49 0a35 35 0 0 1 24. 24a35 35 0 0 1 0-49. James Brian Chadwell II is a fast valentines gifts for him-year-old Lafayette, Indiana, man who is accused of attempted murder after police found an injured, missing 9-year-old girl in his basement on April 19, 2021.
Authorities in nearby Delphi — only 15 miles away — are investigating him as a possible suspect in the notorious unsolved 2017 murders of Delphi teens Abigail Williams and Liberty German. Abby and Libby were murdered after going for a hike near an old bridge in February 2017. They were discovered near the Monon High Bridge Trail, Fox59 reported, which is part of the Delphi Historic Trails. Authorities have released two crime scene sketches of a possible suspect, one in which he looks far younger than the other. A memorial near where Abby and Libby died. Chadwell is a felon with an extensive criminal history. Some have noted that he has chilling tattoos of girls’ faces on his arms.
James Chadwell on Park Avenue in Lafayette, Indiana. According to the affidavit, officers were dispatched regarding a missing child report near Park Avenue in Lafayette on April 19. He allowed them in and the officers checked the basement, which they said was secured with a chain lock, according to the affidavit. She was identified as the missing girl and said Chadwell tried to kill her.
She was injured and taken to the hospital for treatment. The girl described going into Chadwell’s residence and petting his dogs. While inside the home, Chadwell attacked her, she said. Victim 1 said Chadwell was also choking her with his hands on her neck and also using his arm in a headlock, to the point where she passed out. He attempted to have sexual intercourse with her and then made her perform oral sex on him, the affidavit alleges.
At one point, Chadwell got dressed to go answer the door and then the police found her, it says. Across her neck were lateral strangulation marks, and she had broken blood vessels with black eyes, bruising to her head, arms and legs, and bite marks, according to the court document. The girl also had a dog bite, according to WLFI. Her trachea is damaged to where all she do is eat through a straw! If it hadn’t been for the speed of the Lafayette Police Department arriving on the scene, she would be dead!
Chadwell to the murders of Libby and Abby other than to say they are looking into him. Some people argue that Chadwell had at least one of the tattoos before the slayings, saying this is a picture of him before that point. I really don’t think he had that tattoo when he got out of prison. Do I think that he’s capable of that kind of crime?
He’s shown numerous times not only to his friends, but his family as well that he has that kind of evil streak to him. His stepfather told the show he thought Chadwell was capable of being the killer of Abby and Libby. And you know, should they let him back out on the street? James’ stepfather said to Inside Edition. I’m in love with a lil redhead. I’ll chase you til I can’t walk, then I’ll chase you in my wheelchair. He also shared numerous posts and photos showing he had an affinity for the woods and outdoors, as well as a picture of a railroad bridge.