Accused Delphi Killer Confessed At Least 5 Times: Reports

DELPHI, IN — Richard Allen confessed at least five times to killing 13-year-old Abigail Williams and 14-year-old Liberty “Libby” German in 2017 at the Delphi Historic Trails, the prosecutor in the case said Thursday, according to reports.

“He made multiple confessions to multiple people,” Prosecutor Nicholas McLeland told a judge, according to WRTV.

Allen was arrested in October and is charged with two counts of murder. Thursday was the first time his confessions were discussed publicly, FOX 59 reported.

While Allen’s lawyer acknowledged Allen had made “incriminating statements,” attorney Bradley Rozzi argued they were the result of Allen’s poor mental health and made the case Allen should be in a county jail instead of at the Westville state prison, according to FOX 59.

A judge will rule at a later date on whether to allow the move and announced Thursday that new documents will be unsealed next week in the case, WRTV reported.

The girls’ bodies were found Feb. 14, 2017, after they disappeared a day earlier at the trails. A .40-caliber unspent round from Allen’s Sig Sauer P226 was discovered between their remains, court documents revealed in November.

Allen previously told investigators he was on the trail between 1:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. Feb. 13, 2017, according to the documents.

The trial is set to start with jury selection Jan. 8, FOX 59 reported, adding jurors will be bussed to Delphi from Allen County.

Authorities have indicated they believe Allen may not have acted alone and have left the tip line for the case open.

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