LIBBY GERMAN & ABBY WILLIAMS: Indiana vs. Richard Allen for 2017 murder of two Delphi girls *GUILTY*

On February 14, 2017, the bodies of Abigail Williams and Liberty German were discovered near the Monon High Bridge Trail, which is part of the Delphi Historic Trails in Delphi, Indiana, United States, after the young girls had disappeared from the same trail the previous day. The murders have received significant media coverage because a photo and audio recording of an individual believed to be the girls' murderer was found on German's smartphone. Despite the audio and video recordings of the suspect that have been circulated and the more than 26,000 tips that police have received, no arrest in the case has been made.[1][2][3]

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Police have not publicly stated nor released details of how the girls were murdered.[6] As early as February 15, 2017, Indiana State Police began circulating a still image of an individual reportedly seen on the Monon High Bridge Trail near where the two friends were slain; the grainy photograph appearing to capture a Caucasian male, with hands in pockets, walking on the rail bridge, head down, toward the girls.[4] A few days later, the person in the photograph was named the prime suspect in the double-homicide.[5]

On February 22, law enforcement released an audio recording where the voice of the assailant,[7] though in some degree muffled, is heard to say, "Down the hill." It was at this news conference that officials credited the source of the audio and imagery to German's smartphone, and, further, regarded her as a hero for having had the uncanny foresight and fortitude to record the exchange in secret. Police indicated that additional evidence from the phone had been secured, but that they did not release it so as not to "compromise any future trial." By this time, the reward offered in the case was set at $41,000.[5]


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Judge Gull ultimately decided the video would be allowed, but she would not allow the audio from those videos to be heard by the jury. She ruled that the audio would be hearsay because it was the voice of Richard Allen, and he would not be taking the stand in this case.

WTF! They're his own words! If they're convinced it's his voice on the "Down the Hill" audio, why is that admissible? If they want the jury to make a voice comparison, what better way than to let them hear him speak? What does he say that she doesn't want the jury to hear?

This judge is so anti-defense it's not funny. It appears, to me, that she's only allowing in things that the prosecution wants. Once in a great while she'll give the defense something, but rarely. She sustained every prosecution objection on the re-direct of Dr. Dwenger. Since there is no footage or audio of the trial, I don't know specifically what the questions were, but it sounds fishy.
It was probably to RA advantage to not have audio. imo. I imagine it looked much worse just watching him. I'm sure it was very disturbing for the jurors.
 
It was probably to RA advantage to not have audio. imo. I imagine it looked much worse just watching him. I'm sure it was very disturbing for the jurors.
I say this delicately because I'm a prude. That's just all there is to it.

I read somewhere there are videos of RA masturbating while Wala was there. If thats the case, it's not a good look for anyone involved. I can't remember where I read it.

Also, with his self proclamation that he's a sex addict I'm surprised we didn't hear of porn searches. I'm assuming whatever they searched had no child porn on it, or we would definitely know by now.
 
You know - like a spycam LOL.

Well i wonder what else the D has got up their sleeve for this poor jury.

I am still trying to work out how it benefits the D for the jury to watch this.
LOL. I don't see Tom doing that plus like I said he is on too soon after court is over to have been able to go through a day's worth of testimony on a recorder.

I'm sure they hope the jury will find him pathtic and seriously mentally ill so they can hope to get them to ignore the confessions. Don't know what other purpose it would serve them.
 
It was probably to RA advantage to not have audio. imo. I imagine it looked much worse just watching him. I'm sure it was very disturbing for the jurors.

It really bothers me that the audio is muted during his time with guards. I'd like to know what was said to him.
 
I say this delicately because I'm a prude. That's just all there is to it.

I read somewhere there are videos of RA masturbating while Wala was there. If thats the case, it's not a good look for anyone involved. I can't remember where I read it.

Also, with his self proclamation that he's a sex addict I'm surprised we didn't hear of porn searches. I'm assuming whatever they searched had no child porn on it, or we would definitely know by now.

That's an interesting point. I have a friend into horror movies, but she's not a risk to society.

No child porn is also interesting. If he had communicated with KK would they have been allowed to do so?

