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Murder Charges Approved, Kidnapping Charges Dismissed For Delphi Murders Suspect

The special judge in the Delphi murders case made a few key decisions in two separate hearings on Monday that will determine how the case moves forward.

Richard Allen is accused of killing 13-year-old Abby Williams and 14-year-old Libby German back in February of 2017. He was arrested and charged with their murders in October of 2022.

Back on Jan. 18, Carroll County Prosecutor Nicholas McLeland filed a request to amend charges against Allen also to include:

  • Two counts of murder while committing or attempting to commit kidnapping (previously filed Oct. 28, 2022)
  • Two counts of murder
  • Two counts of kidnapping

According to our sister station WTHR, Judge Frances Gull approved both counts of murder but dismissed both counts of kidnapping during a hearing on Monday in Fort Wayne. She also ruled to keep all hearings within Carroll County and denied the defense’s motion to recuse the judge.

The second hearing discussed accusations of contempt against Allen’s attorneys, Andrew Baldwin and Bradley Rozzi, which comes after McLeLand filed a court order on Monday, Jan. 29, stating 25 reasons why he believes Gull should hold them in contempt.

At the time, McLeland accused the pair of violating a gag order while they were Allen’s representation, including the leak of crime scene photos and evidence in October of last year.

Read more here from 16 News Now. 

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