However, he did a lousy job of it and officers were able to recover the clothing. It's just a very quaint 3 story mill with lots of old machinery and whatnot. Im not what she deserves but Im trying to be something. Derrick saw FSG around 3:15, and FSG told Derrick there was a couple at the bridge. He attempted to have sexual intercourse with her and then made her perform oral sex on him, the affidavit alleges. An accused rapist who killed himself as cops surrounded him has been name as a suspect in the murder of two young girls on a remote trail. They all did bad things but they werent our bad guy. Without the bad we wouldnt appreciate the good. Of those murdered, all were shot with a single bullet through the head, just like Jamie Schmidt in the Catholic Supplies murder. The right hand is higher. One reason this particular homicide case came to national attention is the haunting cell phone and social-media clues the girls left behind. Checks should be mailed to the following address: Indiana State Police Alliance1415 Shelby St.Indianapolis, IN 46203, Read more: CrimeFeed, CrimeFeed (2), AbbyAndLibby.org, Journal & Courier, JamesRenner.com. Trophies from other crimes? FacebookThe suspect in the 2017 murders of Libby German and Abby Williams shown in a video from Libbys phone and a police sketch. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. I looked up DP on 07/27/2021 on Facebook and he has many posts about Delphi and the murders. And confident. Why cant they get DNA from him? They know. While no concrete links have been made between Bruce and Indiana, some online sleuths have posted unsubstantiated rumors that he has a cousin and/or brother in Indiana and that he would have had to travel through Indiana to get back to his home state of Michigan were he to go visit family there. Further, this is not a still photo; it is a live photo taken from a smart phone. I agree Denise Mundy, its just something about him that gives me the creeps. He was convicted of OWI with a prior, a felony and resisting law enforcement, a misdemeanor, in February 2020 in Miami County. Press J to jump to the feed. Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page. Both crimes occurred in the afternoon, on a Monday, just before a holiday, in broad daylight: St. Louis at 3:20pm and Delphi at approximately 2:30pm. Were looking for a real woman. That was a felony case. I believe BG was prowling that area, and that hes likely familiar with the area from prior visits there (childhood? Just some thing about him. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1991_Austin_yogurt_shop_murders. Returns months after murders for no real reason, asks about murders Looks very much like 1st sketch, only younger Gives off an eerie vibe Was he trying to hang on to them for trophy purposes? A charge of operating a vehicle while intoxicated endangering a person was dismissed. All these people passing their judgements on this sub, seriously. Whatever your background. I think most girls in that situation would be somewhat afraid, or at least cautious as he approached, instead of boldly snapping his picture. Contents 1 Case 2 Possible identities 3 Characteristics 4 Gallery 5 Sources Case On February 13, 2017, friends Liberty German and Abigail Williams, aged 14 and 13, were hiking on the Delphi Historic Trail in Indiana. In one post on Facebook, Chadwell wrote, Im in love with a lil redhead. This as-yet unidentified serial murderer is believed to have killed at least 6 store workers in the Midwest (Indiana, Missouri, and Kansas) during the spring of 1992. Plus: Smuggler caught with 52 reptiles concealed in his clothing; missing Hawaiian man found encased in concrete; correctional officer accused of killing his girlfriend; and film director mistakenly handcuffed after bank reports robbery. Sometimes beauty can be found in the most unexpected of places tho.., I love all of lifes creatures. No more names. This life just seems so lack luster. Bruce was tracked down when a waitress at another establishment recalled someone matching the Catholic Supplies Store attacker having come into her restaurant shortly before the murder. There might be other memorabilia as well, I've always thought BG was forensically aware. I cant see the police releasing a phone picture a day or two after the murders. He Looks Like The Delphi BG. Banfield asked them, "How do you get beyond that extraordinary and awkward first dynamic to work together? So now Im stuck on light duty for a while and spent all day at the hospital. This guy is thin/lean, taller, 5'11" maybe 6 ' Legs are proportionately slightly longer than upper body. I wonder if they have spoken to BG - even "burner" phones have to be purchased and there may be hours of video from different stores that they're going through. Thanks. Varying articles also quote other people who knew TB before the Catholic Supply shooting and were completely floored they had no idea, TB seemed so decent etc. In this case the "one tip away" could be a friend/classmate/relative of this person who might not have heard of this case yet but upon hearing it and seeing the sketches might realize they were in that area for awhile around that time. I think TB probably killed a lot of people, and I think Libby & Abby were two of those victims. They call the guy DP and he is a person who was at the bridge/trails at the time and has been considered an eye witness. The day Abby and Libby were killed would have been a school daya Monday. In October 2018, only a month before the crimes, Bruce allegedly became involved in a road rage incident. Facebook Id still be sitting here heartbroken but with no hope left and even more devastated, Libbys sister, Kelsi German, wrote on Twitter. The girl also had a dog bite, according to WLFI. The suspect description is the most striking similarity between the two cases. His father filed a