His interests in searches is a bit odd given the crime he's accused of. I don't know what to think really, but it's not good.
 
Keeping prisoners isolated for long amounts of time, with little sleep, is a common war torture technique.

He was kept in solitary confinement, for 13 months, even though doctors say over a month can cause mental problems. That came from one of the prosecutions witness'. His ejecting the bullet on the hill is according to one of the witness' for the prosecution. I believe this is the same psychologist who said that RA told her he discharged the bullet on the hill. That's not out of RA's mouth directly. If it was from his mouth, it was an obvious lie. The bullet was not ejected on the hill.

The fact that he confessed 61 times is just crazy. Especially when we know a lot of them were not true. He confessed to shooting them, but they were not shot. So why is the prosecution saying he confessed 61 times. How many of those confessions match up with the details at the crime scene, and when were they said?

Why is this such a secretive trial?

I'm not saying "everyone" is involved in the conspiracy, but many, could be, steering the evidence the way they want. A bullet casing was put on the original crime scene report. When was it sealed into evidence, and when was it unsealed? Could the two bullets have been ejected one after the other by the cops? Then they'd both match.

The cop interviewing him was really pissed off that he wouldn't confess and make things easy on him. They needed a confession because they knew they had next to nothing on him. They want this crime solved, no matter who they manage to convict for it. That bugs the crap out of me. I want everyone involved in these murders convicted and locked up for the rest of their lives.

It makes it look like they are trying to shoe horn him into the facts.

Other than, he was there, had a gun that matched the ejection marks, made no confessions that fit all the facts, as far as I know what else do they have?

His saying he was spooked by the van is pretty damning if the times and distance match up. Nothing else I can think of.

His defense isn't allowed to tell the jury that 15 people called the tip line within 24 hours to identify RL as BG. They can't tell the jury that RL deliberately lied about where he was that day in order to make it look like it would be impossible for him to have been at the crime scene. This was prior to the bodies being discovered. They can't tell the jury that RL's phone pinged at the crime site at 10pm on the 13th.

If they had been able to present that to the jury, then not finding clothes in water that night, would be more important evidence.



They can't talk about Odinism. If they did, they would be able to put the professor on, who told the defense that they had been lied to by the police about his theory. The police also had trouble remembering who it was they spoke to, and couldn't tell the defense. The defense had to do their own investigation to find out who he was. The professor would tell everyone that he felt Odinism could be involved in the murders.

When I add all this up, it's just a complete inability for his defense to mount a vigorous defense. That's what bothers me about this.
Well you're entitled to your opinion and I'm never going to agree any more than you are with me ever going to. The cop may have seen PO'd that interviewed him, Holeman, I believe but bear in mind they DID arrest him that day without his confessing and so they he clearly did NOT need one did he?

They can't present a full blown third party defense because they didn't offer enough or really any proof. THe law on it is QUITE clear. They apparently have called KK or will be doing so, so it would seem it isn't such that nothing can come up.

Rick got showers, he got exercise, he had a tablet to make calls, etc. If I recall isn't this the case he was offered a TV and refused?? Or was that someone else, not sure?

He has more contact with people in a day, had I mean when in prison, than I would if home every day by a long shot. That's hardly very isolated.

And yes, the van is very damning. At least you can admit that, I'll give you that.

I almost didn't read your long one lol as you say you don't mine.
 
We all know (because I've said it a lot) I have a huge issue with the state stashing an accused prisoner awaiting trial in a state prison in solitary. That's for convicted inmates. The state has housed thousands of people in county jails while their murder trial is pending, and they've survived. Like it or not, this is no different. IMO. Honestly, I don't think it has a thing to do with his guilt or innocence, it's a human rights violation.

Totally my opinion.
I'm sure plenty who follow the case would agree with you.

I don't happen to but that's okay.

It doesn't appear to be any kind of violation because no one could do anything about it or would, not even the appeals court. And he is no longer there now but yes, was for some time.
 
He wasnt in solitary. Solitary is a completely different scenario. He talked daily on a tablet to his family and took daily exercise. The picture of him in dirty clothes was after he had exercised and he refused to change so he went to court in his sweaty clothes.

