this after 17 days of seeing evidence and hearing testimony about the killings of 13 year old abby williamsnd 14 year old libby german in 2017. allen has pled not guilty. in their closing arguments, the prosecution showing the jury the infamous bridge guy video that libby captured on her phone just moments before she was killed near the monon high bridge. prosecutors say it's richard allen's face and voice. male, 52 year old allen, a delphi local who worked in town at cvs, self-reported to police being at the bridge just days after the girls were found. despite being interviewed, he didn't become a suspect until five years later due to his statement being put in a filing cabinet with the wrong last name. it wasn't discovered until 2022 by a volunteer clerk. prosecutors say they tied allen to the crime by linking a bullet found at the murder scene to his gun, and that allen confessed to the killings about 60 times. while behind bars awaiting trial. the defense slammed the state's case, saying the ballistics testing and the investigation was fumbled and that allen was not in his right mind du

richard allen has been convicted of killing abby williams and libby german, two teenagers who were out on a hike in delphi, indiana. guilty on all counts. it's the verdict that the families of liberty, german and abigail williams have been waiting to hear for over seven years. richard allen, convicted of slaying the young girls after they went for a hike in delphi, indiana, in 2017. >> we knew it was brewing outside of the courthouse. all of a sudden, someone comes out and says, guilty and it erupts. my god, he has. >> veteran broadcast journalist susan hendricks has covered the four week trial and was outside the courtroom when the verdict was read. >> there was a lot of anxiety surrounding this, so when we heard it, it was, oh my gosh. because it could have gone either way. the young man, prosecutors say this was richard allen's voice captured on liberty german's phone. >> he came across the girls on the monon high bridge telling them to go down the hill near the hiking trail. the phone also capturing this grainy image of allen before investigators say he led them down the hill where

he is accused of killing teenagers abby williams and libby german, both the prosecution and the defense have rested their cases and now his fate is in the hands of the jury. after seven years in a 17 day trial, arguments concluded in the trial of richard allen, the man accused of killing 14 year old libby german and 13 year old abby williams on the monon high bridge of delphi, indiana, in a case made famous by this cell phone video shot by one of the teenage victims, you could tell just walking into the courtroom that this was the moment that everyone had been waiting for more than seven and a half years ago, veteran broadcast journalist susan hendricks, who has written a book on the murders, has been inside the courtroom throughout the trial. >> abby and libby were murdered on february 13th, 2017. imagine how exhausting it is throughout. you know that this is the end. so it was emotional for everyone involved, and you could feel that in the courtroom as they closed their case, prosecutors focused on a series of phone calls between the defendant and his family confessing to the crimes.

libby german and abby williams were murdered while hiking in indiana nearly eight years. tonight a husband and father from that community has been found guilty. alex perez in delphi tonight. >> reporter: nearly eight years after the horrific murders ofken of delphi, indiana, making national headlines. a jury finding richard allen. a local husband and father. guilty. outside the courthouse, cheers. the verdict. a relief for many in this community. >> today is the day. it's been a long time coming. >> reporter: the bodies of 13-year-old abby williams and 14-year-old libby german were found with their throats slashed the day after they vanished during a hike. police credited libby for capturing critical evidence right before the murders, grainy video of their killer along with that chilling audio. >> "guys down the hill, guys down the hill." >> this young lady's a hero. there's no doubt to have enough presence of mind to activate the video system on her cell phone. >> there was no dna evidence but prosecutors linked an unspent bullet from the crime scene to allen's gun. the

the jury found richard allen guilty yesterday in the deaths of 13-year-old abby williams and 14-year-old libby german. prosecutors say he forced the girls off a trail in the small town of delphi while they were hiking and killed them. indianapolis defense attorney john tompkins followed the case from the beginning. >> surprised, yes. i thought there was a fair amount of questionable evidence and there were some significant weaknesses in the state's case so i thought a not guilty verdict was a real possibility. >> allen was arrested more than five years after the murders. he'll be sentenced next month. >>> turning overseas. ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy said russia has deployed 50,000 troops, including thousands of north korean soldiers ahead of an offensive to reclaim areas of the kursk region. cbs's imtiaz tyab has returned. >> reporter: they are rushing to put out fires. russian's eastern kursk region, parts were seized earlier this summer. russian soldiers were targeted in a ukrainian strike. a sharp escalation of violence following president-elect's decisive win has seen th

