Mother of Delphi murder victim says she is ‘reliving’ the nightmare ‘all over again’ – as she vows to stare down her daughter’s ‘killer’ in court
- Richard Allen, 50, has been charged with the murders of Liberty German, 14, and Abigail Williams, 13, in Delphi
- The girls had been hiking together along the Delphi Historic Trail near the Monon High Bridge on February 13
- Libby’s mother Carrie Timmons said that his arrest was a ‘complete shock’ and she will stare him down in court
- New details from the court docket reveal that Allen has been charged with murder and an underlying offence A court hearing on November 22 will decide if documents relating to the case will be made public
A mother of one of the two girls slayed in the Delphi murders case has said she is being forced to ‘relive’ the nightmare ‘all over again’ as cops charged someone after five years.
Carrie Timmons, the mother of Libby German, 14, said that she was taken by ‘complete surprise’ when Richard Allen was charged with the murder of her daughter and friend Abigail Williams, 13.
Allen, a CVS pharmacist, was arrested last month with the killings in February 2017 – leaving the area in complete shock.
The 50-year-old has pleaded not guilty to both counts of murder, and prosecutors have sealed his arrest warrant from being access by the public.
Officers with Indiana State Police are insisting that the case is still active, which leaves the door open for others to be charged.
Timmons described the moment she found out about the charges as surreal, but she isn’t allowing herself to get her hopes up.
Speaking to the US Sun, she said: ‘It’s been extremely emotional. Of course, I’m excited and happy there’s been an arrest but he hasn’t been proven guilty, it’s all alleged, so it’s not a time to celebrate.
Carrie Timmons (right) , the mother of Libby German, 14, (left) said that she was taken by ‘complete surprise’ when Richard Allen was charged with the murder of her daughter and friend Abigail Williams, 13
Richard Allen, 50, has been charged with the slayings of Libby, 14, and Abigail Williams, 13, in Delphi, Indiana in 2017
Abigail Williams, left, and Liberty German, right, were murdered in February 2017 after going for a walk along the Delphi Historic Trail near the Monon High Bridge
‘It’s all been rather triggering because it’s bringing everything back, and in a sense, I’m reliving everything all over again.
‘But it feels like we’re now at the beginning of the last chapter, so I hope that’s the case, but there’s still a long road ahead of us’.
Authorities never publicly linked him to the case before, with the culprit behind the murders remained a mystery for five years, as cops remained tight-lipped about how the girls were killed.
Judge Benjamin Diener last week gave permission for some details to be released about the case, with a hearing set for November 22 to determine if the documents will remain under seal.
He has since recused himself from the case, again for reasons that are unclear and have not been made public.
A docket of the crimes has indicated that Allen has been charged under a specific subsection of Indiana’s statute which involves at least one underlying offense – though it is unclear what they are.
Currently the only details that have been released are that Allen’s initial bail was set at $20million following his arrest, though he is reportedly now being held without bond.
Timmons discovered police had made a charge after Libby’s grandmother, and legal guardian, Becky Patty received a call from police and passed the information on.
A photo shows Richard Allen, 50, smiling with his wife – while over his shoulder, a police sketch strongly resembling him is posted on the wall inside Bob Matlock’s bar
Libby German was filmed by her friend and fellow victim Abigail Williams in February, 2017, moments before they were murdered
She said: ‘I want nothing more than to look this person in the eye. So as terrified as I am by the thought of it all, I’m trying to prepare myself for that moment.
‘But I don’t believe there’s going to be any closure, not until I’m no longer here and I’m back with Libby again. Closure is not really what I’m looking for anyway.
‘I want peace and I want peace for the girls. Those girls need justice so they can rest in peace, and I need that for them more than anything.
‘It’s all very surreal still. As long as I’ve waited for this moment nothing could have prepared me for it.
‘Maybe a little bit of weight has been lifted off of me, and maybe we’re finally about to get some answers.
‘They’ve made an arrest and they’ve filed charges but stranger things have happened so I don’t want to get my hopes up too high.
‘I want to go to court and I hope we can get a conviction, but there’s still a lot of questions.
‘We don’t know what evidence law enforcement has … it feels like there are now more questions than we’ve ever had before.
Allen was photographed sitting close to this sketch. It is one of several released following the February 2017 murders
Carroll County Prosecutor Nicholas McLeland said Allen’s arrest is a ‘step in the right direction’
‘But obviously he’s innocent until proven guilty … though I hope they’ve got the right person and soon we’ll know what happened and why it happened.’
Timmons also believes that Allen should ‘suffer for the rest of his life’ after killing her daughter, before adding that ‘death is too good’ for him.
