Walk with Me to the Monon High Bridge (Delphi Murders Trial)
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- On a beautiful fall day, I took a walk to the gorgeous Monon High Bridge. It may be beautiful, but it was the setting for the abduction of two young teens, whose bodies were found in the woods nearby. Walk with me and let's see what we learn about the events covered in the trial.
Richard Allen is accused of murdering two young teens, Abby Williams and Libby German, who were doing nothing other than going for a walk on an unseasonably warm February day in 2017. He claims he is being framed by Odinists, who are also his prison guards. His lawyers argue that Libby and Abby were killed in a ritualistic murder and Nordic runes were painted in blood on trees or arranged on the bodies of the young girls.
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I drove 40 miles to walk on the trail a couple of days ago. I left some flowers from my garden, said a prayer and drove home. RIP Abby and Libby.
That is so sweet of you
What a beautiful way to pay tribute to Abby and Libby ❤
That is very thoughtful. Thank you for doing that and sharing it. 💛💛💛
For the girls or to virtue post on social media?
@@TheJoshADon’t. She didn’t have to explain the sentiment of why she did that because most people would understand it as a genuine, kind gesture in memory of the girls.
What really breaks my heart is knowing that one of them had to see their best friend murdered and know that they were next. Such a freakin senseless and sad case.
Yes true..😢😢 so disgusting and sad..
Always wonder why in the world would you stay quiet at that point? Saying that you think you might can still get out of it is out of the door once you see your friends neck cut,vso why won't you screaming as loud as you possibly could?....
@@JasonP6339probably in shock
With two of them being best friends and little girls, I'm sure he told them if they stayed quiet their friend would be safe. Probably separates then so they couldn't plan an escape. Each being too loyal to the other to scream or run away.
Something went wrong with his "plan."
I put the Angel plaque there a few years back.❤️
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That was so awesome of you. ❤
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no u didn't. my cousin Stephany did
I feel overwhelmed with a deep sadness.
Me too
Yes. I am shaking while watching this.
I think those girls initially went willingly with someone they were meeting there - someone met online possibly? The fact that they didn’t scream or protest is odd. They silently walked off to meet their doom? I don’t think so. Richard Allen is innocent in my opinion. This whole case is a black eye for the ISP, I’m so disappointed. I’m from Indiana and I’m ashamed of the way this case has been handled.
There’s not enough money in the world to bribe me to cross that bridge. Makes my palms sweat just looking at your video! Thanks for your coverage, Lee.
Could you imagine it with those rotten railroad ties and no railing??!? Reminds me of Stand By Me!
Yep. I am in total agreement with you!
My dad is a retired ironworker he could run across like it's nothing! Those guys amaze me .
It's not really that intimidating tbh
My parents would never let me go there as a little girl
It’s very haunting how the trees have grown up and hang over that far side of the bridge. Almost in mourning.
Thanks so much for all you are doing Lawyer Lee and for taking us with you! ❤ RIP sweet angels
Very well said. ❤
Thanks for taking us on a walk!!! ❤
So beautiful! From Indiana and live in Florida. Loved seeing this beautiful scenery, yet heartbroken. These things don't happen back "home" 😢
I just love your dedication to this case and these sweet girls. Thank you 🙏
This Hoosier appreciates your coverage of this trial. Thank You.
Hoosier here as well… I’m embarrassed to admit that I had not even really known of this case until about 3 years ago. I live in Indpls and a good friend of mine had been following it. She and her family went to the bridge soon after it happened and she was talking about it to me. Anyway, now I’m more obsessed than she is…oh my goodness…
Me too.
Hoosier cold case YT channel walked from the cemetery thru the creek up the ravine towards the Monon high bridge there a private road it steep. It took him 30 mins but he walked it yesterday unlike wen the girls died in Feb and he entered from the otherwise where the girls were kidnapped check it out it puts more perspective on what happened
Hoosier here also - I think those girls initially went willingly with someone they were meeting there - someone met online possibly? The fact that they didn’t scream or protest is odd. They silently walked off to meet their doom? I don’t think so. Richard Allen is innocent in my opinion. This whole case is a black eye for the ISP, I’m so disappointed. I’m ashamed of the way this case has been handled.
