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November 6, 2024

IMPACT x Nightline: Who Is the Delphi Killer? (11/7)

THURSDAY, Nov. 7
IMPACT x Nightline: “Who Is the Delphi Killer?” (309) – Streaming Only on Hulu
Logline: Murdered in broad daylight, everyone wants to know what happened to teenagers Abby Williams and Libby German. Who is the Delphi killer? “IMPACT x Nightline” goes inside the trial of the man charged with their brutal deaths.

 Extended Logline: Murdered in broad daylight, everyone wants to know what happened to teenagers Abby Williams and Libby German. Who is the Delphi killer? This week, “IMPACT x Nightline” digs into one of the most disturbing and captivating murder mysteries of our time, the killings of two teenage girls in broad daylight in the small, close-knit town of Delphi, Indiana. The case has had tens of thousands of tips, video and audio evidence, and dozens of locals questioned, but no suspect for over five years. Now, a man is on trial: Richard Allen, a local husband and father. But is he really the killer? Tune into “IMPACT x Nightline” to learn more.

The Inside Scoop:

  • ABC News Studios’ “IMPACT x Nightline: Who Is the Delphi Killer?begins streaming on Thursday, Nov. 7, only on Hulu.
  • The episode, led by “Nightline” correspondent Ashan Singh, features new interviews with law enforcement and journalists who have been covering the case, including Susan Hendricks, author of “Down the Hill: My Descent Into the Double Murder in Delphi,” who shares her many insights into the case since she began covering it in 2017.
  • The episode also features interviews with the victims’ family members who spoke out in 2022, prior to the judge’s gag order on the case.
  • Additional new interviews include the following:
    • Tracy Walder, former CIA officer and former FBI special agent
    • Jefferson Calico, Ph.D., author of “Being Viking” and an associate professor at the University of the Cumberlands
    • Brian Buckmire, ABC News legal contributor
    • Janel Klein, ABC News correspondent
    • Alex Perez, ABC News correspondent