"It could be one person, it could be two people, it could be three - we don't know," he said. "So as terrified as I am by the thought of it all, I'm trying to prepare myself for that moment. Thats my guess.". There's no mention of another suspect, but it still doesn't mean they don't have evidence of another suspect, because not all evidence needs to be shared in a probable cause affidavit. DELPHI MURDERS SUSPECT RICHARD ALLEN APPEARS IN COURT, MOUTHS I LOVE YOU TO 2 WOMEN: REPORT. That the public interest will be secured by sealing the record; That the release of the information in the record will create serious and imminent danger to the public interest; That any prejudicial effect created by dissemination of the information cannot be avoided by any reasonable method other than sealing the record; That there is a strong probability that sealing the record will protect the public interest against the perceived danger; That the release of the information might damage an ongoing murder investigation, or; That the release of the information will create significant risk of substantial harm to the requestor, other persons or the general public. Allen is due in court in March, but Judge Fran Gull in January cast doubt on his anticipated trial date, saying there is "extraordinary, voluminous evidence" in the case that must be shared with the defense, as FOX 59 reported at the time. 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During a search of Allen's home on Oct. 13, 2022, officers found knives and guns, including a "Sig Sauer, Model P226, .40-caliber pistol," the probable cause affidavit said. I swear to you he seemed like a great person, she said. Allen's lead defense attorney Brad Rozzi did not respond to a request for comment and fellow attorney Andrew Baldwin declined to comment. The burden is on the prosecutor to persuade Gull that Allen is more than likely the killer and should remain in jail awaiting trial, according to Indiana law and McLeland's motion filed earlier this week. where Liberty German and Abigail Williams were seen before they were reported missing by their families on Feb. 13, 2017. The new trial date will be set during the June bail hearing. They were a good family couple, Matlock said. To get that, he said one of two things happens: 1.) The probable cause affidavit did reveal that clothes belonging to the girls were found in a creek south of where their bodies were discovered. 2023 FOX News Network, LLC. Carter added the probable cause affidavit. The gun jammed, which Garrett said is common. Keenan suggests the gun may have also accidentally misfired or malfunctioned when the operator attempted to pull the trigger. Unspent shell? The Indiana State Police could not confirm the information that I-Team 8's source gave and said the following: "Out of respect of prosecutorial process, which is being lead the Carroll County Prosecutor, the Indiana State Police has no further information to release. Fr nhere Informationen zur Nutzung Ihrer Daten lesen Sie bitte unsere Datenschutzerklrung und Cookie-Richtlinie. "When asked about the unspent bullet, [Allen] did not have an explanation of why the bullet was found between" the girls' bodies, the probable cause affidavit said. Two different composite sketches and a grainy image of the murder suspect. "I've always been concerned about how these two youngsters died. All rights reserved. You've successfully subscribed to this newsletter! Richard Allen, the suspect arrested in Oct. 2022 in connection with the murders of Liberty "Libby" German, 14, and Abby Williams, 13, in Delphi, Indiana. The . But many questions still remain around the murders of Abby Williams, 13, and Libby German, 14. The defense submitted a change of venue motion on Tuesday requesting that the trial take place at least 150 miles from Carroll County (where Delphi is located). Allen told investigators on Oct. 13, 2022, that he wore jeans and a blue or blackCarharttjacket that day, according to the probable cause affidavit. Right after Abby and Libby's death, Allen went to the officer and said he was on the Monon High Bridge that afternoon, but that he didn't see the girls, according to the source. Richard Matthew Allen was arrested in the notorious Delphi murders, in which two Indiana teen girls were killed while hiking near their hometown five years ago, police confirmed Monday. A vigil held two years after the murders of Libby German and Abby Williams in Delphi, Indiana. Police investigating the mysterious Delphi, Indiana, murders are looking for the person who, they said, created fake Snapchat and Instagram profiles, posed as a wealthy male . Allen lived in Mexico, Indiana, before moving to Delphi in 2006, according to FOX 59, citing public records. But there have, of course, been other suspects of the gruesome crime now dubbed as the "Delphi Snapchat murders". Suspect Named in 2004 Cold Case Killing in . The couple said Allen and his wife who hasnt been seen at the property since