Coverage dated September 18, 2023

Delphi murder victims died in ritual sacrifice by White Nationalists practicing Odinism, defense says

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Attorneys representing Richard Allen, the man charged with killing Abigail Williams and Liberty German in Delphi, Indiana in 2017, filed court documents on Monday asserting the girls died in a “ritualistic sacrifice” by white nationalists who practice a Pagan religion.

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  1. NBC Chicago

    Delphi murder victims died in ritual sacrifice by White Nationalists practicing Odinism, defense says (opens NBC Chicago)

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    Attorneys representing Richard Allen, the man charged with killing Abigail Williams and Liberty German in Delphi, Indiana in 2017, filed court documents on Monday asserting the girls died in a “ritualistic sacrifice” by white nationalists who practice a Pagan religion.

  2. CBS News

    Attorneys for Delphi, Indiana murder suspect argue 2 teenage girls were killed by white nationalists in pagan ritual (opens CBS News)

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    Attorneys who represent Richard Allen contend their client had nothing to do with the crimes and that the girls actually died as part of a ritual sacrifice.

  3. New York Post

    Delphi murder victims were ‘ritualistically sacrificed’ by racist pagan cult, suspect’s attorneys claim (opens New York Post)

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    Attorneys for Richard Allen, who is accused of killing two teenage girls in the shocking 2017 Delphi murder case, claim the victims were “ritualistically sacrificed” at the hands of a w…

  4. NBC News

    Delphi murders suspect says Indiana girls were killed as part of sacrifice by white nationalists (opens NBC News)

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    Attorneys for the man charged in the 2017 deaths of Abigail Williams, 13, and Liberty German, 14, say investigators found multiple ritualistic symbols at the crime scene.

  5. People

    Delphi Suspect Claims White Nationalist Pagans Killed 2 Teens — Despite Allegedly Confessing to Wife (opens People)

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    Richard Allen's attorneys claim that Liberty German and Abigail Williams were killed as part of a ritualistic sacrifice