FBI says their bodies ‘moved and staged’ in Delphi murders and the suspect took their clothing

DELPHI — FBI Investigators believe the bodies of Abby Williams and Libby German were “moved and staged” at the Delphi murder scene, according to court documents. 

The February 2017 killings of teens Abby Williams, 13, and Libby German, 14, in Delphi have drawn international attention.

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Abby Williams, 13, left and Libby German, 14, right, were found murdered on Feb. 14, 2017, in a wooded area near their homes in Delphi, Indiana.

The revelation is included in a nine-page request for a search warrant filed on March 17, 2017, a little more than one month after the murders.

The Murder Sheet Podcast first published the documents.

The document was written by an FBI agent and describes what investigators found when they discovered the bodies of Abby and Libby on Feb. 14, 2017.

“A large amount of blood was lost by the victims at the crime scene,” the document states. “Because of the nature of the victim’s wounds, it is nearly certain the perpetrator of the crime would have gotten blood on his person/clothing.”

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Ronald Logan

It’s been known for years that the girls’ bodies were found on the property of then 77-year-old Ronald Logan, who is dead. New details, per the podcast, indicate Logan asked a relative to lie about his whereabouts on the day of the murders.

They also reveal that Logan’s phone puts him near the Old Monon High bridge and that Logan’s former lover thought he was involved.

And the crime scene appears to have been tampered with by someone.

The document says authorities also found that two articles of clothing from one of the girls “…was missing from the crime scene while the rest of their clothing was recovered. It also appeared the girls’ bodies were moved and staged.”

The agent goes on to say, “Based upon my training and experience it is common for perpetrators of this type of crime to take a ‘souvenir’ or, in some fashion, memorialize the crime scene.”

The agent also references the video on Libby’s phone where the suspect says “guys, down the hill.”  She confirms the full video is 43 seconds long. 

Only a few seconds have been made public.

The agent also confirms the girls were followed by the suspect on the Monon High Bridge Trail in Delphi, and that there were no visible signs of a struggle or fight.

Investigators were seeking a judge’s permission to search the property of Ronald Logan, who owned the land where the two girls were found dead. It describes his activity the day the girls went missing.

The agent said Logan claimed someone drove him to an aquarium store in Lafayette on the afternoon of February 13 at the time the girls disappeared.

However, the agent said, “These statements were found to be factually false and intentionally designed to deceive LEOs (Law Enforcement Officers).”

The agent said Logan contacted his cousin and asked him to tell that story before the bodies were found.

“Based on investigators’ experience it is reasonable to believe that the creation of an alibi prior to the discovery of a crime indicates culpability or knowledge of the crime,” the agent wrote.

The agent goes on to say “I believe there is probable cause to believe that RONALD LOGAN has committed the crime of murder and evidence of that can be found on RONALD LOGAN’S property.”

Ronald Logan died in 2020. Logan was never formally named a suspect and never charged in the Delphi murders.