Carried a deer kit fanny-pack, which may have contained weapons or tools to torture or kill the girls, Has a hunting background or hunts for sport. Ive seen a reference to Libby having a letter "K" carved onto her chest. Floyd and Verna Kelly, the first to arrive for the party,found the slain family and called for help. Cause of death for Lyric & Elizabeth has also not been released. Or, maybe they did find something, and they are trying to get a confession. He passed the girls on the bridge, then turned back and when the girls noticed him walking back in their direction, Libby started recording. The couple and their mother were eventually ordered to a bedroom and forced to lay face down on abed next to each other. (WTHR) - State police say more audio from Libby German's cell phone was played for the victims' families, including a mention of a man they noticed behind them. "[When] I walked to the bridge, everything is so quiet and calm that it's almost as if that bridge is saying 'I dare you,' while trying to hide the fact that the girls died there. Their bodies were found in the woods east of Delphi the next day on Valentine's Day. Libby German recorded the killer's order after she placed her phone with its video camera rolling in her pocket as he cornered them on the bridge. All of it keeps Libby German's grandpa, Mike Patty, up at night. Anything," explained Williams. Deputy Ruiz was laid to rest at Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery in Avondale, following a funeral procession, Along the route, residents who did not otherwise know Deputy Ruiz lined up to pay their respects. Please keep Deputy Ruiz's family in your prayers.". was planning on murdering a vulnerable person on the day he killed but had not pre-selected his victim/s. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. Hates women, perceives self as alternately a perpetual victim and a powerful aggressor. In the state's response, prosecutors wrote, "Although attempts have been made to connect the defendant to the murders of Abigail Williams and Liberty German, alongside negative comments by defendant's family members and news articles referencing his criminal history, none of these alone or in combination with one another are dispositive in suggesting that there is a general atmosphere of prejudice in Tippecanoe County so as to not impanel a fair and impartial jury through voir dire. Still, Marilyn Redmondwas able to tell officers at the scene that three men entered the home with a gun. It has also been mentioned that Daniel Nations girlfriend's first name starts with "K", (although I . The Journal & Courier has not reported on these speculations. Your name has a striking similarity to the Youtube channel, FGTeeVee. William Redmond, who went by "Pat" to those closest to him,was born in Huntington, West Virginia. After he is done, he goes back to his backpack, changes and returns to his car at the cps bldg. The bodies may have been posed in an odd or provocative manner, often indicative of serial killer behavior. "So I went off down at that end, only I went on the other side of the bridge," she said. Notifications can be turned off anytime in the browser settings. The only audio that has been released to the public from the phone is that of a man's voice ordering German and her friend, Abby Williams, "down the hill.". Shirley claims also that the family threw her out and she left without her children, relocating to Iola, Kansas. One investigator into the as-yet unsolved murders, has revealed the girls' killer left several "strange signatures" at the kill site. Thank you .Ron Logan is being crucified at many sleuths web sites.I am not related to him and live 700 miles from Delphi. The Ajo Fire Department said, "Our thoughts and prayers go out to Deputy Ruizs family, friends and colleagues. he added. Despite this, they have also said that they do not suspect the families in either case. Details of the contract killings trickled out through a series of hearings and trials over the next few years. The girls were murdered while together which indicates either a proficient criminal or more than one offender. [3], On July 12, 2011, police officers were called to Ame Deal's home, where she was found dead in a small footlocker, having suffocated. In that same downtown, flyers with another picture hangs on them, the police sketch of the man investigators say is the killer. Drusilla Moorhouse Abby (or Abbie) was an informal nickname. The girls were dropped off near the Monon High Bridge, just east of Delphi, about 1 p.m. on Feb. 13, 2017. "Somebody knows this person," said Patty. I am not family, nor am I friends with anyone in the families. I feel like it could be random, but I feel like I read on another thread that there was another murder of a young girl in that same area not that long ago. "We don't need them anymore," Marilyn Redmond recalled one of the men saying. Allen, who has entered . FOX 10's Nicole Garcia reports. This is the location of the final death march by Abby Williams, 13, and Liberty German, 14, after they recorded their murderer's chilling command to go "down the hill". Second the FBI has expert voice recognition capacities and certainly Mr Logan has spoken in interviews and they could certainly identify that this was his voice on Libbey 's phone. "People said that there was a guy behind the tree in the photo of Abby in the woods. McCall and Bracy have since died in prison. She returned to see three men and a gun pointed at her husband. This postexamines the strange similarities in the cases of 4 murdered girls. [9] A few days after the arrests, David Deal asked various friends and family for money to bail his mother, Judith Deal and his sister, Cynthia Stoltzmann out of jail.