This is easily the best coverage of this case. It’s respectful, honest, and not the kind of unethical reporting we see from some channels that do true crime. Watching your videos literally feel like a teacher or a friend explaining it all to us rather than someone doing it for internet clout. I super appreciate you!
The best coverage of the lens, yes.
If you have never been held at gunpoint with a daughter/ sister/friend, you have no idea how scared u are. Your brain doesnt even process whats happening for a minute
I agree - I think they didn’t scream because he had them at gunpoint, so they were afraid he would shoot them. Also, they didn’t know he was going to kill them, so they might have thought if they cooperated with him, they would survive. I’ve seen enough crime shows to know you should never be taken from the site of an abduction - you should fight and scream and do everything you can to not be taken away. But these were children.
@@kpb3118I wonder if he would have shot the gun knowing it would make noise.. but the girls didn’t take that chance. Would I would you? Hmmmm
I’m still learning about this case… when was it said he was holding the girls at gunpoint ?
@@lsmith7534 in the audio from Libby’s phone, she says he has a gun. There was an unspent bullet found where they were killed. And RA said he had a gun with him.
@@kpb3118RA said a lot and confessed.. no torture chamber either to make him confess 61x
Hi Lawyer Lee. I really appreciate you covering this case! 🤗🙏
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TY for showing the "fish" topic. So much mockery, by others, but it IS actually possible!
They may not have screamed if they were being threatened, forced, muffled, or otherwise controlled. If held at gunpoint, I think most people might think screaming is a guaranteed way to get shot.
That’s what I’m thinking. Someone is pointing a gun at you telling you to be quiet and you won’t get hurt? So you listen but… 😢
Yep, my 15 yo son had a gun pulled on him on a walk last month, we live in what is considered a safe town in IN as well, and he said he was frozen and just did what the guy told him to do. We never know what we will do in that situation. Thankfully the kid was caught the same night and has been in jail since
I recall they’re be markings on Abby’s chin or mouth and that people were saying it could’ve come from something that would keep her quiet.
Honestly I don’t think i would have screamed. I can’t even squeeze out a scream in a haunted house because I get catatonic. I can see people being silent
Exactly!
Thank you again Lawyer Lee! Just became a subscriber. I'm an investigative journalist and I really appreciate your approach, taking us to the scene, contextualizing the in and out of court factual evidence entered into the record.
Gray Hughes did this a long long time ago. Years ago
Yes, I wish more of the TH-camrs would do this. I would love to be able to see where the road is, where this white van was, etc., and so on.
Thank you for taking us with you on the walk of the trail
Why wouldn't you look in those buildings?? That's the first place most people would think to look for missing girls!!
They knew they weren’t there 🥴
Make no assumptions!!!! Killers play upon just that!!!
Private property
Yes! That's a no-brainer to search nearby properties and outbuildings they do that all the time when looking for missing children.
@@reginaheath6131 They can ask and get permission from the owners.
L.L. Is amazing !! There should be some type of award she could get for this coverage. There are just some people in life that are meant to teach and Lee is one of those people. I wasn’t much interested in this case , first of all I thought it was a cut and dry case. Listening to Lee makes one interested. She is amazing
Thank you Lawyer Lee for showing us this park. When this crime happened and they first showed the video of bridge guy and Libby on the Monon bridge, I was so confused. It looked so barren and depressing. I couldn't imagine why two young girls would have chosen such a depressing place to hang out and spend the day. But now I get it. It's truly a beautiful and peaceful park. It would be a wonderful place to hike, sit and just spend some quiet time. Now I can easily picture two young girls happily spending their day off at such a place. It makes more sense now. How horrible that someone brought this sort of evil to this beautiful spot.
Thank you. Lawyer Lee. Love your coverage
I love the videos of the area. It helps to see the terrain.
OMGosh, you're brave to go there. I hope you weren't alone. Thank you for so doggedly covering the cases that you bring to us, Lawyer Lee. Rest in peace, Abby and Libby.
It's ok RA is in custody.
@@ScottB05yes .. sadly more perverts will come and go!
