Content warning. This episode contains discussion of the brutal murder of two girls.

Well, today marks the final day of our coverage of the trial of Richard Allen for the murder of Liberty, German, and Abigail Williams, because the jury returned with a verdict today.

And that verdict, as you've likely heard, is guilty.

We will talk about that and where we go from here.

My name is Anya Kane. I'm a journalist. And I'm Kevin Greenlee. I'm an attorney.

And this is The Murder Sheet. We're a true crime podcast focused on original reporting,

interviews, and deep dives into murder cases.

We're the murder sheet. And this is The Delphi Murders. Richard Allen on trial. The verdict.

Richard Allen is guilty. Thank you. I'm going to be. The

The Why don't we start by talking a little bit about the mood outside the courthouse and among court watchers as of early today. I think a lot of people were becoming

increasingly concerned about the prospect of a hung jury. Me, I was that person. It was me.

And you were far from alone. And I think it is worth noting that the strategy of the defense team seemed to be a cynical.

When it seemed to be a strategy for a hung jury.

They were trying to get at least one or two people to hold out.

And we know that because of some of the stuff we read from them in their due process gang messages.

Their brain trust.

And other comments that certain people connected to the team have made elsewhere.

It's a very cynical strategy.

And we also know that because of what we saw in court.

And what we saw in court was not a defense team that was trying to raise reasonable doubt about whether or not their client committed this crime.

What we saw in court was a defense team that was trying to change the subject.

In that closing argument, that ridiculous closing argument that Brad Rosie did,

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