Delphi murders trial: A volunteer assisting police helped identify the man charged with killing 2 teens

Five years before being charged with killing two middle school students, Richard Allen reached out to authorities about the double murder, inadvertently marked as clear. A volunteer clerk discovered this in 2022, leading to Allen’s arrest. The investigation involved witness testimonies and accounts of seeing a man near the crime scene. The defense team suggested the killings may have been part of a ritual sacrifice. The discovery of a bullet matching Allen’s handgun prompted his arrest. Ballistics experts testified to the match, adding evidence to the case against Allen.