How great it would be if the road to justice was as easy and unencumbered as this walk you're taking, Lawyer Lee! Thank you so much for being our eyes and ears in Delphi, Indiana. Your excellent daily summaries are very informative and much appreciated.
What a great advocate and storyteller you are!! Thank you, Lee!!❤💕🥰
I think they should take the jury to walk this
Absolutely! ❤
Would give them more perspective
It's very pretty
The problem is they were found murdered in February so they're probably wasn't any leaves on the trees. It would have looked totally different than it does in this video.
@@KayInMainestill not an excuse not to take them there. Another botch.
I’ll always believe those two girls were meeting someone there that day.
Apparently they were. Multiple channels mention this, it’s something that was talked a lot about in the beginning but I think the Judge didn’t let this evidence in. Among lots of other things.
@ yes I saw something about they posted the night before a pic of them posing with a pinky promise saying we have a secret. That’s big I think.
@@carrielynch177is that being brought up in the case? I haven’t heard anything that says they were meeting someone.
@@Caareenkm6726 I don’t think so and I also read that Libby’s sister had full access to her Snapchat account and had gotten in there and deleted it. She actually says in an interview that she did delete stuff.
@@cinnamonappplethey were not. stop spreading misinformation just because you saw it on a youtube channel.
❤❤❤❤ constitutional warrior!
Thank you for providing so much spatial and visual context to the area. I've been following the case since 2019 and am so grateful for your heart and objectivity-focused reasoning. It's hard to imagine such a brutal event occurring in such a beautiful area. Thank you again, and RIP Abby & Libby. 🌈
Lawyer Lee you are offering the best unbiased reporting. Thank you for taking us in the courtroom and on the trail.
No she’s biased. She leans towards the defense even though bridge guy looked like him & he’s confessed & didn’t act crazy until his wife told him to shut up. Then his attorneys showed up.
@@lorimorelI said lawyer Lee was unbiased. The fact is innocent until proven guilty. The defense starts their case next week and the prosecution has left me with so many questions. Looking forward to more Lawyer Lee reporting.
@@lorimorel seems like the one who's biased is YOU
Has there ever been a defense attorney EVER who thought any defendant was guilty?
They all think EVERY defendant on every trial is NOT GUILTY.
Unbiased....
@@usaroxx8085 that isn’t the case. A lot of defense attorneys do think/know their client is guilty, they just think they deserve a trial that is fair based on the constitution. Do you think innocent people are never arrested/convicted?
Ma’am, I can’t thank you enough for this video. I’ve been hoping for something as clear as this to better understand the location and orientation of things for years now. 16:55 is a GREAT explanation. 20:00 as well.
Thank you again. 🤙🏽
I see a lot of TH-camrs and others out walking in this area alone. Then, think about the fact that I don’t think they have the right person who did this & the bad person or people well could be out there still. Please be careful and mindful of your surroundings.
What you think contradicts reality then
You are amazing, thank you 😊
Lee, I am loving the coverage, you’re doing an awesome job. I saw a video by Hoosier Cold Cases yesterday at the end of the bridge and below showing the intensity of the ravine, peaks and valleys that I think you will really enjoy. Seeing the terrain really assists in understanding the events of that tragic day. RIP dear sweet girls
Just watching this feels eerie, I can only imagine how it feels being the one filming with how deep into this case you are. God bless your journey and thank you for sharing this, gives such a entirely new perspective to true crime...thank you!
Beautiful and eerie
I can't understand how they have these dangerous rickety bridges just there for the public to walk on. It's crazy dangerous to me.
I agree! It’s easy to judge since I don’t live there but there is no way I’m walking on that or my kids.
Thank you so much for going there. Yes....the river does appear to be very clear and I can't believe how steep the hills are through the woods. Thank you so much for ALL that you do. So appreciated!
LEE don't walk by yourself. Thank you for such a professional channel. Thank you for all the respect you show
It’s ok. RA is locked up.
It’s ok RA is in jail .. but more perverts are born every minute
I wish someone would’ve told the girls that. 🥹
@@nenehoward8629My first thought was omg these teen girls were walking on this high bridge with no barriers. They could have tripped off anything. Obviously I know that was the least of their worries now but that is a dangerous spot for even an adult to be walking.
