Crime & Justice

Man Charged for Leaking Gruesome Delphi Murder Photos

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In a bizarre twist, the man charged with leaking the images has ties to an attorney who previously represented the accused killer.

Indiana State Police Superintendent Doug Carter speaks during a press conference after they arrested Richard Allen
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Crime-scene photos taken following the murder of two young women on the Delphi Historic Trails in Delphi, Indiana, mysteriously leaked to the public—and now a leaker has been arrested. In early October, officials said they were told about photos from the murders of Abby Williams and Libby German somehow making into into the public’s hands. Mitchell Westerman of nearby Westfield, Indiana, was charged this week with the release of those photos. And in something of a bizarre twist, as The Independent reported, he has ties to Andrew Baldwin, an attorney that once represented the accused Delphi killer Richard Allen. Prosecutors claim Allen has already confessed multiple times.

Read it at The Independent