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    Deputy describes the crime scene in Delphi. The latest coverage of the Richard Allen trial

    Kathleen William Posted on

    Richard Allen's murder trial continues Monday in Delphi, Indiana. Saturday's testimony painted a chilling scene of what witnesses saw when they first discovered the bodies of Abigail “Abby” Williams and Liberty “Libby” German.

    All are accused of killing the teenagers, who went missing on February 13, 2017 and were found dead the next day. In 2022, officers arrested Allen, of Delphi, who faces two counts of murder and two counts of murder in connection with the girls' abduction.

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

    ▶ Saturday, October 19th: “I thought they were mannequins”: The witness statements in the Delphi murder trial are emotional on the second day

    ▶ Friday, Oct. 18: Relatives remember teenagers while lawyers tell dueling tales

    This story will be updated throughout the day.

    Carroll County Sheriff's Deputy Darron Giancola had his day off on February 13, 2017, but decided to help with the search after learning about the missing teens on social media. He searched for the girls until 2 a.m

    Giancola testified that they focused on the southeast side of the bridge, where he noticed leaves being blown up as if someone had slipped. The next day he went out again. He was told to go to a nearby cemetery, which is north of where the girls' bodies were located.

    When he arrived at the cemetery, “everyone pointed to the water,” Giancola said. “I saw a multi-colored shirt and a tennis shoe.”

    The shoe was black and white and was floating upside down in the nearby stream.

    “One of the searchers on our side of the creek thought the bodies were behind us again,” Giancola testified.

    Then, he said, he saw the girls.

    “One (Libby) was naked, the other (Abby) was fully clothed,” Giancola testified. “Both had a significant amount of blood on and underneath them.”

    Carroll County Prosecutor Nicholas McLeland asked if he attempted to administer first aid. Giancola said he didn't do it.

    “It was obvious they were deceased,” he said.

    Giancola, the first witness to testify Monday, was one of the first police officers to see the girls. Under cross-examination, defense attorney Andrew Baldwin asked if the clothing was wet. Giancola said the clothes Abby was wearing appeared to be wet.

    Defense attorneys for the man charged with murdering two Delphi teenagers want to block video from one of the girls' phones that shows a suspect later known as “Bridge Guy.”

    In a motion filed on Sunday, October 20, the lawyers asked the court to prohibit testimony “regarding the words and sounds allegedly contained in the video,” citing footage captured by Libby German's cell phone. after she and her friend Abby Williams were found dead.

    The short video shows a man wearing a blue coat and blue jeans walking along the Monon High Bridge, which the girls crossed on February 13, 2017. The footage became one of the most famous pieces of evidence during the years-long investigation.

    The footage also shows a voice saying “Down the Hill,” another revelation from the video that piqued the public's interest and became the title of true crime shows and podcasts discussing the case.

    Bridge Guy video: Delphi's defense seeks to block cell phone video from trial

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