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EPISODE · Apr 1, 2026 · 25 MIN

Delphi: Did Richard Allen's Confession Prove He Wasn't There?

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In the Richard Allen murder trial, prosecutors told the jury that a detail in Allen's confession proved it was real — he mentioned seeing a van, and a real neighbor really did drive that road at the right time. They called it the detail only the killer would know. It was their most powerful argument.Richard Allen was convicted of murdering 13-year-old Abby Williams and 14-year-old Libby German near the Monon High Bridge trail in Delphi, Indiana. He is serving 130 years. His defense has appealed, and the Indiana Attorney General just filed their formal response.Here's what that response doesn't address. According to the defense's brief, surveillance footage and FBI cell phone analysis suggest the van arrived significantly later than the State's witness testified — after Libby's phone had already stopped registering movement. And according to the same brief, Allen told his prison psychiatrist he shot the girls. They were not shot. The State's 94-page response is silent on that detail entirely.Defense attorney Bob Motta joins us to break down what both of those problems mean — the van timeline, the wrong cause of death, and what they tell us about the reliability of confessions made by a man who was found gravely disabled during 13 months of solitary confinement. He also takes us through Dr. Wala — the prison psychiatrist the State built their case around — who admitted she may have been wrong and who destroyed some of her own session notes.If you've been following this case or are just catching up — this is the conversation the State doesn't want had.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#RichardAllen #DelphiMurders #DelphiAppeal #AbbyAndLibby #TrueCrimeToday #FalseConfession #VanTimeline #LibbyGerman #AbbyWilliams #WrongfulConviction

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