During aMonday morning press conference, Indiana officials confirmed that Richard Allen, 50, has been charged with two counts of murder. Allen — who is from the small town of Delphi — has entered a plea of not guilty, Carroll County Prosecutor Nicholas McLeland said during the press conference.
Mike told reporters he did not personally know Allen, who worked at a CVS in Delphi. But Mike said investigators had expressed their belief all along that the suspect could be a community member.
“That’s why we said, ‘Never stop searching anywhere,’ because we didn’t know where he was, and like I said, Doug Carter had made mention of that as he could be living anywhere right amongst us, hiding in plain sight, and that’s what came,” Mike said.
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“That is correct,” Becky told reporters. It is unclear if those photos were processed before or after the killings, and the content of those photos is also unclear.
Richard Allen.Indiana State Police
Becky told reporters her reaction to the news of the arrest was different from what she expected.
“I don’t feel like I thought I would,” Becky said, “I’ve always said that I would be screaming on the rooftop. We’re not. It’s sad. While there’s somebody that’s been arrested, our lives for five and a half years have been in a search mode and that’s what we’ve done. We’re not doing that anymore. So we’re all just kind feeling our way and figuring out what our purpose is now. What do we do next. How do we help.”
Their cause of death has never been revealed, and police remained mum about how they died even after Allen’s arrest.
The police released the grainy image in 2017 hoping it would help lead to an arrest. Police did not say if the man shown in the video is Allen.
During the press conference on Monday, Superintendent of the Indiana State Police Doug Carter said the case is still under investigation and limited information is available at this time. Carter also said that the probable cause affidavit is currently sealed.
He added that if anyone else was involved with the deaths of the girls, that person will also be held accountable and that the tip line remains open.
source: people.com
