The Snapchat Murders: The Story of Abigail Williams and Liberty German

The case of two middle school girls that stuck together until the very end.

Nicole Kenney
7 min readOct 12, 2020
Photo by dominik reallife on Unsplash

On February 13, 2017, Abigail Williams, 13 and Liberty German, 14, were murdered in a double homicide while out in the historic trails in their hometown of Delphi, Indiana.

Abigail (Abby) Williams and Liberty (Libby) German were as close as two best friends could possibly be. The girls attended school together and played sports such as volleyball and softball together. According to her older sister Kelsi German, Libby was known for playing “every possible sport she could play” which also included soccer and swimming. The two girls also played the saxophone together in their school band where they bonded together the most.

What made these two girls so compatible as best friends was their vastly different personalities. Libby was much more outgoing while Abby was more reserved and quiet. Despite their opposite demeanors, they complimented each other perfectly and they grew together as inseparable best friends.

The Night Before and Day of the Murders

On the night of February 13, 2017, Abby had a sleepover at Libby’s house where the two of them and Libby’s older sister Kelsi…

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Nicole Kenney
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