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2024 Delphi Murders Press Conference Announced: On December 20, 2024, a press conference will be held after Richard Allen’s sentencing. Speakers are expected to include Doug Carter & Jerry Holeman (Indiana State Police), Nick McLeland (Carroll County Prosecutor) and the families of Liberty German and Abigail Williams.
A live transcript will be prepared and posted on CrimeLights. This is a placeholder page, and will be actively updated during the press conference.
“This case is unlike any that I’ve seen… there are so many different tentacles. It’s very complex.”
-Doug Carter, Indiana State Police Superintendent
Topics covered include:
-the Delphi Murders
– Richard Allen arrest
–Kegan Kline connection
-Potential unsealing of the probable cause affidavit
On November 11th 2022, Doug Carter(Superintendent of the Indiana State Police & well known leader & figurehead of the Delphi Murders investigation) visited the Hammer & Nigel Show at the 93.1 WIBC studio.
The hosts conducted a great interview with the always-engaging Carter, and there seemed to be a genuine camaraderie amongst the trio that set the tone for an especially good exchange.
Below is a transcript of the show, as well as the full audio of the Doug Carter radio interview.
[ BEGIN DOUG CARTER RADIO INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPT – HAMMER & NIGEL SHOW ]
NIGEL: My name is Nigel. Jason Hammer is here. Also, special in-studio guest Indiana State Police Superintendent Doug Carter joining us back live in-studio. Good to have you here live, in-studio, Doug. Good to see you again. You look great! Pull that microphone right up towards you there, man.
DOUG CARTER: Oh, it’s my pleasure. Yeah, thank you very much for having me, it’s awesome!
NIGEL: You know, one of the things a few weeks ago after you were at the podium announcing that you’d made an arrest for Abby and Libby… I just felt like, a sense of relief. Like a [exhales dramatically, ie; ‘breathing a sigh of relief’] because this was one huge step towards finally getting some justice for Abby and Libby. I know you were quite emotional at that podium at that press conference a few weeks ago, did you feel a sense of relief? I mean, I know you’re working with several different agencies, but …
New Delphi Murders Press Conference Transcript 2022
Delphi murders press conference transcript details: On October 31, 2022 (Halloween) a press event was held at the United Methodist Church in Delphi, Indiana. An update was provided on the Delphi double homicides & the official announcement was made that Richard Allen was arrested & is being charged with two counts of murderfor the deaths of Liberty German and Abigail Williams.
Speakers: Sergeant Jeremy Piers [Public Information Officer; Indiana State Police] / Superindent Doug Carter [ISP Superintendent], Sherrif Tobe Leazenby [Carroll County Sherrif] & Nicholas McLeland [Carroll County Prosecutor]
[ BEGIN DELPHI PRESS CONFERENCE 2022 TRANSCRIPT – DATE: OCTOBER 31, 2022 ]
SGT. JEREMY PIERS: Good morning. My name is Sergeant Jeremy Piers, Public Information Officer for the Indiana State Police Lafayette Post. I’d like to thank you all for being here, and thank the Delphi United Methodist Church for allowing us to use their facility. This morning we’re going to provide an update on the investigation into the murders of Abigail Williams and Liberty German. Before we get started, I’m going to introduce you to our speakers, Superintendent of the Indiana State Police Doug Carter, the Carroll County Sheriff, Tobe Leazenby, and the Carroll County Prosecutor Nick McLeland. I’d like to remind everyone that this continues to be an active and ongoing investigation. At the conclusion of this press conference, we are going to answer a limited amount of questions, out of respect to the investigation and the process that will follow today. We will not discuss evidence that is related to this investigation. On behalf of the Delphi Double Homicide Task Force, thank you all for your continued support. I would now like to introduce to you our first speaker, Superintendent of the Indiana State Police, Doug Carter.
ISP Superintendent Doug Carter warns the killer “…we know a lot about you. Sleep well.”
On February 10, 2022 Good Morning America featured a segment on the Delphi Murders titled ‘Indiana police issues warning to killer still at large for murder of Delphi teens’. Indiana State Police Superintendent Doug Carter was featured along with Libby German’s grandparents Becky and Mike Patty, and Abby Williams’ mother Anna Williams.
We have transcribed the full GMA interview below and embedded the video clip.
