DELPHI, Ind. — No DNA was found at the crime scene in Delphi, Indiana, to link suspect Richard Allen or anyone else to the crime scene, a forensic pathologist testified Monday during Allen’s trial.

Best friends Libby German, 14, and Abby Williams, 13, were walking on a hiking trail in rural Delphi when they were stabbed and left in the woods on February 13, 2017. Allen was arrested in 2022 and pleaded not guilty. to kill

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Rape kits were made on Abby and Libby; No semen was found and there was no DNA evidence that the girls were sexually assaulted, Indiana State Police forensic expert Stacy Bozinovski said on the stand Monday.

Some swabs showed the possible presence of male DNA, Bozinovski said, but the amount was insufficient, and she told the court she did not take a confirmatory test because she wanted to make the most of the evidence.

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Bozinovski noted that he found male DNA in genital swabs and fingernails, but said it was not entirely unusual as it could have come from common clothing. She said she gave very little DNA.

Bozinovski said the hair found in Abby’s hand matched Libby’s sister.

According to police analysis, an unexpended .40 caliber cartridge found on the girls’ bodies came from Allen’s gun.

Bozinovski said he tested the unexpended round found at the crime scene, but the DNA found on the cartridge was insufficient for further testing.

Allen has admitted to being on the trail the day the girls were killed, but denies any involvement in the murders.