Jury sees graphic crime scene photos in Delphi murders trial | Noon update, Oct. 21, 2024

Monday morning, jurors saw 43 crime scene photos, as well as several diagrams, that were bloody and graphic.

It's been more than seven years since the bodies of Abby Williams and Libby German were found near the Monon High Bridge in Delphi. Richard Allen, the man accused of killing the two teenagers, will stand trial for the third day.

Sixteen Allen County residents were selected earlier this week to serve on the jury. Twelve of those people will begin the trial as jurors and four will serve as alternates. Testimonies will continue on the second day.

The jury is made up of eight women and four men. The four alternate jurors are two men and two women.

From opening statements to verdict, 13News will be at the Carroll County courthouse every day of the trial to explain what happened inside the courtroom.

[s.succotash]

Those poor girls. My heart goes out to the families.

[Evanthebat]

Thank you for your reporting, I hope the jury gets offered free therapy after this trial.

[clevernickname]

It is completely inappropriate for the public to not have access to at least the audio of the trial. We don’t need the sad gory details but we have a right to hear the trial

[CSIPiper]

Prayers for the jury and families of the victims 🕯️ 🙏🏽

[stephaniepestello]

Why did the judge refuse to allow any audio or video recording of this trial? As a former trial lawyer I would like to know his reasons.

[jonfranklin]

😢 I pray for everyone who has seen these pictures. It’s tough time for us all, especially the families. ❤

[rb]

Horrific crimes like these have so many victims. Those jurors will never forget those images.

[kimberlyreed]

So heart breaking. Prayers for the families and loved ones.

[elizabethelliott]

Can someone in the newsroom ask him to report on Richard Allen's demeanor as he saw these (and in the future, any other pertinent images or testimonies)?

[happytrails]

How come this bridge is even standing, the way it is without any railings/guards and in poor condition?

[julieblair]

Depraved thrill killers do not act rationally, WAY too many asking questions like they need this to make sense. It won't. This isn't a movie, it's random violence.

[Picit-]

heartbreaking, prayers for all involved!

[krys]

I've done jury duty (uk) before, but it was a non violent crime, I cannot imagine how this must be for the jury on this case. And for the poor families, friends, to hear these details must be horrific but I expect they feel it's necessary to know everything they can so they fully understand what happened. Sending love from the uk to all these poor people x

[no_beliefs]

Why did local police kick FBI off from investigating?

[vanessamarie]

That must have been so hard seeing them for the family’s omg 😢

[ArthurB]

I hope the court offers the jury some free therapy sessions.

[deoneforpeace]

Libby an LOVE YOU...THANK YOUUUU FOR BEING WITH US 🙏 💞 💖

[pittbullsacrossamerica]

so who lied that there wasn't much blood from the beginning

[JL-znme]

I couldn’t look. I couldn’t ever get the images out of my mind, if I did. I pray for Libby and Abby’s families. I pray for the jurors who have to see the unthinkable. I pray for true justice and I hope that God brings the right perpetrators forward. If that is Allen, fine. If there are more… let them be known!

[angelakimbrell]

PRAYERS FOR FAMILY AND FRIENDS 💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