A composite sketch was released in 2017 showing a possible suspect in the case
Allen has been moved to state custody for his own safety, with a court order ruling that he was in ‘imminent danger of serious bodily injury or death, or represents a substantial threat to the safety of others.’
Police reports seen by Fox 59, revealed that officers were sent to Allen’s home on 18 June 2015 at around 3.30am to reports of a ‘domestic’ incident.
Sheriff Tobe Leazenby said Allen, a dad-of-one and a CVS technician, was allegedly drunk, and his wife took him to a hospital for a medical evaluation.
Authorities confirmed that their role was to ‘keep the peace’ during the incident and no arrests or charges were filed.
Indiana cops released Snapchat footage documented by the girls of a man following them closely on a bridge shortly before their deaths – who was dubbed ‘Bridge Guy’.
Libby and Abigail went for a walk together along the Delphi Historic Trail near the Monon High Bridge on February 13 but were reported missing when they failed to show up to meet their parents.
The family members of Libby German and Abigail Williams listened intently during the news conference
Allen is pictured here with his wife, Kathy, in an undated picture. They live just miles from the bridge from where the two teens disappeared in 2017
Indiana State Police announced that Allen had been charged in the murders of the two girls
Their bodies were found close to the bridge the day after they vanished, with several suspects being linked to the case over the years, but no arrests were made until last week.
It is unclear if Allen is the man in the footage or the voice which uttered the phrase ‘down the hill’ recorded by Libby’s cell phone shortly before the crime.
The bridge where the girls were last seen is located just a few miles from Allen’s home — which is also just a half-mile from the middle school the two teens attended.
Libby had shared a ‘snap’ on Snapchat of herself walking along the railroad tracks on the day of her murder, with the social media updates causing a sensation that made the case one of the United States’ most notorious unsolved murders.
After news of Allen’s arrest broke, a disturbing photo emerged showing his own daughter posing in the same spot where the teenage victims were last seen alive.
Brittany Zapanta, 28, is pictured posing on the Monon High Bridge.
The photo was posted to Facebook by Allen’s wife Kathy, 50, in 2018 —just over a year after the girls disappeared in February 2017.
It’s unclear when the photo was taken and also no indication as to who took the snap on the Monon High Bridge Trail.
Allen is seen with his wife Kathy in an undated photo. He does not appear to have a prior criminal history and was known locally for working in the local CVS
The arrest of Allen could be the end of a years-long investigation during which numerous possible leads have led nowhere, and police have remained tight-lipped about the details of the case.
Exactly how the girls died remains unknown to the public, and the state their bodies were discovered also remains shrouded in mystery.
Over the summer, the details of a search warrant revealed that Libby and Abigail were found covered in blood and that their killer appeared to have taken a souvenir of some sort from the murder site.
The warrant offered no further detail on what the souvenir was – although it did say that ‘the rest of [the girls’] clothing was recovered,’ implying that the killer had taken something they’d been wearing.
The murderer also reportedly ‘staged’ the girls’ bodies in a particular way after killing them – although it remains unclear exactly how he did this.
Investigators believed photographs or videos were likely shot of the grotesque set-up to ‘memorialize’ the crime scene.
Over the years numerous people have been put forth as possible suspects in the case.
Ron Logan, who died in 2020, had long been the prime suspect.
The girls’ bodies were discovered on his property – just 1,400ft from his house – and it was revealed over the summer that his alibi for the day of the murder did not line up.
The photo of Allen’s daughter, 28-year-old Brittany, was posted to Facebook by his wife Kathy, 50, in 2018 – just over a year after the girls disappeared in February, 2017
An unidentified man — now believed to be Allen — was filmed approaching Libby and Abby before their deaths
His home was searched and he was arrested shortly after the killings, but he was released and never charged.
The voice in the clip was described as being ‘not inconsistent’ with that of Logan, the FBI investigation concluded.
Another man, Kegan Kline, 27, of Peru, Indiana, was also previously named as a suspect in the murders.
He is said to have admitted to talking to Libby German using a fake Instagram profile called Anthony_shots.
Kline – who is heavy-set and pasty-faced – used an image of a ripped and muscular young man to trick underage girls into speaking to him.
He is said to have arranged to meet with Libby on the Delphi High Bridge the day before she was murdered while walking along it.
But he is also said to have shared his Anthony_shots password with others – including his father – and said his father could be a prime suspect in the killings.
Kline is being held in jail after being arrested on separate child porn charges in 2020
The Indiana State Police Department’s tip line can be reached by email at [email protected] or by phone at 765- 822-3535.
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