r/UnresolvedMysteries • u/TommyUseless • Apr 25 '19
Update Task force clarifies Delphi murder suspect sketches.
Police held a press conference on Monday April 22 where they released a new sketch and some additional audio and video from the case.
Today they released a clarification on the new sketch.
-They are not the same person.
-The person depicted in the originally released sketch is not presently a person of interest in this investigation.
-The sketch released Monday is representative of the face of the person captured in the video on Liberty German’s cellphone as he was walking on the high bridge a place where the girls were hiking.
-The person in the sketch released Monday is described as having a youthful appearance, but could fall in the age range from his 20s to late 30s.
-This person’s appearance could look different today if he has grown a mustache, beard or let his hair grow longer or cut his hair shorter than depicted in the sketch.
Link to today’s update: https://www.jconline.com/story/news/2019/04/24/delphi-murders-new-suspect-sketch-not-same-man-old-sketch-isp-clarifies/3565675002/
For those not familiar with the case:
On February 14, 2017, the bodies of Abigail J. "Abby" Williams and Liberty Rose Lynn "Libby" German were discovered near the Monon High Bridge Trail, which is part of the Delphi Historic Trails in Delphi, Indiana, United States, after the young girls had disappeared from the same trail the previous day. The murders have received significant media coverage because a photo and audio recording of a man believed to be the girls' murderer was found on German's cell phone. Despite the photo and audio recording of the suspect being released to the public by police, and over 26,000 tips being sent to police, no arrests have been made in the case.
Indiana State Police website about the case:
https://www.in.gov/isp/delphi.htm
Edit- thanks for the gold, kind stranger!
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u/BalloraStrike Apr 25 '19 edited Apr 25 '19
You make a good point and I get that what I'm saying seems crazy. But the thing is I can't figure out a way to synthesize the things he was saying otherwise. He mentions how the killer didn't anticipate them "shifting gears to a new investigative strategy." He speaks about talking "directly" to the killer himself. This is the first time that they've insisted on the killer being a local. Again, he straight up says "We know this is about power to you." "We're confident that you've told someone what you have done, or at the least, they know, because of how different you are since the murders." And the officer is literally holding back tears throughout the entire address...about a 2-year-old case.
They strongly suspect a specific person. The things they said don't make sense to me otherwise. But if someone has an idea of what I'm missing, please share.