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Girls' Killer Faces Up to His 'Carnage'

Richard Allen gets 130 years in 2017 murders of Abigail Williams and Liberty German

(Newser) - The man who was hunted for years in the 2017 killing of two girls on an Indiana hiking trail has been sentenced to 130 years in prison. Richard Allen, 52, was convicted in November of murdering 13-year-old Abigail Williams and 14-year-old Liberty German. Allen, who like his victims lived in...

Murder Suspect Confessed 60+ Times to Killing Delphi Girls

'Honey, I did it ... I killed Abby and Libby,' Richard Allen says in call to wife played at trial

(Newser) - On Thursday, the prosecution rested its case in the Indiana murder trial for Richard Allen, accused of killing Delphi teens Abby Williams and Libby German in 2017. But not before a very important piece of evidence was introduced: seven phone calls made from prison to his wife and mother in...

Jury Hears Opening Arguments in Slayings of Teenage Girls

Panel, which was chosen from out of town, will be sequestered

(Newser) - Jurors heard opening statements Friday in the trial of a man accused of killing two teen girls in a small Indiana community, horrific slayings that went unsolved for five years before investigators arrested a pharmacy employee who lived in the same town. Prosecutor Nicholas McLeland said 13-year-old Abigail Williams and...

Delphi Suspect's Lawyers Abruptly Withdraw From Case

Murder trial will likely be delayed as a result

(Newser) - The lawyers for the Indiana man charged with the 2017 Delphi murders of two teen girls are abruptly withdrawing from the case. The judge said one defense attorney made a motion to withdraw Thursday afternoon, and the second is expected to do the same within days, the AP reports. It'...

Investigators Say Bullet Links Allen to Delphi Murders

Court document states that shell found near teens' bodies is linked to suspect's weapon

(Newser) - An unspent bullet found near the bodies of two teenage girls is a key piece of evidence against the man accused of their murders, according to newly released court documents. A partly redacted probable cause affidavit released Tuesday states that an ejected .40-caliber shell has tool marks matching a pistol...

Prosecutor Floats Idea of Additional Delphi Suspects

Indiana judge said Tuesday that she will decide soon whether to unseal court records

(Newser) - An Indiana judge said Tuesday that she will decide soon whether to unseal court records that led to a man’s arrest in the 2017 killings of two teenage girls, while a prosecutor urged the court to keep the documents sealed because others could be involved in the case. Special...

5 Years Later, an Arrest in Murder of 2 Girls

Libby German and Abigail Williams were killed while hiking in Indiana

(Newser) - Police in Indiana have made an arrest in the high-profile slaying of two girls out for a hike in Indiana five years ago. Richard Allen, 50, faces two counts of murder in the deaths of Liberty German, 14, and Abigail Williams, 13, reports FOX59 . Before the girls were killed near...

After Suicide, Police Seek Connection to Murder of 2 Girls

Paul Etter lived near where Indiana teens were kidnapped

(Newser) - Police have a new suspect in the 2017 murder of two 13-year-old girls in Indiana—but they're never going to be able to question him. Paul Etter, 55, killed himself June 27 after an hours-long standoff with police in Boone County, the Lafayette Journal & Courier reports. He lived...

Public Urged to Keep Providing Tips in Killing of 2 Girls

Indiana murders not a cold case, police say

(Newser) - Indiana authorities urged the public Wednesday to keep passing on tips in the slayings of two teenage girls killed during a hike , saying on the 2-year anniversary of the crime that the next tip could help solve the case. Liberty German, 14, and Abigail Williams, 13, vanished on Feb. 13,...

Police May Have a Break in Case of 2 Slain Girls

Indiana police investigating link after arrest in Colorado

(Newser) - Police in Indiana are urging caution about leaping to conclusions, but they're investigating whether a man arrested in Colorado could be linked to the murder of two eighth-grade girls earlier this year. Daniel Nations, 31, a registered sex offender, is in custody in El Paso County, reports ABC News...

On Murdered Teen's Cellphone, a Voice Says, 'Down the Hill'

'There is no doubt in our minds that (Liberty German) is a hero,' say police

(Newser) - In her final moments, 14-year-old Liberty German did everything she could do to stay alive—and has given police chilling clues as to who murdered her and her best friend , 13-year-old Abigail Williams. "Down the hill," an ominous voice rasps on an audio recording from Liberty's cellphone...

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