The mother of one of Richard Allen's victims said she'd be willing to take him up on his offer to apologize.
Allen, who was sentenced to 130 years for the February 2017 murders of Abby Williams and Libby German in Delphi, Indiana, had, in one of several confessions, indicated a desire to apologize.
"Please put me on your visitors' list. I'll listen," Kerry Timmons, Libby German's mother, said, according to WTWO 2 news. Timmons and others shared with the court the impact Allen's crimes had had on their lives. Timmons told the court that she had trouble comprehending how Allen, a husband and father, could do what he did.
She said the killing had created a "hole in my soul," the TV station reported.
The crime occurred near Monon High Bridge in February 2017. In 2022, police searched Allen's home, found a Sig Sauer P226 firearm, and then were able to connect the firearm to an unspent shell casing found at the scene, WTWO reported.
While in custody Allen repeatedly confessed to the crimes. His defense attorney's argued he was under mental distress and tried to have the confessions barred from evidence, to no avail, the station reported.
"I will never be the same person I was before Abigail's murder. [Allen] took Abby's life on earth, but she had already given her heart to God," said Abby Williams' grandmother, Diana Erskin, according to WTWO.
