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EP 60 - The Bridge, the Video, and the Voice: The Delphi Murders · Five-Minute Crime

HOST: Two girls went for a walk in Delphi, Indiana… and one of them recorded the man investigators say ended their lives. [SFX: scary static] HOST: February 13th, 2017. Thirteen-year-old Abby Williams and fourteen-year-old Libby German were dropped near the Monon High Bridge, an old railroad trestle above Deer Creek. HOST: They didn’t come home. HOST: The next day, searchers found their bodies in the woods. But Libby had done something extraordinary. She used her phone to capture a blurry image of a man on the bridge—and a chilling voice saying, “Guys… down the hill.” [AD_BREAK:1] HOST: For years, Delphi lived with sketches, rumors, press conferences, and fear. Then, in 2022, police arrested Richard Allen, a local pharmacy worker who’d reportedly placed himself on the trail that day. [SFX: loud gasp] HOST: Prosecutors said an unspent bullet found near the girls matched Allen’s gun. The defense argued the evidence was flawed and pointed to alternate theories. HOST: In 2024, a jury convicted Allen of murder. He was sentenced to 130 years in prison. [AD_BREAK:2] HOST: The case wasn’t solved by one perfect clue. It was solved by pressure, persistence, and a teenage girl’s final act of courage. [SFX: scary whoosh] HOST: Libby pressed record. And Delphi never stopped listening.