her husbands arrest were quiet people who kept to themselves. Audrey Conklin is a digital reporter for Fox News Digital and FOX Business. He even once processed photos at the CVS for Libbys family, her grandmother told reporters, and creepily, posters about the murdered girls were hanging Monday in the location where Allen worked. Sheriff Tobe Leazenby said Allen, a dad of one and a CVS technician, was allegedly drunk, and his wife took him to a hospital for a medical evaluation. "The FBI is made up of human beings, mothers and fathers, brothers and sisters, and we all felt that, for the grace of God, it could've been one of our kids or loved ones. The motion included six reasons why the prosecutor wanted the probable cause affidavit and other documents related to the case kept under seal. Review the case through 5 years of reporting, Cause of death? Kline has never been named as a suspect in the Delphi case. "Our review of the matter shows FBI employees correctly followed established procedures.. Carroll County Prosecutor Nicholas McLeland will have two days in June to persuade Special Judge Frances Gull that Richard Allen the man accused of killing Libby German and Abby Williams in 2017 should remain jailed while awaiting trial. According to the sheriff, responding deputies role during the incident was to keep the peace, and no arrests or charges followed. Allen is set to return to court on Feb. 17 for a bond hearing and pretrial hearing. None of the witnesses reported seeing that individual with anyone else in the information released so far. On Oct. 13, 2022, Allen told police he saw juvenile girls on the trails east of Freedom Bridge and said he went onto the Monon High Bridge. As the search for a Delphi murders suspect continues, new documents released Tuesday reveal the crime scene was tampered with. Investigators said in the probable cause affidavit that they believe Allen is the man seen on the video. Man booked into Carroll County Jail in connection with Delphi murders. The suspect allegedly told a state conservation officer that he was in the area that day, but his report could've been considered unfounded, the source said. 24/7 coverage of breaking news and live events. I dont think anyone was really friends with him, one told The Post. (FOX59), Richard Allen, the suspect arrested in Oct. 2022 in connection with the murders ofLiberty "Libby" German, 14, and Abby Williams, 13, in Delphi, Indiana. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Richard Matthew Allen was arrested in the notorious Delphi murders, in which two Indiana teen girls were killed while hiking near their hometown five years ago, police confirmed Monday. ABC News Evidence in the Delphi, Indiana, double murder case was unsealed by a county court on Tuesday, revealing key new details, including that suspect Richard Allen's gun was linked to the crime scene. Alternatively, that potential accomplice could be an "aider and abetter" who assisted the killer either before or after the murders, though wasn't necessarily present at the scene. Allen who is being held with no bond has pleaded not guilty to the charges and will go on trial in 2023. "Those girls need justice so they can rest in peace, and I need that for them more than anything.". "But if they have any concrete leads that others played a part, you don't want to give that person or those people an opportunity to destroy evidence or flee. AS law enforcement continues to probe whether accused Delphi murderer Richard Allen had an accomplice, a former FBI agent who oversaw the case has revealed the avenues cops may be investigating. "I don't know of any link [between Allen and Kline], but I find it interesting that some of the witnesses said in the affidavit that the man they saw on the trail looked like he knew where he was going," said Keenan. Keenan said the second culprit - should they exist - could be someone who was already waiting in the woods near where the girls were killed, and therefore not seen by anyone walking with the man police believe to be Allen. While conceding he's "not a firearms expert", Keenan said: "The chances of that bullet not having been fired from Allen's gun is one in a great number, rather than a 50/50 chance of it being not. Neighbors said the officers spent about 12 hours scouring the property and paying especially close attention to a fire pit located next to a shed in the yard. All rights reserved. "At my initial hearing on Oct. 28, 2022, I asked to find representation for myself. "The implication that an alleged clerical error by an FBI employee caused years of delay in identifying this defendant is misleading. Allen is set to stand trial for the murders of Abby Williams and Libby German. DELPHI, IN - It was Valentine's Day, 2017, when the corpses of two young teen girls, Liberty "Libby" German and Abigail "Abby" Williams, were found under a train bridge. Allen, a 50-year-old Delphi man, was arrested last month and charged with two counts of