1 00:00:00,480 --> 00:00:04,960 Speaker 1: Crime Alert hourly update, breaking crime news Now. I'm Nicole Parton. 2 00:00:05,360 --> 00:00:09,320 Speaker 1: In the ongoing Delphi, Indiana murder's trial, jurors were presented 3 00:00:09,360 --> 00:00:13,239 Speaker 1: with compelling evidence. Richard Allen, fifty two, is accused of 4 00:00:13,280 --> 00:00:16,000 Speaker 1: four counts of murder in connection with the deaths of 5 00:00:16,120 --> 00:00:21,599 Speaker 1: Abigail Abby Williams thirteen at the time, and Liberty Libby German, fourteen. 6 00:00:22,320 --> 00:00:25,360 Speaker 1: A significant piece of evidence shown to the jury was 7 00:00:25,440 --> 00:00:30,360 Speaker 1: a video captured on Libby's phone just before the tragic incident. 8 00:00:30,960 --> 00:00:33,880 Speaker 1: In the video, the jury could see a man walking 9 00:00:33,920 --> 00:00:37,240 Speaker 1: on the bridge, believed to be the accused Richard Allen. 10 00:00:37,640 --> 00:00:40,479 Speaker 1: This extended version of the video was revealed for the 11 00:00:40,520 --> 00:00:44,360 Speaker 1: first time, shedding new light on the case. A digital 12 00:00:44,400 --> 00:00:48,640 Speaker 1: forensic analysis explained how he extracted the data from the phone. 13 00:00:49,159 --> 00:00:52,080 Speaker 1: This phone found under the bodies of the girls when 14 00:00:52,120 --> 00:00:55,560 Speaker 1: they were discovered dead next to a creek. Lead crime 15 00:00:55,600 --> 00:00:59,560 Speaker 1: investigator Brian o'leay brought key evidence to the court, although 16 00:00:59,560 --> 00:01:02,280 Speaker 1: it was an on display to the jury. During the 17 00:01:02,280 --> 00:01:06,560 Speaker 1: cross examination, defense attorney Brad Rosey inquired about the DNA 18 00:01:06,760 --> 00:01:10,840 Speaker 1: evidence linking Allan to the crime scene, to which Olay 19 00:01:10,920 --> 00:01:14,600 Speaker 1: stated he was unaware of such a connection. The defense 20 00:01:14,680 --> 00:01:18,160 Speaker 1: team pushed the argument of DNA at the crime scene. 21 00:01:18,240 --> 00:01:22,480 Speaker 1: Each time asked the question, the detective Brian o'lay would reply, no, 22 00:01:23,120 --> 00:01:26,880 Speaker 1: there was no connection between Richard Allen and the DNA collected. 23 00:01:27,160 --> 00:01:30,000 Speaker 1: Olay shared his belief that the branches found on the 24 00:01:30,080 --> 00:01:34,560 Speaker 1: victims were strategically placed there to conceal them. He also 25 00:01:34,720 --> 00:01:39,080 Speaker 1: mentioned the quote logical assumption that Libby was undressed wearing 26 00:01:39,160 --> 00:01:42,840 Speaker 1: some of Abigail's clothing based on the photos the girls 27 00:01:42,880 --> 00:01:46,840 Speaker 1: had taken before the murder. The sequence of events could 28 00:01:46,920 --> 00:01:49,640 Speaker 1: not be determined, and the sticks found on the bodies 29 00:01:49,680 --> 00:01:53,400 Speaker 1: were not tested for any DNA or blood residue. Further 30 00:01:53,480 --> 00:01:57,680 Speaker 1: testimony highlighted that single unspent bullet found at the scene 31 00:01:57,840 --> 00:02:01,760 Speaker 1: crucial to the case against Allan. Other witnesses took the 32 00:02:01,840 --> 00:02:06,600 Speaker 1: stand to recall encountering the suspicious bridge guy near Freedom 33 00:02:06,640 --> 00:02:10,800 Speaker 1: Bridge in Delphi, matching the individuals seen in Libby's phone footage. 34 00:02:11,240 --> 00:02:14,480 Speaker 1: Count on Crime Alert hourly update to keep you posted 35 00:02:14,560 --> 00:02:19,280 Speaker 1: on this developing trial or crime and justice news After 36 00:02:19,360 --> 00:02:29,320 Speaker 1: this and now to Massachusetts, where a pharmacist, Glenn Chen 37 00:02:29,639 --> 00:02:32,440 Speaker 1: was handed a seven and a half to fifteen year 38 00:02:32,560 --> 00:02:36,480 Speaker 1: prison sentence in Michigan on Friday for his involvement in 39 00:02:36,560 --> 00:02:40,880 Speaker 1: a nationwide meningitis outbreak that resulted in the deaths of 40 00:02:41,040 --> 00:02:45,640 Speaker 1: numerous individuals. During his sentencing the