Police Receive 5,600 Tips About Murdered Indiana Girls

DELPHI, Ind. (CBS) -- Indiana Police said 5,600 tips have come in about the murders of two girls last week near a hiking trail in Delphi, Indiana.

WBBM's Steve Miller reports.

Indiana State Police Sergeant Tony Slocum said tips are coming in from around the country after national media outlets spotlighted the murders of Liberty German, 14, and Abigail Williams, 13.

Key pieces of information, such as a photo of the suspect on the hiking trail and a recording of his voice saying "down the hill," brought a spike in tips.

"Someone knows that voice and someone recognizes that photo. And we need that information," Slocum said.

The reward for information leading to the killer is $50,000.

Carroll County, Indiana Sheriff Tobe Leazenby said the photo of the suspect was a still taken from a video on one of the girls' phones. The audio was from her phone as well. He said there may be more evidence on at least one of the phones.

Steve Miller