Jury selection begins in Delphi, Indiana murders trial
Richard Allen is charged with two counts of murder in the 2017 slayings of 14-year-old Liberty "Libby" German and 13-year-old Abigail "Abby" Williams.
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Richard Allen is charged with two counts of murder in the 2017 slayings of 14-year-old Liberty "Libby" German and 13-year-old Abigail "Abby" Williams.
Seven years after their deaths, the man accused of killing Libby German and Abby Williams will stand trial for murder in Delphi, Indiana.
Jury selection began Monday in the trial of the man charged with killing two teenage girls in Delphi, Indiana, in 2017.
Steven Valle, 31, and Samantha Sebella, 25, were appointed public defenders in Jasper County, Indiana court on Friday.
Steven Valle, 31, and Samantha Sebella, 25, are charged with murder after bone fragments were discovered in the backyard of a home in Wheatfield, Indiana.
The fire started in a detached garage, according to the Whiting Fire Department.
One house was severely damaged, and a second sustained moderate damage. Five houses sustained minor damage in the form of melted siding, the fire department said.
The fire charred the back of one house and spread to others on Oliver Street in Whiting.
The fire was raging with towering flames and smoke at a house in the 1800 block of Oliver Street in Whiting.
Flames were seen shooting from the roof of the house. Firefighters had multiple lines in their efforts to put out the fire.
The fire started around 2 a.m. at a home near 144th Street and Railroad Avenue.
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The Jasper County, Indiana Sheriff's office has not specified what the defendants are accused of doing, or their relationship to the children.
Steven Valle, 31, and Samantha Sebella, 25, are now charged with murder, neglect of a dependent causing death, obstruction of justice, and failure to report a dead body after bones were dug up in a backyard in Wheatfield, Indiana. Dave Savini reports.
These fragments were found after authorities received a report last month that someone had killed two children and burned their bodies in a backyard fire pit.
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The bones were found after a report to police that someone had killed two children and burned their bodies in a fire pit in the backyard. As Andrew Ramos reports, a death investigation is under way.
Rhyker Earl's family said body camera footage that showed his final moments revealed responding officers lacked both proper training and compassion.
Rhyker Earl died earlier this month, days after being restrained by Jasper County, Indiana Sheriff's deputies who had responded after Earl had suffered seizures. Andrew Ramos reports.
he family of an Indiana man who died after being handcuffed and pinned to the ground by police earlier this month said Monday he suffered from epilepsy and had been living with seizures for nearly a decade. Rhyker Earl's family also watched body camera video footage for the first time on Monday, showing police and paramedics treating earl.
It was just three weeks ago when Rhyker Earl, a 26-year-old father of two, had a seizure at a home in DeMotte, Indiana.
Rhyker Earl, 26, suffered a seizure on the night of Sunday, Sept. 8, at a home in DeMotte, Indiana. On Friday, body camera footage was released that shows officers handcuffing and restraining him.
The family of Rhyker Earl and civil rights attorneys have been asking for weeks to see the video from the Jasper County, Indiana Sheriff's office. Charlie De Mar reports.
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