Delphi, Indiana resident Richard Allen was found guilty on all charges Monday in double murders her best friends are Abby Williams (13) and Libby German (14).

The jury’s verdict came on the fourth day of deliberations in the high-profile case that shocked the country.

Allen was stoic in court and did not react to the verdict, but his mother and wife cried.

Allen was convicted of felony murder for killing Abigail Williams during an attempted kidnapping; Felony murder for the death of Liberty German during a kidnapping attempt; murder for knowingly killing Abigail Williams; and murder for knowingly killing Liberty German.

The sentence is scheduled to be handed down on December 20.

Abby and Libby were killed on a local hiking trail on February 13, 2017. The girls’ throats were cut and they were thrown into a wooded area near the road. Their bodies were found the next day.

On the day of the murders, Libby posted a photo on Snapchat of Abby walking on the Monon High Bridge. After the girls crossed the bridge, they saw a man behind them and Libby began recording on her phone, according to prosecutor Nick McLeland.

While searching for a criminal, police released a clip of the unknown suspect’s voice (a recording she calls “down hill”) found on Libby’s phone. Police also released a grainy image of the suspect on the trail: a man He became known as the “bridge man”.

Allen arrested for murder in 2022He admitted to police that he was on leave that day, but denied involvement in the crime.

Allen’s many confessions His mental health while in prison and at the time became the main focus of the hearing.

The defense argues that Allen was in a psychotic state when he made numerous confessions to corrections officers, his wife and a psychologist.

The prosecution’s key evidence is the police analysis of Allen’s gun; This analysis determined that the unspent .40 caliber bullet discovered by the girls’ bodies had been fired from Allen’s Sig Sauer Model P226. However, the defense denies the accuracy of this test, calling it an “apples to oranges” comparison because the technician compared the unfired, repeated initial bullet to a bullet fired from Allen’s gun.

According to a forensic scientist’s testimony, no DNA was found at the scene that would link Allen or anyone else to the crime scene.