Man to stand trial for teen murders last seen in haunting Snapchat photo | US News

A man accused of killing two teenage girls while hiking is expected to go to trial this week.

Richard Allen, of Delphi, Indiana, was arrested years after Liberty (Libby) German and Abigail Williams, 13, were found dead on a hiking trail.

Allen, 52, is married and works at the local CVS pharmacy in the town where Libby and Abigail lived.

Allen has pleaded not guilty to the murder of the two girls, who were initially reported missing after a hike on February 13, 2017.

The two men had posted photos on Snapchat until their disappearance.

Their bodies were found the next day in a wooded area nearly a kilometer from the trail.

An arrest warrant filed by an FBI agent in 2017 who was searching someone’s home for evidence related to the girls’ murder revealed that the two teens had lost “a lot of blood” at the hands of their killer.

He added: “Due to the nature of the victims’ injuries, it is almost certain that the perpetrator would have had blood on his person and clothing.”

An affidavit revealed that a bullet found near Libby and Abigail’s bodies matched that of a gun belonging to Allen.

Allen and his wife were the only ones with access to the gun, they admitted.

County Attorney Nick McLeland said Allen also “confessed five or six times” to the killings while behind bars over the past two years.

Police were able to obtain small pieces of information before Allen’s arrest by analyzing photos, videos and audio recordings found on Libby German’s phone.

Investigators initially believed the two girls had planned to meet a man on a day they were off school.

One of the first people of interest was Ron Logan, the owner of the land on which the girls’ bodies were originally discovered.

According to court documents, Logan’s voice and silhouette matched evidence collected on their phones. Logan also lied about his alibi on the day they disappeared.

However, a search of Logan’s property revealed no evidence that he had anything to do with the murders.

They also investigated Kegan Kline, an accused sex offender who ran a catfish social media account and who may have been the last person to contact Libby German. Neither person of interest resulted in arrests or charges.

Allen’s trial is expected to begin today and last a month.

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