double murder trial, with a jury finding richard allen guilty in the 2017 slayings of 13-year-old abby williams and her 14-year-old best friend, libby german. indiana prosecutors in closing arguments saying allen slit their throats, "he stole the youth and life away from abby and libby." telling jurors the local husband, father and pharmacy tech is the so-called bridge guy seen in video taken on libby's cell phone the day the girls went missing and heard in this audio recording as prosecutors said he forced them off a walking trail at gunpoint. >> guys, downhill. >> reporter: the prosecution arguing allen left their bodies by a creek, libby naked, saying he left a cartridge from his gun at the scene, owned a black ford focus captured on surveillance video nearby, and made multiple confessions behind bars, playing a recorded call of allen telling his wife, "i did it." adding "i killed abby and libby." his wife pushing back saying, "no, you didn't." amid a back and forth allen softening, saying "maybe i did. i think i did." his wife later crying, saying "no, you didn't. they're screwing with you

. >> michael: after eight years the suspect in the delphi murders case convicted of killing abby williams and libby german. >> rebecca: unrest in amsterdam. a tram set on fire after clashes between pro palestinian protesters and israeli soccer fans, and the new arrests overnight. >> george: passenger plane hit by gun fire. >> i heard pop pop pop three times. >> george: how the airlines are responding. >> michael: an impossible puzzle. we're not sure about that. but did this guy give the greatest "wheel of fortune" wrong answer ever? and the most impossible mission yet. is this the end of tom cruise as ethan hawk? >> one last time. >> michael: we're racing into tuesday to find out. >> announcer: live in times square, this is "good morning america." >> michael: good morning america. if you're running as fast as tom cruise while traveling, you might need help tracking your luggage. that's right. this morning we've got big news about how apple is teaming up with some airlines just in time for the holidays. >> george: how did you go from tom cruise to apple? [ laughter ] >> rebecca: usually we

fate of richard allyn but he is accused of killing 14-year-old libby german and a 13-year-old abby williamsd leaving their bodies near a hiking path more than seven years ago. the case has drawn a huge amount of attention since then, and questions remain about whether prosecutors can secure a conviction due to a lack of physical evidence tying him to the crimes. susan at delphi. susan, great to see you. tell us more about this and where the deliberations stand right now. >> pam, great to see you. it has been so long if you think about it, those girls would be 21 and 22 years old right now. the family has been waiting so long, law enforcement has kept very little detail in the press, i have been in the trial every single day and we are finally hearing details. what we have learned is that richard allyn, while in prison, has been confessing to this. we also hear what was on libby german's phone. for so many years, it was known as the bridge guy, and what he said, guys, down the hill. when you saw what was on her phone, 42 seconds, i was looking over at the family and you heard their voices an

abby williams and libby german went missing a after going for a hike back in 2017 and prosecutors allegeen confessed to the murders dozens of times to multiple people including his wife, mother and his fellow prison inmates. >> but his defense claims those confessions stem from allen's fragile mental state after being held in solitary confinement for months. cnn's jean casarez joins us. what are you hearing? >> reporter: deliberating since 9:00 this morning. not a peep out of them. they are really, really focused on what the facts are, applying it to the law. this is a case. there is no dna at all linking richard allen to the victims in this case. there is no dna found in his home linking him to the victims in this case. there is no murder weapon in this case. but what they have is a picture. a picture from liberty german's phone moments before being murdered and that's bridge guy. the question before the jury is, bridge guy, richard allen. is it the same person? is it not the same person? now, there were to witnesses that took the stand. eyewitnesss out at the trails that day and both t

reporter: feathery 13th, 2017, two young girls go missing in delphi, indiana. 13-year-old abigail, abby williams 14-year-old liberty, libby german. they disappeared after going for a hike on the bridge. the next day, a gruesome scene was discovered in the woods. >> this is considered a double homicide investigation. >> reporter: the girls bodies were found partially covered by sticks, less than one mile from the bridge where they were last seen. their fruits had been cut. on libby's cell phone, investigators discovered video of a man, a major clue to who killed the girls. libby just happened to capture captured in the frame. the man became known as bridge guy because he was on the bridge at the time the girls disappeared. on the video, the man's muffled voice says guys, down the hill. >> a few days after the murders, delphi resident richard allen put himself at the scene telling police he had been on the trail at the time, and saw three girls. his name and his tip sat untouched for five years . in 2022, a volunteer receptionist came across allen's tip and noticed the time he said he was on the t

