Murders of Abigail Williams and Liberty German
Liberty German (left) and Abigail Williams (right) | |
| Date | February 13, 2017 |
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| Time | 2:07 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. (EST) |
| Location | Near Monon High Bridge, Deer Creek Township, Carroll County, Indiana, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 40°35′20.7″N 86°38′34.2″W / 40.589083°N 86.642833°W |
| Type | Child murder |
| Perpetrator | Richard Matthew Allen |
| Deaths |
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| Burial | IOOF Memorial Gardens (Liberty German) IOOF Riverview Cemetery (Abigail Williams) |
| Coroner | Jordan Cree, Carroll County |
| Convictions | Murder (2 counts), felony murder (2 counts) |
| Sentence | 130 years in prison |
The murders of Abigail Williams and Liberty German, also known as the Delphi murders, occurred on February 13, 2017, in Delphi, Indiana. Their bodies were discovered near the Monon High Bridge Trail, part of the Delphi Historic Trails, from where the girls disappeared the previous day. The murders received extensive media coverage, in part due to video and audio recordings released by law enforcement that came from German's smartphone, which recorded an individual believed to be the killer.
The case remained unresolved for five years until 2022 when Richard M. Allen was arrested and charged with the murders. He was found guilty in 2024 and sentenced to 130 years in prison.