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Delphi Murders: Richard Allen's Wife Claims Wrongful Conviction in New Documentary

Inside EditionSeptember 5, 20252 min74,600 views
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The Delphi Murders Case

  • 🎯 The case involves the brutal murder of two young girls, Libby German and Abby Williams, in Delphi, Indiana.
  • ⚖️ Richard Allen was sentenced to 130 years for the crime.

Wife's Defense of Richard Allen

  • 📺 Allen's wife, Kathy, is featured in the new Hulu documentary "Capturing Their Killer: The Girls on the High Bridge."
  • 🗣️ She maintains that her husband has been wrongfully convicted and is not the "monster" people believe him to be.
  • 🧠 Kathy suggests that 13 months in solitary confinement may have caused Richard Allen to lose his mind, leading to alleged confessions.

Evidence and Doubts

  • 📸 The investigation heavily relied on an image captured by Libby German on her cell phone, showing a man approaching the girls on a railroad trestle.
  • 🎤 Libby also recorded a snippet of the killer's voice.
  • 🚫 Police interrogation videos show Allen denying his involvement and stating he's not concerned as there's nothing tying him to the murders.
  • 🔫 Prosecutors presented forensic evidence, including a bullet matching Allen's gun found between the girls' bodies, despite the alleged lack of DNA or fingerprints.
  • 🤔 Libby's grandfather, however, has no doubts about Richard Allen's guilt.
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