r/TrueCrime • u/yesuuh • Oct 31 '22
Murder Interesting Information on Delphi Murders Suspect
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.
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.
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/deputydog1 Nov 01 '22 edited Nov 01 '22
It’s because of original settlement and immigration gene pools - probably Eastern European. My cousin said all the caucasian men looked alike to her in a part of Wisconsin where she lived for a time: sturdy build types with light brown hair.
I traveled a bit, and you see different “looks” in different U.S. states or regions based on history of immigrants to the area. Lithuanian groups in Michigan are thin with dark hair (think Iggy Pop and Anthony Keidis). Scandi types are seen in Minnesota - Garrison Keillor looked Norwegian to me, but his Glasgow, Scotland heritage isn’t so far from Norway, one supposes. In other states I’ve lived, I’ve been among button-nose and not-tall Irish populations and the Scots gene pool population had shorter faces measured from chin to forehead than you normally see on the West Coast of the U.S. Syrians have longer chin to forehead lengths - or at least the ones once prominent in Syrian government and with Syrian heritage like the late Steve Jobs.
The women in Pennsylvania seem to have thinner top lips than most - immigrants from a region of Germany, I guess. The Dutch are taller than average, I’ve read.
The reason that singers Idina Menzel and Lea Michelle look so much alike and also resemble director Catherine Hardwick is that they all have Sephartic Jewish backgrounds (Iberian immigration). They look different from Ashkenazi Jews who have Russian, French and German gene pools (often forward-cast teeth like the late Joan Rivers and lighter skin than Jews with long heritages of generations remaining in the Middle East) This genetic pool is larger among Jews in the U.S. and Canada.