Indiana prosecutors say Delphi murder suspect Richard Allen should not be released on bail

Medelin PinFebruary 2, 2023

Prosecutors are asking an Indiana judge to deny bail to Delphi murder suspect Richard Allen, according to court documents.

Allen, 50, is accused of killing two teenage girls — Liberty “Libby” Herman, 14, and Abigail Williams, 13 — on or about February 13, 2017, while walking on a popular local trail in Delphi.

“The state believes the evidence points to guilt in actual murder, for which bail can be denied outright,” prosecutors said in response to Allen’s bail request. “What the State believes is that this evidence shows that the defendant committed the crime of murder.”

Allen’s bail was initially set at $20 million following his October 2022 arrest, and he filed a bail petition on November 21, 2022, arguing that evidence of guilt was not clear.

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On Monday, authorities announced the arrest of Richard Allen (center) for the February 2017 murder of Libby German (left) and her best friend Abby Williams.
(Indiana State Police)

Prosecutors are now asking that Allen be held without bail until he stands trial for the murders of Herman and Williams.

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indiana police Herman is said to have used her mobile phone to take a picture of a man walking on a railroad bridge shortly before her and Williams’ bodies were found on Feb. 14 in a wooded area near the Delphi History Trail.

Herman also recorded how the man believed to be the killer ordered the couple to “come down the hill”.

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Allen is due to appear in court in March, but Judge Fran Gall questioned his proposed trial date in January, saying there was “extraordinary, voluminous evidence” in the case that should be given to the defense because FOX 59 reports. while.