murder for the Feb. 2017 killings. "As stated in the past this is a complex multi-agency investigation," began the statement. Another haunting photo was posted by Allen's wife onFacebookwhich shows the Indiana man smiling excitedly in front of what appears to be a police sketch of the murder suspect. The newly released probable cause affidavit said one of the girls mentioned "gun" as a man approached, according to video recovered from one of the victim's phones. Their bodies werefound the followingday along Deer Creek, about a quarter of a mile east of the Monon High Bridge. Here's what we've learned and what remains unclear: Abby and Libby, best friends in the eighth grade, were on a hiking trail in rural Delphi when they were killed in February 2017. "Obviously it's all alleged but it's rather disturbing he was just there this whole time. German also recorded the man believed to be the killer ordering the pair "down the hill. Police still have not released their causes of death. "There were six or seven agencies out there covering hundreds of leads in a short amount of time. "But I don't believe there's going to be any closure, not until I'm no longer here and I'm back with Libby again. Abby and Libby, best friends in the eighth grade, were on a hiking trail in rural Delphi when they were killed. Allen tends to go by Rick or Ricky, according to WTHR. Matlock said the families of the murdered girls would come to the bar, too. Handout via WLFI. Robinson told the paper that hes blind and Allen would always ask if he needed help at the pharmacy. (WLS) -- A scheduled bail hearing for the Delphi murders suspect Richard Allen has been postponed. Allen also appears to have a clean criminal record. November 1, 2022 8:49am Updated 0 seconds of 1 minute, 50 secondsVolume 0% 00:00 01:50 An Indiana bar owner has revealed that the suspect arrested in the Delphi murders of two teen girls was. "But it feels like were now at the beginning of the last chapter, so I hope thats the case, but there's still a long road ahead of us.". The U.S. Sun reached out to the Indiana State Police and Indiana's Department of Natural Resources for a comment, but a response was not received by the time of publication. Delphi murders investigation timeline:Review the case through 5 years of reporting. Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? murder suspect Indiana police have released additional audio of a person they suspect murdered two teen girls in Delphi, Ind. Defense indicated they planned to begin depositions of witnesses started in April and May, but they won't be ready for trial for months after that. On July 23, 2019, Etter was wanted for the kidnapping and rape of a 26-year-old woman in Tippecanoe County. A grainy video recovered from Libby Germans phone showed a man in a blue jacket walking along the railroad bridge. P olice have arrested a suspect in the brutal 2017 killings of two eighth-grade girls from Delphi, Ind. "And a question I had was, did he have prior contact with the victims and knew that they were going to be there at that time? Logan, who had a violent criminal past, was never named as a suspect or charged in connection with the deaths of Libby and Abby. "I want nothing more than to look this person in the eye," she said. Sie knnen Ihre Einstellungen jederzeit ndern. "He again admitted that he was on the trail but denied knowing Victim 1 or Victim 2 and denied any involvement in their murders," according to the probable cause affidavit. Keenan was in charge of the Indianapolis branch of the FBI from 2020 until his retirement from the bureau in November 2021. According to a report by FOX 59, Carroll County Prosecutor Nick McLeland argued against publicly releasing the probable cause affidavit after Allen's arrest. Prosecutors accuse Allen of forcing the girls off of the trails east of the city near the Monon High Bridge. Gull set aside June 15 and June 16, if needed for a bail hearing for Allen. Pledging to be in court throughout the entirety ofAllen's trial, Carrie said she is looking forward to the moment she gets to look the alleged culprit in the eyes for the first time. Delphi murders update: Possible suspect charged with unrelated kidnapping, attempted murder of 10-year-old girl. Heres what we know about Allen, who walked around as a free man and was a well-known member of his community for five years following the slayings: Allen is a 50-year-old Indiana resident who worked at CVS as a licensed pharmacy technician. He died in January of complications from Covid-19. Garrett said he hopes investigators went to all of the local gun stores to see their records of sales of .40-caliber-type weapons. The judge further ordered that no unauthorized parties may have access to that material. Investigators believe Logan lied about his alibi, making statements that were found to be factually false and intentionally designed to deceive law enforcement, according to the search warrant. The Oct. 28 motion should be