可怕的犯罪现场照片于周一在法庭上曝光理查德·艾伦的审判他被指控于2017年在印第安纳州德尔菲小镇的一条徒步旅行路线上杀害了两名十几岁的女孩。
卡罗尔县副警长达伦·吉安科拉是14岁的利比·格尔曼和13岁的艾比·威廉姆斯的尸体被发现后第一个到达现场的执法人员,他在作证的第三天为控方作证时情绪激动。
吉安科拉说,2017年2月14日,当她们的尸体被发现时,其中一个女孩是裸体的,另一个女孩穿着衣服。
“两人的喉咙上都有大面积的伤口,”吉安科拉说。"他们身上和下面都有大量的血迹。"
吉安科拉被问及是否采取了救生措施,他回答说,“没有,很明显他们已经死了。”
周一传唤的第二名证人是印第安纳州警察局犯罪现场调查组的杰森·佩奇,他拍摄了犯罪现场。
陪审团看到了一些生动的照片,包括利比被割破的喉咙和血淋淋的脸的特写。
利比和艾比的家人在旁听席上哭了起来,当图像显示时,法庭上可以听到喘息声。
在过去的七年里,调查人员一直对女孩们是如何被杀害的守口如瓶,直到检察官尼克·麦克莱兰在法庭上的开场陈述中透露,两个女孩的喉咙都被割断了。
艾伦被指控杀害了两名八年级学生2017年2月13日,当他们在他们的乡村小镇徒步旅行时。他们的尸体第二天被发现。
特尔斐居民艾伦于2022年10月被捕,他否认犯有谋杀罪。
Delphi double murder trial: Graphic crime scene photos revealed in court
Gruesome crime scene photographs were revealed in court on Monday during thetrial of Richard Allen, who is accused of killing two teenage girls in 2017 on a hiking trail in the small town of Delphi, Indiana.
Carroll County sheriff's deputy Darren Giancola, who was the first law enforcement officer on the scene after the bodies of Libby German, 14, and Abby Williams, 13, were discovered, was emotional as he took the stand for the prosecution on the third day of testimony.
Giancola said one of the girls was nude and the other was clothed when their bodies were located on Feb. 14, 2017.
"Both had large lacerations on their throat," Giancola said. "They both had a substantial amount of blood on their person and underneath."
Giancola was asked if lifesaving measures were performed, and he responded, "No. It was apparent they were deceased."
The second witness called Monday was Jason Page of the Indiana State Police crime scene investigation unit, who photographed the crime scene.
The jury was shown graphic photos, including a close-up of Libby’s slashed throat and bloody face.
The families of Libby and Abby cried in the gallery and there were audible gasps in the courtroom when the images were shown.
Investigators had been tight-lipped about how the girls were killed for the last seven years, until prosecutor Nick McLeland revealed in his opening statement in court that both girls' throats were cut.
Allen is accused of killing the two eighth graderswhile they walked on a hiking trail in their rural town on Feb. 13, 2017. Their bodies were discovered the next day.
Allen, a Delphi resident, was arrested in October 2022 and has pleaded not guilty to murder.