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The full 43-second video showing the man believed to be the killer of two Indiana teens has been released to the public for the first time.
Former pharmacy tech Richard Allen, 52, is currently serving 130 years in prison for the deaths of Abigail “Abby” Williams, 13, and Liberty “Libby” German, 14, both of whom disappeared from the Monon High Bridge near the state’s famous Delphi trails on February 13, 2017. The girls’ bodies were discovered the next day, and it was ruled they died from “wounds caused by a sharp object.”
The case remained unsolved for years, but stayed close to the public eye, partly because German had the wherewithal to record a video from her phone, which captured the suspect walking on the bridge around the time they vanished that afternoon.
The man in the widely circulated video clip became known as “Bridge Guy” and investigators later concluded it was Richard Allen in the footage. Although the public only saw a fraction of the video, which showed the stranger telling the victims, “Guys, down the hill,” the full 43-second video was shown to jurors but never made public.
That changed on Wednesday, March 12, 2025, when an advocacy group released the entire clip for the public to see, as reviewed by Oxygen. It came one day after Allen’s attorneys filed a motion challenging the November 2024 conviction, though the filing’s contents have not been released, Indianapolis Fox affiliate WXIN reported.
What is shown in the full Delphi video?
The video starts with Williams walking along the abandoned, wooden train trestle toward the camera, with “Bridge Guy” trailing not far behind. It sounds as though German, while filming from one end of the bridge, gives Williams a breathy smile after Williams whispers something indecipherable.
German points the phone down to the stony ground.
“See, this is the path,” she says, just as Williams’ lower half enters frame and hurriedly walks past. “Um, there’s no path going there, so we have to go down here,” German continues.
Viewers can hear German’s breathing and a little sniffling — presumably from the cold weather — just before the male stranger’s voice says, “Guys …”
Williams appears to offer a quick “Hi” or “Hey” when Bridge Guys says, “Down the hill.”
Richard Allen supporters leak full video
The video was uploaded to a website called “Justice for Rick Allen,” a place for post-conviction supporters who believe Richard Allen is innocent of killing the teens. It is their stance that Allen’s conviction came, not because of a connection made by physical evidence, but Allen’s unreliable confessions made from solitary confinement.
According to the probable cause affidavit, experts with the Indiana State Police connected an unspent shell casing found near the bodies — just one-fifth of a mile from the bridge — to a Sig Sauer Allen purchased in 2001.
Allen was arrested on October 26, 2022, more than five years after the girls’ deaths, and remains the only person charged in connection with the murders.
But, at least according to Allen’s supporters, the evidence against Allen didn’t amount to his four murder convictions, as stated on the website.
“The prosecution’s case against Richard Allen in the Delphi murders lacked strong physical evidence,” per the group’s mission statement. “DNA analysis failed to link Allen to the crime scene or victims. Firearm analysis, a key part of their argument, relied on subjective comparisons and couldn’t definitively tie the unspent round to Allen’s gun. Eyewitness testimonies were inconsistent and unreliable, with conflicting descriptions of the suspect. Notably, the prosecution’s star witness admitted the ‘Bridge Guy’ description didn’t match Allen, undermining their core theory.”
New information about Delphi case to be released
The Wieneke Law Office, purportedly representing Allen’s post-conviction matters, supported the website’s video release, as stated in a same-day post on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter.
“For those who wish to review the public exhibits from the [hashtag] Delphi case, you’ll want to check this website periodically,” it stated. “The attorneys have made a brief statement and have shared the 43-second video of Bridge Guy.”
The profile added, “Many of the other exhibits are very large and may take time to release, according to counsel.”
The “Justice for Rick Allen” website stated that attorneys “continue to receive a considerable number of inquiries” about the case against Allen.
In December 2024, Allen was transferred to the Westville Correctional Facility where he is expected to spend the rest of his life, according to NBC Indianapolis affiliate WTHR.
