him on the scene at the same day and time that the victims went on their fateful walk. A new 3-D video gives a life-like perspective to the moments before Libby German and Abby Williams were killed in Delphi in 2017. 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