available for public inspection at mycase.in.gov after Gull signs the order. On Feb. 13, 2017, Libby German . Allen's wife confirmed to police that he owns a blue Carhartt jacket, the document said. In the newly unsealed affidavit, multiple witnesses reported seeing a man - who one described as "creepy" - matching Allen's description on the bridge on the afternoon of Feb. 13, 2017. "I also did not realize what my wife and Is immediate financial situation was going to be.". "It would be a shock to me if we could be ready by the end of the year," Baldwin said. What little reserve there is will fail to even maintain the original residence. His property was searched by investigators weeks after the murders on March 17, 2017, a search warrant leaked by the Murder Sheet podcast revealed. Also this week, Gull granted a request by the prosecutor to protect evidence in the case from being publicly distributed. Everyone agreed to set the new trial date during the June hearings. Allen was a regular at the now-closed JCs Bar and Grill, the Indy Star reported Monday. Youd never think in a million years.. When Allen voluntarily spoke to police on Oct. 26, 2022, he said he never allowed anyone to borrow that gun, which he said he owned since 2001, the document added. 23. A search warrant was executed at Allen's home on Oct. 13, 2022, the document said. "You have this unspent shell casing near the victims' bodies, but you also have things that are really troubling to me: [The girls] are in one place and their clothes are in another. In an exchange with another juvenile, the day after learning the girls had been murdered, Kline revealed he had plans to meet Libby on the Monon High Bridge but she "never showed.". Logan contacted a family member the following morning and instructed them to tell police about the trip. The police have put a .40-caliber weapon into the case," Garrett said. An affidavit unsealed by a judge earlier this week revealed that anunspent .40 bulletfound between the bodies of the two girls appeared to have been cycled through a pistol owned by Allen. Their causes of death have never never been made public and prosecutors have deliberately withheld details of the case from the public to aid their investigation. The FBI also sought electronic devices and storage media. One of them was Paul Etter. The only thing I can think of is it was too gruesome, in their mind, to release," Garrett said. The search lasted several weeks. LISTEN: Police release audio of Delphi, Ind. Police still have not released how Abby and Libby died. As this continues to be an active and ongoing investigation, the Indiana State Police will continue to provide any and all resources available to assist in the prosecution of this case.". Flowers sit by a bridge near Delphi, Ind. More on Richard Allen:Delphi murder suspect wants case moved at least 150 miles from Carroll County The judge ordered an edited version of the probable cause affidavit released Tuesday. McLelenad indicated he did not oppose releasing his request, and Gull ordered it unsealed. "Maybe it was something to do with the evidence that they took or maybe somebody helped dispose of something after the crime. Ex-FBI Special Agent in Charge Paul Keenan spoke withThe U.S. Sunfollowing the release of an affidavit pertaining to the arrest of Richard Allen, who in October was charged with the murders of Libby German and Abigail Williams. Richard Allen, 50, was charged with the murders of Abby Williams, 13, and Libby German, 14, in Delphi, Ind., in February 2017. He has since been moved to a state facility for his own safety. For the first time, without confirming how the girls died, the document revealed that Libby and Abby's bodies had been "staged", both of the teens had lost a lot of blood, and a souvenir had been taken from at least one of the victims. Copyright 2023 WDRB Media. A man is seen and heard telling the girls, "Guys, down the hill," and Abby and Libby go down the hill, according to the probable cause affidavit. Calling an inquiry as to how Allen managed to avoid scrutiny for so long despite admitting to being at the scene and wearing the same outfit as the suspect in the aftermath of the murders a "good question", Keenan believes the mishap was likely due to a miscommunication between law enforcement agencies. However, even if Allen should be found guilty of murderingLibby and Abby, Carrie said she will never truly be able to find closure without her daughter living life by her side. DELPHI, Ind. On Monday, court records showed that Allen was granted public defenders Allen Rozzi and Andrew Joseph Baldwin to aid him in his case. On June 27, Paul Etter. or redistributed. Allen's defense team also filed a motion to reset Allen's trial date, indicating that March 20 was not realistic. Carroll County Sheriff Tobe Leazenby said the information in the probable cause affidavit is "self-explanatory" and declined to comment further. 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