notice of claim to evict him from that address in 2020. However, his brother Ashley Chadwell told Inside Edition of the tattoo resembling Libby: I really dont think he had that tattoo when he got out of prison., Ashley Chadwell told Inside Edition, Hes a monster, exactly. The last sighting of herwas between July 2020 and October 2020. Yes good point. He received a 90-day jail sentence. In general, the killer targeted specialty stores and used a .22 caliber gun to control his victims. He does not appear to have blue eyes but it is somewhat unclear. The aliens are real he wrote in one post. So if you can prove that BG was wearing glasses beyond a reasonable doubt please do go see the police and thankyou so much for your help Im sure if you can prove he wore glasses that would be very helpful. "I feel Mikes pain I got two tips on me; I have a raspy voice. Or just the town/atmosphere? He had an ongoing court case in 2017 for receiving stolen property and probation violation, but no hearings in February 2017. Can we just skip all the formalities?, I just want a woman thats willing to put in the same effort I do. The first nickel reads Liberty, 2017. It could mean nothing. Turn them in. According to the affidavit, officers were dispatched regarding a missing child report near Park Avenue in Lafayette on April 19. I exported each frame from the video released and lined up each frame using the forked tree as a reference. Theres a resemblance. Okay. Its a stretch, I think, but its something. Take a look yourself. In the intervening years, other people have been investigated as suspects with nothing coming of it. They would get off on taunting investigators like that. This behavior is useful to move your victims into a place without causing outrage or screaming from your intended victims. After canvassing the store and telling the employees he intended to purchase something, he went to his car under the pretense of getting a credit card before returning with a gun instead. Went to jail, told them what happened. James Brian Chadwell II is a 42-year-old Lafayette, Indiana, man who is accused of attempted murder after police found an injured, missing 9-year-old girl in his basement on April 19, 2021. Renner also spoke with Anna Williams, Abby's mother. If he didnt get the visitor's name or specifics about where he was staying (and of course consider someone planning this would very likely be untruthful) how could LE have cleared this lead? The murders shook Delphi, a small town of 2,877 people set amid farm fields of the Hoosier heartland, around an hour from Indianapolis. Any new technology that comes available, we will use it.". It is unknown at this time whether any DNAevidence has been extracted and whether Bruce has provided any type of confession or denies the allegations against him. This patched material is also a different shade of blue and clearly doesnt match the blue color of the pants. Just days after police released the photo of "bridge man" in the investigations of the killings of teenagers Libby German and Abby Williams, at least 15 tipsters said the man was Ron Logan,. Chilling photo uploaded to Facebook a year after Delphi murders shows arrested man's daughter, 28, pose in SAME spot where victims took final snaps A chilling photo shows the daughter Richard. And you know who you are., That was the day before the girl was reported missing in Lafayette. I just hope the mill owner doesnt mind you sharing this. I'm just musing, but someone with forensics background may be more difficult to flush out, if these interactions are true. His lower legs near the ankle area are made up from old junk. Tom Begaye Jr. left the 11-year-old child to die in the desert after repeatedly hitting her on the head and face with a tire iron., One victims mother called Jesse Matthew Jr. "a serial rapist and murderer who had been hiding in plain sight.". how could any person in the world do this to two little girls like that , I hope and pray to God the person responsible for their deaths is brought before the courts and sentenced to two life sentences with no possibility of parole if the law dont catch up with you GOD will . Interesting. He was convicted of criminal recklessness with a deadly weapon, a felony, in Miami County. Authorities in nearby Delphi only 15 miles away are investigating him as a possible suspect in the notorious unsolved 2017 murders of Delphi teens Abigail Williams and Liberty German. In November 2016, he was taken to jail and held without bond, but a few days later, the state and probation officer agreed to an OR release of the defendant from the CCJ. A hearing was scheduled for April 2017 in the case. Libby's sister Kelsi told Renner, as a way to keep going and honor her sister, "I want to be the person I saw Libby as, so, outgoing and fun and talking to everybody.". His probation was revoked. In May 2018, Anna Williams, Abby's mother; and Becky and Michael Patty, Libby's grandparents; as well as Sergeant Jerry Coleman of the Indiana State Police appeared at CrimeCon on a panel moderated by Ashleigh Banfield. At the time of the assaults, he was wearing a grey pageboy-style cap, a blue Carhartt jacket, a red/white/black plaid shirt, blue jeans, glasses, and a brown belt with a red or blue square in the clasp. Come find me or I will find you. He had an injury to his nose in the video. Kline is said to have arranged to meet. But I just wanna say thank you to my darker skinned friends. They made it to the bridge and Libby posted photos of the girls at the bridge on her Snapchat account. I used this video and went through it frame-by-frame. Nobody does that. If it was someone in my family, and I thought I knew who it was, I would have turned them in. Now lets get down to business and find this guy. People still say its me. My hands dont bleed color, do yours? Mark Sauer, can you elaborate ? He said