A month after being transferred from Westville Correctional Facility, attorneys for the suspect in the Delphi murders of two children want him placed in another house of incarceration to await trial.

 

A motion filed on Friday requests Richard Allen be transferred from Wabash Valley Correctional Facility in Sullivan County, the reasoning behind including allegations of Allen not receiving similar treatment as other defendants, who are normally held in county jails prior to trial.

 

His attorneys also cited the distance that has to be traveled to visit him as having a serious impact on their ability to effectively represent him in the case. Sullivan County between Terre Haute and Vincennes is about a four-hour drive from La Porte County. 

 

They are seeking to have Allen transferred to either the Allen County Jail or the Adams County Jail.

 

Allen is accused of killing Abby Williams and Libby German in Delphi back in February 2017. He was arrested and charged with their murders in October 2022.