[CLIP: Good Morning America Delphi Murders Video – Police Warning to Killer]
[BEGIN GOOD MORNING AMERICA DELPHI MURDERS TRANSCRIPT]
MICHAEL STRAHAN: With the latest on the Delphi murder case, nearly five years after the killing of two Indiana teenage girls, police say they may be closing in on the killer. Amy is here with the latest on the investigation and what the families are saying now. Good morning, Amy.
AMY ROBACH: And good morning to you, Michael. This is the murder case of two young girls who managed to record the suspect with a phone. But five years later, he has still not been caught. While the case remains unsolved, Indiana State Police say they still receive 25 to 30 tips a week from all over the world, and they say this case is far from cold.
[NARRATION] Nearly five years since 13-year-old Abby Williams and 14-year-old Libby German were murdered on this Indiana hiking trail, their killer still at large. And this morning, Indiana State Police issuing a new warning to the culprit.
DOUG CARTER [SUPERINTENDENT, INDIANA STATE POLICE]: My resolve to catch him is as strong now as it was day one. But the difference now – between now and day one – is we know about you. A lot about you. Today …
A female high school student on the trails prior to Abby and Libby’s arrival may have spoken to the suspect known as ‘Bridge Guy’.
Unreleased portion of Libby’s video is short & does NOT contain additional audio or video of the killer.
Criminologist does not believe killer knew the girls and agrees with investigators that he is local & follows the case.
Contrary to social media speculation, there is no indication that police have narrowed in on a specific person of interest & still hope for ‘the’ tip.
To accompany HLN Down The Hill – The Delphi Murders television special, viewers were encouraged to submit questions about the case which were answered during a round table discussion on YouTube.
True Crime Live host Mike Galanos sat down with HLN documentary producers Barbara MacDonald and Drew Iden, along with criminologist Dr. Casey Jordan, to respond to viewer’s queries and share their insight into the Delphi Murder investigation.
In an ongoing effort to document interviews and newsworthy material related to the unsolved Delphi Murders, we have transcribed the panel discussion (titled Who Killed Abby and Libby? HLN Investigates Your Questions about “Down the Hill) below.
Viewer questions will be highlighted in yellow. There are some interesting bits of information included within the discussion. Over the past year and a half, Barbara MacDonald and Drew Iden have been dedicated to investigating the Delphi Murders case (including spending time on the ground in Delphi for the “Down the Hill Podcast” / two-part documentary), and have developed solid relationships with both family and police.
On January 28, 2020, members of The Indiana State Police participated in an interview with the ‘ISP Road Show’ discussing the current state of The Delphi Murders & Flora Fire investigations. Below the episode is transcribed in its entirety, part of an ongoing effort to chronicle interviews and information of factual origin related to the Delphi Murders. With so many rumors swirling around the case, it can often be difficult to separate fact from fiction, and we hope being able to reference original source material will be helpful to those investigating the case.
PARTICIPANTS:
–SGT. JOHN PERRINE, INDIANA STATE POLICE (Host)
–SUPERINTENDENT DOUG CARTER, INDIANA STATE POLICE
–SGT. RON GALAVIZ, INDIANA STATE POLICE
ISP ROAD SHOW / DELPHI 2020 INTERVIEW UPDATE TRANSCRIPT
[Start]
JOHN PERRINE: Hello everybody, and welcome to The Indiana State Police Road Show. I’m your host Sergeant John Perrine of the Indiana State Police Public Information Office. To my right you will recognize this man from everywhere, Superintendent Doug Carter. So honored to have you on the show.
SUPERINTENDENT DOUG CARTER: Thank you. Thanks for having me.
JOHN PERRINE: And of course regular guest up from the PIO Office downtown, First Sergeant Ron Galaviz.
RON GALAVIZ: Good morning John, thanks for having me.
JOHN PERRINE: Yeah. So the Road Show is brought to you each and every week by the Indiana State Police Alliance and Cops For Kids, a subsidiary of the State Police Alliance. For more information about our sponsor you can visit them at www.IndianasFinest.com . A special thanks to Emmis Communications, Miss Terri Stacy, Kyle Knezevich, and Matt Hibbeln for all they do to get this on the airwaves every week from corner to corner of the state of Indiana. We appreciate their efforts. And of course, …
