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EPISODE · Apr 4, 2026 · 1H 20M

Richard Allen & Delphi Murders: The State Said "Irrefutable" — We Read Every Page

from Delphi Murders: Richard Allen & The Search For The Truth · host True Crime Today

They used the word "irrefutable." The Indiana Attorney General filed 94 pages telling the appeals court that the case against Richard Allen is so strong, so complete, so beyond question that nothing the defense raises could change the outcome. We read every page. And we found what they left out.This week we look back at the most important development in the Delphi case since the verdict. The man who confessed to killing Abby Williams and Libby German told his prison psychiatrist he shot them. They were not shot. They were killed with a blade. That detail — documented in the defense's appeal brief — appears nowhere in the State's 94-page response. They call the confessions voluntary, credible, and the product of free will. They never explain how a man confessing from memory described the wrong method of death.The composite sketch witness Betsy Blair reportedly rated her identification a perfect ten. She described a man in his twenties with curly hair. It looks nothing like Richard Allen. The jury never saw it. The bullet comparison, according to trial testimony, initially came back without a match before a different methodology was applied. The prison videos documenting Allen's deterioration in solitary confinement were played for the jury on mute — they could see him but couldn't hear a word. And surveillance footage, according to the defense, shows the van that allegedly corroborates Allen's confession arriving significantly later than the State's witness said it did.The State's answer to all of it: harmless error.No DNA tied Allen to the scene. No murder weapon was recovered. No eyewitness directly identified him. The confessions were the entire case. And the State's response asks the court to accept them without addressing the factual error at their core.Defense attorney Bob Motta walks through every major argument in the brief, what it means for the appeal, and what comes next. The defense reply is due soon. Oral arguments may follow. Richard Allen is in a prison in Oklahoma. Three judges are reading. This is not over.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 #AbbyAndLibby #DelphiAppeal #LibbyGerman #AbbyWilliams #TrueCrime #HiddenKillers #FalseConfession #WrongfulConviction

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