Indiana police announced Monday the arrest of Richard Allen for the killings of two teenagers in 2017 – a tragic case that has been dubbed “The Delphi Murders.”
The lifeless bodies of Liberty “Libby” German, 14, and Abigail “Abby” Williams, 13, were found Feb. 14, 2017, one day after German’s sister dropped the two friends off at the entrance to a hiking trail in Delphi – a city about 80 miles northwest of Indianapolis.
“Today is not a day to celebrate,” said Indiana State Police Superintendent Doug Carter at a press conference at the Delphi Methodist Church. “The time will come when additional details can be released but today is not that time.”
Allen, 50, was taken into custody Friday and booked in the Carroll County Jail on two counts of murder, he said.
DELPHI MURDERS: INDIANA MAN REPORTEDLY IN CUSTDOY IN CONNECTION WITH 2017 KILLINGS OF 2 GIRLS
Indiana State Police announced Monday that Richard Allen, center, has been arrested on two counts of murder for the deaths of Libby German, 14, (left) and Abby Williams, 13, nearly six years ago.
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Allen worked at a local CVS, and his home was searched last week, with investigators focusing on a fire pit, according to FOX 59.
The girls were found covered in blood and the killer had taken a memento from the crime scene.
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Days after the killings, officials released two grainy images of a man walking across an abandoned railroad bridge taken on German’s phone shortly before the girls remains were found in a wooded stretch off the Delphi Historic Trail.
Two different composite sketches and a grainy image of the murder suspect.
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The phone also had an audio recording of a man, believed to be the killer, ordering the pair “down the hill.”
However, the case stymied investigators for more than five years with lead after lead turning cold.
Days after the killings, authorities executed a search warrant on the property of Ron Logan, where the girls’ bodies were found.
The Indiana State Police petitioned the Miami County Circuit Court for custody of Kegan Kline, 27, on Aug. 19.
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Logan had lied about his whereabouts the day of the double homicide, according to investigators. He died in January and was never publicly named a suspect, according to FOX 59.
In August, Indiana State Police petitioned the Miami County Circuit Court for custody of Indiana man Kegan Kline, 27, who is locked up in Florida on child pornography charges.
Kegan Kline was allegedly behind the fictitious Instagram account "Anthony_Shots" that he used to communicate with underage girls – including Liberty German the day before she turned up dead on a hiking trail.
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Kline had been in contact with German using the fake Instagram account “Anthony_Shots” the night before she was murdered, according to FOX 59.
He allegedly made plans to meet up with her around the time she went missing, but Kline has denied any involvement.
The “Murder Sheet” podcast obtained a 2020 transcript of a police interview with Kline. He said he had given the password to his “Anthony_Shots” profile to “a lot of people.”
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The transcript also revealed that Kline searched “How long does DNA last” on his computer and failed a police polygraph test.
Haley Chi-Sing contributed to this report.