he was one of the boys dad and even named one of the boys. On its own, the case doesn't seem to stand out, but Fox News reported that Delphi investigators had actually gotten involved, working with those in Fort Wayne on the case. Some have noted that he has chilling tattoos of girls faces on his arms. He left a business card behind, which she retrieved from the trash and handed over to police. I'm definitely not pushing "this is the guy" or trying to solve it, I just thought I'd share the interesting story! Im gonna beat this., I was locked up for 13 1/2 years because I assaulted a prison guard and a cop. Thomas Bruce is a 53-year old, Caucasian, male who does not appear to have any prior criminal record in Missouri other than a traffic ticket in 2001. You can see the top of his right hand sticking out of his pocket. Maybe their mom taught them that to. he is the prime suspect in a home invasion in Hillsboro Missouri Jefferson County the same county where he lives and was arrested. Or even scarier, someone like BTK, that no one would ever suspect. There sure are a lot of similarities. Change), You are commenting using your Twitter account. Could Mr. Bruce the author of Austin Yogurt Shop murders? That piece is connected to the patch of not lined up pants material I described earlier. Throw away the key this time, James stepfather said to Inside Edition. James Brian Chadwell is an attempted murder suspect from Lafayette, Indiana, who police are investigating in connection with the 2017 Delphi murders of Abigail Williams and Liberty German. Getting it is the baby steps. My sister will get her justice, insists the 12-year-old murder victims younger sibling. The amount of the reward could be as much as $216,165, according to their website. I believe also there were hintsnofvhavinf some DNA evidence either found on either Annie or Libby. ! She praised first responders. The only thing I can figure is that word got around the neighborhood about who was moving in. Did Diane Schuler Have Auto BrewerySyndrome? Also not coincidental that he would use THOMAS Jefferson and Liberty 2017 (Liberty German). New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. Wouldnt it be much easier the photoshop in a man on the bridge? Jamie died later that day from her injuries at a local hospital. A closer photo of a man walking, perhaps the same man, was also found on Libby's phone and released, in hopes of a lead in the case. He woke up trying to tell me this was his house. We bought a house before we actually moved there. The nose, to me doesnt fit. One reason this particular homicide case came to national attention is the haunting cell phone and social-media clues the girls left behind. I couldnt agree morealso I really enjoy your work. By the time youve attributed all possible phones, identified any unregistered prepays, made applications on a large scale for top up/purchase information and identified purchase locations 30 days may very well have passed. By: Katie Cox. Why not burn or better discard of them in a dumpster, etc? Below are images released by police in relation to the 2017 murders. What about the voice? He had a foreclosure just prior to the Catholic Supplies attacks. Great points. One of those suspects was John Miller, convicted in 2018 for a 1988 murder of an 8-year-old girl. I can easily imagine BG as someone nobody would suspect, or a criminal who is protected by other criminals - maybe there are people who are fully aware that he is the killer, but BG also has dirt on them and they won't speak up. If he was involved, he most likely did go back home quickly. His physical similarity to the Delphi suspect was noted, but authorities have been careful to state that as of now, no connection has been made between him and the Delphi case. Can you provide anymore info on his sons existence? Bruce did wear glasses during the St. Louis attack. The action you just performed triggered the security solution. I cry a lot because I know there are people dealing with worse. Thanks for sharing. I sometimes think he is local but more often think he is a transient trucker or plant worker who travels around the US for itinerant work. This behavior suggests a high degree of narcissism and a sense of invincibility the belief that no one would catch him even if he left behind tangible clues. The suspect in the I-70 shootings was described as a Caucasian male in his 20s-30s, 57-59 tall, had a thin build with lazy eyelids and sandy blonde or reddish hair. The Evansdale Murders. We were fine and boys were outside around the corner but point of the story is we felt weird going but wanted to go so taking a pic of who we were going with was what our mom told us if we ever felt unsafe she said to dial 911 and hide phone so they could hear or take photo video. This sub is for discussion of the case that's come to be known as the Delphi Murders. That leads me to believe that perhaps, if this person lives in Delphi, they may be being protected by others.The other option would be someone unknown, from out of town. Bruce was arrested at his trailer home in the Quail Run Mobile Home Park on Geranium Drive in Imperial, MO after a tip came in from someone anonymous in the public. Still cost me $400 to get out then today, I was walking in to work and slipped and fell on the ice. Came home after work on Friday to find someone had broken in and was sleeping in my extra bedroom. She was injured and taken to the hospital for treatment. I think the short term visitor theory has just as many validations as the local person theory. Took me about 15 minutes to wake him up. At that time, his address was given as Kokomo, Indiana. Ive worked on more then 50 cases overall and Ive solved many of these cases by use of just video footage or even a single photograph. Thats invaluable information. 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