The water is surprisingly clear.
RA thought so too then murdered!
Lawyer Lee, you coverage of this case is my "go too" source for information. You provide information and education and make us feel like we are there with you. Once again thank you.
Thank you line sitters for helping Lawyer Lee out she is able to give us all the details
Abby’s autopsy indicated she may have been gagged. Is it possible the girls were gagged and therefore unable to scream for help? Thank you Lawyer Lee for all of your hard work and amazing videos!
I'm so glad somebody went to the bridge and showed us all of this. Thank you so much for the hard work.🙏
I would have been absolutely frozen in fear for my life and the life of my best friend. 😢
Especially as a young teen AND at gunpoint.
Thank you for zooming and retracting the lense to give us a sense of the distance and depth of the height and terrain.
You're amazing. Thank you for all you do for us and the victims. We need transparency and without your coverage we would not have it. I've been following you for a few months now and on behalf of those always seeking justice we thank you 😊
You're much braver than I am. I couldn't walk that all alone. Much love to you, and all
of your subscribers. ❤
Thank you so much for all that you’re doing in the name of justice. ❤
Stunning scenery!
Thanks, Lee. Been really enjoying your coverage of this sad, horrible, case. Those kids should still be here with us, most especially with their families.
Thanks for all your hard work. You must be beyond exhaustion at this point!
It was good exercise.
Just became a fan of yours through this case. I just want to say that your commentary is very good and your voice is great for it!❤❤❤
Thank you so much for the video. It comes with a gut wrenching feeling of sadness.
Such a beautiful place to have such a horrific crime happen to 2 innocent girls! Thank you Lee for bringing us there through your eyes!
Fall foliage is always beautiful, but the crime happened in February and the scene looked much different then. Desolate, gray, cold and eerie. Plus the bridge has been repaired.
Thank you Lawyer Lee for covering this Trial for all of us! I’m a former Hoosier, born and raised in South Bend, Indiana (Northern Indiana) This is so sad to think about those poor girls and what they must have gone through! Justice for Abby & Libby! ❤😢
The scenery is so pretty.
Thank you so much for all you do! Justice for Abby and Libby 🙏💕
I love your coverage. I listen to you, Andrea and the Mottas. No one saw girls in the area on 2/13... correct? Kelsi was the last person to see them. alive. Kelsi had the passwords to Libby's accounts. Kelsi was in contact with the Anthony Shotts profile. LE said the picture of Libby that was a snapshot was not on Libby's phone. Abby wore the same outfit the day before. Is that why she is redressed in Libby's clothes? Where's her shirt and jacket? Why did Abby have Kelsi's hair by the root in her hand. Why did Kelsi factory reset phone? I am not accusing but questioning.
Thanks for the video it gives us an enlightened view of the scene
I wouldn’t yell for help if someone was holding a gun to my best friend’s head. I’m not at all surprised they didn’t yell or scream - they were hoping to be let go and survive.
Exactly-we have no idea if we would fight, take flight, or freeze. And I’m guessing the latter with them worried not only about themselves but each other.
Good grief, young children are taught to fight, scream , resist. Many, many people survive bullet wounds. Yeah, even to the head.
So once one got sliced up and stabbed, the other thinks they are still hoping to be let go?
@@deaj8450at that point she was probably in shock and crying. There was nobody around to save her.
@@deaj8450are you suggesting they were moved? Possibly but I believe it’s also possible the girls were in a state of shock from the moment they were abducted. When you’re panicked like they most likely were, you can’t think straight. Breaks my heart just thinking about it
Thank you Lawyer Lee for your coverage and just being you….. you’re fab! ❤
😢😢❤❤ its beautiful scenery thank you for sharing this VIDEO 😊
Wow that was really helpful! Thank you Lawyer Lee.
This is the way I spend my free time. It rips my heart apart when a child is laughing then gets hurt. 🙏🕯️❣️for the family. RIP girls with no more hurt.😢
Thank you for taking us with you
My daughter was in a very scary situation with several men. And you don't scream because you're frozen with fear. If you've ever been so frightened, you will know that you sometimes can't even scream.
