'Chadwell was also choking her with his hands on her neck and also using his arm in a headlock, to the point where she passed out,' prosecutors say. Once inside, the suspect allegedly hit her in the head multiple times and strangled her.
Meanwhile, Chadwell remains in prison after being charged over last month's alleged kidnapping.Īccording to court documents, the 42-year-old lured the girl into his home to pet his dogs on the evening of April 19. More than four years later, very little is known about their murder and no one has been arrested Libby (left) and Abby (right) were kidnapped and killed in Delphi, Indiana. In it, the suspect is heard telling the girls: 'Go down the hill.' Investigators also released an audio clip from her phone which they believe she recorded 'during possible criminal activity'. The man was dressed in blue jeans and a blue jacket. The case has long focused on a man captured on camera on Libby's phone walking along the abandoned railroad bridge on the day they went missing.ĭays after the killings, authorities released two grainy photos of the suspect found on her phone. Investigators believe the girls were approached by an unknown man while they were hanging out on a bridge along the route. Their cause of death has never been released by authorities. They were reported missing when they failed to show up when a parent came to pick them up.Ī search was launched to find the teens and, the next day, their bodies were discovered in a secluded wooded area off the main trail. The two teenage girls were dropped off at the Delphi Historic Trails to go on a hike on February 13 2017. The murders of Libby German and Abby Williams made international headlines four years ago. 'The information has obviously been shared with us and our investigators are looking into him,' Leazenby said. Last week, local sheriff Tobe Leazenby told WRTV that investigators are 'looking into' Chadwell to determine if he has any connection to the unsolved murders. Now, in an exclusive interview with Inside Edition, Chadwell's family members say its possible that he could have killed the teenage girls four years ago.Ĭhadwell's own brother (left) and stepfather (right) say he could have killed Libby German and Abby Williams in 2017
The attack took place just 20 miles away from Williams and German were found dead four years ago. He then allegedly took her down to his basement where he attacked, strangled and sexually assaulted her before she was rescued by police. On April 19 this year, Chadwell is accused of luring a 9-year-old girl into his home in Lafayette to pet his dogs. The case has baffled investigators and remains unsolved after four years, but detectives have declared they are now examining Chadwell after he was arrested over an unrelated crime in Indiana last month.
The girls went missing on February 13 of that year while hiking along the Monon High Bridge Trail in Delphi, and their bodies were discovered in nearby woods the following day. They have not formally named him as a suspect in the girls' unsolved killings. His own brother now claims he could be capableĪ man being eyed over the unsolved unsolved murders of two teenage girls in Delphi, Indiana is 'absolutely capable' of having committed the horrific crimes, his own brother says.ĭetectives last week confirmed they are 'looking into' 42-year-old James Chadwell II in relation to the deaths of 13-year-old Abigail 'Abby' Williams and 14-year-old Liberty 'Libby' German in 2017. James Chadwell II, 42, (in mug) is accused of luring a 9-year-old girl into his home on April 19 before attacking, strangling and sexually assaulting her.
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