"This was heartfelt," said Dateline Producer Marianne O'Donnell, "as heartfelt a case as I have ever covered." O'Donnell says the show typically avoids stories involving children who are victims of violent crime. The Carroll County case, however, was unique in many ways. "I think this case just had so much mystery from the beginning," said Dateline correspondent Andrea Canning. "That is the number one element for Dateline is mystery, and the Delphi murders had that in spades." https://www.wthr.com/article/news/crime/delphi-girls-murdered/dateline-gives-wthr-exclusive-access-behind-scenes-delphi-murders-case-show-indiana-abby-williams-libby-german-cell-phone-video-richard-allen/531-c6374e11-3988-42b3-9522-ecbbf7e71b95