Allen Superior Judge Fran Gull will to handle the case of the two slain teenagers in Carroll County after the judge recused himself earlier this week.
Carroll Circuit Judge Benjamin Diener was to have handled the case of Richard Allen, a drugstore employee, was arrested last week and charged with two counts of murder in connection to the 2017 killings of 14-year-old Liberty German and 13-year-old Abigail Williams in Delphi.
The case remains under seal and little information is known regarding Allen’s suspected involvement.
Diener gave no reason for his recusal, but has said court personnel involved in the case do not feel safe.
His recusal came on the same day he transferred Allen to the Indiana Department of Correction for safety reasons.
The Indiana Supreme Court is in the process of appointing Gull, a veteran judge who has handled a number of high-profile cases in Allen County.
