Delphi Murders: Richard Allen & The Search For The Truth

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Injustice isn’t just a possibility—it’s a reality. Delphi Murders: Richard Allen & The Search For The Truth dives deep into the shocking failures of the investigation into the brutal murders of Abby Williams and Liberty German. Hosted by Tony Brueski, this podcast unpacks the glaring inconsistencies, the ignored evidence, and the disturbing judicial process that led to the conviction of a man who may very well be innocent. Why did investigators shift focus away from Ron Logan, the man whose property was the crime scene? Why was Richard Allen, with no direct physical evidence linking him to the crime, put on trial in what many are calling a sham? And how did law enforcement and prosecutors seemingly manipulate the narrative to fit a conclusion they needed rather than the truth? We explore every angle, every lead that was dismissed, and every questionable move made by those in charge. Featuring exclusive interviews, expert analysis, and in-depth reporting, Delphi Murders: Richard Allen & The Search For The Truth is dedicated to uncovering what really happened—and holding those responsible accountable. If you believe in justice, if you believe in truth, then you need to listen.

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  2. 23h ago

    Delphi Appeal: Three Judges Heard the State Call Richard Allen's Cell This

    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 Leeman opened for Allen by calling the proceedings unprecedented, unfair, and unconstitutional: a pretrial detainee taken straight to the hole, kept there as he lost his mind, and convicted on what he said there. Deputy Attorney General Ellen Meilaender answered that the conditions were ordinary, the placement was for Allen's safety after the sheriff said his jail couldn't protect him, and the confessions that matter were lucid. We start with the April 14, 2023 psychiatric finding and the forced Haldol, along with the 30-day rule for seriously mentally ill inmates and the state's argument that it never applied. Then Brad Holder, the never-charged man whose hand rune the defense says matches the sticks on Abby Williams, against the landfill time card the state relies on. The last stretch is the unfired cartridge, the excluded metallurgist, the second police sketch Betsy Blair helped draw that the jury never saw, and the search warrant fight the state says Allen's own 2017 statement settles. Bob walks through each legal test the judges will apply, including harmless error, which is how a court leaves a conviction standing even after finding a mistake. Allen is serving 130 years for killing Abby Williams and Libby German. The panel has not ruled, and either side can seek review at the Indiana Supreme Court afterward. Listen Anywhere You Get Podcasts: https://pod.link/1655749292 Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/@hiddenkillerspod?sub_confirmation=1 Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/tonybpod This 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. #DelphiMurders #RichardAllen #TrueCrime #DelphiAppeal #AbbyAndLibby #BridgeGuy #IndianaCourtOfAppeals #BobMotta #HiddenKillers #MononHighBridge

    Delphi Appeal: Three Judges Heard the State Call Richard Allen's Cell This

  3. 1d ago

    Delphi Case Without Richard Allen's Confessions Comes Down to This

    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 Indiana State Police examiner Melissa Oberg testified it had been cycled through Allen's Sig Sauer P226. The defense wanted William Tobin, a former FBI metallurgist, to tell the jury the science behind that match is contested. Judge Frances Gull excluded him as a witness who isn't a firearms examiner and hadn't examined the evidence. Mark Leeman's summary of Tobin's message: a casing found in the ground in the middle of nowhere is about as useful as astrology. One judge pointed out that Virginia's highest court reversed a conviction over excluding the same man; the state's lawyer wasn't familiar with the case. Then Bridge Guy. Betsy Blair, who saw a man on the first platform from about 50 feet away, helped produce the second police sketch, and the jury never saw it. Leeman held it up and told the judges Blair saw the killer and did not see Richard Allen. The state's answer is that Blair identified the Bridge Guy photo at trial, mostly from the clothing, and that composites are investigative tools that can't identify or exclude anyone. The state's real anchor is Allen's own statement to a conservation officer in 2017 that he was on the trail. Deputy Attorney General Ellen Meilaender argued it gave police probable cause and outweighs anything the defense wants suppressed. Defense attorney Bob Motta and I go through the clips and the harmless-error question that could decide this appeal. Allen is serving 130 years, and the panel has not ruled. Listen Anywhere You Get Podcasts: https://pod.link/1655749292 Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/@hiddenkillerspod?sub_confirmation=1 Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/tonybpod This 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. #DelphiMurders #RichardAllen #TrueCrime #DelphiAppeal #AbbyAndLibby #BridgeGuy #IndianaCourtOfAppeals #BobMotta #HiddenKillers #MononHighBridge

