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Delphi Murders: Richard Allen & The Search For The Truth

Delphi Murders: Richard Allen & The Search For The Truth

True Crime Today 500 Episodes May 31, 2026

This podcast investigates the Delphi murders of Abby Williams and Liberty German, focusing on the controversial conviction of Richard Allen. Host Tony Brueski examines alleged failures in the investigation, including ignored evidence and a potentially flawed judicial process. The show features interviews and expert analysis, questioning whether the right person was convicted.

Episodes

What Did Richard Allen Actually Say In His First Delphi Confession? May 31, 2026 2533 He didn't say "I did it." He said "I think I did it." That was Richard Allen's first confession to his wife — after five months in the most restrictive solitary cell in a maximum-security prison, after being diagnosed as gravely disabled and psychotic, after being forcibly injected with antipsychotics, after his weight dropped to 135 pounds, and after he started confusing nightmares with reality
Who Were The Delphi Suspects That Richard Allen's Jury Never Heard About? May 31, 2026 2352 According to the defense's appellate filings, one suspect sat across from Delphi investigators four days after the murders and admitted to practicing pagan rituals involving bloodletting. He owned a .40 caliber firearm — the same caliber as the round found at the scene. They recorded his interview. The tape was erased. They never collected the gun. His employer offered surveillance footage to che
Delphi: The Judge Blocked Everything That Told a Different Story Than the State's May 29, 2026 1317 The defense at Richard Allen's trial tried to introduce Blair's composite sketch of Bridge Guy — a man in his twenties with poofy hair, rated 10 out of 10 for accuracy, who looks nothing like Allen. Excluded. An expert to challenge the State's bullet methodology — excluded. Audio of Allen's psychotic episodes during solitary — excluded. Expert testimony that the confessions were false — excluded.
Delphi: The State of Indiana Tortured Richard Allen For 13th Months To Force Confession May 28, 2026 1621 Before solitary confinement, Richard Allen told investigators he didn't do it. Said it repeatedly under pressure. Said it to his wife. Said it emphatically: "I am not going to say something I did not do." Five months later, his words to his wife had changed: "I think I did it." According to the defense filings, Allen had been held in the most restrictive solitary cell in Westville for thirteen mo
Delphi: The Affidavit Allegedly Said Bloody — The Witness Never Used That Word May 27, 2026 903 According to the appellant's brief, Detective Tony Liggett secured the search warrant against Richard Allen with an affidavit that allegedly omitted and altered key witness statements. Blair described Bridge Guy as a young man in his twenties with brown poofy hair and sketched a car that looked nothing like Allen's Ford Focus — details Liggett allegedly left out. Carbaugh reportedly said tan jack
Delphi: An ISP Trooper Raised the Alarm — His Superiors Shut It Down May 26, 2026 1440 The defense's appellate filings lay out what may be one of the most troubling chapters in the Delphi investigation: two men with documented connections to the victim, to pagan rituals, and to the symbolism at the crime scene — investigated so poorly that the evidence trail was destroyed before it could lead anywhere. One admitted to bloodletting rituals and owned a .40 caliber firearm matching th
Delphi: Five Years of Lost Evidence, Ignored Tips, and Cleared Suspects May 25, 2026 1404 When Richard Allen came forward voluntarily in February 2017, he told law enforcement he'd walked the Monon High Bridge Trail the same afternoon Abby and Libby disappeared. He answered their questions. He wasn't hiding. And then his report was filed under the wrong name and buried in a box until a volunteer found it in September 2022. According to the appellant's brief, that wasn't the only thing
What Happens to the Delphi Murder Weapon If the Search Warrant Gets Thrown Out? May 17, 2026 2845 The .40-caliber pistol is the centerpiece of the physical evidence against Richard Allen. The search warrant that produced it now faces de novo review at the Indiana Court of Appeals — meaning three judges owe no deference to Judge Fran Gull on that issue. If they rule the warrant was deficient, the weapon is gone. Not suppressed for this appeal. Gone from any retrial. Gone from the case permanen
One Reply Brief Just Changed The Entire Delphi Case May 13, 2026 3663 The Delphi appeal is now fully briefed. Three judges at the Indiana Court of Appeals are reading the full written record. The defense has formally asked to stand in front of them at oral arguments. The State of Indiana has not joined that request. Richard Allen is sitting in an Oklahoma prison for safekeeping while the courtroom that will decide his fate sits more than a thousand miles away.This
Three Judges. One Delphi Warrant. No Second Chance. May 13, 2026 943 Richard Allen is not sitting in an Indiana prison. He is in an Oklahoma facility, designated for safekeeping, more than a thousand miles from the courtroom that will decide his appeal. The State of Indiana moved him out of state. The State of Indiana is now also the side telling the Indiana Court of Appeals that the conditions of his pretrial confinement at Westville did not amount to coercion.Th
Indiana's Own Rule Said 30 Days. Allen Did 13 Months In Delphi. May 13, 2026 867 After five and a half months in solitary confinement at Westville, Richard Allen had reached a state his own defense team described as gravely disabled. He was no longer sure whether he was guilty or innocent. He was no longer sure whether he was dead or alive. According to the appellate brief, he stayed in solitary for another seven and a half months after that. He lost 45 pounds. He confessed.T
Indiana Filed Its Delphi Response. It Doesn't Fight A Single Fact. May 13, 2026 1893 The Delphi appeal is fully briefed. The defense's reply brief landed in late April. Three judges at the Indiana Court of Appeals are now reading the full written record, and what Richard Allen's appellate team has put in front of them is a record Indiana clearly does not want them to read carefully.The defense laid out the van timeline contradicted by FBI cell data and surveillance footage. They

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