News about Abigail Williams

Delphi murder trial unveils horrific crime scene photos of Liberty German and Abigail Williams with their throats cut

www.dailymail.co.uk, October 21, 2024
Harrowing crime scene photographs of the brutalized bodies of Liberty German and Abigail Williams, laying where they were found amid brush and woodland have been shown in court in Delphi today

Family friend recalls horrific discovery at Delphi double murder trial: 'Thought they were mannequins'

www.dailymail.co.uk, October 19, 2024
Local man, Patrick 'Pat' Brown found the girls' bodies around noon on Tuesday February 14, 2017, and thought they were 'mannequins.'

Jilted boyfriend handed a restraining order after stalking his girlfriend by sending her a picture of him dressed as a penguin

www.dailymail.co.uk, July 4, 2024
A jilted boyfriend has been handed a restraining order after stalking his ex-girlfriend dressed as a penguin. Anthony Price harassed his former partner Abigail Williams by bombarding her with messages and sending her unwanted gifts leaving her scared to stay in her own home. After the breakdown of the five-month relationship Price also sent Ms Williams pictures of himself in a penguin suit and stood at a roundabout to attract her attention. Price pleaded guilty to harassment without violence in Wrexham county from July to November last year. The 51-year-old from Wexham has also been given a three-year restraining order and banned from visiting Ms William's place of work.

Richard Allen Matthew, a Delphi murder suspect, was charged with new murder and kidnapping charges

www.dailymail.co.uk, January 19, 2024
Allen was arrested in 2022 after comparing an unspent bullet found next to their bodies to a pistol that Allen owned. He admitted to the murders in jailhouse talks with his wife and others, among other things. In later court records, he retracted the confessions and said that the girls were killed by members of a Satanic sect rather than a member of a Satanic cult.

Delphi murders twist: Suspect Richard Allen's lawyers claim teen victims Liberty German and Abigail Williams were 'ritualistically sacrificed' by members of pagan religion and white nationalist group called 'Odinism'

www.dailymail.co.uk, September 18, 2023
The two teenagers were killed by members of a pagan Norse faith and a white nationalist party called 'Odinism,' according to uninitiated legal papers.' Richard Allen, 50, has been accused of killing Libby German, 14, and Abby Williams, 13, while hiking through Indiana's Delphi Historic Trails on February 13, 2017. Attorneys representing Allen are urging Allen County Judge Frances Gull to discard evidence obtained during a home search prior to his arrest last year. Authorities left out critical information in their request for a search warrant, including the connection to Odinism, according to his team. The latest unveiled reports state: "Members of a pagan Norse faith hijacked by white nationalists ritualically sacrificed Abigail Williams and Liberty German."

Richard Allen, a Delphi murder suspect, is being treated like a POW in solitary confinement, according to his lawyers

www.dailymail.co.uk, April 5, 2023
Richard Allen, the killer of two Indiana teenage girls murdered in 2017, was treated like a prisoner of war and asleep in a cell the size of a dog kennel as they demand that he be relocated to a new jail. Allen was charged with two counts of murder in the slayings of Liberty German, 14, and Abigail Williams, 13. On Wednesday, his lawyers filed an emergency motion in the hopes of obtaining him out of the Westville Correctional Facility, where he was incarcerated due to the case's high-profile nature, implying that it would be beneficial to his health. They included a snapshot of him looking gaunt from earlier this week.

As the judge orders that he will be tried in the same county, a Delphi murder suspect is seen hobbling down stairs

www.dailymail.co.uk, January 13, 2023
A judge announced Friday that jurors in the trial of an Indiana man suspected of murdering two teenage girls almost six years ago would be selected from outside the county where the shooting took place. Attorney Richard Allen, 50, of Delphi, and the county prosecutor must decide within a week from which county the jury will appear, according to county judge Fran Gull. Allen, a witness, was charged with two counts of murder in the slayings of Liberty German, 14, and Abigail Williams, 13.

Murdered Delphi teens were 'victims of botched kidnapping plot by child sex ring'

www.dailymail.co.uk, December 14, 2022
Liberty German and Abigail Williams, two murdered Delphi teenagers, were victims of a botched kidnapping attempt launched by members of a local pedophil group. This is just one of a slew of troubling new details and charges that were exclusively revealed by DailyMail.com. It comes a day after authorities published a redacted version of the probable cause affidavit that resulted in suspect Richard Allen's (left) detention. Allen had links to pedophile Kegan Kline and Ron Logan (inset), according to whoever discovered the girls' bodies on the school's property. According to DailyMail.com, the girls met Kegan Kline online and he arranged to meet them that day, but they didn't go.' Rather, he brought them up to be arrested for the porn ring.'

