The prosecution rested Thursday in the double murder trial of Richard Allen. Allen is charged with the murders of Abby Williams and Liberty German in February 2017. The day began with the state of Indiana calling its final witness at the Carroll County Courthouse.
The prosecution played eight recorded telephone conversations involving Allen. The conversations range from November 2022 to June 2023, when Allen was being held at the West Hill Correctional Facility. The prosecuting attorney outlined that Allen was making incriminating statements during those calls. Jurors heard Allen tell his wife Kathy that he killed Williams and German. Kathy would tell him, “No, you didn’t it. You’re not well. You didn’t do those things.”
In other telephone conversations, Allen was also heard saying he thought he did it (committed the murders of the girls,) but he also felt like he was losing his mind. He also expressed thoughts of killing himself…