Opening statements to begin Friday in Delphi double murder trial
A jury has been seated and opening statements are set to begin in the double murder trial of the man accused of killing two teenage girls in Delphi, Indiana, in 2017.
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A jury has been seated and opening statements are set to begin in the double murder trial of the man accused of killing two teenage girls in Delphi, Indiana, in 2017.
Richard Allen is charged with two counts of murder in the 2017 slayings of 14-year-old Liberty "Libby" German and 13-year-old Abigail "Abby" Williams.
Seven years after their deaths, the man accused of killing Libby German and Abby Williams will stand trial for murder in Delphi, Indiana.
Jury selection began Monday in the trial of the man charged with killing two teenage girls in Delphi, Indiana, in 2017.
Steven Valle, 31, and Samantha Sebella, 25, were appointed public defenders in Jasper County, Indiana court on Friday.
Steven Valle, 31, and Samantha Sebella, 25, are charged with murder after bone fragments were discovered in the backyard of a home in Wheatfield, Indiana.
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The Jasper County, Indiana Sheriff's office has not specified what the defendants are accused of doing, or their relationship to the children.
Steven Valle, 31, and Samantha Sebella, 25, are now charged with murder, neglect of a dependent causing death, obstruction of justice, and failure to report a dead body after bones were dug up in a backyard in Wheatfield, Indiana. Dave Savini reports.
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he family of an Indiana man who died after being handcuffed and pinned to the ground by police earlier this month said Monday he suffered from epilepsy and had been living with seizures for nearly a decade. Rhyker Earl's family also watched body camera video footage for the first time on Monday, showing police and paramedics treating earl.
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