His father filed a notice of claim to evict him from that address in 2020. Bruce appears to have had reddish hair as recently as June 2018 in more recent photos it appears more white and also more neatly shaved. Over the years, others have been considered suspects in the girls deaths. Some people have tried to compare his voice from his arraignment to BGs. Most Midwestern guys with builds like me can look like that. Similarities With The Delphi Murders. In today's J&C: Two families - all of Delphi, really . Heres a photo of the bridge near where the girls were abducted and murdered. These details would match the Bridge Guy suspect as well as the body type and the shape of Bruces facial hair. The right hand is higher. I believe also there were hintsnofvhavinf some DNA evidence either found on either Annie or Libby. Go here for background on that case. Paul Etter, 55, shot himself twice and died on June 27 . Some say he wore glasses others say no glasses and the physical description is there a scar on his nose or not? Take a look yourself. A charge of operating a vehicle while intoxicated endangering a person was dismissed. Libby's sister Kelsi told Renner, as a way to keep going and honor her sister, "I want to be the person I saw Libby as, so, outgoing and fun and talking to everybody.". I'm definitely not pushing "this is the guy" or trying to solve it, I just thought I'd share the interesting story! The suspected pedophile - who is heavy-set and pasty-faced - used an image of a ripped and muscular young man to trick underage girls into speaking to him. I think his name last name was Redwine and he killed his son at 13. Why cant they get DNA from him? However, you are very much correct in saying the man could have lied, or without a last name or location there may have been no way to follow up. His right pant leg below the knee has a patch of about 18 or so, and its not lined up properly with the pants material above it. The families of Libby and Abby and the police are still working to find the girls' killer. Some have noted that he has chilling tattoos of girls faces on his arms. I dont need more. A composite of photos of this man and of other photos of the bridge area have been turned into a composite video and hosted on AbbyAndLibby.org, giving the impression of the suspect walking on the bridge. (LogOut/ Thomas Bruce is a 53-year old, Caucasian, male who does not appear to have any prior criminal record in Missouri other than a traffic ticket in 2001. That leads me to believe that perhaps, if this person lives in Delphi, they may be being protected by others.The other option would be someone unknown, from out of town. Especially the ones that are struggling. Especially if the device was bought or had credit put on weeks before the offence, and was dropped soon after. I took a picture nonchalantly just in case and send it to my mom. If it was someone in my family, and I thought I knew who it was, I would have turned them in. Now lets get down to business and find this guy. I think that just because someone has a bachelor's degree does not make him an expert; we don't know his GPA or if he was a good student and paid attention. I don't remember every detail cause it was a bit ago now, but he said a few weeks before the murders took place, a man from Pennsylvania came through who gave him an eerie feeling. This would suggest Bruce is not the Delphi murderer as why would he not have disposed of his clothing after the Delphi murders. Probably. If he was involved, he most likely did go back home quickly. When one of the women, Jamie Schmidt, 53-years old and a mother of three, refused to comply with his demands, Bruce allegedly shot her in the head. His story has changed multiple times, and it sounds like they and the source believe that for the initial 2 years of the investigation, he was interacting with LE in a way that was leading LE the wrong direction. The suspect description is the most striking similarity between the two cases. They should devise and offer him a plea deal for each other crime for which he can tell them details that are not currently public info. At that time, his address was given as Kokomo, Indiana. If you want some, come get some. The Delphi murders have remained unsolved for 8 months now, but after a person of interest Daniel Nations was arrested in Colorado for crimes authorities say share striking similarities to. Recently there was an arrest of a suspect in a child-sex-sting case. Just some thing about him. Also, in terms of the WHY he might have been in IN, some have theorized he used the veil of working for the church to be a traveling pastor or might have passed through on his way home to MI. I think he would have just as likely attacked an elderly woman or lone woman, etc. The only thing I can figure is that word got around the neighborhood about who was moving in. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. They dropped charges against me and charged him. The first nickel reads Liberty, 2017. It could mean nothing. True crime journalist James Renner visited Delphi and spoke to the Pattys, who describe Libby as a fun-loving tomboy with lot of friends. Great article but its the only one I can find mentioning a Laura Ingraham tweet or facebook post by Thomas Bruce. Chilling photo uploaded to Facebook a year after Delphi murders shows arrested man's daughter, 28, pose in SAME spot where victims took final snaps A chilling photo shows the daughter Richard. Big, small, hairy, or just plain creepy. I tend to lean toward BG being a predator of opportunity he chooses his victims more because they appear vulnerable and are available than because of specific features or characteristics such as age. The Lyon County Sheriff's Office has charged Troy Driver with her kidnapping. I tried to frame this exactly as I experienced it and am by no means saying it is fact. using the Indiana State Police the video labeled Delphi motion fixed. Hartwig might have the evidence needed to put Bruce on the road in Indiana. They could have similar appearance since they are brothers. Derrick saw FSG around 3:15, and FSG told Derrick there was a couple at the bridge. Imagine, if every time someone sent me a picture or a name of a person I got my hopes up thinking that could be him. In November 2016, he was taken to jail and held without bond, but a few days later, the state and probation officer agreed to an OR release of the defendant from the CCJ. A hearing was scheduled for April 2017 in the case. "I cringe and I get angry at the folks that traipse out there like it's an amusement park to them. I just know what is. It really narrows the suspect pool. The primary suspect in the St. Louis case, Bruce, was described as a heavyset Caucasian male, 59 and 220lbs. I just learned about this yesterday! I Hurt him pretty bad, drug him to the sidewalk and called local law. 'Somebody Has Named The Right Person' In Investigation Of Delphi Snapchat Murder Girls, The fact that Libby had the presence of mind to do what she could to implicate the man who at that point, must have been scaring and threatening the girls, is one reason this case has captured the public's attention. Did his son have social media that Tedwone could access and use to lure the girls to the bridge and then told the girl guys down the hill meaning the boy/boys were down the hill waiting on the girls to meet up. Over age of 30. HOWEVER, mill guy said that a few months later, the man returned. By: Katie Cox. He has been charged with first-degree murder and multiple counts of sodomy, armed criminal actions, kidnapping, burglary, and tampering with evidence. Charges of illegal consumption of alcohol and battery resulting in serious bodily injury were dismissed. I really feel his voice does not sound like BG. Thomas Bruce appeared in St. Louis County Circuit court yesterday. Bruce was tracked down when a waitress at another establishment recalled someone matching the Catholic Supplies Store attacker having come into her restaurant shortly before the murder. This actually wasnt a small neighborhood either. Did he catfish the Girls, Tinder? They made it to the bridge and Libby posted photos of the girls at the bridge on her Snapchat account. He was convicted in U.S. District Court, South Dakota of being a felon in possession of a firearm, a felony, in 2001. Turn them in. We offered to do anything they wanted, day one. I havent heard anything about BG having a belt buckle. Did Diane Schuler Have Auto BrewerySyndrome? If he was in Indiana I wonder of he has family in the Delphi areathe trail isnt easy to find from what I understand.i live 19 miles away from Delphi and never heard of it until the murders and after that my daughter and I went to lay flowers at beginning of the trail and still couldnt find so what Im saying ia most likely he either spent time working in Delphi or has family in the area. I would be shocked if this was Bruces first crime. If he didnt get the visitor's name or specifics about where he was staying (and of course consider someone planning this would very likely be untruthful) how could LE have cleared this lead? 89.163.242.76 Was he young or older? Also sounds like it could be him. 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