He was being protected from the other inmates.
All true. Wasn't he also offered a TV but he refused? Was that this case, can't recall?

And yes, he was hardly that isolated. And also was out of the cell for shower and exercise as you said.
 
Well you're entitled to your opinion and I'm never going to agree any more than you are with me ever going to. The cop may have seen PO'd that interviewed him, Holeman, I believe but bear in mind they DID arrest him that day without his confessing and so they he clearly did NOT need one did he?

They can't present a full blown third party defense because they didn't offer enough or really any proof. THe law on it is QUITE clear. They apparently have called KK or will be doing so, so it would seem it isn't such that nothing can come up.

Rick got showers, he got exercise, he had a tablet to make calls, etc. If I recall isn't this the case he was offered a TV and refused?? Or was that someone else, not sure?

He has more contact with people in a day, had I mean when in prison, than I would if home every day by a long shot. That's hardly very isolated.

And yes, the van is very damning. At least you can admit that, I'll give you that.

I almost didn't read your long one lol as you say you don't mine.

You and I have differences with whether or not the Franks memo was legal. More than a few lawyers feel that lies on it let the cops get it. What those lies are I can't remember. I do remember a search would never have been granted without them, according to some lawyers.

This whole thing seems to be making a story that makes him look guilty. It's disturbing from what happened at the murders, to what's happening now.
 
I am not surprised. The dignity of the murderer is more important than the dignity of his young victims. I think this is disgraceful. Did the attorneys shed tears when the girls dead bodies and injuries were shown? I think this is likely to just incense the jurors. Also, he is not "barely 5 foot" but is 5ft 5 in according to his latest mugshot.

Delphi murder victims' families furious after court refused simple ask


Family and friends of Liberty German and Abigail Williams were left furious at an Indiana court's decision to shield explicit prison video footage from public view out of 'respect' for the 'dignity' of the man accused of murdering the Delphi teens.
Jurors in Carroll County Court were the only members of the public permitted to view nearly two hours of video recordings made of Richard Allen during the 13 months in which he was held in Westville Correctional Facility in Westville, some 76 miles outside of Delphi.

Voicing her frustration outside the Circuit courtroom in which the trial is being conducted, Libby's grandmother, Becky Patty said it was 'ridiculous' to be 'hiding' Allen when the court had 'shown the girls at their worst,' across a wealth of gruesome and publicly aired crime and autopsy photographs.
Libby, 14, and Abby, 13, were killed outside their home town of Delphi, Indiana, in February 2017

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Libby, 14, and Abby, 13, were killed outside their home town of Delphi, Indiana, in February 2017
Richard Allen denies murdering Liberty and Abby who were killed while hiking in their hometown of Delphi, Indiana

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Richard Allen denies murdering Liberty and Abby who were killed while hiking in their hometown of Delphi, Indiana
Family members of Liberty German and Abigail Williams listen as Indiana State Police Superintendent Doug Carter announces during a news conference in Delphi, Indiana, Monday, Oct. 31, 2022, the arrest of Richard Allen, 50, for the murders of two teenage girls killed during a 2017 hiking trip in northern Indiana

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Family members of Liberty German and Abigail Williams listen as Indiana State Police Superintendent Doug Carter announces during a news conference in Delphi, Indiana, Monday, Oct. 31, 2022, the arrest of Richard Allen, 50, for the murders of two teenage girls killed during a 2017 hiking trip in northern Indiana
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Allen, 52, is facing four charges relating to the murders of best friends Libby, 14, and Abby, 13, who went missing after going for a hike on the Monon High Bridge trail on February 13, 2017.
He has been charged with the murder and felony murder of both girls, which means murder committed during the act of another crime, in this instance the other act would be kidnapping.
He faces a maximum sentence of 130 years if convicted.
Today, his defense continued to make their case by admitting into evidence close to two hours of footage taken from camcorders used by guards who constantly monitored and filmed Allen during his 13 months in solitary confinement and suicide watch.
At the start of Saturday morning Judge Frances Gull explained that due to the 'rather explicit scenes' contained across the 15 videos she would be publishing the exhibit - meaning the videos could be viewed – but only to the jury.
Bradely Rozzi, one of Allen's team of attorneys, thanked Judge Gull for her decision saying: 'Out of respect for various parties including my client and his dignity this is the most professional way of dealing with this.'

