13 Year Old Girls Missing- Found Murdered

[Palehorse]

While not in Madison County this did happen in an area that my wife and I used to go camping with friends on weekends. Delphi Indiana.

2 13 year old girls were dropped off by their family for a couple of hours of trail walking near an abandoned RR bridge. When their family came to the meet up point to pick them up they were no shows, and police discovered their bodies within 50 yards of the creek that runs through the area. . .

Today authorities say they were murdered, but cannot reveal how. . . This just infuriates me!!!

http://www.wthr.com/article/police-confirm-bodies-found-near-delphi-are-missing-teens-searching-for-suspect

[me]

A friend of mine knows Abby's mom. 

[Henry Hawk]

Incredibly sad and frustrated beyond belief...it tore my heart when I heard about this.

[Locutus]

I feel horribly for the parents in this situation, but is it really smart to allow two 13-year-old girls to wander off alone on some trail in a remote area like that?

[Palehorse]

I feel horribly for the parents in this situation, but is it really smart to allow two 13-year-old girls to wander off alone on some trail in a remote area like that?

Typically around that area it wouldn't be that big of a deal. Smaller town, more rural than not, and not normally anything but nature at work out there. BUT, as we have seen in this case, the nature of things can and usually do change.

We camped near that area, and the area we went to is far from what can be considered a "city".  We encountered a very minuscule number of questionable individuals during our time there. (Some of them were with us).

[Locutus]

I was looking at a map of the area and can't pinpoint exactly where this is.  Can you show me?

Living in a big city, my antennae are always up about the possibility of bad people being around.  I don't think I could have allowed my daughter of that age to wander off alone, but maybe my perspective might be different if I were from that area.   

[Henry Hawk]

I was looking at a map of the area and can't pinpoint exactly where this is.  Can you show me?

Living in a big city, my antennae are always up about the possibility of bad people being around.  I don't think I could have allowed my daughter of that age to wander off alone, but maybe my perspective might be different if I were from that area.   

My wife and I was discussing this.........I don't think I would feel comfortable with my 22 year old daughter and her friend doing this, let alone a 13-year old.

This is a different world than we grew up in.  When I was 13, me and my friend would ride our bikes to a small town 5 miles away....and spend the day.  We would play along the creek or play in one of several "woods" in the area....building forts and just playing........and wouldn't come home until supper time. 

NO WAY would I allow my kids to do the things that I did....

I'm sure the parents of these girls, never DREAMED that this was remotely possible.........my heart goes out to them........what a tragedy!


Here is a picture of the bridge where they found the girls...

[Palehorse]

I got a google map screenshot I am downloading of it. .  .  Comcrap. . .

[Locutus]

My wife and I was discussing this.........I don't think I would feel comfortable with my 22 year old daughter and her friend doing this, let alone a 13-year old.

This is a different world than we grew up in.  When I was 13, me and my friend would ride our bikes to a small town 5 miles away....and spend the day.  We would play along the creek or play in one of several "woods" in the area....building forts and just playing........and wouldn't come home until supper time. 

NO WAY would I allow my kids to do the things that I did....

I'm sure the parents of these girls, never DREAMED that this was remotely possible.........my heart goes out to them........what a tragedy!


Here is a picture of the bridge where they found the girls...

Thanks Hank.  That's a spooky looking picture. 

But where is this bridge located on the maps you provided?   I was looking on Google Maps around the Delphi area and couldn't see any railroad bridge close to the creek where they were found. 

[Locutus]

I got a google map screenshot I am downloading of it. .  .  Comcrap. . .

Thanks PH.  Comcrap definitely sucks. 

[Palehorse]

The circle is the trailhead and the bridge is right there.

[Locutus]

So I guess this is where they were dropped off.  Then, they were found about 3/4 of a mile in one direction or the other from the bridge, about 50' from the edge of the creek.

Creepy. 

[Palehorse]

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Delphi,+IN+46923/@40.571654,-86.6981679,14.24z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x881309e3541d5d2b:0xf17e204b5559ad82!8m2!3d40.5875371!4d-86.6750059

On this map, if you look at the map the trailhead is at the sw corner of the city, outside of the city itself. Right near the intersection of the Wabash River and Deer Creek.

Our camping spot was along the Wabash but not far from where the girls were discovered. The were found downstream from the bridge and about 50 feet/yards? from the creek itself.

[Palehorse]

So I guess this is where they were dropped off.  Then, they were found about 3/4 of a mile in one direction or the other from the bridge, about 50' from the edge of the creek.

Creepy.

Yes.

[Locutus]

I see my problem now.  I was looking for this area to the east of the town, but it's actually to the south-southwest of town.  That's why I couldn't find it. 

On this map, if you look at the map the trailhead is at the sw corner of the city, outside of the city itself. Right near the intersection of the Wabash River and Deer Creek.

Our camping spot was along the Wabash but not far from where the girls were discovered. The were found downstream from the bridge and about 50 feet/yards? from the creek itself.