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Delphi murders update: Convicted sex offender arrested, police investigating possible links to killing of two young girls in Indiana
Unsolved
September 28, 2017

Delphi murders update: Convicted sex offender arrested, police investigating possible links to killing of two young girls in Indiana

Authorities arrested a man in Colorado after he allegedly held a hatchet and threatened numerous people. Police are now saying they are investigating to see if he could be a suspect in the February murders of two Indiana girls, Abigail “Abby” Williams and Liberty “Libby” German. PEOPLE reports that El Paso County officers detained registered sex offender, Daniel Nations, 31, …

Delphi killer composite sketch
July 18, 2017

Tuesday Crime Stories: Delphi murders update & Scary Spice Mel B’s high living

Investigators trying to find the killer of two young girls in Delphi, Indiana, released a suspect sketch based on witness descriptions. The probe into who killed Liberty German, 14, and Abby Williams, 13, on a hiking trail last February is not yet a cold case, police said. They hope the new composite drawing will increase …

Crime Stories
June 30, 2023

Wife Slams Down Phone when HUBBY CONFESSES TO DELPHI DOUBLE MURDERS ON JAILHOUSE PHONE

Accused killer Richard Allen has confessed, according to recently-released court documents. Allen made a phone call to his wife and in that call, admitted several times that he killed Libby German and Abby Williams. Allen’s wife abruptly hangs up the phone. All calls from jail are recorded. Allen’s attorney says the admissions were caused by …

Delphi killer and Charles Eldridge
Podcast
January 23, 2019

Wednesday Crime Stories: Suspected pedophile on cops’ radar in Delphi girls murders

Detectives are looking into a possible connection with a man arrested on child molestation charges and in the murder of Abby Williams, 13, and Libby German, 14, in Delphi, Indiana, in February 2017. Charles Eldridge, 46, was arrested two counties away on felony child molestation and solicitation charges on January 8. Eldridge was caught during …

Court
March 19, 2024

Judge Dismisses 2 Charges Against Accused Delphi Child Killer, Lawyers Push for Murder Dismissal

Indiana’s Special Judge Fran Gull discussed two separate issues Monday in connection with the Delphi murder case against Richard Allen, including a push by Allen’s law team to drop murder charges. During the court hearing Monday in Fort Wayne, Allen’s attorney, Andrew Baldwin, argued that murder charges should be dropped against his client, claiming police …

Court
February 1, 2024

Delphi Killer Prosecutor Calls for Defense Attorneys to be Held in Contempt

The prosecutor handling the case of accused Delphi killer Richard Allen has moved to hold his attorneys in contempt over an evidence leak that included crime scene photos of the murders of teens Liberty German and Abigail Williams in 2017. Carroll County Prosecutor Nick McLeland cited the “unmeasurable and incurable” harm caused by the egregious …

Court
October 11, 2023

Accused Delphi Child Killer Wants Physical & Mental Health Records to Remain Hidden: Report

Lawyers for accused Delphi child killer Richard Allen requested this week for the the court block prosecutors from obtaining his mental health and medical records. In September, Carroll County Prosecutor Nick McLeland subpoenaed Allen’s records from his time spent in custody at Westville Correctional Facility dating back to November 3, 2022, News Nation reports. Prosecutors …

Abby Williams, Libby German
Court
September 14, 2023

Accused Delphi Child Killer Richard Allen Wants Cameras in Court for Upcoming Trial

Accused Delphi killer Richard Allen wants cameras in the courtroom, according to a motion filed Wednesday at the Carroll County Circuit Court in Indiana. The Journal & Courier reports that Allen’s defense lawyers filed a motion Wednesday in Delphi, seeking “news cameras and public broadcastings” inside the court for the pretrial hearings and the trial. …