[5]. [12], Sammantha Allen was sentenced to death by lethal injection on August 7, 2017, for the charge of first-degree murder and to 74 years' imprisonment for the child abuse and conspiracy to commit child abuse charges. RIP sir. "It was at that time that he was initially passive resistant and turned on the deputy and the fight ensued," Penzone said. Finally as a felony DUI offender his DNA would have been readily available to law enforcement. This office will seek justice for Deputy Ruiz and his family.". Police found the bodies of Liberty "Libby" German, 14, and. Get out the door. Someone may have taken advantage of him, his land, and knowing the area. Shirley claims that while David's family made her a slave to them, called her names and hit her, they did not abuse the children. There is a more than $175,000 reward offered in the Evansdale case and more than $230,000 available in reward money for the Delphi case. What happened on that unusually warm February day remains a mystery to this day to everyone but Liberty German, Abigail Williams and the man who murdered them. https://www.google.com/maps/place/Delphi,+IN+46923/@40.5913431,-86.6455829,1354m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x881309e3541d5d2b:0xf17e204b5559ad82!8m2!3d40.5875371!4d-86.6750059, (Ron Logan's property is the same side and closest to the cemetery). "We have a murderer walking around who took two innocent lives well before their time. This case has been driving me crazy. The space between the gaps is not enough for your foot to slide through, unless you turn it sideways. "Please, please, come forward and let us know what you know," Carter said. May be a transient or trucker who passes from one meat-packing (or similar) plant to another throughout the US. I live very close to Delphi, and I want this guy off the streets. Which means there are two brazen murderers willing to abduct, control, and murder two girls at a time? Example video title will go here for this video. This is one opinion I have not waivered from. "Nobody actually said it [but] he must not be to walk on a bridge like that or he walked that bridge many times.". I believe the Delhi killer found s barrel chested and throes out his right leg when walking. After anyone visiting the bridge crosses the creek, the rest of the bridge is obscured on all sides by woodland, creating privacy for anyone committing a crime. The accusations of luring a child to a private location to commit a brutal crime begged the question of whether Carroll County officials were investigating . Day 2: No contact, phones off (would have charged w friends to stay on SM), no one's seen them, all friends and friends moms and dads have replied no - we haven't seen them, early reports of a suspicious person walking on trails with a report made immediately to law enforcement the day before, before girls even disappeared indicating some guy walked quickly through trails and didn't . They didn'tappear to speak with news reporters at the time, andarepresentative for the family could not be reached for this story. I check almost daily to see if there have been any updates to this case. "Unless someone absolutely somehow studied that [trail] in great depth, they would not know specifically where certain things were," Leazenby said. Maybe they already know who it is maybe they're following him and checking things out but they don't want to say anything yet they don't want to release anything either to the public. Ive seen a reference to Libby having a letter "K" carved onto her chest. Sammantha and John Allen were convicted in 2017 of first degree murder and sentenced to death by lethal . It's been a tragic week for law enforcement in our state. Round 3: New winter storm pummels Arizona with snow and rain, Tree falls over during storm west of Phoenix, Rescue of Australian hiker stranded in freezing Arizona, New winter storm bringing rain to the Phoenix area. [11] Cynthia Stoltzmann pleaded guilty to two counts of child abuse and one count of attempted child abuse. Eerie photographs show the hill two young teens were ordered to walk down by their killer before he murdered them in rural Indiana. She attended most, if not, all, of the trials related to her husband and mother's murders but often dodged or declined to speak to reporters, reports indicated. It's unclear when he met and married Marilyn Redmond, but the couple shared their three children and his two stepchildren, according to the obituary. Reach Ron Wilkins at rwilkins@jconline.com. "I'd like to be able to have a little bit of happiness come Christmastime this year, knowing that nobody else is every going to have to go through what we went through and that this person isn't still out there.". The case remains unsolved more than five years after the bodies of Abby Williams and Libby German were found in a wooded area near a hiking trail in Delphi in 2017. "So now the question is, what is this community willing to do to make sure that this suspect goes back to prison or somewhere else for the actions against this deputy?" The Republic in 1981 noted the Redmonds'single-storyhome on a cul-de-sacnear Seventh and Northern avenues was valued at $200,000,during a time when themedian home value in Arizona was about$54,800. Then, sometime before 8 p.m., there was a knock on the carport door. In part, his travel for work helps mask his inability to maintain a sustained relationship. "Evil did not defeat Deputy Ruiz that day, and evil will not defeat us today," said Sheriff Penzone. On August 10, 2011, in Maricopa County, Arizona, Judith Deal, Cynthia Stoltzmann and the Allens were formally indicted. What about your hair?' The snapchat photo of Abby was taken at 2:07pm and the photo of the Bridge Guy was taken at 2:30pm. John and Sammantha Allen were charged with first degree murder, conspiracy to commit child abuse and many counts of child abuse. The body site was about 800m from the high bridge where Libby had photographed Abby the afternoon before. The girls may have been sexually-assaulted and/or murdered in a nearby structure such as a barn or out-building before being deposited where they were found. In the second sketch, the man is much younger and with a full head of hair rather than a cap on his head. Kline, WISH-TV reported, is due in court on April 14 after he was charged in August of 2020 with 30 felonies regarding possession of child porn and child exploitation. Carter said the killer's age had been estimated between 18 and 40. A video taken by a local grandfather of the walk along the Monon High Bridge, recorded four