Delphi Richard Allen Trial Update: Focus on DNA, Bullet

The trial against Richard Allen will continue on October 28 in Delphi, Indiana, with DNA experts to appear.

Alain, 52 years old accused of murdering two teenagers who went missing on February 13, 2017 and was found dead the following day. He was arrested in 2022 and charged with two counts of murder and two counts of kidnapping resulting in death Abigail “Abby” Williams and Liberty “Libby” Herman.

Journalists from Indianapolis Star and Lafayette Journal & Courier will cover the case as it moves through the court system.

This story will be updated throughout the day.

Indiana State Police Medical Examiner Stacey Bozinowski testified Monday that she did not find enough DNA material from the unexpended cartridge recovered at the crime scene to create a DNA profile.

Bozinowski, who specializes in paternity testing, testified that she swabbed the entire surface and tried to collect potential skin cells, but said it was difficult to get a DNA sample from such a small object. Prosecutors say ― and an Indiana State Police firearms expert testified last week ― that the unexpended round was fired through the same Sig Sauer Model P226 .40 caliber pistol owned by Allen.

Bozinowski also testified that she found no evidence that the teenagers had been sexually abused. She said she tested samples taken from the girls, including vaginal swabs and fingernail scrapings, and found no sperm or other types of male DNA.

Male DNA was found in samples taken from the girls, but she said the amount she found was not unusual and could have been transmitted through normal, everyday contact.

First, a strand of hair was discovered around Abby’s finger it turned out that it belonged to an unknown womanprobably a relative of Libby’s, Bozinowski testified. Earlier this month, Bozinowski determined that the DNA profile matched Kelsey Siebert, Libby’s older sister. Bozinowski said she was able to conduct further testing after Siebert provided a hair sample.

Previously from the trial version of Delphi: Officer recalls interview leading up to Richard Allen’s arrest in Delphi murder trial

At one point during the testimony, Special Judge Frances Gall called on the audience who were falling asleep.

“I’m not holding court in your bedrooms,” Gal said. “I would appreciate it if you didn’t sleep in my courtroom.”

It is not known who exactly fell asleep. People spent the night in the camp to try to get seats in the trial, which attracted international attention.

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