Carroll County Court Paid Nearly $1M to Delphi Murders Defense, Unsealed Docs Say

Carroll County court paid nearly $1M to Delphi Murders defense, unsealed docs say

By Michaela Springer Click here for updates on this story     INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Unsealed court documents released by the Carroll County Clerk’s Office on Tuesday show exactly how much the circuit court paid the defense during the Delphi Murders case. Special Judge Fran Gull signed off on the document release in April. It followed a request by Richard Allen’s appellate defense team to unseal “ex parte motions for funding” made by former defen…

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Carroll Co. Pays Nearly $1M for Defense of Richard Allen

Carroll County, Indiana taxpayers shelled out nearly $1 million for the defense of Richard Allen, convicted in the 2017 killings of Abby Williams and Libby German in Delphi. $986,000 covered his lawyers, travel, specialists, and more from January 2023 to March 2025. Around $51,000 in defense requests were denied because documentation was missing. The cost to prosecute the case has not been disclosed.