DELPHI, Ind. — It's been more than seven years since the bodies of Abby Williams and Libby German were found near the Monon High Bridge in Delphi. Richard Allen, the man accused of killing the two teenagers, is on trial at the Carroll County Courthouse.
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Sixteen Allen County residents were selected to serve on the jury. Twelve of those people will begin the trial as jurors and four will serve as alternates.
The jury is made up of eight women and four men. The four alternate jurors are two men and two women.
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Special Judge Frances Gull read the jury their instructions, and both the prosecution and defense made their opening statements to the jury.
Carroll County Prosecutor Nick McLeland said the state's case centers on the man on the Monon High bridge, an unspent bullet found at the scene, and the murders of Abby and Libby.
"The last face the girls saw before their throats were slit was Richard Allen's face," McLeland said.
Defense attorney Andrew Baldwin said the state's case was built on a faulty timeline and evidence that didn't match up. He highlighted witness statements and forensic evidence that cast doubt on the state's case.
"Please wait," Baldwin said in closing. "Richard Allen is truly innocent."