DELPHI, Ind. — Jurors from double murder trial of Richard Allen on Saturday, more than a dozen videos were shown of Allen while he was being held at the Westville Correctional Facility.

Allen is accused of killing Libby German and Abby Williams while they were out for a walk in Delphi, Indiana on February 13, 2017.

The state objected to the videos being shown in court, with the defense arguing that only the jury should be allowed to see them because of the “dignity” of the people involved. The defense said the video was explicit in nature.

Judge Frances Gull ruled that the videos could be shown to the jury, while the monitor showing the videos was pointed away from the courtroom gallery where media and the public sat. Allen couldn’t even see what was being shown to him.

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The defense shared two exhibits, the dashcam video and a master file for the video. The main page included a “contains nudity” category.

The 10 videos were made in April 2023 and have no audio content.

While watching the videos, courtroom reporters noted that one of the jurors raised his eyebrows and looked at Allen. Several jurors were taking notes. The juror with a background as a psychologist appeared “extremely interested”.

Allen looks down at his coffee mug at certain times during the morning. Libby’s family appeared “exasperated” as the videos played. Libby’s grandmother, Becky Patty, told prosecutor Nick McLeland during a pretrial hearing that it was unlikely people would see these videos showing Allen, but the public would be shown the gruesome crime scene and photos of autopsies of Libby and Abby.

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Video #10 seemed to evoke the most emotion from those who were able to see it. Defense attorney Jennifer Auger looked deeply troubled watching. Auger held his head in his hand at one point, covered his mouth at another, and then finally looked away.

The defense also called Indiana State Police Inspector Doug Carter. He says he played a supporting role and that dozens of law enforcement agencies were initially involved in the investigation. These included the FBI, Homeland Security, US Marshals and ATF.

Carter said the decision for the FBI to leave the case was made in August 2021. FBI agents working on the case turned over all their investigative materials.

Carter was on the stand for less than 10 minutes.

The jury was then shown five more videos before the day ended. Again, they were played only for the jury, prosecution and defense. The screen was turned away from the public and the media.

Libby’s grandmother left the courtroom during the break. She was visibly upset that the videos weren’t being played for the public while everyone saw the graphic autopsy and crime scene photos of Libby and Abby. Allen’s wife, Kathy, also disappeared from the courthouse on Saturday.

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