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Breaking down the Delphi murders verdict

An Indiana jury on Monday convicted 52-year-old Richard Allen of murder seven years after two teenage girls vanished during a hike. CBS News correspondent Ian Lee has more on the verdict.

Opening statements in Delphi murder trial

Richard Allen's trial is underway in Indiana. Allen is accused of killing two teenage girls in a case known as the Delphi murders. He pleaded not guilty to all charges. CBS News' Meg Oliver reports.

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Delphi murders trial begins in Indiana

Disturbing new details and heart-wrenching testimony were given during the first day of the Delphi murders trial. Prosecutors revealed how Abby Williams, 13, and Libby German, 14, were killed on a ...

Delphi murders trial gets underway in Indiana

Opening statements are getting underway Friday in Delphi, Indiana, for the murder trial of Richard Allen, the suspect in the 2017 killings of 13-year-old Abigail Williams and 14-year-old Liberty ...

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Trial underway for man charged in Delphi murders

Opening statements were heard Friday in the trial of a man charged with murder in the 2017 slayings of two teen girls in Delphi, Indiana. The two had gone for a hike along a bridge trail and their ...

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Delphi murders trial jury deliberations underway

The jury has received the case in the murder trial against Richard Allen, the man accused of killing Abby Williams and Libby German in 2017. CBS News' Ian Lee reports.

Jury deliberations resume in Delphi murders trial

Jury deliberations resume Monday in the Delphi murders trial. The accused killer in the case, Richard Allen, pleaded not guilty. In 2017, Abby Williams, 13, and Libby German, 14, disappeared near ...

Delphi man found guilty on all charges in murders of teen girls

Delphi, Indiana, resident Richard Allen was found guilty on all charges on Monday.

Delphi murders defendant guilty on 4 counts

Richard Allen, the man accused in the Delphi double murders, has been found guilty on four counts of murder. The 52-year-old Indiana man faces up to 130 years in prison for the killing of two teens ...

Richard Allen found guilty in Delphi murders trial

Allen had been charged with two counts of murder and two additional counts of murder while committing or attempting to commit kidnapping.

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Delphi murders trial begins in Indiana, 7 years after girls killed

Twelve jurors and four alternates were chosen Monday and Tuesday in Fort Wayne, Indiana, to hear Richard Allen's trial in the 2017 killings of 13-year-old Abigail Williams and 14-year-old Liberty ...

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Opening statements set to begin in Delphi double murder trial

Opening statements are set to begin for the trial of Richard Allen, the man charged in the 2017 murder of two teenage girls, Abby Williams and Libby German, who were killed while they hiked on a ...

What to know about the Delphi murders as trial gets underway

Richard Allen, 52, is facing two counts of murder in the killings of Delphi, Indiana eighth graders Abigail Williams and Liberty German.

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New details revealed in Delphi girls' double murder as opening arguments begin

Richard Allen is accused of killing Abby Williams, 13, and Libby German, 14, on an Indiana trail in 2017.

Delphi murder trial continues with testimony of search for missing girls

Richard Allen stands accused of killing the girls, Abby Williams and Libby German, in 2017.

Jury in Delphi, Ind. murder trial shown graphic crime scene photos

Richard Allen, 52, is facing two counts of murder in connection with the killings of Abby Williams and Libby German.

Jurors in Delphi murders trial see video from victim's phone

Richard Allen, 52, is facing four counts of murder in connection with the murders of Abigail Williams, 13, and Liberty "Libby" German, 14, in 2017.

Delphi murder suspect's alleged jail confessions revealed in court

Prison staff testified about Delphi murder suspect Richard Allen’s alleged confessions and behavior while behind bars.

Suspect's confessions, denials in Delphi murders take the spotlight in trial's second week

Before his arrest, the man charged with killing two middle school girls in Indiana repeatedly told police during a lengthy and at times testy interview that he had nothing to do with their deaths.

Jury deliberations continue Delphi, Indiana, double murder trial

Jurors are in deliberations for a second day as they decide the fate of 52-year-old Richard Allen who's accused of killing Abigail Williams, 13, and Liberty German, 14, in 2017. CBS News ...

No verdict on first full day of jury deliberations in Delphi double-murder trial

Richard Allen could be sentenced to up to 130 years in prison if convicted of all the charges.

Richard Allen convicted in Indiana murder trial for killings of 2 girls in Delphi

Richard Allen is accused in the killings of 14-year-old Liberty "Libby" German and 13-year-old Abigail "Abby" Williams in 2017.

Richard Allen found guilty in 2017 Delphi double murder

Richard Allen is charged with killing Abigail Williams, 13, and Liberty German, 14 in Delphi, Indiana, seven years ago.

Jury finds Delphi murders defendant Richard Allen guilty

After four days of deliberation, a jury found Richard Allen guilty of killing two teenage girls in Delphi, Indiana, in 2017. During his trial, jurors heard dozens of confessions to the crime that ...

Delphi murders trial: A volunteer assisting police helped identify the man charged with killing 2 teens

Five years before he was charged with killing two middle school students near an Indiana trail, Richard Allen reached out to authorities about the double murder: He’d been in the area the day the ...

'I did it': Delphi murder suspect's alleged phone confessions to wife played in court

Delphi murder suspect Richard Allen allegedly confessed to the crime in multiple jail phone calls to his wife, which were played for the jury on Thursday.

Delphi murders trial jury finds Richard Allen guilty of killing teen girls

An Indiana jury found Richard Allen guilty on all counts in the deaths of two 14-year-old girls hiking in Delphi back in 2017. CBS News' Ian Lee was in court as the verdict was announced, and CBS ...

Australian man cleared of murdering British woman during break-in

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'Satan killed the girls,' Delphi suspect said, according to neuropsychologist

Delphi, Indiana, double murder suspect Richard Allen said, "Satan killed the girls," according to a neuropsychologist.

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