months before the murders, shows just how precarious it is to walk on the structure. (Photo by Robert Alexander/Getty Images), fake social media account, "anthony_shots,", Everyone Practices Cancel Culture | Opinion, Deplatforming Free Speech is Dangerous | Opinion. The papers showed that Kline had communicated with German using the account. Friends Libby German, 14, and Abby Williams, 13, left school early and were dropped off around 1:45pm by a relative to go hiking on trails near the Moon High Bridge in Delphi, Indiana. "Notably, theNewYorkPost has falsely stated within a photo caption that Chadwell had been arrested for the murder of Liberty.". He drove by and saw them getting dropped off, Was on a adjacent property and spotted them, Access to some sort of trail cam? Published 2:05 AM PST Nov. 15, 2022 Updated 12:41 PM PST Nov. 29, 2022. As far as him being a transient, no way. Knows how to navigate rough or unchartered terrain. ", "Phoenix police: Dead girl in footlocker tortured; 4 arrested", "Girl found suffocated was locked in box as punishment", "Relatives of girl who suffocated in box are indicted", "David Deal, Arizona Dad, Sentenced For Abuse In Case Of Child Stuffed In Trunk", "Ame Deal update: Cynthia Stoltzmann, Judith Deal sentenced in Phoenix abuse", "Who are the women on death row in Arizona? LE later claimed the boots were not connected to the murders, which may just be semantics. Ame was also forced to sleep in the shower stall without bedding because she had wet her bed. DELPHI, IN - It was Valentine's Day, 2017, when the corpses of two young teen girls, Liberty "Libby" German and Abigail " Abby" Williams, were found under a train bridge. Flags at all state buildings will be lowered to half-staff on Oct.12 to honor Ruiz. Carter said the Monon High Bridge is now considered by some in Delphi as "hallowed ground". I see their little faces and I just get mad. Nothing less is acceptable.". "It's amazing we have a video, we have a still photograph, we have sound and we don't know who this person is," he said. Is comfortable in the woods and in rural areas. When it was reported they towed away his car it seemed locked in. "It is maybe ten feet [3m] across. "Support for different agencies and how dangerous this job is, we have to have each other's backs," said Avondale Police Officer Derek Rogers. Police suspected foul play since Ame was found very dirty with bruises on her left leg, since it was in forced contact with the trunk. Deputy Juan Ruiz transported Hurley to an MCSO substation in Avondale near Van Buren and Dysart Roads, brought him into the holding area, and "as is standard processing protocol, he removed his handcuffs and attempted to put him in one of the holding cells," Sheriff Penzone said. I don't know that the property owner is the murderer, but like many have said, I wouldn't be surprised if it was someone he knows in some way or another. The Monon High Bridge trail. May have explained this as having gone hiking or hunting. The murdered girls, who attended Delphi Community Middle School where they played saxophone and volleyball together, had visited the bridge before the day they died. [6] The family first told the police officers that Ame was playing hide-n-seek and locked herself in the trunk the night before, after the adults went to sleep. Juan "Johnny" Ruiz, who was with MCSO for three years, died on Oct. 11. I agree with a lot of what you're saying. Knows how to cover his tracks and not leave evidence behind. Your service and dedication to the community will not be forgotten.". None of the charges are in connection to the unsolved death of Williams and German. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. The school officials noted that Ame seemed to be the scapegoat of the family. And if that is the case then I very much think it's someone familiar with that land. "Because this is not a singular issue.". They can't. Experiences deep-seated rage toward women. Mesa PD Tweeted, "Our thoughts and prayers are with the @mcsoaz and the family and friends of Deputy Juan M. Ruiz. "It's been six months. It has not been revealed if these odd signatures were part of the murder method or done post mortem. It seems hard to believe after this long and with his picture and audio record available, police still have not managed to find him. Girls went missing while together, as a duo. He made himself a media whore, and he sure is paying the price in the public eye. TERRAFULLSIGHT 1.61K subscribers Subscribe 1.6K views 1 year ago #DURecorder #DURecorder This is my video recorded with DU Recorder. Few details about Marilyn Redmond and her family were available publicly. Follow on Twitter: @RonWilkins2. The case remains unsolved more than five years . IMO, I think that they must have some form of DNA because although they have yet to ID bridge guy they still seem suprisingly confident in their chances of finding him. We have our local rumors too. It is totally impossible to stand in that area, so we know that's not right. The girls bodies may have been dragged, there may have been drag marks near where they were found. State police say more audio from Libby German's cell phone was played for the victims' families, including a mention of a man they noticed behind them. School officials claimed that Ame and her siblings came to school filthy. "His loss is a tragedy for our profession and our community. She at one pointduringMcCall's trialleft the witness stand to point a finger at him from the center of the courtroom. In 1982, Marilyn Redmondfiled a $360 million wrongful death suit against Ron Lukezic and the five convicted killers at the time, though its outcome was unclear. A lot of people think it's his son or a friend of his. If you have information on the Evansdale murder, contact law enforcement at319-232-6682. Then, after he spotted them, imo, this is when he springs into action. of Corrections last December and had been in custody for sexual offenses against children. The Evansdale, Iowa murders are eerily similar. I live about 25 minutes from Delphi, and honestly we don't know any more than you all do. 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