No verdict on first full day of jury deliberations in Delphi murder trial for killings of two teenage girls in Indiana

INDIANAPOLIS — The first full day of jury deliberations ended without a verdict on Friday in the trial of Richard Allen, who is accused in the 2017 killings of two teenage girls who had vanished during a hike in Delphi, Indiana, in 2017.

Jurors began their deliberations Thursday afternoon, spending two hours deliberating before wrapping up for the day. They then spent seven hours on Friday deliberating without reaching a verdict, and will return Saturday morning. 

Allen had pleaded not guilty to two murder and two felony murder charges in connection with the 2017 deaths of Liberty "Libby" German and Abigail "Abby" Williams, who were 14 and 13, respectively.