DELPHI, Ind. — Prosecutors in the Delphi murders case have filed a motion to ban certain words during the trial.
Richard Allen’s murder trial is set to begin on May 13.
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He is charged in the 2017 murders of teen girls Libby German and Abby Williams.
Prosecutors are asking the judge to ban words like “Odinism,” “cult” and “ritual killing.”
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They say if the defense uses those terms, it could confuse the jury.
This comes after the defense team claimed people with ties to “Odinism” had a motive to kill the girls.
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