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4 days ago
- Entertainment
New docuseries dives deep into Delphi murders
ABC News Studios' "Capturing Their Killer: The Girls on the High Bridge" is streaming in its entirety on Hulu starting Tuesday, Aug. 5. August 5, 2025
Indianapolis Star
4 days ago
- Indianapolis Star
After you watch the latest Delphi murders documentary, hear our daily reports from the trial
In October 2024, the Delphi community was swarming with local and national reporters, photographers and social media personalities. The trial in the double murders of Liberty "Libby" German and Abigail "Abby" Williams was underway. Because no electronics were allowed during Richard Allen's trial in the Delphi murders, journalists found ways to share what was happening in the Carroll County Courthouse. Local reporters in the USA Today Network from IndyStar and the Lafayette Journal & Courier attended the trial and recorded updates on most days. Here's what they witnessed during Indiana v. Richard Allen in 2024. Delphi murders documentary: Here's how to watch and more on the case Ahead of opening statements, Ron Wilkins reported, a line formed outside the courthouse and several people were turned away as it filled. Jordan Smith reported on the testimony of witnesses who were involved in the search after Abby and Libby went missing. Wilkins reported that a graphic photo was shown without warning, eliciting gasps from the crowd. Wilkins reported that the jury and others in the courtroom saw more of the video from which a grainy still had been released to the public in 2019. Smith reported on the testimony of the audiovisual technician who analyzed the video from Libby's phone. Wilkins reported on the testimony of a witness who was on the trail Feb. 13, 2017. Smith reported on the testimony of a digital expert who analyzed the activity on Libby's phone. Watch 'Capturing Their Killer: The Girls on the High Bridge' on Hulu with Disney bundle Wilkins reported on the testimony of a volunteer who came across an early tip in the case that changed the direction of the murder investigation. Sarah Nelson reported on what investigators said they found in a 2022 search of Richard Allen's home. Wilkins reported on the testimony of a firearms expert who linked Allen's firearm to a spent round found near Abby and Libby's bodies. Nelson reported on the cross-examination of the firearms expert as the defense tried to call the science into question. Nelson reported on an Indiana State Police investigator's testimony about a 2022 interview with Allen. Nelson reported on testimony from a forensic scientist who analyzed the crime scene. Wilkins reported after the jury saw video from a 2022 interview with Richard Allen. Nelson reported on testimony by guards at two state prisons who said Richard Allen confessed. Wilkins reported on testimony by a psychologist who said Allen confessed. Nelson reported on the cross-examination of the prison psychologist. Wilkins reported on an analyst's testimony who compared the voice on Libby's video to Allen's phone call recordings. Smith reported that jurors listened to a prison phone call between Allen and his mother. After a break, Smith reported on the conversation between Richard Allen and his mother. Wilkins reported on testimony of a mental health expert who spoke about Allen's state of mind while in isolation. Smith reported that the jury watched hours of disturbing footage of Allen in prison during 2023. Wilkins reported on the testimony of a neuropsychologist about his mental health. Smith reported on testimony from two defense witnesses, one of whom spoke on the effects of solitary confinement. Smith also reported on what the defense's own ballistics expert had to say about the unspent round. Wilkins reported that the defense rested its case and the prosecution began calling rebuttal witnesses. Nelson reported that even before jury deliberations started, a line began forming outside the courthouse for the verdict. Wilkins reported that jurors returned to deliberations as the public waited outside with signs. Nelson reported that the second full day of deliberations ended with no verdict.