A judge in the Delphi murder case gives a broad gag order

www.dailymail.co.uk, December 2, 2022
On Friday, an Indiana judge ruled on a gag order in the case of a man convicted in the Delphi murders. Richard Matthew Allen, 50, of Delphi, has been charged with murder in the murders of Liberty German, 14, and Abigail Williams, 13, whose bodies were discovered after a hike just outside the same small town nearly six years ago. Judge Fran Gull of Allen County has issued a note requesting attorneys, law enforcement, investigators, the coroner, and the girls' families. Prosecutors had requested that the judge issue one after intense media scrutiny, prompting the judge to order one. Allen's lawyers also issued a three-page statement in defense of their client. On February 13, 2017, Abby and Libby vanished while hiking along a trail near Delphi, which is about 60 miles northwest of Indianapolis. Their bodies were discovered the next day in a rugged, heavily wooded area.

In the case involving Delphi Bridge murders, judge UNSEALS is expected to have affidavit

www.dailymail.co.uk, November 29, 2022
It was revealed on Tuesday that the man suspected of killing two teenagers while out for a walk in 2017 had previously told police that he was on the scene when they were killed. Richard Allen, 50, was near the Manon High Bridge in Delphi, Indiana, on February 13, while Abigail Williams, 13, went for a walk. One witness even told cops they saw a man matching Allen's description,'muddy and bloody,' walking away from the scene later that day.

Mother of Delphi murder victim says she is 'reliving' the nightmare 'all over again'

www.dailymail.co.uk, November 8, 2022
As cops charged someone after five years, a mother of one of the two girls killed in the Delphi murders has said she is being forced to relive' the nightmare. Carrie Timmons, the mother of Libby German 14, said she was taken by 'complete surprise' when Richard Allen was charged with the murder of her daughter and her friend Abigail Williams, 13. Allen, a CVS pharmacist, was arrested last month after the shootings in February 2017 - putting the area in complete shock. The 50-year-old has pleaded not guilty to both charges of murder, and prosecutors have sealed his arrest warrant from being allowed outside the public. Officers with Indiana State Police are claiming that the case is still open, which leaves the door open for others to be charged. Timmons described the moment she heard the allegations as bizarre, but she isn't about to allow herself to get her hopes up.

'Pedophile' catfish accused of protecting Delphi killer now cooperating with cops

www.dailymail.co.uk, November 4, 2022
Richard Allen, 50, has been charged with the murders of Liberty German, 14, and Abigail Williams, 13, who were hiking together along the Delphi Historic Trail in 2017. Kegan Kline, 28, was tagged in the case last December and had been in touch with Libby via a false Instagram account the morning she and Abby went missing. DailyMail.com has confirmed that he has been cooperating with Indiana State Police. The Kline was temporarily released from Miami County jail into the custody of Indiana State Police the day officers first started searching of the Wabash River, according to a previously sealed court order. Allen's arrest in Miami County forced the court to dismiss five of the 30 charges against Kline, six days after Allen's detention. In a public hearing on Nov. 22, police discovered Allen's door, just five miles from where the girls went missing, will be investigated.

Richard Allen, a Delphi suspect, faces murder charges for the reasons listed above

www.dailymail.co.uk, November 3, 2022
Richard Allen, a Delphi murder suspect, had his first bail set at $20 million after being arrested for the 2017 slayings of two teenage girls. Allen, 50, was arrested last week in a surprise development by authorities who had never explicitly referred him to the lawsuit before. Liberty German, 14, and Abigail Williams, 13, were killed while hiking together along the Monon Historical Trail near the Monon High Bridge in Indiana on February 13. The perpetrators of the murders remained a mystery for five years, though cops remained tight-lipped about how the girls were killed. Authorities are still keeping track of the murders under lock and key, with prosecutor Nicholas McLeland sealing Allen's charging papers. Judge Benjamin Diener allowed some details to be announced about the case today, with a hearing set for November 22 to determine whether the records will remain under seal. The probable cause affidavit must be released immediately after a suspect is arrested, according to Indiana Rules to Access Court Records, but McLeland ordered for their records to be sealed under Rule 6 of Indiana Rules to Access Court Records. The document can be barred from public view by a judge in "extraordinary circumstances," according to the court, though it is unclear why McLeland made this request.

