An Indiana judge has ruled to restrict how accused Delphi killer Richard Allen’s defense team can present their case to the jury during his trial. In a 136-page memorandum, Richard Allen’s defense claimed in September 2023 that followers of the pre-Christian Norse religion of Odin killed teens, Abigail “Abby” Williams and Liberty “Libby” German, on …
An Indiana judge has pushed back the trial of a man accused of killing two teen girls in Delphi until October. The trial for Richard Allen, 51, accused of killing Libby German, 14, and Abby Williams, 13, is now set to begin on October 14, WPTA reported. Jury selection in the trial had previously been …
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 …
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 …
Accused child killer Richard Allen has been moved to another Indiana jail, following a motion filed to transfer him after mistreatment allegations. Following an order signed by Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita on December 6, Allen was transferred to the Wabash Valley Correctional Facility in Carlisle. Allen is charged with murder in connection with the …
Special Judge Frances Gull and Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita have requested that the state Supreme Court deny a petition to replace Gull and reinstate accused child killer Richard Allen’s defense team, in connection with the high-profile Delphi double murder case. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Gull removed Allen’s original defense team, Andrew Baldwin and Brad …
The new defense team for accused Delphi killer Richard Allen is pushing to delay the murder trial proceedings, following evidence leaks, legal motions, and the withdrawal of his original lawyers. Fox 59 reports that court documents indicate that Allen’s new attorneys stated that meeting the scheduled January 2024 trial start would be impossible given the …
The case against an Indiana man accused of killing two teen girls in Delphi in 2017 edged closer to chaos on Thursday after one of the defense attorneys accused the judge of “ambushing” the defense and asked the state Supreme Court to remove her from the case. Judge Frances Gull announced last week that Bradley …
A scheduled hearing for accused Indiana child killer Richard Allen was abruptly canceled Wednesday when the judge announced Allen’s attorneys had withdrawn from the case. As CrimeOnline previously reported, the hearing was scheduled address leaked graphic crime scene photos and the defense’s claims Delphi murder victims, Abigail Williams, 13, and Liberty German, 14, were murdered …
An Indiana judge will allow news cameras to record a hearing Thursday in the murder case against Richard Allen, who is charged with killing teenagers Abigail Williams and Libby German in Delphi in 2017. Allen’s attorneys had asked Judge Fran Gull last month to allow cameras to record all future proceedings in the case, while …
A hearing has been scheduled to address the alleged leak of confidential Delphi crime scene evidence by accused child killer Richard Allen’s defense team, which could possibly jeopardize his trial, scheduled for next year. Last Thursday, Special Judge Fran Gull ordered a hearing on October 19 “to discuss the upcoming hearing on October 31, 2023, …
New court filings allege that Liberty German and Abigail Williams, the two teenagers murdered in Delphi, Indiana in 2017, may have been “ritualistically sacrificed” by followers of Odinism, a pagan Norse religion and white nationalist group. Richard Allen, 50, who stands accused of killing the girls while they were hiking at the Monon High Bridge …
