More than seven years after the bodies of best friends Abigail “Abby” Williams, 13, and Liberty “Libby” German, 14, were found near the historic Monon High Bridge in Delphi, Indiana – their tragic murders shattering the small, tight-knit community – a judge has sentenced their killer to 130 years in prison.
Special Judge Fran Gull handed Richard Allen, 52, the maximum sentence for the murders at a December 20 hearing, calling the case the “most heinous” she has encountered in her career. Allen was found guilty on all four counts in the 2017 murders of the teenage best friends. A jury delivered the unanimous verdict on November 11 after deliberating for about 18 hours.
