The fate of an Indiana man charged with murder in the 2017 killings of two teenage girls who vanished during an afternoon hike near their small hometown was in the hands of a jury Thursday.

Richard Allen’s fate is now in the hands of the jury. The prosecution and defense delivered closing arguments Thursday in the Delphi murders trial. The case went to the jury at 1:25 p.m. Jurors will have to decide if Allen,

Closing arguments in the ongoing Richard Allen trial in Delphi are expected to begin Thursday morning. After 17 days of evidence being presented, the jury will hear one last time from both the prosecution and defense starting at 9 a.