Libby's wounds were more severe. She had sustained four or five deep cuts as at least one of the wounds showed evidence of overlapping cutting's wounds were more severe. She had sustained four or five deep cuts as at least one of the wounds showed evidence of overlapping cutting

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Libby's wounds were more severe. She had sustained four or five deep cuts as at least one of the wounds showed evidence of overlapping cutting
Abby sustained just one cut, between 5 and 6 cm in length and less than an inch deep. It's estimated that it took her five to ten minutes to bleed out's estimated that it took her five to ten minutes to bleed out

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Abby sustained just one cut, between 5 and 6 cm in length and less than an inch deep. It's estimated that it took her five to ten minutes to bleed out
The abandoned Monon High Bridge outside Delphi, Indiana, where Abby and Libby were murdered

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The abandoned Monon High Bridge outside Delphi, Indiana, where Abby and Libby were murdered
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The large screen on which evidence has been presented to jurors was turned away from the public gallery while the videos, which contain no audio, played out to a silent court.
Visible to some members of the media from where they sat in the gallery, in some Allen is naked, in all he is cuffed or otherwise restrained.
In one, he kneels, naked, facing a wall while two officers soap him up and wash him down before drying him and placing a black 'spit hood' over his head.
Allen, in another, still bearded at the time, is getting a haircut, sitting apparently passive, his hands cuffed behind his back. At some point he is dragged along a hallway by two guards who take either arm.
In another, he appears to be lying down while guards attempt to get him up.
Another video shows Allen naked and placed in white spit hood.
Yet another shows him transported to the prison's medical unit, strapped onto a chair while he is apparently examined. Allen received several involuntary injections of the antipsychotic drug Haldol during his time at Westville.
The 'movement videos' were all taken when Allen was being transported in and out of his cell and filmed between April and June 2023, gleaned from hundreds of hours of footage reviewed by his defense team.
The jury is expected to be shown in cell video later next week.

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Richard Allen is slight, gaunt, with closely cropped hair and barely five-feet, yet witness Breann Wilber described 'Bridge Guy' as tall and muscular'Bridge Guy' as tall and muscular

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Richard Allen is slight, gaunt, with closely cropped hair and barely five-feet, yet witness Breann Wilber described 'Bridge Guy' as tall and muscular
They depict what the defense has presented as the peak of the 'serious mental illness' and psychotic breakdown they claim Allen suffered because of constant monitoring and his lengthy stay in solitary confinement in the most secure unit of Westville.
Jurors watched the footage intently, at times one put his hand over his mouth, but they were notably less visibly affected than Allen's own attorneys.
Jennifer Auger watched with clear discomfort as her colleague Rozzi presented each clip. At some point Andrew Baldwin, his arm round the back of Allen's chair where he sat beside him, looked close to tears.
Yesterday the court heard that Allen was 'seriously mentally ill' when he made a string of prison confessions to killing Libby and Abby.

The statement came in expert testimony from Dr. Deanna Dweinger, the psychologist who oversees mental health care in Indiana's Department of Corrections.
Under questioning from Rozzi, Dweinger told the court that the conditions in which Allen was held during his 13 months in Westville would have been 'toxic' for a man who was already suffering from depression and anxiety.
What the HE77 is WRONG WITH HER?? Gull I mean. This never even occurred to me but of COURSE the girls' families are RIGHT and now she has THEM UPSET. OF course his embarrassing nude photos should have been show to anyone who attended OR perhaps the GIRLS should NOT HAVE BEEN then EITHER? Libby was nude so no excuse for RA there either!!
I have said more than once GULL is allowing the D a lot, and a lot of leeway and all of the objections also have NOT been all in the P's favor.

LIbby's grandma and family rarely say much and imo have been waiting re the gag order and all, just playing it safe, but she sure did here. I wonder if Gull is ashamed of herself now n tis one and sees the PERFECT POINT here Becky made.

The D was sure happy with her and thanked her for this decision.