Since a CVS employee was arrested, the grandparents of a Delphi murder victim say'reality is now setting in.'

www.dailymail.co.uk, November 2, 2022
After police detention, two teen girls were found brutally murdered, Liberty German parents said the'reality is still setting in.' Richard Allen, 50, has been charged with the murders of Libby, 14, and Abigail Williams, 13, who were 13 years old in Delphi, Indiana. Following the surprise detention, Mike and Becky Patty have said they are relieved to learn that there is a'face and a name' with the 'bridge guy.' The girls of a man who was closely following them on a bridge shortly before their deaths, a male dubbed 'Bridge Guy' was posted on Snapchat shortly after their deaths.' On February 13, Libby and Abigail went for a walk together along the Delphi Historic Trail near the Monon High Bridge, but they were reported missing if they didn't turn up to speak with their parents. Their bodies were discovered near the bridge the day after they disappeared, with several suspects being traced to the investigation over the years, but no arrests were made until last week.

The perpetrator of the Delphi murder victim's sister says he is a'monster' who'doesn't deserving' of our attention

www.dailymail.co.uk, November 1, 2022
Libby German's sister has branded the man suspected of murdering her and her 13-year-old cousin a "monster" who'doesn't deserving" her interest. Kelsi German said she had "no idea" murder suspect Richard Allen, who worked at the family's local CVS, was arrested until Friday, when he was charged with two counts of murder.' But she continued, "I'm sure there were times when I was in CVS and he was present." Allen, who has declined to work with cops detained in a new interview, spoke out in a new interview. Libby German and Abigail Williams had gone for a walk together along a bridge in Delphi, Indiana, in February 2017, but they didn't turn up to greet their parents. The teen girls were discovered near the bridge the day after they had vanished, and several suspects were identified throughout the years, but no arrests were made until last week.

Since gathering their images, a Delphi pharmacist suspected of murder refused to charge the perpetrator's family

www.dailymail.co.uk, November 1, 2022
According to the grandmother of one of the two teenage girls murdered in Indiana in 2017, the accused killer refused to charge the family for processing their photographs. Richard Allen, 50, was arrested on Wednesday and charged two days later with the murder of 13-year-old Abigail Williams and her companion Liberty German, 14, in February 2017. Allen once processed photographs for the family at the CVS store in Delphi, where he worked, on Monday. Becky Patty, the grandmother of Libby, told reporters. The photographers were not charged for the photographs, she said. Patty replied, 'That is correct,' when asked whether the free photo processing rumors was accurate.' When asked if she knew it first hand, she replied: 'Yes, it is correct.' We know it.' Allen worked at the pharmacy as a pharmacist. He was arrested and charged on Friday last week and jailed on Friday. In March, he is set to begin his trial.

In 2017 Delphi, a CVS pharmacist arrested in the crime of Delphi posed for a picture near a 'wanted' sketch

www.dailymail.co.uk, November 1, 2022
On Monday, Bob Matlock, the proprietor of JC's Bar in Delphi, Indiana, said the man arrested for the 2017 murder of two teenage girls in the town was a frequent among his customers. Richard Allen, 50, of Matlock, posed in front of a 'wanted' sketch (left) released by police in April 2019. Allen does not appear in the sketch. Matlock also said they had discussed the murders in the bar, but not in depth because they all knew the victims's families, 13-year-old Abigail Williams, and her friend Liberty German, 14 (bottom right). Williams' mother told DailyMail.com that they did not know Allen.

Two teen girls have been charged with murder in Delphi

www.dailymail.co.uk, October 31, 2022
Richard Allen, 50, was arrested on Friday for the deaths of Libby German, 14, and Abigail Williams, 13, when they were out for a walk in Delphi, Indiana, in February 2017. He is now charged with two counts of murder. Allen has pleaded not guilty and is being detained without a bond. He will appear in court on January 13, 2023, the first time in 2023, with a presumptive trial date of March 20, 2023. Because a probable cause document has been partially sealed, it is uncertain if the Indiana State Police found Allen to the murders. However, he has long been thought to be the unidentified man seen approaching German and Williams as they were crossing the Monon High Bridge in the woods northwest of Delphi, Indiana, in February 2017. On the day of her murder, Libby had posted a snap of herself walking along the railroad tracks, sparking a sensation, making the case one of the country's most unusual unsolved murders.

