The only real clue of their location was a photo Libby had snapped of Abby walking along the bridge and posted to her social media.Īs the sun went down and the temperature dropped, the search continued through midnight when it was officially suspended, although some family and friends did continue to search into the overnight hours. Throughout the evening dozens of volunteers joined the search for the girls. At the time, crews thought the girls had simply gotten lost on the trails and were unable to find their way back. Sheriff Leazenby told WRTV that evening that they had no reason to believe the girls were in danger. When they were still missing later that afternoon, family members contacted the sheriff’s department for help. When that pickup time arrived, the girls were nowhere to be found.Ĭalls to Libby’s cell phone went unanswered and eventually straight to voicemail.įirst, the family began to search. It was an unseasonably warm day and an unexpected day off from school when friends Liberty German and Abigail Williams decided to visit the trails near the Old Monon High Bridge and take some photographs.Ī family member dropped the girls off that afternoon with a plan to pick them up a few hours later. No new information has been released since April 2019 when police released an updated – and entirely different – sketch of the alleged suspect.īelow is a detailed look at everything we know that has been released by investigators so far in the investigation. Indiana State Police have interviewed hundreds of people, including possible witnesses, suspects and anyone who may have information about suspicious activity on the day the girls went missing.
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I want it to be right and people need to understand that this isn’t a 60-minute TV show.”ĭespite having a video, audio, and two sketches from potential witnesses in the area, investigators have yet to find the man responsible for their murders. I just want to make sure it’s a good solid case. I know they know more today than they did yesterday. “There are so many cases out there that have gone on for years. Rome wasn’t built in a day,” Libby’s grandmother, Becky Patty, said. “The message I want to convey is we haven’t given up faith in them, in their job and their duty and in their call,” Abby’s grandfather Eric Erskin said. Although no arrests have been made in connection with the violent crime, family members say they remain confident in the investigators and the fact that someday the killer will be brought to justice.
That unknown man has been the focus of an intense manhunt for the past four years. The girls had gone on a walk to take photos when police say they encountered a man on that bridge. It was on February 14, 2017, that the girls’ bodies were found not far from the Old Monon High Bridge.