Thank you for doing this! That water is amazingly clear.
My guess is if they didn’t scream was at first he threatened to kill one or the other if they made a noise. Perhaps he said he’d let them go if they were quiet. By the time the murdered one the other girl was probably in shock or frozen in fear? I hate the way people assume, and state they would do this or that. No, you have no idea how you or your body would react in a situation like this.
If you watch Julie Melvins' video from 7 years ago, once you have seen the area, her video will make it clearer how the area around the bridge is. Thank you for doing this.
Lawyer Lee, Thank you for taking us on this walk with you! So beautiful, as well as tragic.
Thanks for the walk, Lee. So very sad that such a beautiful and peaceful area has forever been tainted by the actions of a monster or monsters. I await the defense’s case and further evidence to convince me beyond a reasonable doubt that Richard Alan is the monster.
Thank you for such thorough coverage of this trial!
Good morning and Happy Friday!
I’m so glad you went out there. This is such a good video. I went out at night the first night I was there, but I just got overwhelmed with emotion and had to stop.
How on earth was that bridge accessible to the public without rails? Seems extremely dangerous!
Yet Libby and Abby seemed to think it was a lark. Running on that bridge, messing with cell phones. One wrong step and they would've fallen to their deaths.
Yes and parents allowed them to go on the trail alone.
Thank you so much for taking us to the bridge soo 😢 so many ?'s don't know how 1 person could do this you are a very special person 💕
Wow that water is clear & you could totally stand up there and watch fish
But she didn't see any. Why not just go sit by the water or stand by it and actually see some if they weren't hibernating? But he said he was watching his stock ticker. All while navigating a dangerous bridge with his head lowered and his hands in his pockets. Per the three witnesses and the BG footage.
@ the 3 whitenesses didn’t describe Richard Allen. Also, the video isn’t definitively RA, and he said that it isn’t him.
Thank you for this video, Lee! I appreciate your hard work on this case.
???? If Allen is so mentally disturbed, why wasn't a competency hearing called to see if he was fit to stand trial? ???
LE doesn't want to give a fair, constitutionally compliant trial. They just want to frame him, drive him mad so he confesses, and get him locked away for life or unalived as a scapegoat to their shoddy work and bad investigation.
It's not the first time and sadly won't be the last.
Excellent footage Lawyer Lee much appreciated to give us a Birds Eye view
Wow. Thanks for showing this. Really appreciate gorgeous area. Poor babies
We love you Lawyer Lee. ❤
What a beautiful place ❤. Thank you Lee.
Thank you for covering. ♥️
How did two girls having a walk together end in such horror? It's so sad. Women and girls are not safe anymore, count how many times a year this happens just in your own country.
Boys and men are victims of violent crime too. Would you imagine even walking onto the bridge to be a safe activity? Nope, but people still did it.
Such a wonderful video! It's like knowing true evil invaded a place of peace for those beautiful, young girls. Unfathomable that a "selfish" sicko could be capable of this horror.
Spectacular photographers dream place to currently shoot . Thank you Lee I’m hoping you go and video the Libby and Abby Memorial park while you’re there. Especially the baseball field and engraved bricks. Worthy cause I’ve donated to. 🙏🏼
Such a tragedy for these families. Prayers for justice for them
They should have put trail cams in the woods at the crime scene.These creeps often revisit the scene of their crimes to reminisce.
Thank you for doing this for us. So sad but definitely gives a perspective.
Such a beautiful day and views! 😊
I cry watching this video. It’s me and my best friend “exploring”. We had so many close calls and laughed together about each one. Years later we marveled at our naïveté and good fortune.
Exploring can get you killed.
Thank you for filming this, it made things a B lot more clear and real.
One can completely understand why, on such a mild February day, the girls wanted to take a walk in the park.
They were not in a park. They were on a dangerous bridge with few people around in a desolate wooded area.
Praying for Justice for Libby and Abby and sending an abundance of my prayers, love and comfort to their families.
