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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 Oct 13, 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

Kegan Kline Failed His Delphi Polygraph. His Phone Search Said the Rest.
Kegan Kline Failed His Delphi Polygraph. His Phone Search Said the Rest. Oct 13, 2026 967 Before Richard Allen was arrested in October 2022, the Delphi investigation had already found other people the evidence pointed to. The defense's Franks memorandum — a hundred and thirty-six pages filed in September 2023 — lays out who they were and what the investigation found.One man's son was dating Abby Williams at the time of the murders. According to the filing, he was a self-described foll
Richard Allen Told Police He Was on That Bridge. One Word Made His Name Disappear.
Richard Allen Told Police He Was on That Bridge. One Word Made His Name Disappear. Oct 12, 2026 760 The Delphi investigation had forty-two thousand tips, an FBI search warrant with probable cause on the property owner, a recording of a man's voice saying three words to two girls on a bridge, and the only person who ever came forward to say he was there that day. It lost nearly all of it.Richard Allen told a conservation officer three days after the February 2017 murders that he had been on the
Richard Allen Appeal: The Other Suspect, the Bullet and the Sketch
Richard Allen Appeal: The Other Suspect, the Bullet and the Sketch Oct 4, 2026 2037 The Delphi appeal now asks the Indiana Court of Appeals to examine not only what the jury heard about Richard Allen, but what Judge Frances Gull kept out. Defense attorney Bob Motta joins Tony Brueski for a combined look at the Brad Holder alternate-suspect argument, the unfired cartridge evidence, William Tobin’s excluded expert testimony, and Betsy Blair’s missing sketch.Holder was investigated
Richard Allen's Appeal Put Westville Under the Microscope
Richard Allen's Appeal Put Westville Under the Microscope Oct 3, 2026 3204 This Delphi Channel special is a combination of the “Before the Appeal” commentary followed by discussion of the appeal hearing with defense attorney Bob Motta. The first section lays out Richard Allen’s appellate claims before oral argument. The second returns after the September 21 hearing to examine which issues the judges themselves chose to press.Allen’s lawyers are asking the Indiana Court
Delphi Appeal: Three Judges Heard the State Call Richard Allen's Cell This
Delphi Appeal: Three Judges Heard the State Call Richard Allen's Cell This Oct 1, 2026 3671 The full Delphi murders appeal hearing, argued September 21, 2026, in the Supreme Court courtroom at the Indiana Statehouse, broken down clip by clip with defense attorney Bob Motta. Judges Nancy Vaidik, Elaine Brown, and Robert Altice gave each side 30 minutes and then some. What the state's lawyer called Richard Allen's thirteen months at Westville is the line that frames everything else.Mark L
Delphi Case Without Richard Allen's Confessions Comes Down to This
Delphi Case Without Richard Allen's Confessions Comes Down to This Sep 30, 2026 852 Anyone who follows the Delphi murders case knows the two pillars: the unspent round and Bridge Guy. On September 21, 2026, both were argued in front of the Indiana Court of Appeals, and Richard Allen's lawyer told the judges that without the confessions, that's all the state has.The round first. An unfired .40-caliber cartridge was found in the ground between Abby Williams and Libby German, and I
The Odinism Evidence Richard Allen's Jury Never Saw: A Tattoo Shaped Like This
The Odinism Evidence Richard Allen's Jury Never Saw: A Tattoo Shaped Like This Sep 30, 2026 1175 For everyone who has followed the Delphi murders case since the Franks memo, this is the segment. On September 21, 2026, Richard Allen's appeal lawyer put the Odinism theory in front of the Indiana Court of Appeals, and the state had to answer it out loud.Mark Leeman told Judges Nancy Vaidik, Elaine Brown, and Robert Altice that Brad Holder was identified in two March 2017 tips and cleared on a l
Delphi: What Richard Allen's Prison Psychiatrist Put in Writing on April 14
Delphi: What Richard Allen's Prison Psychiatrist Put in Writing on April 14 Sep 30, 2026 1683 The Delphi murders appeal of Richard Allen reached oral argument on September 21, 2026, and one document from Westville Correctional Facility did more work in that courtroom than any other: the psychiatrist's April 14, 2023 order.Judges Nancy Vaidik, Elaine Brown, and Robert Altice heard Mark Leeman describe what that order records. A prison psychiatrist who had not seen Allen for months came to
A Judge Gave Indiana's 'Protection' of Richard Allen a New Name
A Judge Gave Indiana's 'Protection' of Richard Allen a New Name Sep 24, 2026 1512 The Indiana Court of Appeals asked the state on September 21, 2026, what would be left of the Delphi murders case without Richard Allen's confessions. Deputy Attorney General Ellen Meilaender had an answer ready: the most powerful evidence, she said, was Allen's own statement to police that he was on the trail walking toward the bridge on February 13, 2017. That is the case the state is prepared
What Did Richard Allen Actually Say In His First Delphi Confession?
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?
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
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.

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