Livingston County Circuit Court, 41 00:02:45,760 --> 00:02:49,440 Speaker 1: Glenn Chen did not make any statements, nor did any 42 00:02:49,480 --> 00:02:54,320 Speaker 1: relatives of the victims from Michigan. Chen's defense attorney, Bill Livingstone, 43 00:02:54,440 --> 00:02:58,560 Speaker 1: expressed hope that sentencing would offer some closure to the 44 00:02:58,600 --> 00:03:02,799 Speaker 1: families and friends of those affected. Chen fifty six, entered 45 00:03:02,840 --> 00:03:07,200 Speaker 1: a plea of no contests in August to involuntary manslaughter 46 00:03:07,320 --> 00:03:11,359 Speaker 1: in connection to eleven deaths in Michigan. He is currently 47 00:03:11,400 --> 00:03:14,160 Speaker 1: serving a federal sentence of ten and a half years 48 00:03:14,639 --> 00:03:18,960 Speaker 1: for racketeering, fraud, and other offenses related to the outbreak 49 00:03:19,360 --> 00:03:23,320 Speaker 1: that following a trial in Boston. The Michigan sentence will 50 00:03:23,360 --> 00:03:26,840 Speaker 1: also be served in federal prison, with Chen receiving a 51 00:03:26,919 --> 00:03:29,960 Speaker 1: credit for over six and a half years already served. 52 00:03:30,440 --> 00:03:34,639 Speaker 1: Chen was responsible for overseeing production at a New England 53 00:03:34,680 --> 00:03:40,200 Speaker 1: compounding center in Farmington, Massachusetts, which distributed steroids for pain 54 00:03:40,320 --> 00:03:44,840 Speaker 1: relief in clinics nationwide. Investigators found the facility to be 55 00:03:45,000 --> 00:03:49,840 Speaker 1: contaminated with mold and insects. The outbreak resulted in over 56 00:03:49,960 --> 00:03:54,760 Speaker 1: seven hundred people falling sick in twenty states with fungal 57 00:03:54,800 --> 00:03:59,880 Speaker 1: meningitis and other severe illnesses, leading to numerous fatalities. This 58 00:04:00,120 --> 00:04:03,240 Speaker 1: according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 59 00:04:03,800 --> 00:04:08,640 Speaker 1: Judge Matthew McGivney informed Chin during the sentencing that evidence 60 00:04:08,680 --> 00:04:13,480 Speaker 1: indicated he either caused or encouraged employees to neglect proper 61 00:04:13,560 --> 00:04:16,839 Speaker 1: testing for the drugs to be sterile. He failed to 62 00:04:16,960 --> 00:04:21,760 Speaker 1: adequately sterilize drugs, and neglected to thoroughly clean and disinfect 63 00:04:21,839 --> 00:04:22,480 Speaker 1: the rooms. 64 00:04:22,800 --> 00:04:25,599 Speaker 2: There would be no doubt that you knew the risk 65 00:04:25,680 --> 00:04:30,440 Speaker 2: that you're exposing these innocent patients too. You promoted production, 66 00:04:30,640 --> 00:04:35,520 Speaker 2: sales and prioritize money, sacrificing plean testing protocols that captain 67 00:04:35,560 --> 00:04:39,479 Speaker 2: medications saved for patients to focus on increase sales. Increased 68 00:04:39,520 --> 00:04:43,599 Speaker 2: markets cost people their lives. It's a sense of the 69 00:04:43,640 --> 00:04:45,960 Speaker 2: court that you senced to a term of seven half 70 00:04:46,360 --> 00:04:51,320 Speaker 2: to fifteen years with credit from March fourteen of twenty eighteen, 71 00:04:51,920 --> 00:04:54,440 Speaker 2: or two thousand and four. On four days. Credit is 72 00:04:54,560 --> 00:04:57,640 Speaker 2: six years, six months and twenty eight days on account one. 73 00:04:58,240 --> 00:05:02,520 Speaker 1: Additional evidence showed that Chin and instructed or encouraged technicians 74 00:05:02,880 --> 00:05:07,040 Speaker 1: to falsify cleaning logs despite the rooms not being cleaned. 75 00:05:07,440 --> 00:05:10,400 Speaker 1: The judge emphasized that Chen was well aware of the 76 00:05:10,520 --> 00:05:15,760 Speaker 1: risk he was subjecting innocent patients to prioritizing profits over 77 00:05:15,839 --> 00:05:20,200 Speaker 1: safety measures that could have saved lives. For the latest 78 00:05:20,279 --> 00:05:24,080 Speaker 1: crime injustice news, follow Crime Alert hourly update on your 79 00:05:24,160 --> 00:05:28,279 Speaker 1: favorite podcasting app with this crime Alert. I'm Nicole Parton.