This IS a PUBLIC TRIAL. And yes, all are able to see horrible photos of the girls but not the defendant. SMDH. And as we know it sure wwsn't like nude photos of him could leave the room or go out over the internet or TV so there's REALLY no excuse for it. And anyone who wished to leave and not see, could have had she shown them.
 
I am not surprised. The dignity of the murderer is more important than the dignity of his young victims. I think this is disgraceful. Did the attorneys shed tears when the girls dead bodies and injuries were shown? I think this is likely to just incense the jurors. Also, he is not "barely 5 foot" but is 5ft 5 in according to his latest mugshot.

Delphi murder victims' families furious after court refused simple ask


Family and friends of Liberty German and Abigail Williams were left furious at an Indiana court's decision to shield explicit prison video footage from public view out of 'respect' for the 'dignity' of the man accused of murdering the Delphi teens.
Jurors in Carroll County Court were the only members of the public permitted to view nearly two hours of video recordings made of Richard Allen during the 13 months in which he was held in Westville Correctional Facility in Westville, some 76 miles outside of Delphi.

Voicing her frustration outside the Circuit courtroom in which the trial is being conducted, Libby's grandmother, Becky Patty said it was 'ridiculous' to be 'hiding' Allen when the court had 'shown the girls at their worst,' across a wealth of gruesome and publicly aired crime and autopsy photographs.
Libby, 14, and Abby, 13, were killed outside their home town of Delphi, Indiana, in February 2017

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Libby, 14, and Abby, 13, were killed outside their home town of Delphi, Indiana, in February 2017
Richard Allen denies murdering Liberty and Abby who were killed while hiking in their hometown of Delphi, Indiana

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Richard Allen denies murdering Liberty and Abby who were killed while hiking in their hometown of Delphi, Indiana
Family members of Liberty German and Abigail Williams listen as Indiana State Police Superintendent Doug Carter announces during a news conference in Delphi, Indiana, Monday, Oct. 31, 2022, the arrest of Richard Allen, 50, for the murders of two teenage girls killed during a 2017 hiking trip in northern Indiana

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Family members of Liberty German and Abigail Williams listen as Indiana State Police Superintendent Doug Carter announces during a news conference in Delphi, Indiana, Monday, Oct. 31, 2022, the arrest of Richard Allen, 50, for the murders of two teenage girls killed during a 2017 hiking trip in northern Indiana
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Allen, 52, is facing four charges relating to the murders of best friends Libby, 14, and Abby, 13, who went missing after going for a hike on the Monon High Bridge trail on February 13, 2017.
He has been charged with the murder and felony murder of both girls, which means murder committed during the act of another crime, in this instance the other act would be kidnapping.
He faces a maximum sentence of 130 years if convicted.
Today, his defense continued to make their case by admitting into evidence close to two hours of footage taken from camcorders used by guards who constantly monitored and filmed Allen during his 13 months in solitary confinement and suicide watch.
At the start of Saturday morning Judge Frances Gull explained that due to the 'rather explicit scenes' contained across the 15 videos she would be publishing the exhibit - meaning the videos could be viewed – but only to the jury.
Bradely Rozzi, one of Allen's team of attorneys, thanked Judge Gull for her decision saying: 'Out of respect for various parties including my client and his dignity this is the most professional way of dealing with this.'

Libby's wounds were more severe. She had sustained four or five deep cuts as at least one of the wounds showed evidence of overlapping cutting's wounds were more severe. She had sustained four or five deep cuts as at least one of the wounds showed evidence of overlapping cutting

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Libby's wounds were more severe. She had sustained four or five deep cuts as at least one of the wounds showed evidence of overlapping cutting
Abby sustained just one cut, between 5 and 6 cm in length and less than an inch deep. It's estimated that it took her five to ten minutes to bleed out's estimated that it took her five to ten minutes to bleed out

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Abby sustained just one cut, between 5 and 6 cm in length and less than an inch deep. It's estimated that it took her five to ten minutes to bleed out
The abandoned Monon High Bridge outside Delphi, Indiana, where Abby and Libby were murdered

