Delphi Murder Victim’s Granddad Wants To ‘Bring The Killer To Justice’ Three Years After Their Deaths
‘Her life mattered,’ he says about Liberty German and her best friend Abby Williams.
Feb. 13 2020, Published 7:17 p.m. ET
Three years after the brutal murder of his granddaughter Liberty German, Mike Patty tells RadarOnline.com exclusively that he wants to “bring the killer to justice.”
Libby and her friend Abigail Williams, 13, disappeared on February 13, 2017 near the Monon Bridge in Delphi, Indiana. Their bodies were found the following day.
“We are willing to do whatever it takes to bring their killer to justice,” Patty told RadarOnline.com on the anniversary of his 14-year-old granddaughter’s disappearance.
“We are still here. We are still fighting.”
Libby has been hailed as a “hero” after she captured the man police believe killed her and her friend on a Snapchat video with her cell phone.
A male wearing a blue jacket and jeans was recorded saying “down the hill,” in an ominous tape released by the police after the brutal murder.
“She was very kind-hearted,” Patty said about his granddaughter. “She was a very giving person, she was really respected and loved by all of her classmates.”
He said the teenager wouldn’t want people to stop fighting for her and her friend.
“What Libby would want now is to help spread this message that her life mattered.”
Patty told RadarOnline.com that he believed the case would be solved with the help of someone who has information about the murders.
“It will weigh on the heart and the mind of somebody that knows to call it in. Somebody is going to come forward one of these days and they will get what they deserve.”
The grieving grandfather told RadarOnline.com why he continues to speak about Libby and Abby.
“These girls deserve justice for their name. I think that is Libby looking down on us and saying, ‘Keep pushing, Grandpa.’”
Scroll through the gallery for exclusive details about how the girls are being honored three years after their deaths.
Honoring Abby & LIbby
“This is our second year to do it and we as a family are having a food drive in honor of the girls at our United Methodist Church,” Patty told RadarOnline.com on February 13.
“It is something the girls would have been very excited about had they been here to deal with it. We are doing that in their name and their honor. Anyone can bring canned or nonperishable food. Even pet food items. To help people and pets. It is a good way to give back.”
Open Investigation
Sheriff Tobe Leazenby gave RadarOnline.com an update hours before attending the food drive with the family. “It is far from a cold case,” he said.
“It is still an active an open investigation and we continue to receive a number of email and phone line tips. Today and every day.”
The Sheriff told RadarOnline.com that he believes the killer will be brought to justice. “Personally, for me, my faith in God is very strong. My spiritual faith is what keeps me moving forward knowing that there will be justice for Abby & Libby someday.”
Update
“There has been no news as far as the investigators or the police,” Patty told RadarOnline.com about the status of the case. “Obviously, I’ve been in contact with them but there is no official roll out of information as far as I know.”
He said it was “a matter of catching and persecuting and prosecuting. You’ve got the police investigation trying to catch this guy and collect enough information to arrest.” Patty continued: “Then the prosecutors have to make an iron clad case. When they say they’re one more tip away and they’ll know it when they get it. I don’t know exactly what it is but they’re working for it.”
Speaking Out
Police released this sketch of a man they said is a person of interest in the case.
Patty told RadarOnline.com he felt a strong sense of responsibility to keep speaking about his granddaughter. “They tell me to keep it out there, and by golly, that’s what I’m going to do.”
Horror Scene
Williams and German’s murder scene was so gruesome that State Police Superintendent Doug Carter expressed his horror at the crime. “I’ll never be able to unsee what I saw that day,” he said.
Determination
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“We know that there is someone out there that knows who did this to these little girls and we want them to come forward if they remember anything,” Sheriff Leazenby previously told RadarOnline.com.
Information
Anyone with information about the case is asked to please call 844-459-5786 or (800) 382-7537. Stay with RadarOnline.com for updates on this story.
