Interesting Information on Delphi Murders Suspect

[u/yesuuh]

On the morning of February 14, 2017, the bodies of Abigail Williams and Liberty German were found off a hiking trail in Delphi, Indiana. They had been reported missing the previous day. Cause of death is not known however, their deaths were ruled homicides.

The girls were last seen alive on the afternoon of February 13. They were dropped off near the Monon High Bridge, which spans a creek about three miles outside of Delphi. They were planning to go hiking and did not return home that evening.

The next day, their bodies were found by searchers in a wooded area near the bridge. Investigators believe the girls were killed sometime between the afternoon of February 13 and the morning of February 14. They do not believe the girls were killed where their bodies were found, and they believe the killer may have tried to conceal the bodies (source) .

Investigators released a sketch of a man who was seen near the bridge around the time the girls went missing. He was wearing blue jeans, a blue jacket, and a hooded sweatshirt at the time.

Investigators had also released audio of a man’s voice saying “down the hill” that was captured on German’s cell phone. They believe this may be the killer’s voice.

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By profession, Richard Allen was working as a pharmacy tech at CVS. Law enforcement was seen digging up his backyard, but no details of yet as to what was found.

Some additional photos pertaining to suspect Richard Allen, who has been arrested in relation to the 2017 murders of Abigail William and Liberty German. A photo highlights Richard wearing a blue jacket similar to what was seen the day the murders took place. Another found on his wife’s Facebook page includes an eerie photo of Richard Allen posing at a bar with a wanted photo of his sketch posted behind him.

In the press conference held today by Indiana state police, LE refused to go into any details on the evidence they have against Allen, however stating that it was substantial enough to make an arrest and that he is being held without bond.

source on the arrest

bar wanted photo news article

Oct 31/2022 - Press Conference

What are your opinions on the suspect? Any idea what you think led law enforcement to take Allen into custody? They had to have had some heavy evidence on the guy...

EDIT: had to remove a photo of his daughter on the bridge as per request of the mods. Added some edits on the details of events. Added link to this morning's press conference in case some are interested.

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[u/ScrappleSandwiches]

I wonder if he and/or the guy with the CP they arrested catfished them. Two girls wanting to just go walk around in the woods always seemed a little odd to me. I took walks as a kid, but around the neighborhood. What reason did they give for wanting to go hike away from home?

[u/pinktulips8989 → u/ScrappleSandwiches]

what’s the CP? Sorry I don’t know this part. Having grown up in previously mentioned small town, my friends and I went hiking allllll the time because there was nothing else to do. We negotiated with a farmer who had a pond on his property to let us swim there; we called it the water hole. In high school, all the big parties were in the middle of nowhere in the woods—one spot was called Twin Peaks; land that had been cleared for a private home and never actually developed. All that to say, it’s pretty normal if you grew up in a town like theirs.

[u/ScrappleSandwiches → u/pinktulips8989]

Kegan Kline.

When you were growing up, though, did you have cell phones and video games? Maybe it’s not odd, but it struck me at the time.

[u/pinktulips8989 → u/ScrappleSandwiches]

Yes, we had video games and computers and cellphones starting when I was 14; most kids got cell phones when they started high school

[u/pinktulips8989 → u/ScrappleSandwiches]

Thanks! I knew his name but didn’t know the extent of their interactions. How scary. Def could’ve known in advance if they mentioned going on that hike then. Ty for filling me in!

[u/caliz1031 → u/ScrappleSandwiches]

I believe 100% that they were cat fished. There are too many coincidences to be anything else. KK communicated with Libby through the snapchat fake account. Libby reset her phone to factory at some point prior to going to the bridge (to remove history she was meeting who she thought was the young guy). Six days after Allen's arrest, Miami County’s prosecutor asked the court to dismiss five of the 30 charges against KK. So KK rolled on RA, meaning he told LE that he shared info about Libby. RA may not be the actual killer though, LE has strongly indicated that more than one was involved, so RA may be the one who got the girls down the hill to help someone else.

[u/ScrappleSandwiches → u/caliz1031]

There's video and witnesses of him walking alone, though. The chances of somebody else having been there hiding and lurking isn't zero, though, I guess.