An Indiana man convicted in the 2017 killings of two teenage girls who vanished during a winter hike was sentenced to a maximum of 130 years in prison in the case that’s long cast a shadow over the teens’ small hometown of Delphi.
Richard Allen, 52, was convicted on November 11 in the killings of Abigail Williams, 13, and Liberty German, 14, known as Abby and Libby.
A jury found him guilty of two counts of murder and two counts of murder while committing or attempting to commit kidnapping.
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Officers escort Richard Allen out of the Carroll County Courthouse following a hearing in November 2022.
Officers escort Richard Allen out of the Carroll County Courthouse following a hearing in November 2022. (AP)
The special judge in the case, Allen County Superior Court Judge Fran Gull sentenced Allen on two of the four murder counts and imposed the maximum of 65 years for each count, to be served consecutively.
The sentencing hearing, which included victim impact statements from six relatives of the teens, lasted less than two hours.
After the hearing concluded, one of Allen’s defence attorneys, Jennifer Auger, told reporters they plan to appeal and seek a new trial.
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