DELPHI, Ind. — The jury in the Delphi murders trial resumed deliberations Friday.

Jurors will again be sequestered until Saturday morning. After reviewing weeks of testimony for nine hours, they still don’t have a verdict.

Richard Allen is accused of killing Abby Williams and Libby German on an Indiana trail in 2017.

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Outside the historic Carroll County Courthouse, locals walked in anticipation, putting up signs in memory of Libby German and Abby Williams.

“It’s just emotional,” said a woman named Angie. “My daughter was the same age as Libby and Abby when they were killed, and it affected the entire community.”

The trial of accused teen killer Richard Allen has affected the community in unexpected ways.

“Heartbroken to feel more sympathy for all the families involved,” Angie said. “(Ricard Allen’s family too) going through a horrible… I can’t even imagine what they are going through. “I can’t imagine what Libby and Abby’s families are going through.”

In court, prosecutors painted Allen as a killer and this week played a blown-up and enhanced video that Libby recorded on her phone the day she was murdered. Jurors heard a phone call Allen made to his wife in which he confessed to the crime.

Defense attorneys told jurors the investigation was a failure.

Richard Allen has pleaded not guilty to the murders of his best friends Abby Williams, 13, and Libby German, 14. Their bodies were abandoned in the woods on February 13, 2017 and discovered the next day.

“My voice breaks because I just want the families to be able to have some peace in their lives and from now on we can remember Libby and Abby as they were, not this tragic part,” said Kathy Clendening, a friend of the victims. ‘families.

The crime gained national attention when police released an image of the suspect and a clip of his voice (a recording of him saying “downhill”) that was recovered from Libby’s phone.

Prosecutors said it was Allen’s voice threatening the teen, moments before prosecutors said he slit the girls’ throats and left them for dead on a rural trail in February 2017.

Allen admitted being on the trail the day of the murders, but denied being involved.

Delphi resident Sarah Ausbrook said she has not missed any court hearings.

“Over time I’ve seen him come and go in and out of the courtroom, and I honestly think he’s the bridge guy,” Ausbrook said.

In their closing arguments, prosecutors relied on Allen’s repeated jailhouse confessions.

Allen’s defense attempted to dig deep holes in those confessions, arguing that he was held in solitary confinement for more than a year.

Jurors watched and winced as they watched the video of Allen naked with a hood over his head, even smearing and consuming his own feces.

Prosecutors did not present any DNA evidence linking Allen to the murder.

“I have faith in the jury and the evidence the prosecution presented, so I’m going to keep my faith,” Clendening said.

Now, Delphi is waiting for 12 jurors to determine whether they are convinced Richard Allen killed Libby German and Abby Williams.

“That day they followed a trail to go for a walk. They didn’t follow a trail to be killed,” Clendening said. “And all we want is the truth… and if that happened and Richard Allen is guilty, that’s what we want.”