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The abandoned Monon High Bridge outside Delphi, Indiana, where Abby and Libby were murdered
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The large screen on which evidence has been presented to jurors was turned away from the public gallery while the videos, which contain no audio, played out to a silent court.
Visible to some members of the media from where they sat in the gallery, in some Allen is naked, in all he is cuffed or otherwise restrained.
In one, he kneels, naked, facing a wall while two officers soap him up and wash him down before drying him and placing a black 'spit hood' over his head.
Allen, in another, still bearded at the time, is getting a haircut, sitting apparently passive, his hands cuffed behind his back. At some point he is dragged along a hallway by two guards who take either arm.
In another, he appears to be lying down while guards attempt to get him up.
Another video shows Allen naked and placed in white spit hood.
Yet another shows him transported to the prison's medical unit, strapped onto a chair while he is apparently examined. Allen received several involuntary injections of the antipsychotic drug Haldol during his time at Westville.
The 'movement videos' were all taken when Allen was being transported in and out of his cell and filmed between April and June 2023, gleaned from hundreds of hours of footage reviewed by his defense team.
The jury is expected to be shown in cell video later next week.

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Richard Allen is slight, gaunt, with closely cropped hair and barely five-feet, yet witness Breann Wilber described 'Bridge Guy' as tall and muscular'Bridge Guy' as tall and muscular

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Richard Allen is slight, gaunt, with closely cropped hair and barely five-feet, yet witness Breann Wilber described 'Bridge Guy' as tall and muscular
They depict what the defense has presented as the peak of the 'serious mental illness' and psychotic breakdown they claim Allen suffered because of constant monitoring and his lengthy stay in solitary confinement in the most secure unit of Westville.
Jurors watched the footage intently, at times one put his hand over his mouth, but they were notably less visibly affected than Allen's own attorneys.
Jennifer Auger watched with clear discomfort as her colleague Rozzi presented each clip. At some point Andrew Baldwin, his arm round the back of Allen's chair where he sat beside him, looked close to tears.
Yesterday the court heard that Allen was 'seriously mentally ill' when he made a string of prison confessions to killing Libby and Abby.

The statement came in expert testimony from Dr. Deanna Dweinger, the psychologist who oversees mental health care in Indiana's Department of Corrections.
Under questioning from Rozzi, Dweinger told the court that the conditions in which Allen was held during his 13 months in Westville would have been 'toxic' for a man who was already suffering from depression and anxiety.
So just having now read the rest of this post, so some of the members of the media could see the pictures anyhow. Well that really did a lot of good then didn't it...

It actually sound like the ones I'd heard of prior testimony may not have been in there... He's naked but because guards were washing or putting the spit thing on him, etc. I assumed they were of his other naked acts and such.

It pretty much says here these were shown to show his treatment there and/or his "serious mental illness".
 
I am not surprised. The dignity of the murderer is more important than the dignity of his young victims. I think this is disgraceful. Did the attorneys shed tears when the girls dead bodies and injuries were shown? I think this is likely to just incense the jurors. Also, he is not "barely 5 foot" but is 5ft 5 in according to his latest mugshot.

Delphi murder victims' families furious after court refused simple ask


Family and friends of Liberty German and Abigail Williams were left furious at an Indiana court's decision to shield explicit prison video footage from public view out of 'respect' for the 'dignity' of the man accused of murdering the Delphi teens.
Jurors in Carroll County Court were the only members of the public permitted to view nearly two hours of video recordings made of Richard Allen during the 13 months in which he was held in Westville Correctional Facility in Westville, some 76 miles outside of Delphi.

Voicing her frustration outside the Circuit courtroom in which the trial is being conducted, Libby's grandmother, Becky Patty said it was 'ridiculous' to be 'hiding' Allen when the court had 'shown the girls at their worst,' across a wealth of gruesome and publicly aired crime and autopsy photographs.
Libby, 14, and Abby, 13, were killed outside their home town of Delphi, Indiana, in February 2017

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Libby, 14, and Abby, 13, were killed outside their home town of Delphi, Indiana, in February 2017
Richard Allen denies murdering Liberty and Abby who were killed while hiking in their hometown of Delphi, Indiana

