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Libby posts Snapchat picture

Libby posted a photo on her Snapchat account showing Abby walking across the old railroad bridge. This was the last time anyone heard from the girls.

Read more Monday, Februrary 13 - 2:07 p.m.
Search Begins

Police and Firefighers start searching for girls

Sheriff Tobe Leazenby said crews began canvassing the area and tried pinging the girls' cell phones into the evening hours but had no success in finding them. The sheriff said they believed the girls' phones were either dead or turned off.

Read more Monday, February 13 - Late Afternoon
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Search resumes

The search was called off around Midnight, although volunteers remained searching throughout the night. Crews returned the next morning to search for Libby & Abby along Deer Creek and further out from the trail.

Read more Tuesday, February 14 - Morning
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Two bodies found along Deer Creek

Indiana State Police's Kim Riley, Carroll County Sheriff Tobe Leazenby and Delphi Police Chief Steve Mullins held a joint press conference to announce two bodies were found while crews were searching for Libby and Abby. Those bodies were not yet identified as the girls, but search efforts were officially 'scaled back.'

Read more Tuesday, February 14 - 1:50 p.m.
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Bodies found along Deer Creek identified

Authorities positively identify the two bodies found Tuesday as Abigail Williams, 13, and Liberty German, 14, during a press conference held in Delphi.

Read more Wednesday, February 15 - 2:33 p.m.
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State Police release picture of man police want to speak with

Indiana State Police released a photo of a man they believe was on the Delphi Historic Trail around the time that Abigail Williams and Liberty German were there. ISP wants to speak with the man or anyone parked in the lot near the bridge about what they may have seen.

Delphi Murder Suspect

Read more Wednesday, February 15 - 6:50 p.m.
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Hundreds of investigators join the search

Hundreds of tips have come in and dozens of extra law enforcement have been called to assist in the investigation, but still no arrests.

Delphi Investigation Command Center

Read more Friday, February 17
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Community starts hosting fundraisers

Several Delphi businesses began hosting fundraisers in their neighborhood with proceeds benefiting the families of the teens.

Baloons in Delphi

Read more Saturday, February 18
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Community says goodbye to Abby and Libby

Thousands of people said goodbye to Abigail and Liberty during a private visitation for family and friends held at Delphi High School.

Read more Saturday, February 18 - Evening
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State Police: Man in photo is prime suspect

Indiana State Police consider the man pictured in the photo as a suspect in Abby and Libby's murders.

Delphi Murder Suspect

Read more Sunday, February 19
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Investigators release audio clip recorded on Libby's cell phone

Indiana State Police and the FBI held a press conference, releasing audio from the day they were killed. Police say the audio came from a video recording on Libby's cell phone of a man who was following them.

Read more Wednesday, February 22 - 10 a.m.
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FBI takes over the tip line to quickly process thousands of tips

State Police annouce that the Delphi Murder Tip Line would be answered at the FBI's Major Case Center.

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Read More Thursday, February 23
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FBI puts up bilboards across the country

The FBI announced that it is utilizing approximately 6,000 electronic billboards in 46 states to solicit information on the case.

FBI Billboards

Thursday, February 23
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Orange Lights for Abby and Libby

Community members “Light up Delphi” by installing orange lights in their porch lights as a tribute to the girls

Orange Lights Picture

Friday, February 24
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Command Center moves to larger building

Investigators moved to a larger headquarters. State Police said the move was made to accommodate the city of Delphi, who has to use their building to conduct everyday business.

New Delphi Investigation Command Center

Read More Saturday, February 25
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Reward for information leading to an arrest jumps above $200,000

Former Indianapolis Colts punter Pat McAfee and team owner Jim Irsay donated $97,000 to the reward fund to find the person who killed Abigail Williams and Libby German. The donation pushed the reward above $200,000.

Read more Wednesday, March 1
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Libby and Abby's families visit command center

Families of Liberty German and Abigail Williams tour the Delphi investigation headquarters. Abigail Williams' grandparents leave a message of encouragement for police on the board at the new Delphi headquarters.

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Delphi Trail Safety Task Force Formed

Trail Safety Task Force formed to help improve the safety along the Delphi Historic Trails where Libby and Abby were hiking when they first went missing.

Read more Wednesday, March 8
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Libby's Grandfather speaks for the first time

Liberty German’s grandfather addressed the public for the first time since the murders. Mike Patty talked about who the girls were, their love of softball and the family’s desire to find their killer.

Read more Thursday, March 9 - 10 a.m.
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The case's lead investigator speaks with Call 6 Investgiates

After almost three months, 16,000 tips and 500 interviews, Delphi murder investigators admit it's been hard, but they're just as confident as they were on Day 1 that they'll find who killed Libby and Abby. State Police's First Sgt. Jerry Holeman sits down with Call 6 Investigates' Paris Lewbel to talk about the investigation.

Read more on the investigation Tuesday, April 25
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Delphi Daughters:

The Untold Story of Abby and Libby

Abby and Libby's families are coping with the tragic loss of their teenage daughters in Delphi, but justice is now their calling.

They sat down with us for the first intimate interview since the two teens were murdered and their lives were changed forever. Abby's family hasn't changed a thing in her bedroom. Libby's family cherishes the photographs she took.

More on Abby and Libby's story Thursday, April 27 - 7 p.m.
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Composite sketch of suspect released

Investigators with the Indiana State Police released a composite sketch Monday of the suspect in the murders of Abby Williams and Libby German back in February.

The composite sketch was created after state police received new information from witnesss along the trail, sources tell Call 6 Investigates.

Composite sketch of Delphi suspect

Read more Monday, July 17
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Family unveils plans for memorial complex

Family members of Liberty German and Abigail Williams unveiled the location and details of the new sports complex that will be built in their memory at the annual Delphi Bacon Festival.

Softball field

Read more Wednesday, August 26
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Investigators travel to Colorado to interview a "person of interest"

Investigators travel to Colorado to interview the latest person of interest in the case, Daniel Nations.

Nations was arrested in Colorado after police matched his vehicle and description to a man who had been threatening hikers with a hatchet on the same trail where a man was shot and killed just two weeks earlier.

Daniel Nations

Read more Friday, September 29
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Families talk on Dr. Phil show, tips jump up 500%

Tips in the investigation into the murders of two Delphi teens have increased more than 500 percent after Abby and Libby's family members appeared on the Dr. Phil show to talk about the still-unsolved case.

Abby and Libby

Read more Wednesday, December 13
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The search for Libby and Abby's killer continues as families spend their first holiday without them

Christmas in Delphi was tough for the families of Abby and Libby, but it didn't go uncelebrated.

“It’s been hard, we had a conversation a few weeks ago about whether or not we were going to put a tree up at home,” said Anna Williams.

Abby and Libby

Read more Monday, December 25
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Colorado Court: Daniel Nations to be extradited to Indiana on warrant

An extraditable warrant was served on Daniel Nations for unrelated felony charges. Nations is the only man that has been named a ‘person of interest’ in the murders of Abigail Williams and Liberty German.

Daniel Nations

Read more Wednesday, January 24
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Daniel Nations back in Indiana to answer to unrelated charges

Daniel Nations was booked in the Johnson County, Indiana jail on a warrant for failing to register as a sexual violent offender.

Daniel Nations

Read more Sunday, February 4
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Take one minute

Families and investgiators ask everyone to take just one minute to look at the prime suspect's photo and listen to his voice. Call the tip line with any information.

844-459-5786 or AbbyAndLibbyTip@CACOSHRF.com

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