abby williams and libby german were killed while hiking in 2017. said a lack of physical evidence. the jury reached a guilty verdict after 19 hours of deliberations, allen faces up to 130 years behind bars. >> dana: the trump administration is expected to roll back mandates on electric vehicles. kelly is in st. charles, illinois. what is going on, kelly? >> good morning, dana. one of the people that's really been leading the way for these rollbacks on evs is bernie moreno of ohio who says we're about to see the golden age of autos in the u.s. he says we will do that by first writing a new tax code for carmakers. another big part of his plan is taking away the tax incentives on e.v.s for people who want to buy them and also wants to prohibit california from setting its own emissions standards that 14 other states followed and wants to create one unified policy for the entire nation to follow. e.v.s made up 9% of new cars in the third quarter of 2024. california the largest auto market in the country, one in four vehicles sold there is electric. >> w

this all stems from those 2017 killings of abby williams and her friend lib by german.osecutors told jurors that allen, quote, slit their throats, and stole the youth and life away from abby and libby. now, prosecutors argued that this former cvs worker was bridge guy. for those following the case, that is based off of video that was captured on libby's cell phone the day he was killed. now, on saturday, this jury spent about five hours reviewing testimony and evidence, and some of the evidence that was presented included hearing richard allen in his own voice. jailhouse recordings of him saying in a call to his wife, i killed abby and libby, his wife pushing back saying he didn't. in contrast, the defense tried to poke holes in the time line of the prosecution's time line, that is. the defense saying that allen was suffering from mental instability, saying that he was held in solitary confinement for 13 months, which they say played a role in the confessions at the time. they were really concerned about the state of allen's mental health, saying that he suffered from p

the suspect was found guilty on all charges in the murders of teens libby german and abby williams back in 2017. we'll have the reaction and how some major airlines are getting smart partnering with apple and using airtags to track your missing luggage. this will happen just in time for the holiday rush. also, we're going to count down to thanksgiving with a food price forecast. some tips on when to buy store goods or brand names. also, we are celebrating 500 episodes of dancing with the stars. i'm headed out to your state tonight to see the s when your child has moderate-to-severe eczema, it's okay to for them to show off. show off their clearer skin and noticeably less itch with dupixent. because children 6 months and older with eczema have plenty of reasons to show off their skin. with dupixent, the #1 prescribed biologic by dermatologists and allergists, they can stay ahead of their eczema. it helps block a key source of inflammation inside the body that can cause eczema to help heal your child's skin from within. serious allergic reactions can occur that can be severe. tell your do

woman to described herself as a poor window woman advanced in age wrote to tell the government, william abby, that's her son, william abby is a minor. i therefore consider him my property. rather than simply claiming that the government, you know, that the government was being unfair in enlisting the young, parents are using terms like impressment or theft or kidnapping to convey their sense of sort of violated ownership in the military's holding of youth. i'm going to let rebecca take up our story now. >> okay. so we've told you how it came to be that so many underage boys filled the ranks, but what then? how did families, the military, the government and courts respond? to answer this question, we began with what seemed initially like a very simple task. we just tried to make a timeline of the rules, regulations, and laws over the course of the war governing youth enlistment. and it turned out that job was maddeningly complex, with just figuring out what happened. because on various levels, people contradicting one another. as we discovered, the underage youth, they provoked protracted leg

this after 17 days of seeing evidence and hearing testimony about the killings of 13-year-old abby williamsuilty. in their closing arguments, the prosecution showing the jury the infamous bridge guy video that libby captured on her phone just moments before she was killed near the bridge. prosecutors say it's richard allen's face and voice. >> guys. down the hill. >> reporter: 52-year-old allen, a delphi local who worked in town at cvs, self-reported to police being at the bridge just days after the girls were found. despite being interviewed, he didn't become a suspect until five years later due to a statement being put in the filing cabinet with the wrong last name. it wasn't discovered until 2022 by a volunteer clerk. prosecutors say they tied allen to the crime by linking a bullet found at the murder scene to his gun and that allen confessed to the killings about 60 times while behind bars awaiting trial. the defense slammed the state's case saying the ballistics testing and the investigation was bumbled, and that allen was not in his right mind during those prison confessions after spe