    Delphi Case Without Richard Allen's Confessions Comes Down to This

  4. 1d ago

    The Odinism Evidence Richard Allen's Jury Never Saw: A Tattoo Shaped Like This

    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 landfill time card. Indiana State Police later learned, Leeman said, that Holder had published a bind rune drawn on his hand. In Leeman's telling, the rune combines two symbols into a shape that matches the sticks arranged on Abby Williams, a girl he says Holder knew, and Holder's page carried images of girls posed as if dead under sticks. An officer asked to reopen, and was told they'd cleared him. Holder has never been charged. The state's rebuttal came in two parts. First, the scene: there was no bloody F on the tree once the chemical test was applied, no one called the upside-down L a rune, the FBI's analyst found no clear runes in the sticks, and even Dr. Perlmutter, the defense's ritual expert, could only say the sticks meant something to the offender. Second, the alibi: Holder was at work 25 miles away in Buffalo, Indiana, at 2:13 and at 2:32, and a landfill clerk testified a missing driver would have been noticed. Judge Vaidik asked Leeman whether he was asking the court to reweigh evidence. His answer was that the jury should have been the one to weigh it. Defense attorney Bob Motta and I go clip by clip through the tattoo, the alibi, and the crime scene Leeman says no one takes a walk and decides to stage. Allen is serving 130 years. The panel has not ruled. Listen Anywhere You Get Podcasts: https://pod.link/1655749292 Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/@hiddenkillerspod?sub_confirmation=1 Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/tonybpod This 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. #DelphiMurders #RichardAllen #TrueCrime #DelphiAppeal #AbbyAndLibby #Odinism #BridgeGuy #IndianaCourtOfAppeals #BobMotta #HiddenKillers

    The Odinism Evidence Richard Allen's Jury Never Saw: A Tattoo Shaped Like This

  5. 1d ago

    Delphi: What Richard Allen's Prison Psychiatrist Put in Writing on April 14

    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 his cell, found a man who could not communicate and had feces coming out of his mouth, and wrote that he was seriously mentally ill and gravely disabled. To medicate him by force, the doctor had to document when the symptoms began, and he put that date at April 4. Over the following months, Allen received a standard course of Haldol injections plus an emergency dose. That matters because of a rule the state wrote for itself. Indiana's Department of Correction generally keeps seriously mentally ill prisoners out of restrictive housing, and caps exceptions at 30 days. Allen was there thirteen months. The state's answer at the hearing was that he wasn't classified as seriously mentally ill until the psychosis, and that the diagnosis he received, a brief psychotic disorder, by definition lasts less than 30 days. Judge Brown asked how that squares with a man who was constantly on suicide watch. Leeman's answer was that it can't be squared. The state's broader position is that the confessions were voluntary because no one interrogated Allen and the conditions were ordinary custody. Defense attorney Bob Motta joins me to explain why the defense says a cell can coerce as surely as a detective, and what the judges' questions signal about where they may land. Allen is serving 130 years for the murders of Abby Williams and Libby German. The Court of Appeals has not ruled, and a decision can be appealed to the state's highest court. Listen Anywhere You Get Podcasts: https://pod.link/1655749292 Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/@hiddenkillerspod?sub_confirmation=1 Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/tonybpod This 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. #DelphiMurders #RichardAllen #TrueCrime #DelphiAppeal #AbbyAndLibby #BridgeGuy #IndianaCourtOfAppeals #BobMotta #HiddenKillers #MononHighBridge

