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Richard Allen, the suspect in the 2017 murder of two girls walking a trail in Delphi, Indiana, is believed to have confessed to the crimes to his wife and mother, according to newly released documents.
Authorities arrested Allen, 50, in October 2022 in connection with the February 14, 2017, murder of Liberty “Libby” German, 14, and Abigail Williams, 13, while walking a popular trail in Delphi.
Carroll County Prosecutor Nicholas McLeland asked a judge to make Allen’s medical records public in a June filing, in part because “the defendant has admitted to committing the crimes of which he is charged no less than five times while with his wife and mother spoke on prison public telephones available from the Indiana Department of Corrections,” the file, which opened Wednesday, said.
Allen’s attorney, Bradley Rozzi, said so at a hearing this month.
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Richard Allen, center, is being charged with the February 2017 murder of Libby German, left, and her best friend, Abby Williams. (Indiana State Police)
“He has made incriminating statements implicating himself in crime,” Rozzi said, according to FOX 59 Indianapolis, but the attorney added that his client’s statements were inconsistent and unreliable because Allen’s mental health is apparently deteriorating in prison.
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Allen was an employee of CVS at the time of the murders. Locals were shocked when he was named as a suspect in the murders five years later.
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Indiana police say German used her cell phone to snap photos of a man walking across the railroad bridge shortly before her and Williams’ bodies were found on Feb. 14, 2017, in a wooded area near the Delphi Historic Trail.
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Prosecutors said they linked Allen to the crime after investigators at the scene found an unused bullet that had “cycled through a gun” he owned.
Prosecutors said they linked Allen to the crime after investigators at the scene found an unused bullet that had “cycled through a gun” he owned. (FOX 59 Indianapolis)
About 100 documents were unsealed in Allen’s case on Wednesday after journalist Áine Cain and lawyer Kevin Greenlee, who co-host “The Murder Sheet” podcast and have closely followed the Delphi murder case, asked the court to release them. to give.
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“We are extremely pleased with Judge Gull’s prompt ruling and her insistence on transparency. We are also pleased that the other parties to the case agree that it is in the best interests of both the public and the case to allow widespread viewing of the court possible.” documents,” Cain and Greenlee said in a statement Wednesday. Of course, prosecutor (McLeland) and attorneys Baldwin and Rozzi still retain the ability to file motions to seal certain sensitive documents when appropriate and necessary to protect Richard Allen’s rights, citizens’ privacy, or ongoing investigation angles . .”
Richard Allen, 50, was arrested in October 2022 in connection with the 2017 murders of 14-year-old Liberty German and 13-year-old Abigail Williams. (Indiana State Police)
They added that the unsealing of documents “is a major win for the public and the press” and will likely help “dispel misinformation about the case and encourage greater confidence in Indiana’s criminal justice system.”
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“We are grateful to Shay Hughes for his assistance with this process, including preparing the application,” they said. “This whole situation is also a good lesson for anyone pushing for more transparency. Sometimes when you’re struggling to get the information you’re looking for, all you have to do is keep asking around.”
Fox News’ Greg Norman contributed to this report.
Audrey Conklin is a digital reporter for Fox News Digital and FOX Business. Email tips to [email protected] or on Twitter at @audpants.
