BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WBKO) -- The man accused of raping and killing seven year old Gabbi Doolin stood feet away from her parents Wednesday for a second time in Allen County.
"I did not believe due to information provided this afternoon that it would be prudent to move forward with the preliminary hearing until I conduct an investigation," said Travis Lock, Madden's attorney.
A tense court room in Allen County was filled for a far shorter time than anyone expected Wednesday afternoon when
defense attorney Travis Lock asked for a new date in a preliminary hearing due to receiving a DNA report just an hour before court began.
"It does have information about DNA evidence in it," said Lock.
Lock said he's also asking for surveillance video from the night of November 14, 2015 when Gabbi was raped crime and after," said Lock.
"I did subpoena some video records from some local establishments here in Scottsville to the hearing today. It's my understanding that video does exist that shows Mr. Madden on the date in question. I have sought to obtain video recordings both before the alleged crime and after," said Lock.
Though his court appearance was brief, the sight of Madden caused an emotional response from the Doolin family.
The family sat on the very right of the court room with more than a dozen supporters, while the Madden family sat on the left half of the room. Both families were split by more than a dozen members of the media covering the proceeding. For the most part, each side looked straight ahead with blank faces.
No one was allowed to leave the court room until Madden was on his way back to the Barren County Jail.
Madden also had family and friends there to support him, and some of them continue to say he's innocent.
"He's got a seven year old on the same cheerleading team, why didn't he do it to them," said a friend of the Madden family.
The next time Madden will be in court is December 14. However, there is a possibility the preliminary won't happen then either.
Allen County does have the right to call a grand jury before that date. If they find enough evidence to indict Madden, his case will skip a preliminary hearing and be brought straight to Allen Circuit Court.