Delphi murder suspect Richard Allen’s stepfather snores in trial: report

The stepfather of Delphi murder suspect Richard Allen was reportedly caught snoring while giving evidence as his stepson tied up at the scene of the brutal murders of two teenage girls.

On Friday, jurors endured more than seven hours of dense technical testimony from Melissa Oberg, a former Indiana State Police forensic firearms examiner, who explained how she determined that the unused bullet found near the bodies of 13-year-old Abby Williams and 14-year-old Libby Herman was linked to a gun found in Allen’s home.

Allen’s stepfather could be heard snoring and could be seen closing his eyes during the dry discussion, despite being pushed to wake up. The Daily Mail reports this.

Oberg explained that she fired and fired several rounds from a .40-caliber Sig Sauger pistol found in Allen’s home during an October 2022 search.

She concluded that the “tool marks” left on the bullets she fired were similar to marks on an unspent cartridge found at the crime scene.

Allen’s defense attorney, Bradley Rozzi, tried to sow doubt in the minds of the jury about the accuracy of the firearm assessment during cross-examination.

He also noted that Oberg came to her conclusion by comparing the bullet to fired rounds, rather than to unfired rounds that simply passed through the gun without being fired.

Prosecutors Alleged Allen stalked teenage girls on Feb. 13, 2017, while walking near their hometown of Delphi and then being forced at gunpoint off the Monon High Bridge Trail into the woods, where he slit their throats.

Defense attorneys have maintained Allen’s innocence, arguing that the prosecutor’s testimony is beyond reasonable doubt.

A 52-year-old man has been charged with two counts. for each murder and murder in the kidnapping of the girls, and he faces up to 130 years in prison if convicted on all four counts.