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=== - Evansdale (IA): Two cousins, Elizabeth Collins (8) and Lyric Cook-Morrissey (10), were abducted July 13, 2012; bodies found months later; case remains unsolved and periodically reopened by Iowa DCI and local press. KCCI<ref>{{cite web|title=KCCI|url=https://www.kcci.com/article/evansdale-iowa-girls-murder-and-kidnapping-still-under-investigation-10-years-later-cold-case/40589986|publisher=kcci.com|access-date=2025-12-04}}</ref> ===
* Delphi (IN): Abigail “Abby” Williams and Liberty “Libby” German were murdered in Feb 2017. Richard Allen was arrested in 2022 and charged; defense has pushed alternate theories (including Odinism/ritual) and named several others; a key defense witness is former Rushville officer Todd Click (who has since faced unrelated charges). Prosecutors have challenged Click’s credibility. WISH-TV<ref>{{cite web|title=WISH-TV|url=https://www.wishtv.com/news/crime-watch-8/delphi-murders-prosecution-seeking-restrictions-on-defenses-case/|publisher=wishtv.com|access-date=2025-12-04}}</ref>
* Direct link between Evansdale & Delphi: No publicly verified direct link (shared suspect, law-enforcement overlap, or forensic tie) was found in open reporting. What does exist are circumstantial patterns the defense/alternative investigators point to: rural Midwest cases, ritual/occult language used in some alternative narratives, long investigative gaps, and critique of local policing — these are patterns to investigate, not proof. Des Moines Register<ref>{{cite web|title=Des Moines Register|url=https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/crime-and-courts/2024/07/13/evansdale-cousins-murders-what-to-know-12-years-later/74379360007/|publisher=Des Moines Register|date=2024-07-13|access-date=2025-12-04}}</ref>