Prosecutor Reveals Disturbing Details of How Delphi Murders Took Place as Suspect Stands Trial

Mar. 15, 2025

Abigail Williams, Richard Allen, and Liberty German.Photo: Indiana State Police

Thetwo teenage girlswho were found brutally murdered near a creek in Delphi, Ind., in 2017 had their throats cut, prosecutors said at the trial ofRichard Allen, who is charged with the murders.

The girls were found slain near the creek in February 2017. For years, no suspect had been identified until Allen was arrested in 2022, and charged with four counts of murder, according to court records.

Prosecutor Nick McLeland told the jury on Friday that they would be shown graphic crime scene photos during the trial, Fox 59 reported.

Police claimed at the time of Allen’s arrest that they had searched his home and found several knives and a gun that was allegedly linked to a bullet found at the scene, according to the AP.

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Previously, prosecutors had claimed that Allen had confessed to the murders during a jailhouse call with is wife, according to the AP,CNNand Fox 59. But the defense has sought to have those alleged confessions thrown out, claiming that Allen was in a bad mental state at the time.

source: people.com