The fate of an Indiana man charged with murder in the 2017 killings of two teenage girls who vanished during an afternoon hike near their small hometown was in the hands of a jury Thursday.

Closing arguments wrapped up this afternoon. The jury received the case around 1:30 p.m., but jurors left without a verdict after about two hours of deliberation.

Abby Williams and Libby German were found murdered in 2017 near Monon High Bridge in Delphi, Indiana. After years of uncertainty, suspect Richard Allen is finally on trial – but questions remain about key pieces of evidence that jurors will never hear.

Closing arguments are finished in the trial for the man accused of killing two teenage girls in Delphi more than seven years ago.52-year-old Richard Allen is charged with the murders of 13-year-old Abby Williams and 14-year-old Libby German.

DELPHI — The prosecution of Richard Allen took 58 minutes to present its closing arguments in the Carroll County Courthouse Thursday morning. Allen faces four charges, including two felony murder charges for killing Abigail Williams and Liberty German near the Monon High Bridge Trail in Delphi in February 2017.

Both the prosecution and now the defense have rested in Richard Allen's murder trial in Delphi, Indiana, setting the stage for closing arguments Thursday.

Richard Allen is accused of killing Abby Williams and Libby German in 2017. The fate of a Delphi, Indiana, man accused of killing two girls on a hiking trail is now in the hands of the jury following a trial that revealed new details in the mysterious case.