The Delphi Murders Trial Cost Carroll County Taxpayers $2.5 Million

Source: Dave Bangert / @DaveBangert

DELPHI, Ind. — Taxpayers in Carroll County are on the hook for the whopping cost of the Delphi murders trial.

The Carroll County auditor revealed the projected bill for the trial in a report released on Tuesday, which at the moment adds up to $2,588,566.62. That’s the initial number as other costs are sure to be wracked up in the weeks ahead.

The auditor’s report shows that around half of that bill was for the defense of Richard Allen. The cost of Allen’s defense was $1,297,327.77, with his defense attorneys Andrew Baldwin, Brad Rozzi, and other are being paid $620,000 for their services. They spent roughly $107,000 on witnesses.

The county will likely be reimbursed for about 40-percent of that since they are a part of the Indiana Commission on Court Appointed Attorneys.

The prosecution only spent just over $447,000. Most of that was for their own attorneys’ fees, which included the services of two special prosecutors for the case. It also cost around $13,000 to house Richard Allen during the trial.

Another big chunk of the bill was security for the entirety of the trial.

In all the county spent $814,000 on security measures for the trial. This included the payment of extra security guards and also erecting barriers, fences, and even metal detectors both in and around the Carroll County courthouse.