The Delphi Murders: A Closer Look at the Suspect's Actions

Richard Allen, a 52-year-old pharmacy technician, is on trial for the murders of two teenage girls, Abigail Williams and Liberty German, who were killed in Delphi, Indiana, back in 2017. The prosecutor, Nicholas McLeland, revealed chilling details about the crime. He mentioned that Allen forced the girls off a hiking trail at gunpoint and then cut their throats. An unused bullet found at the scene and a video from German's phone, showing a man walking on a bridge, are key pieces of evidence. Allen has been charged with two counts of murder and two additional counts of murder while committing kidnapping. The trial, which is expected to last about a month, has sparked a lot of interest in the small town of Delphi. The jury, selected from Fort Wayne, will be sequestered and kept away from news updates.

McLeland described how the girls were found in a wooded area near the Monon High Bridge Trail. He said the bullet found between the girls' bodies came from a gun that belonged to Allen. The video from German's phone shows Allen walking on the bridge, and investigators later found a . 40-caliber pistol at Allen's home. Allen's defense attorney, Andrew Baldwin, argued that his client's statements were made under duress and that some police officers believed one person could not have committed the murders alone. He insisted that Allen is innocent. The girls, known as Abby and Libby, went missing on a school day off in February 2017 while hiking the trail. Police released files from German's phone within days and later released sketches of a suspect and the bridge video. After years without a suspect, investigators reviewed prior tips and found that Allen had been interviewed in 2017. Several relatives of the girls testified, including German's grandmother, Becky Patty, who recalled the last conversation she had with her granddaughter before she left for the hiking trip.