4 days ago
Wife of convicted Delphi murderer breaks her silence: 'My husband's not a monster'
The wife of convicted Delphi, Indiana, double murderer Richard Allen is breaking her silence on the shocking crime that catapulted her small town into the national spotlight. A new three-part series, "Capturing Their Killer: The Girls on the High Bridge," is a deep dive into the mysterious case, with interviews from key players including the victims' friends and relatives. The series also reveals exclusive, behind-the-scenes footage of defense attorneys as they verdict came in, and an interview with Richard Allen's wife, Kathy Allen, who opens up for the first time about her marriage and her perspective on the killings that captured the nation's attention. A big crime in a small town On Feb. 13, 2017, best friends Abby Williams, 13, and Libby German, 14, were enjoying a day off from school and decided to walk along a hiking trail in their hometown of Delphi. They were near the Monon High Bridge when they were attacked; their throats were slit and they were dumped in the nearby woods. When they didn't come home, their frantic families called the police, who launched a massive search. Their bodies were found the next day. "The whole town was devastated," Kathy Allen said. "I felt so badly, especially for the mothers." "I don't know how we got through it," Libby's grandmother and guardian, Becky Patty, said. "I do remember we learned how Libby died because the funeral director told us we needed to bring in clothes, and he said, 'You need to make sure you have a scarf.'" No arrests were made, but police did have a major clue. Moments before the murders, Libby posted a photo of Abby on Snapchat showing her on the Monon High Bridge. After crossing the bridge, the girls saw a man behind them -- who became known as "bridge guy" -- and Libby started a recording on her phone. As police looked for the suspect, they released footage from Libby's phone to the public: a grainy image of "bridge guy" and an audio clip of him telling the girls to go "down the hill." "The first time I saw the picture of 'bridge guy,' it could've been anybody," Kathy Allen said. 'My husband's not a monster' Richard and Kathy Allen married right after high school and their daughter, Brittany, was born in 1994. "He is a family man," Kathy Allen said. "Ricky is a wonderful, caring, compassionate father. Non-judgmental, very giving. He has good morals." In 2006, the family moved to Delphi, where Richard Allen worked at the local CVS. On Feb. 13, 2017, Richard Allen had the day off. Kathy Allen said when she got home that evening, her husband was on the couch. When she saw on the news that night that two girls were missing, she said her husband seemed surprised. Richard Allen told her he was out on the trail that day. When Kathy Allen asked him if he saw the girls, he said no, she recalled. "Ricky called the police department to speak to the officers -- he was more than willing to help," she said. Richard Allen met with an officer, she said -- and "then we heard nothing." As the Allens' lives went on, Abby and Libby's families worked through their grief and pleaded for answers. More than five years ticked by. Each year, police said they were continuing to follow leads in the mysterious slayings. Then on Oct. 13, 2022, Kathy Allen said officers knocked on their door and took Richard Allen to the police station for an interview. When officers descended on their home with a search warrant, she said her husband consoled her as they waited outside. "Ricky said something like, 'Well, it's over, it doesn't matter anymore,'" she recalled. On Oct. 26, 2022, Kathy Allen joined her husband in a police interrogation room. She said Richard Allen told her, "You know I'm not capable of something like this." "Capturing Their Killer: The Girls on the High Bridge" is the first streaming documentary to feature newly-released interrogation footage. On Halloween 2022, police announced Richard Allen's arrest in the double homicide. He admitted he was on the trail that day, but he denied being involved. "I was floored, quite honestly," Abby's mom, Anna Williams, said. "We really had somebody living amongst us that had done this and never let on." Kathy Allen was also in disbelief, but adamantly believed her husband. "My husband's not a monster. He's not the monster that people think he is," she said. The case against Richard Allen Police said they zeroed in on Richard Allen after discovering a misfiled statement. In the days after the killings, Richard Allen did self-report being at the crime scene -- but that statement "fell in the cracks," Carroll County Sheriff Tony Liggett testified at Allen's trial. A volunteer file clerk who arranged boxes of information and tips in the case testified that in September 2022 -- weeks before Allen's arrest -- she came across a file folder that was not with the others she was managing. The sheet said that three days after the murders, a person listed as "Richard Allen Whiteman" self-reported being on the trails between 1:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. on the day of the crime. The self-reporter listed seeing three girls. The volunteer testified that she wrote a lead sheet and changed the name to Richard Allen. Allen lived on Whiteman Drive, so she said she believed the names were transposed and it was misfiled. At Richard Allen's fall 2024 trial, the prosecution's key physical evidence was a .40-caliber unspent round discovered by the girls' bodies. Prosecutors argued that police analysis determined that the unspent round was cycled through Richard Allen's Sig