Delphi murder trial: DNA evidence shows no links to suspect Richard Allen or anyone else in slayings of Libby Herman, Abby Williams

DELPHI, Indiana — An Indiana grand jury is entering its tenth day of harrowing testimony in the 2017 murders of two eighth-graders.

A medical examiner testified Monday at Richard Allen’s trial.

Best friends Libby German, 14, and Abby Williams, 13, were walking along a hiking trail in rural Delpha when they were stabbed to death and left in the woods on February 13, 2017. Allen was arrested in 2022 and pleaded not guilty. to murder

Indiana State Police Medical Examiner Stacey Bozinowski said no DNA linked Allen to the scene of the Delphi, Indiana, murder.

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Rape kits were used on Abby and Libby, and there was no DNA evidence that the girls had been sexually assaulted.

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Bozinowski said the hair found on Abby’s arm matched that of Libby’s sister.

According to police analysis, an unfired .40-caliber round found near the girls’ bodies came from Allen’s gun.

Bozinowski said she tested an unexpended cartridge found at the crime scene, but the DNA found on the cartridge was insufficient for further testing.

Allen has admitted to being on the trails the day the girls were killed, but denies any involvement in the murders.

The trial will continue on Tuesday, October 29.