Indiana State Police
Attorneys for the 50-year-old father of two named as a suspect within the 2017 murders of two teenage women in Delphi, Indiana, have launched a prolonged assertion firing again on the proof introduced by prosecutors earlier this week, saying their consumer is harmless and stays “confused” over why he has been focused, including that he “has nothing to cover.”
Obtained and posted by FOX59’s Angela Ganote, the assertion from attorneys Brad Rozzi and Andrew Baldwin argues towards the proof prosecutors have cited—saying the unspent .40-caliber spherical found between the our bodies of of Delphi teenagers Libby German and Abby Williams, which investigators say led them to the alleged killer, Richard Matthew Allen, is inadequate to show he was concerned within the murders.
“Rick is a 50-year-old man who has by no means been arrested nor accused of a criminal offense in his whole life,” the assertion learn. “He's harmless and fully confused as to why he has been charged with these crimes.”
Noting the nationwide curiosity within the story over the course of the 5-year-investigation, the attorneys stated they felt it acceptable releasing the assertion, given Allen’s solely likelihood to say his innocence “has been decreased to just one quick, post-hearing press convention.” Police have beforehand stated they believed the killer was both a neighborhood, or acquainted with the territory.
The ladies went out for a stroll the day earlier than Valentine’s Day 2017 and by no means returned dwelling. They had been reported lacking after their mother and father had been unable to find them on the pick-up location. Volunteers subsequently discovered their our bodies close to a creek within the woods the subsequent day.
Video from German’s telephone reveals that at 2:13 p.m. the ladies encountered a male topic on the southeast portion of the Monon Excessive Bridge. The male ordered the ladies “Guys, down the hill”. No witnesses noticed them after this time.
A possible trigger affidavit unsealed Tuesday stated a forensic examination confirmed the still-live bullet had been “cycled by means of” a Sig Sauer P226 owned by Allen, who was charged final month with two counts of homicide within the killings of German, 14, and Williams, 13. Allen bought the gun in 2001 and instructed investigators that “he by no means allowed anybody to make use of or borrow” it.
Allen, who labored at a neighborhood CVS in Delphi, “didn't have an evidence of why the bullet was discovered between the our bodies of [German] and [Williams],” in response to the 12-page affidavit.
Nonetheless, Allen’s attorneys say the idea that “a single magic bullet is proof” the case had been solved was incorrect.
“It's a bit untimely to have interaction in any detailed discussions relating to the veracity of this proof till extra discovery is acquired, however it's secure to say that the self-discipline of tool-mark identification (ballistics) is something however a science,” they are saying.
“The complete self-discipline has been underneath assault in courtrooms throughout this nation as being unreliable and missing any scientific validity. We anticipate a vigorous authorized and factual problem to any claims by the prosecution as to the reliability of its conclusions regarding the single magic bullet.”
When the ladies went lacking, the assertion says, Allen “contacted the police and voluntarily mentioned being on the path that day,” claiming he was an everyday customer to the realm close to the Monon Excessive Bridge. They are saying being a member of the group, Allen “needed to assist any means he might.”
They are saying Allen met with a conservation officer and confirmed he had recalled seeing three youthful women on the path that day however that contact was “transient” and of “little significance.” He didn’t hear from police for one more 5 years, till October 22.
“With out Rick coming ahead, the police most likely wouldn't have had any means of understanding that he was on the path that day,” the attorneys stated.
Allen’s attorneys spoke on different proof introduced within the affidavit; a 2016 Ford Focus owned by the pharmacy technician, which may look “comparable in nature” to a PT Cruiser, small SUV, or Good automobile, which witnesses declare to have seen on the day of the homicide.
Allen’s attorneys identified that his Ford Focus is “not, in any means, much like the distinctive look of the PT Cruiser or Good Automobile that was described by witnesses.” They claimed “it appears that evidently the CCSD is making an attempt to bend info to suit their narrative.”
“Within the 5+ years since Rick volunteered to offer info to the police, Rick didn't do away with his automobile or weapons and didn't throw out his clothes,” the assertion reads. “He didn't alter his look; he didn't relocate himself to a different group. He did what any harmless man would do and proceed his regular routine.”
“Rick has nothing to cover,” they stated, whereas interesting for the general public’s assist to show their consumer’s innocence. Nonetheless, they stated they had been already “inundated.”