indiana pharmacy tech richard allen found guilty on all counts in the 2017 slayings of 13-year-old abby williams and her 14-year-old best friend, libby german, a crime that's forever shaken this small town. has this case changed delphi? >> yes. >> oh, without a doubt. i think it changes the way that the community interacts with each other. a lot more suspicious. >> reporter: a jury of eight women and four men agreeing with prosecutors' theory allen was the so-called bridge guy who forced the girls off a popular walking trail at gunpoint as libby recorded on her cell phone. >> guys, down the hill. >> reporter: prosecutors arguing he then slit the girls' throats and left them to die, but not before leaving a cartridge from his gun at the scene. they argued allen made multiple confessions behind bars playing a recording of him telling his wife, i did it. adding, i killed abby and libby. the defense blasting allen's confessions as false saying he was suffering from psychosis after 13 months in solitary confinement. his legal team arguing there was no dna evidence tying allen to the scene and blasted

community waits to hear if a jury will find richard allen guilty of the murders of 13-year-old abby williams and 14-year-old libby german. on saturday, as jury deliberations went into the third day, the defense attorneys seen heading back into court. jurors asked to hear back a few pieces of testimony. they left the courthouse 90 minutes ahead of schedule. >> it's taking this long for a jury to decide a verdict tells me one thing. there were polarizing opinions in that jury room and they are not budging. >> reporter: the teens, the best friends, were killed in 2017 during an afternoon hike in delphi. before her death libby captured these grainy images of the alleged perpetrator known as bridge guy on her cell phone. along with this chilling audio. >> guys, down the hill. >> reporter: authorities believe allen is bridge guy. according to police, an unspent bullet found at the scene was traced to one of allen's handguns. while allen initially told police he was innocent, while in custody he confessed to the murders more than 60 times. defense calling those false confessions, saying allen suffe

richard allen is accused of killing 14-year- old liberty german and 13-year- old abigail williams back in 2017. abby and libby, they went for a hike. they were later reported missing and the next day their bodies were found, both with cuts to their hroats. the case attracted tons of attention in part because of a photo and audio recording taken from libby's cell phone. the case ran cold until allen was arrested in 2022. pleaded not guilty to the murder charges. he could face up to 130 years in prison if convicted. >>> drought conditions a fueling wildfires not out west, we're talking about, but rather in the northeast. nearly 12 million people are under a red flag warning in massachusetts, connecticut, and rhode island today. this weekend was filled with hazy, smoky skies in new york and new jersey from several wildfires burning there. there's also fires at the heart -- in the heart of new york city, as well. windy conditions ignited one in an iconic green space in new york. brooklyn's prospect park. new york city clearly not an area known for wildfires, has been under a drought watch after the drie

williams more than seven years ago. the girls also known as libby and abby never returned home after going for a hike in february 2017. the case gained national attention partly due to a photo and audio of the suspect on libby's cell phone. joining me from delphi is susan hendricks, a veteran broadcast journalist and one of the first reporters to cover this case and speak with the victims' families. susan is author of down the hill, my descent into the double murder in delphi. that's great to see you this morning. this was not a slam dunk case for the prosecution. you have been watching the trial. it's day three of deliberations. based on everything you have seen and heard in court, are you getting any indications as to which way the jury may be leaning? >> good to see you. it is so stressful at this point because you never really know. i have was in court every day looking at the jurors, listening to the testimony. in indiana, this is what gave me an indication, you are allowed to ask questions. they have a lot of intelligent questions, but they have a lot to go through. there are i think 387 pieces of evidence. you

williams and liberty german. >> once that first verdict was read of guilty, there was an audible reaction from libby and abby'sne said the word yes. allen himself just stared stoically ahead and gave no reaction at all to any of the verdicts. >> the teen girls were found brutally murdered back in 2017, in the woods the day after going missing. now, after nearly eight years and 17 days of heartbreaking and sometimes graphic testimony, the girls families finally getting closure in a way there is some sort of absolute relief. >> yes, like this is happening. but you mourn again that laughter, that hole in that house, that emptiness isn't coming back. >> the jury deliberating for just over three days, agreeing with the state's case that richard allen is the so-called bridge guy seen in this video taken on libby's phone just before they went missing. nice young girl finding allen guilty of two counts of murder while attempting kidnaping and two counts of murder for knowingly killing abby and libby. the 12 jurors rejected the defense's strategy that allen's 60 plus confessions were false, and only made after his ment