Richard Allen has been charged with murder in the deaths of Liberty “Libby” German, 14, and Abigail “Abby” Williams, 13 years old. The community is gearing up for one of the most high-profile criminal cases in Indiana state history, set to last a little more than a month. The process begins with jury selection and is expected to take three days.
Delphi Murder Mystery:
On February 14, 2017, Libby and Abigail were found stabbed near their hometown of Delphi. The two best buddies went on a hike but never returned home. Allen, a drugstore pharmacy worker from Delphi, a town of 3,000, was not caught until October 2022. He’s pled not guilty.
Police say Libby took a photo of the murderer and recorded his voice on her cell phone before she died. It is also possible that prosecutors will bring up an unspent shell casing discovered near the girls’ bodies. According to police, a study indicated that the bullet came from Allen’s gun, which was later found at his residence. Since his incarceration, Allen’s lawyers have implicated four other people in the murders. They’ve also proposed a notion that the murders were ritualistic and linked them to a white supremacist religion. Still, the judge ruled that the defense couldn’t bring up claims linking the killings to “Odinism,” a white nationalist pagan cult. The defense attempted to argue that someone from that group was guilty. Prosecutors have previously stated that Allen confessed to his wife over jail phone calls.
Numerous claims of confessions by the suspect may be utilized in court. Special Judge Fran Gull, appointed to the Carroll County, Indiana case from Allen County, which includes Fort Wayne, decided that Allen’s remarks to psychologists, inmates, guards, and family members from within the jail could be used as evidence. Allen’s defense team said the confessions stemmed from his worsening mental state while in detention. The four-week experiment is expected to cost more than $4 million.