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Richard Allen denies murdering Liberty and Abby who were killed while hiking in their hometown of Delphi, Indiana
Family members of Liberty German and Abigail Williams listen as Indiana State Police Superintendent Doug Carter announces during a news conference in Delphi, Indiana, Monday, Oct. 31, 2022, the arrest of Richard Allen, 50, for the murders of two teenage girls killed during a 2017 hiking trip in northern Indiana

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Family members of Liberty German and Abigail Williams listen as Indiana State Police Superintendent Doug Carter announces during a news conference in Delphi, Indiana, Monday, Oct. 31, 2022, the arrest of Richard Allen, 50, for the murders of two teenage girls killed during a 2017 hiking trip in northern Indiana
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Allen, 52, is facing four charges relating to the murders of best friends Libby, 14, and Abby, 13, who went missing after going for a hike on the Monon High Bridge trail on February 13, 2017.
He has been charged with the murder and felony murder of both girls, which means murder committed during the act of another crime, in this instance the other act would be kidnapping.
He faces a maximum sentence of 130 years if convicted.
Today, his defense continued to make their case by admitting into evidence close to two hours of footage taken from camcorders used by guards who constantly monitored and filmed Allen during his 13 months in solitary confinement and suicide watch.
At the start of Saturday morning Judge Frances Gull explained that due to the 'rather explicit scenes' contained across the 15 videos she would be publishing the exhibit - meaning the videos could be viewed – but only to the jury.
Bradely Rozzi, one of Allen's team of attorneys, thanked Judge Gull for her decision saying: 'Out of respect for various parties including my client and his dignity this is the most professional way of dealing with this.'

Libby's wounds were more severe. She had sustained four or five deep cuts as at least one of the wounds showed evidence of overlapping cutting's wounds were more severe. She had sustained four or five deep cuts as at least one of the wounds showed evidence of overlapping cutting

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Libby's wounds were more severe. She had sustained four or five deep cuts as at least one of the wounds showed evidence of overlapping cutting
Abby sustained just one cut, between 5 and 6 cm in length and less than an inch deep. It's estimated that it took her five to ten minutes to bleed out's estimated that it took her five to ten minutes to bleed out

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Abby sustained just one cut, between 5 and 6 cm in length and less than an inch deep. It's estimated that it took her five to ten minutes to bleed out
The abandoned Monon High Bridge outside Delphi, Indiana, where Abby and Libby were murdered

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The abandoned Monon High Bridge outside Delphi, Indiana, where Abby and Libby were murdered
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The large screen on which evidence has been presented to jurors was turned away from the public gallery while the videos, which contain no audio, played out to a silent court.
Visible to some members of the media from where they sat in the gallery, in some Allen is naked, in all he is cuffed or otherwise restrained.
In one, he kneels, naked, facing a wall while two officers soap him up and wash him down before drying him and placing a black 'spit hood' over his head.
Allen, in another, still bearded at the time, is getting a haircut, sitting apparently passive, his hands cuffed behind his back. At some point he is dragged along a hallway by two guards who take either arm.
In another, he appears to be lying down while guards attempt to get him up.
Another video shows Allen naked and placed in white spit hood.
Yet another shows him transported to the prison's medical unit, strapped onto a chair while he is apparently examined. Allen received several involuntary injections of the antipsychotic drug Haldol during his time at Westville.
The 'movement videos' were all taken when Allen was being transported in and out of his cell and filmed between April and June 2023, gleaned from hundreds of hours of footage reviewed by his defense team.
The jury is expected to be shown in cell video later next week.

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Richard Allen is slight, gaunt, with closely cropped hair and barely five-feet, yet witness Breann Wilber described 'Bridge Guy' as tall and muscular'Bridge Guy' as tall and muscular

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Richard Allen is slight, gaunt, with closely cropped hair and barely five-feet, yet witness Breann Wilber described 'Bridge Guy' as tall and muscular
They depict what the defense has presented as the peak of the 'serious mental illness' and psychotic breakdown they claim Allen suffered because of constant monitoring and his lengthy stay in solitary confinement in the most secure unit of Westville.
Jurors watched the footage intently, at times one put his hand over his mouth, but they were notably less visibly affected than Allen's own attorneys.
Jennifer Auger watched with clear discomfort as her colleague Rozzi presented each clip. At some point Andrew Baldwin, his arm round the back of Allen's chair where he sat beside him, looked close to tears.
Yesterday the court heard that Allen was 'seriously mentally ill' when he made a string of prison confessions to killing Libby and Abby.

