A jury has convicted an Indiana man accused of killing two teenagers who were hiking just outside Delphi.

Richard Allen, 52, was convicted on February 13, 2017 of all charges related to the murders of 13-year-old Abigail “Abby” Williams and 14-year-old Liberty “Libby” German. He faces up to 130 years in prison when he is sentenced on Dec. 20.

Prosecutors said Allen acted alone when he abducted the girls from the abandoned railroad trestle known as the Monon High Bridge. A key piece of evidence in the case was a cellphone video captured by Libby of a man approaching the girls on the bridge and ordering them to “down the hill.” The next day, searchers found their bodies about a quarter mile away on private property.

The case drew national attention for years, but went cold until October 2022, when authorities announced they had arrested Allen, a pharmacy technician who lived and worked in Delphi.

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Since Allen’s arrest, the case has taken several twists and turns as evidence leaked out, Allen’s public defenders withdrew and were later reinstated, and defense filings claimed the Odinists were responsible for the girls’ murders. Special Judge Fran Gull ruled that Allen’s defense could not present any evidence that the murders were committed by a third party in the trial.

Judge Gull banned cameras from the courtroom during Allen’s trial. Reporters were also banned from taking any electronic devices inside the court, leaving them to rely on paper and pens.

At the conclusion of the day’s proceedings, Judge Gull allowed members of the media inside the courtroom to view any exhibits presented that day for 15 minutes.