I can imagine the girls being quiet while threatened and worried about each other. I can imagine the perpetrator telling them to undress, then seeing the van, killing them in panic, running away somewhere to the cemetery. But tell me, how and why did Abby's jeans and Libby's sweatshirt end up in the creek? Did the perpetrator throw them from the bank? Wouldn't it be risking, that they would be caught on some branch? Or, if he was so afraid to be seen, why going back to the creek to throw the clothing in? The colourful sweatshirt was in the end the first trace of the girls that was found. It doesn't make sense. I know crime scenes are not organized, they are chaotic, but this doesn't even make sense according to how R.A. was describing it. Just one big WTF.
Thank you for your dedication, lawyer Lee! I subscribed. Sending thoughts from Switzerland.
I’ve been wondering that too. Maybe he had them take their clothes off before crossing the river in the area below the private drive before he saw the van. Then they crossed the river carrying their clothes and Abby dropped hers?
Also he said that he didn’t realize they were so young and Abby was definitely younger looking so maybe he told her to put the clothes on.
His confessions and bizarre behavior in the prison makes me think this guy is capable of feeling guilt or conflicted feelings so having her redress doesn’t seem out of the realm of possibility. I don’t think he took the time to redress Abby after he killed her. I think he made her redress. She was over 5 foot 4 and under 100 pounds. She definitely looked like a very young girl.
It's a lot easier to control two people if one of them is naked.
Libby would have been the bigger threat to Bridge Guy, both literally and figuratively. Having her strip naked would give BG a big advantage, and having Abbey put on Libby's pants would make it easier to control her, too. She would have trouble running away while wearing pants a couple of sizes too big. And for good measure, have Abbey put on the rest of Libby's clothes so you don't leave any evidence behind. In the rush to move the girls into a more secluded space, a couple of items were left behind in the creek.
@@lucybarrington4634 That's very possible, the way you imagine it. I agree on his behavior, too. Thank you for the reaction.
@@BuzzyStreet I think if it was RA, he wasn't thinking very clearly and that's why it's chaotic. He was a bit drunk, thought it was going to be easy, and immediately regreted it and panicked. Told the girls to undress, than to redress, run, stop... To me, the wound on Abby, being on the left side of her neck, looks like he held her from behind, by her chin (the faint lines), cut her, dropped her, caught up with Libby, pressed her against the tree... Horrible. Chaotic, awful. And maybe he burried the memory, with the depression the only thing remaining. :(
Still, even if it was like that, they weren't supposed to practically torture him in prison, it just made the whole thing even more complicated.
@@elliesenko5173 I agree with you. You’ve painted a very realistic picture of what could have happened.
Thank you so much, Lawyer Lee, for showing us the beautiful Autumnal colours of the leaves on the Monon High Bridge. It is very scenic and understandable that many would go walking there including Abby and Libby.
RIP Abby and Libby
It is so open, and in winter would have been even more open with no leaves. Whoever did this, took a huge risk not to get caught . Also, to attempt to take two teenage girls who may they’ll and scream? It makes no sense for someone with no criminal history….
Also in his “confession “ he said he was startled by the van yet he took time to kill them dressed Abby arranged their bodies and cover with branches, wouldn’t he have ran !
@@wendytaylor1701 Not "cover" with branches, but carefully place branches into symbolic positioning.
Thank you so much Lawyer Lee for taking us on this very important tour of the area. Now everything is starting to make sense of what this bridge was all about.
It seems so random that a criminal(s) would hope for a person or persons to come that way on that day at that time. Unless the criminal would lay-in-wait with a gun & box cutter daily or when the weather allows. At that time of day, kids would be in school normally so the criminal would have to know that the kids were off that day.
Exactly! I don’t believe this was random. It was planned. Whether the girls were lured in some way, I don’t know, but the other side was somewhat organized. How few ppl bring out the point you have about the anomaly of being out of school that day! Thank you.
RA was tipped off by a fellow pedo. Kelsi was involved somehow.
Thank You so much Lee for taking us with you. ❤
If the clothes were where you said and the bodies were you say, then the Allen confession makes sense in the way he described that it happened, depending on where the road was (where he saw the white van)