Sauer Model P226. Even though the girls were stabbed, authorities believed their killer used a gun to intimidate them. Prosecutors also focused on multiple confessions Richard Allen made in jail to his psychologist, corrections officers and his wife. In one call, according to testimony, he told his wife, "I did it. I killed Abby and Libby." "No, you didn't," Kathy Allen said. He replied, "Yes, I did." "Why would you say that?" Kathy said. "I know you didn't. There's something wrong." One psychologist testified that Richard Allen confessed to her that he ordered the girls "down the hill" and intended to rape them, but then he saw something -- either a person or a van -- and was startled. An Indiana State Police trooper testified that he believed that van belonged to a man who lived near the crime scene; the trooper said the time it would've taken the man to drive home from work fits with the timing of the murders. The defense argued Richard Allen's mental health deteriorated rapidly while in solitary confinement, which lasted 13 months, and that he was in a psychotic state during the confessions. Despite the emotional pain of hearing the details of the case, Libby's mom, Carrie Timmons, said, "I was there for the entire trial, every day.' "I did that for her," Timmons said. "It was the least I could do." When the case went to the jury, Timmons said the four days of waiting for a verdict "were excruciating." Kathy Allen said, "I felt pretty positive that [the jury is] gonna make the right decision, because reasonable doubt was written all over the place. ... On my phone conversations with Ricky, I heard some joy in his voice." 'The girls are still gone' In November 2024, Richard Allen was found guilty on all charges: felony murder for the killing of Abby while attempting to commit kidnapping; felony murder for the killing of Libby while attempting to commit kidnapping; murder for knowingly killing Abby; and murder for knowingly killing Libby. Kathy Allen sobbed when the verdict was read. "Ricky looked confused, and I wanted to stand there and scream for him," she said. The convicted double murderer was sentenced to 130 years in prison. Judge Fran Gull said to him at sentencing, "I've spent 27 years as a judge and you rank right up there with the most heinous crimes in the state of Indiana." After sentencing, prosecutor Nicholas McLeland thanked Abby and Libby for helping catch their own killer. Libby had the "wherewithal to pull out her phone ... to know that something wasn't right" and record the suspect as he walked across the bridge, McLeland said at a news conference, calling it "arguably the biggest piece of evidence that we had -- that recording." He praised Abby for hiding the phone from the killer so law enforcement could find it. As Richard Allen begins his life sentence, his wife is still in his corner. "I want true justice for Abby and Libby, but it should not be at the expense of an innocent person," Kathy Allen said, holding back tears. "I'm very hopeful for an appeal," she said in February. "It was definitely our dream to grow old together, and it still is. I'm looking forward to that. I'm not giving up." But for Abby and Libby's families, the pain persists. "It still feels much like it did the first day the girls were gone," Abby's mom, Anna Williams, said.
Tom's Guide
4 days ago
- Tom's Guide
How to watch 'Capturing Their Killer: The Girls on the High Bridge' online – stream the true crime doc from anywhere
"Capturing Their Killer: The Girls on the High Bridge" is the unbelievable and horrific story of what happened when 13-year-old Abigail Williams and 14-year-old Liberty German went walking in the woods in Delphi, Indiana in February 2017.... Here is how to watch "Capturing Their Killer: The Girls on the High Bridge" online from anywhere with a VPN. "Capturing Their Killer: The Girls on the High Bridge" arrives on Hulu in the U.S. on Tuesday, August 5.• U.S. — Hulu (30-day FREE trial) / Disney Plus Bundle• Watch anywhere — Try NordVPN risk-free They disappeared but their bodies were found the next day after a huge search. The police did not reveal the cause of death immediately but did publish a photo of a man on the Monon High Bridge and then audio of a man saying, "Down the hill." It would subsequently emerge that these had been found on Liberty's phone as she had inadvertently videoed the man who would murder her and her friend. That alone was haunting enough for the case to traumatize the nation but the seven year failure to catch the killer and secure a conviction has kept the memories of that day - and the image on the bridge - in the national consciousness ever since. And now, as this three-part docuseries reveals, there are questions about whether the right man is behind bars. Here's everything you need to know about how to watch "Capturing Their Killer: The Girls on the High Bridge" online. "Capturing Their Killer: The Girls on the High Bridge" will be available to stream on Hulu from Tuesday, August 5 in the U.S.. Plans start from $9.99/month, and new users can get their first 30 days of Hulu absolutely FREE! You can subscribe to Hulu on its own or, for even better value, you can opt for the Disney Plus bundle from only $9.99/month. You can also add live sport with ESPN Plus for only five bucks more. And for anybody in the market for a full on cable replacement, all Hulu shows are included in the provider's Hulu + Live TV package. If "Capturing Their Killer: The Girls on the High Bridge" isn't streaming where you're currently located, that doesn't mean you have to miss the show while you're away from home. With the right VPN (virtual private network), you can stream the show from wherever you are. We've evaluated many options, and the best VPN you can get right now is NordVPN. It meets the VPN needs of the vast majority of users, offering outstanding compatibility with most devices and impressive connection speeds. You can try it risk-free for 30 days if you take advantage of NordVPN's no-quibble money-back guarantee. NordVPN deal: FREE $50 / £50 Amazon gift card Boasting lightning fast speeds, great features, streaming power, and class-leading security, NordVPN is our #1 VPN. ✅ FREE Amazon gift card worth up to $50/£50✅ 4 months extra FREE!