Delphi murders

Richard Allen, 50, of Delphi, was arrested last Wednesday and charged on two charges of murder in court two days later.

on two counts of murder is sure a major step in leading to a conclusion in the long-term and complex investigation." "Today is not a day to celebrate," Superintendent of the Indiana State Police Doug Carter said. Since then, police have formed a task force for the case, interviewed suspects and followed tips, eventually leading to Allen's arrest. Liberty, who went by Libby, and Abigail, who went by Abby, went for a hike along the Monon High Bridge on Feb. Allen, who entered a preliminary plea of not guilty, was sent to the White County Jail without bond. When the girls did not return to their rendezvous point, family called authorities and a search began.

Liberty German and Abigail Williams were killed on a hike in northern Indiana. On Monday, the police said a man had been charged.

Their bodies were discovered the next day in the woods about half a mile upstream from the bridge. The police have not said how the girls, who were active in their school’s band, were killed, but praised Libby for the recordings. Their bodies were found the next day, and the investigation gained nationwide attention as the authorities released material from Liberty’s phone, including recordings of a man following the girls and of a voice saying: “Down the hill.” Liberty, who was called Libby, and Abigail, known as Abby, were both eighth graders, and disappeared during a hike on the last day of a four-day winter break. He has entered a not guilty plea and is being held without bond, the Carroll County prosecutor, Nicholas McLeland, said. [Liberty German, 14, and her friend Abigail Williams, 13](https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/23/us/delphi-teenage-girl-deaths.html), disappeared during a hike in Delphi, about 70 miles northwest of Indianapolis, on Feb.

Indiana police will announce an update Monday morning in the the 2017 murders of two teenage girls in Delphi, Indiana, a case that has puzzled the community ...

We stand ready to cooperate with the police investigation in any way we can." There’s more for them to process, more for them to endure.” Carter said "nothing will happen between now and the second or third week of November. Becky Patty, Libby's grandmother, nodded when asked about reports that Allen had processed photos for the family at the store and didn’t charge them for it. We’re not gonna stop," he said. “Per the court order we cannot talk about the evidence in the probable cause or the charging information,” Carroll County Prosecutor Nicholas McLeland said. “Right now is not that day. But when it was time to be picked up from the area, they never showed. "It doesn't feel the way we thought it was going to," she grieving mother told NBC News. 13, 2023, and a trial date is slated for March 20, 2023. Officials did not explain what evidence led them to arrest Allen. A pre-trial date is set for Jan.

Richard Allen, 50, charged with two counts of murder in the deaths of Libby and Abby, was 'hiding in plain sight,' Libby German's grandparents said.

The search continued Tuesday morning, Valentine's Day, along the trails and the creek. The next chapter is now we’re on to the prosecution side, right? "That is accurate," Becky Patty said. "I don’t feel like I thought I would. "While this is another chapter in this story, our lives that we’re going through right now, I want to make sure we continue that, right? "And that’s the case. But definitely I don’t know him." We’re going to keep pushing all the way." Carter, during Monday's news conference, noted the suspect had been living in Delphi all this time, the nearly six years since the teens were found killed Feb. 14, 2017, on a trail east of Delphi. And we’re going to stay after it. Carter added the probable cause affidavit remains sealed.

More than five years after Abigail "Abby" Williams, 13, and Liberty "Libby" German, 14, were murdered on a hiking trail in Indiana, a 50-year-old man has ...

While a judge "did find probable cause for arrest," McLeland noted that authorities "haven't closed the door on the investigation" and the case is "still very ongoing." Their bodies were found in a wooded area near the trail on the following day, after their parents [reported them missing](https://www.eonline.com/news/1331226/brittanee-drexel-case-suspect-charged-after-her-body-is-found-13-years-later) when they failed to meet up at their arranged pick-up location. While speaking to reporters on Oct. The 50-year-old was transported to White County Jail, where he remains without bond, per a press release. Allen was charged with two counts of murder for the deaths of Williams, 13, and German, 14, on Oct. 28, according to the Indiana State Police.

Images of an unidentified suspect in the deaths of 14-year-old Libby German and 13-year-old Abby Williams had haunted their small community for years.

