This would change when the bodies of the girls were found around noon the next day, about 0.5 miles (0.80 km) east of the abandoned Monon High Bridge.

"[14] At this news conference, officials credited the source of the audio and imagery to German's smartphone and further regarded her as a hero for having had the presence of mind and fortitude to secretly record the exchange.

The sketch was apparently created from eyewitness accounts of a hiker on the Delphi Historic Trails the day the girls vanished.

[18] An additional plea was made for help in identifying the driver of a vehicle left abandoned off the Hoosier Heartland Highway in Delphi, at the former Child Services office, between noon and 5 p.m. on the day of the murders.

According to the redacted document, video footage recovered from German's phone showed one of the victims mentioning "gun" as a man wearing a dark jacket and jeans approached them and ordered them to go "down the hill".

[32] The document also said that in a subsequent interview in October 2022, Allen told authorities he had worn "jeans and a black or blue jacket" that day and had gone to the bridge to "watch fish".

Allen attended Ivy Tech Community College where he studied accounting, and had a short stint in both the U.S. Army and National Guard.

[39][40] In October 2023, Judge Gull removed the defense attorneys, citing gross negligence due to crime scene photos being leaked from their office.

[44] An unspent .40 caliber bullet was discovered between the bodies, and was later linked to Allen's gun through the “quality and quantity of marks” according to a police firearms examiner.

[46] Prosecutors told the jury that Allen was the "Bridge Guy" after showing them a digitally enhanced 43-second version of the cellphone video recorded by German.

[48] A clinical psychologist who worked for the Indiana Department of Corrections Behavioral Health testified on behalf of the defense that Allen was "diagnosed with a serious mental illness" and that he had a "grave disability".

[49] She testified that Allen told her that he had "originally planned to sexually assault the victims but ran away when he saw a van nearby, and he had cut the girls' throats and covered their bodies with sticks.

"[50] The defense hired a neuropsychologist from Carmel who testified at trial that Allen had "pretty severe depression" and work-related stress and anxiety.

[54] In response to a request from German's mother in 2017, homeowners across central Indiana installed orange lights on their front porches, to commemorate the girls as well as to indicate that the murderer remained at large at that time.

[56] A non-profit organization, L & A Park Foundation, was formed to "celebrate and commemorate the lives of Libby German and Abby Williams by creating a place for the appreciation of nature, art, play, and athleticism for generations to come.

"[57] A site was procured a mile north of Delphi, and in the years following the girls' deaths, continued progress has been made in the development of Abby and Libby Memorial Park.