The statement came in expert testimony from Dr. Deanna Dweinger, the psychologist who oversees mental health care in Indiana's Department of Corrections.
Under questioning from Rozzi, Dweinger told the court that the conditions in which Allen was held during his 13 months in Westville would have been 'toxic' for a man who was already suffering from depression and anxiety.
BARELY 5 feet? Boy are they twisting this part of the article.
 
Yeah, I know. This is according to the psychologist, and they didn't release the audio of the call to his wife.

It doesn't prove a lot. IIRC, this is the woman who said he ejected the bullet at the top of the hill. It would have been impossible for him to have done that according to the evidence.

I want to hear every confession or have the person who reported it on the stand. A lot of them are wildly inaccurate when compared to the evidence.
Gull did not deny any confession video and I imagine the defense can play others if they want to do not sure what you beef is. They've just started their case.

And what do you mean they didn't realize the audio of the call with the wife? Do you mean the jury did not hear it?
 
The only important thing about his incarceration and treatment is that he is there today and physically able to stand trial due to the care and treatment he received while under Dr Wala at Westville. A video put together by the defence shows how the system has dealt with him so that he could come to trial to be prosecuted. Some of those incidents could well have been due to having to clean the faeces off him or whatever. It appears to be showing him getting injections as well. It is selective and without any context so i don't really see the purpose of it.
All true. Out of context is a good point. So is cleaning feces.
 
So how much longer for this trial? Does the D really have 120 witnesses? If so then it could definitely continue for another two weeks
Well I think they will likely "try" to fill their time as they made such a fuss about needing it, however that was when they were still hoping for a third party defense and their stupid O thing.

And now they are filling time with videos no one else in the courtroom but the jurors can see, oops although some media could see them... Psheesh.

A victim's FAMILY has a RIGHT to see all they want to see imo in a PUBLIC TRIAL.

Remember they do get paid, they will try to fill all the time they can and personally I think they risk alienating the jury. The P was done in LESS than two weeks weren't they?
 
Yeah and they were probably all his exes ringing in several times. At the end of the day RA has been saying stuff for two years, that only BG would know. He is done for.
I'm certainly not going down the RL road yet again, been there too many times. This trial is about RA and the murder of two girls.

Just catching up or thought I would be on today's events. Did they have court today as they do on Saturdays? Don't think I've gotten that far yet...
 
What the HE77 is WRONG WITH HER?? Gull I mean. This never even occurred to me but of COURSE the girls' families are RIGHT and now she has THEM UPSET. OF course his embarrassing nude photos should have been show to anyone who attended OR perhaps the GIRLS should NOT HAVE BEEN then EITHER? Libby was nude so no excuse for RA there either!!
I have said more than once GULL is allowing the D a lot, and a lot of leeway and all of the objections also have NOT been all in the P's favor.

LIbby's grandma and family rarely say much and imo have been waiting re the gag order and all, just playing it safe, but she sure did here. I wonder if Gull is ashamed of herself now n tis one and sees the PERFECT POINT here Becky made.

The D was sure happy with her and thanked her for this decision.

This IS a PUBLIC TRIAL. And yes, all are able to see horrible photos of the girls but not the defendant. SMDH. And as we know it sure wwsn't like nude photos of him could leave the room or go out over the internet or TV so there's REALLY no excuse for it. And anyone who wished to leave and not see, could have had she shown them.

I agree, the death scene photos should have not been public. I'd have kept those private long before his video. However, neither should be public.
 
Gull did not deny any confession video and I imagine the defense can play others if they want to do not sure what you beef is. They've just started their case.

And what do you mean they didn't realize the audio of the call with the wife? Do you mean the jury did not hear it?

Most of the confessions were not recorded, and we're going by what people say they were told. Like the guy who said RA told him that he molested and then shot them.
 

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