[In a probable cause affidavit](https://www.wishtv.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Kegan-Anthony-Kline-PC.pdf), police said the man, Kegan Kline, admitted to creating a [fake online profile](https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/state-police-search-river-near-home-of-man-who-created-anthonyshots-catfish-profile-isp-water-miami/531-690123b1-139e-4189-9989-a5c40c7c05d1), "anthony_shots," to meet underage girls and receive explicit photos. "It's a step in the right direction." According to a [leaked transcript](https://www.wishtv.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Tx-statement-Kegan-Kline-10-19-2-FINAL-VERSION-Redacted-1.pdf) of [a police interview with Kline](https://www.wane.com/news/judge-orders-kegan-kline-documents-unsealed-in-anthony_shots-child-porn-case/), the account communicated with Libby before her death. [The FBI agent’s affidavit for the warrant](https://www.docdroid.net/5swiagP/logan-warrant-final-redacted-pdf), which was [also posted by the local News & Review](https://www.newsandreviewonline.com/articles/new-details-in-delphi-murders/), includes details not previously shared with the public by investigators. [in jail awaiting trial](https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/man-linked-delphi-murder-case-through-fake-online-profile-expected-court-thursday-kegan-kline/531-80832714-5290-470e-850a-800da436b72a) on 30 counts of child exploitation, possession of child sexual abuse images, and obstruction of justice. "For that reason, the probable cause and evidence in the charging information will not be released." He later cited the "extra scrutiny" on this case and his desire for the prosecution "not to be tarnished or tainted" if the evidence is made public. The man in the second sketch is much younger — in his 20s to late 30s, police said. Many were incredulous that no one had identified him despite his resemblance to a police sketch and video of the suspect. And despite the suspect's arrest, they still refused to share that and other information Monday. Video of the suspect had been key evidence that police and investigators pored over for years. [down the hill](https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/mikehayes/down-the-hill-teen-girl-killed-in-indiana-captured-cellphone)."

Liberty German, 14, and Abigail Williams, 13, were found dead just outside their hometown of Delphi, Ind., in 2017 after they did not return from a hike.

Days after the bodies were found, Indiana State Police released a photo of a man they suspected was involved in the killings. In the audio, police The next day, volunteers from the community formed a search party, and found the girls’ bodies in a wooded area near the trail. Delphi has a park dedicated to the teens, called the Those four words have been used by family and community members to keep attention on the case as it remained unsolved. The arrest has been long awaited by the families of Liberty and Abigail, as well as for the community of Delphi, which has kept a close eye on the investigation.

Abby and Libby - 2 young girls murdered. Investigators are searching for the killer using their biggest clue: a recording of his voice from one of the victims' ...

Barbara, Andrew and Dan are in Delphi with what we know, what we don’t know and what comes next Almost three years later, it's a mystery that still haunts the small town of Delphi, Indiana while police say the killer may walk among them. Investigators are searching for the killer using their biggest clue: a recording of his voice from one of the victims' phones ordering the girls Down the Hill.

Five and a half years after two teen girls were slain, Delphi, Indiana resident Richard Allen has been arrested in the case. His community is shocked.

Residents around town marvel at what a national and international story has become of their community, with mixed feelings. On a file cabinet in his office, Leazenby only has a few items pinned up: two schedules for the Pittsburgh Steelers, and a side-by-side photo of the Delphi suspect drawing and grainy photo taken from Libby’s cell phone. "They were a good family couple," Matlock said of Allen and his wife. Robinson met Allen briefly for the first time at JC's, the pool bar. “After five and a half years ... This face of the man who he described as helpful and courteous, popping up as a mug shot on the news. Yet, the news still feels surreal, he said. “We stand ready to cooperate with the police investigation in any way we can.” Their families, too, were patrons of the bar, Matlock said. He was the CVS employee working the floor, helping her find an item. Five and a half years later, Allen has been The two suspect drawings released over the years hung on the bulletin board in the bar.

DELPHI, Ind. — Richard Allen was a pharmacy tech at a CVS in Delphi on Thursday of last week. On Friday, he was an inmate in the White County Jail.

“Just the thought of him living so close in proximity, and they have a daughter too. His arrest blindsided many Hoosiers who live in Delphi and who know him since the CVS is one of only a few places to have prescriptions filled. — Richard Allen was a pharmacy tech at a CVS in Delphi on Thursday of last week.