✅ 76% off usual price Use Nord to unblock Hulu and watch "Capturing Their Killer: The Girls on the High Bridge" online with our exclusive deal. Using a VPN is incredibly simple. 1. Install the VPN of your choice. As we've said, NordVPN is our favorite. 2. Choose the location you wish to connect to in the VPN app. For instance, if you're visiting the U.K. and want to view a U.S. service, you'd select a U.S. server from the location list. 3. Sit back and enjoy the show. Head to your streaming service app — Hulu, for example — and watch "Capturing Their Killer: The Girls on the High Bridge" online from wherever you are in the world. There is no release date for "Capturing Their Killer: The Girls on the High Bridge" in Canada, the U.K. or Australia as yet but it will almost certainly stream on Disney Plus in territories outside the U.S. very soon. Come back here to find out when. The Disney Plus price starts from CA$7.99/£7.99/AU$13.99/month. The documentary makers spoke to several members of Abigail and Liberty's families including their mothers and the girls' friends, law enforcement officials and citizens of Delphi, Indiana. Plus... Part 1 - TBA (Tuesday, August 5) Part 2 - TBA (Tuesday, August 5) Part 3 - TBA (Tuesday, August 5) Allen was sentenced to 65 years for the murder of German and 65 years for the murder of Williams, with the terms to be served consecutively. A total of 130 years in prison We test and review VPN services in the context of legal recreational uses. For example: 1. Accessing a service from another country (subject to the terms and conditions of that service). 2. Protecting your online security and strengthening your online privacy when abroad. We do not support or condone the illegal or malicious use of VPN services. Consuming pirated content that is paid-for is neither endorsed nor approved by Future Publishing.
Indianapolis Star
5 days ago
- Indianapolis Star
New docuseries on Delphi murders hits streaming today. How to watch and more about the case
A new docuseries about the murders of Abigail "Abby" Williams and Liberty "Libby" German is now streaming. ABC News Studios revisited the deaths of the two Delphi, Indiana, girls' in "Capturing Their Killer: The Girls on the High Bridge." Here's a look at how you can watch the new series. The new docuseries is streaming on Hulu. The three-part "Capturing Their Killer: The Girls on the High Bridge," features interviews with the girls' family members, investigators and Allen's defense attorneys. It's also the first time that Allen's wife, Kathy Allen, spoke substantively about the girls' deaths and her husband's prosecution. "I want true justice for Abby and Libby," Kathy Allen said in a two-minute trailer shared with USA TODAY. "But it should not be at the expense of an innocent person." Watch Delphi murders docuseries on Hulu with Disney+ bundle Both of the teenage girls were eighth-graders at Delphi Community Middle School. According to her obituary, Libby was involved in softball, volleyball, soccer and swimming. She participated in band and Academic Bowl and loved arts and crafts and vacations. Her family created the Liberty German Scholarship Fund in her honor after her death. ▶ Read Liberty "Libby" German's obituary Abby's obituary said she participated in softball, band and volleyball, and she and her family went to several area churches. Abby was an avid reader and enjoyed photography, art and decorating her mom's home. She loved the outdoors and animals — especially her cat, Bongo. ▶ Read Abigail "Abby" Williams' obituary Abby and Libby went missing while hiking the Monon High Bridge trail on Feb. 13, 2017. Their bloodied bodies were found the next day. The case lingered unsolved for more than five years before Allen was arrested and charged with murder. Both were avid softball players, and after their deaths, the community named a new softball park after them. Family members say their favorite colors were teal and purple, and ribbons in those colors have been used over the years in remembrance. A memorial service and lantern release for both girls took place in February 2017. Allen was 50 years old at the time of his arrest in 2022. He was an employee of a local CVS store in Delphi. At the heart of the prosecution's case in Richard Allen's trial was whether Allen is the man seen in a video following the girls on the high bridge. Delphi murder suspect: Indiana town wants answers about man who 'blended in' The 43-second video, which Libby took moments before they were kidnapped, showed the man who came to be known as "Bridge Guy" walking behind Abby. Toward the end of the footage, the man told the girls to, "Go down the hill." A jury of five men and seven women found Allen guilty of two counts of murder and two counts of murder while kidnapping the girls after a contentious, weeks-long trial in 2024. Special Judge Frances Gull sentenced Allen to 130 years in prison. Allen, who's appealing his conviction and sentence, was recently moved to an Oklahoma prison.