In a SAME location where victors snapped at a murderer, a picture shows the daughter of a detained Delphi Bridge survivor

www.dailymail.co.uk, October 30, 2022
Richard Allen, 50, is shown on the train bridge, where Libby German, 14, and Abigail Williams, 13, who died in 2017, in a chilling snapshot. Allen's daughter, 28-year-old Brittany, was taken down from Facebook by his mother Kathy, 50, a year after the girls disappeared. Neither Brittany nor Kathy are accused of having any connection to the assassinations. Allen was arrested on Friday and prosecutors have yet to announce what they've charged him with, although a press conference is scheduled for Monday.

A man arrested in connection with the murders in Delphi sat close to being arrested in connection with a suspect drawn by police

www.dailymail.co.uk, October 30, 2022
Richard Allen, 50, has been charged with the 2017 murders. A photograph of Allen posing alongside his wife with a suspect sketch from the probe posted on a wall behind him shortly after his deposition. The photograph is unclear when or where it was taken, but the sketch on the photo was not released until April 2019, more than two years after the 2017 slayings. Allen lived less than two miles from the Delphi bridge where the girls went missing, which was only five minutes away from home for him. Both Libby German and Abigail Williams, 14, were killed in February 2017. Their bodies were discovered near a walking trail; the girls had caught a video of a man walking towards them and videoed them saying, "down the hill."

A man, 50, has been arrested in connection with the murders of Delphi

www.dailymail.co.uk, October 28, 2022
On Friday, Richard Allen, 50, was arrested in Indiana and arrested. It's unclear what he has been charged with. Abigail Williams and Libby German, 14, were killed in 2017. Their murders remained unsolved for five years. Allen's detention is the first time his name has been publicly linked to the investigation. Previously, the only two people who have been vaguely linked are pedophil Kegan Kline, who police suspect might have been in touch with the girls on a catfishing Instagram account, and James Brian Chadwell, who was arrested for kidnapping another girl in the same area.

Erin Doherty, the Crown Princess, admits she felt 'pressure to withhold my sexuality' after landing

www.dailymail.co.uk, September 10, 2022
Erin Doherty has confessed that it was 'begging' to even suspect the fact that going public with her girlfriend could jeopardize her chances of having a fruitful career. The actress, 30, who appeared in the third and fourth seasons of The Crown, spoke about her own experience while commenting on how difficult it must have been for women in the royal family to reveal their sexuality. Erin, who is happily married to fellow actress Sophie Melville, remarked: "I felt a lot of pressure to conceal my sexuality."

Pedophile suspect in Delphi murders complains he's having a 'hard time' in jail

www.dailymail.co.uk, September 2, 2022
Kegan Kline is under arrest on child pornography charges that are unrelated to the murders of Abigail Williams, 13, and Libby German, 14, two sisters who were killed in 2017 after going for a walk on a disused train line. Correct, is the man who murdered the girls on February 13, 2017. Liberty German was caught on her phone before she died. According to Kline's podcast, he was having a rough time in jail and would only talk to journalists in exchange for cash. He also asked women who have written to him if he will masturbate for them on camera.

Two miles from the pedophile suspect's home, Indiana police divers search a river

www.dailymail.co.uk, September 2, 2022
In the cold case murder of two young girls in Indiana in February 2017, there may be a breakthrough. Abigail Williams, 13, 13, and Libby German 14, died in Delphi, Indiana, about 80 miles north of Indianapolis, on February 13, 2017. They had taken a walk along a hiking trail in Delphi, Indiana, and one of the few things they did was record a man approaching them on the trail on their phones. The breakthrough occurred as a result of true crime podcasters Aine Cain and Kevin Greenlee's efforts. The two co-hosts of The Murder Sheet. Cain said on Thursday that Indiana State Police officers, including a dive team, were investigating the Wabash River near Peru, Indiana. The hunt is taking place about 40 miles from where the two teens were last seen. Officials haven't specified what officers were looking for.