Delphi murders chronicled in new book

Kevin Greenlee and Aine Cain followed the murder case of Libby German and Abby Williams. (Photo: AP handout)

If you’re like me, you have been fascinated – and appalled – by the 2017 double murder of two teenage girls in Delphi, Indiana. We have followed the case, watched court proceedings and saw Richard Allen be convicted of the crime in 2024.

Just out is a new book chronicling the case, written by Áine Cain and Kevin Greenlee, whose The Murder Sheet, a true crime podcast, has been detailing the murders of Libby German and Abby Williams, best friends who decided to take a walk on a bridge and never came home.

Shadow of the Bridge: The Delphi Murders and the Dark Side of the American Heartland is now available online and in bookstores.

The husband-and-wife authors have a unique story: Aine Cain is a journalist with The Insider who traveled to Indiana to report on the unsolved 1978 Burger Chef murders where four young workers were killed. She met Kevin Greenlee, a local attorney, who was representing the sister of one of the Delphi victims. They got

married and launched their podcast, where they unearthed some key pieces of information on the Delphi murders, which led to some significant leads in the case.

Here is part of the online description of Shadow of the Bridge:

“On February 13, 2017, two teenage friends went for a walk in the woods just outside the small city of Delphi, Indiana. They should have been safe — but Liberty German and Abigail Williams never made it home. The next day, searchers found their bodies in a clearing. The two girls had been brutally murdered. Incredibly, in the final moments of her life, Liberty somehow managed to capture a video of the man who would soon murder her and her friend. This blurry recording showed a man lumbering toward the girls and then gruffly commanding them to go ‘down the hill.’ A fascinated public obsessed over those clues. Speculation about the killer’s identity ran rampant on social media. Still, the case remained unsolved for years.

“Everything changed in October 2022 when authorities announced the arrest of Delphi resident Richard Allen. But as the case began to make its way through the justice system, many began to question whether the small community had what it took to prosecute the case. They also wondered whether or not the police had even arrested the right man. . . .

“Now, Áine Cain and Kevin Greenlee, the investigative team behind a series of bombshell reports on the case, have put forth the only definitive account of the entire investigation. Shadow of the Bridge: The Delphi Murders and the Dark Side of the American Heartland goes deeper and offers more detail than what was shared on the popular Murder Sheet podcast, answering many of the questions that have haunted so many since the deaths of Libby and Abby.

“Most importantly, in working closely with the German and Williams families, Cain and Greenlee tell the stories of who these two warm, bright, and promising girls were to all who cared for them. With rigorous research and captivating prose, Shadow of the Bridge is a powerful narrative of a complicated, twisting story of tragedy and a community's determination to see justice.”

The authors will make an appearance at the Louisville Book Festival on Oct. 11. For info, click here: https://www.louisvillebookfestival.com/

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