Richard Allen, the Indiana man convicted of murdering two Delphi girls in 2017, received a 130-year prison sentence Friday.
Allen was found guilty of murder in November for the deaths of 13-year-old Abigail Williams and 14-year-old Liberty German, both of Delphi.
“These families will deal with your carnage forever,” the judge said, NBC News reports.
As CrineOnline previously reported, the bodies of the teen girls were found near the Monon High Bridge in February 2017, in Delphi.
Five years later, police arrested Allen, a Delphi resident who worked at a local pharmacy.
After 17 days of testimony, a jury found him guilty of murder.
Prosecutors presented multiple pieces of evidence linking Allen to the crime scene, including an unspent bullet found at the location that matched a firearm discovered in Allen’s home in 2022. They also highlighted the numerous confessions he made while in jail.
In his opening statements, Carroll County Prosecutor Nick McLeland said searchers located the two girls dead in a wooded area near the bridge, with Libby found unclothed and bloodied. Both girls had their throats slit.
Allen’s defense team centered mostly on expert evaluations indicating his declining mental health after his arrest.
The defense attorneys said in a sentencing memo that they’ll appeal the conviction.
“Richard Allen maintains his innocence,” they reportedly wrote.
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[Feature Photo: Richard Allen/Carroll Counth jail; Abby and Libby/Handout]
