'Chadwell was also choking her with his hands on her neck and also using his arm in a headlock, to the point where she passed out,' prosecutors say. He allegedly hit the girl he invited into his home multiple times in the head and choked her, according to court documents. Meanwhile, Chadwell remains in prison after being charged over last month's alleged kidnapping. They have refused to release other material recorded on Libby's phone during the girls' final moments, amid fears it is too disturbing to share. That man has never been identified, with Delphi Police remaining tight-lipped on how the girls died. In it, the suspect is heard telling the girls: 'Go down the hill.' Investigators later released a brief video of the man walking, as well as audio clip from her phone which they believe she recorded 'during possible criminal activity'. That was our mindset, and now that has changed forever.'ĭetectives said they are continuing to look into Chadwell although they have yet to declare him an official suspect. The world is just not as safe as it used to be. Unfortunately, we are learning we cannot do that anymore. 'Most of us want the world to be safe and we want to be able to go out on the trails and enjoy time with our friends.
Bad things are happening, even in small towns, that felt very safe.' You can hang out with your friends and it would be OK, but it turns out it's not. 'I think we can all see a little bit of ourselves in those girls. 'Abby and Libby could be any one of us,' said German. I know they are frustrated, but sometimes it just takes patience.' Superintendent Doug Carter said at a police press conference that he believed the suspect was 'hiding in plain sight.' Police said they believe Libby German recorded it because she feared the pair were in danger. Police investigating the 2017 murders of Libby German (left) and Abby Williams (right) in Delphi, Indiana, have confirmed they are 'looking into' Chadwell When no arrests were made, video footage was later released, recovered from German's cell phone, along with audio that is believed to be the suspect's voice saying 'down the hill.' The girls' murders have haunted the town of Delphi for years.Īuthorities released a grainy photo of a suspect they said was on the trail the same day the eighth-graders disappeared in 2017. 'I have learned that you can't go on without forgiveness, so I have forgiven him for what he did. When they catch him, I want to see him rot in prison,' she said. 'I do not want him to receive the death penalty. Investigators refuse to tell her any specific details, and she added that when police finally catch their man, she does not want him to be put to death. German said police meet with her monthly, and regularly assure her they are making progress. It could be someone I know or it could be someone who is only in town sometimes,' she said in a separate interview to the Washington Times Herald. They won't tell me what they are looking at. 'They won't tell me how, they won't tell me why. James Chadwell II, 42, is being held on charges of abducting and molesting a nine-year-old Their bodies of German and Abby Williams, 13, were found the next day, but their case has never been solved.He is also being 'looked at' in the 2017 murders of the two teenage girls in Delphi, Indiana who were going for a hike along a trail when they disappeared.James Chadwell II, 42, is being held on charges of abducting and molesting a nine-year-old.
A recent tweet from earlier in the week suggests that she does not believe the police have yet got their man.
German says investigators meet with her monthly and assure her they are making progress - but refuse to give her details.Kelsi German, the sister of Libby German, 14, who was killed in 2017 in Delphi says a man currently in jail is not the man who killed her sister and best friend.'He is hiding in plain sight': Sister of Delphi Snapchat murder victim does NOT believe 'pedophile', 42, who cops say could be linked to the killings is the right man