It took five years for Libby German and Abby Williams ’ killer to be caught.

On Feb. 13, 2017, the two middle schoolers set out on a walk along the Delphi Historic Trails in Indiana and were never seen alive again. Their bodies were discovered the next day near the Monon High Bridge with their throats cut.

The grisly case drew nationwide attention and thrust the small town of Delphi, Ind., into the spotlight, but it remained unsolved until 2022, when a man named Richard Allen was arrested .

Allen was later convicted of the murders in November 2024, but the families of the victims say the outcome hasn’t eased their grief.

“We got our verdict, but that didn’t bring the girls back. It doesn’t give us closure. It gives us a little bit of peace to know that he can never hurt another

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