DELPHI, Ind. — Richard Allen has been found guilty on all four counts in the Delphi murder trial.
Allen was arrested in 2022 for the 2017 killings of 13-year-old Abigail Williams and 14-year-old Liberty German. Prosecutors say Allen killed both victims by slitting their throats and leaving their bodies near a trail in Delphi, Indiana.
Allen was convicted by the 12-person jury of two counts of murder and two additional counts of murder while committing, or attempting to commit, kidnapping.
His trial was repeatedly delayed after his defense attorneys withdrew from the case and were reinstated by the Indiana Supreme Court.
Throughout the trial, the prosecution highlighted Allen’s multiple confessions while incarcerated. Prosecutors said Allen confessed more than 60 times to the crime, including to his mother, his wife, his psychologist, the warden and other prison employees and inmates. The prosecution played audio recordings of some of the confessions for the jury.
Allen is scheduled to be sentenced on Dec. 20, 2024, where he could face up to 130 years in prison.
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