"Delphi Murders Judge Denies Defense Motion to Disqualify Over Destroyed Evidence"

The judge in the Delphi murders case has denied a motion to disqualify without a hearing, citing a prior ruling from the Indiana Supreme Court, after the defense team sought to remove Special Judge Fran Gull from the case. The attorneys for Richard Allen, the defendant in the case, had pushed for Gull to be replaced or recused from the proceedings, but the Indiana Supreme Court denied their request. The prosecutor is seeking to level two additional counts of murder against Allen, and a hearing is scheduled to weigh the additional charges and a bid to hold Allen's attorneys in contempt over an evidence leak and gag order violations.