    Delphi: What Richard Allen's Prison Psychiatrist Put in Writing on April 14

  6. Sep 24

    A Judge Gave Indiana's 'Protection' of Richard Allen a New Name

    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 to defend if the confessions fall. The search warrant is the other pillar. Detective Tony Liggett's affidavit produced the Sig Sauer P226 from Allen's nightstand and, the state says, the match to the unfired round found between the girls. The defense says the affidavit left out the eyewitness description of a man in his 20s and claimed Allen admitted to a blue jacket he'd said he couldn't remember. The state says nothing was false and Allen's own admission was enough for a warrant. If the warrant falls, the gun goes with it. Then the cell. Allen was sent to Westville under a safekeeping order eight days after his arrest, the only pretrial detainee the warden could recall in that unit. The state's lawyer told the judges he was held longer than policy allows because he wasn't safe anywhere else. The state's proof he was treated well included a replacement tablet and two visits with his wife. The judges pressed both sides: they asked the state repeatedly about harmless error and told the defense they don't re-weigh a jury's evidence. Judge Elaine Brown said the only question is whether Allen got a fair trial. No ruling has been issued, the loser can ask the Indiana Supreme Court to take it, and Allen waits in an Oklahoma prison. Fran Gull retires December 31, 2026. Listen Anywhere You Get Podcasts: https://pod.link/1655749292 Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/@hiddenkillerspod?sub_confirmation=1 Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/tonybpod This 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. #DelphiMurders #RichardAllen #TrueCrime #AbbyWilliams #LibbyGerman #DelphiAppeal #SearchWarrant #IndianaCourtOfAppeals #HiddenKillers #MononHighBridge

    A Judge Gave Indiana's 'Protection' of Richard Allen a New Name

  7. May 31

    What Did Richard Allen Actually Say In His First Delphi Confession?

    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 and believing he'd started World War III. Before solitary, Allen sat across from Detective Holeman during the arrest interrogation. According to defense filings, Holeman lied to him for over an hour. Allen's response: "I am not going to say something I did not do." IDOC's own policy limited solitary for inmates with his diagnosis to thirty days. He was held for thirteen months. The confessions that followed — over sixty of them — got the crime wrong. He confessed to shooting Abby and Libby. They were killed with a blade. He described acts there is no evidence occurred. Dr. Westcott's 127-page evaluation ruled out faking and concluded the psychosis was caused by the conditions of his confinement. The prosecutor allegedly mocked defense concerns about Allen's mental state on the same day IDOC designated him gravely disabled. The jury heard the confessions. They never heard the audio of his psychotic episodes. They never heard the expert who would have called every one of them false. The case didn't start with confessions. It started with a search warrant — and the defense says that warrant is built on a lie. Detective Liggett's affidavit allegedly changed what witnesses described. Betsy Blair said Bridge Guy was young, twenties, poofy brown hair. Allen was 44, crew cut. Blair reportedly told Liggett these were two different men. The affidavit allegedly said Allen admitted to wearing a blue Carhartt. Allen reportedly said he didn't know what he was wearing. Without this warrant — no search, no gun, no bullet, no arrest, no confessions. The defense argues the entire case grows from a document the witnesses wouldn't recognize and confessions a psychotic man made about a crime he described wrong. An appellate court will decide. 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=1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePod This 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. #Delphi #RichardAllen #DelphiMurders #FalseConfessions #SolitaryConfinement #SearchWarrant #AbbyAndLibby #HiddenKillers #TrueCrime #JusticeForAbbyAndLibby

    What Did Richard Allen Actually Say In His First Delphi Confession?

  8. May 31

    Who Were The Delphi Suspects That Richard Allen's Jury Never Heard About?

    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 check his alibi. Officers declined and marked him cleared. In 2018, this suspect allegedly created a painting of Odin hanging upside down — right leg tucked behind the left. That is how one of the victims was positioned at the crime scene. Tipsters repeatedly flagged him posting images on social media of dead girls with sticks over their bodies. An ISP Trooper found "concerning similarity" to the murders and pushed for further investigation. His superiors shut it down. His associate — a self-described pagan religious leader who reportedly knew the murder woods "very well" — had his interview go unrecorded entirely. His alibi wasn't checked for six years. Neither man has ever been charged. The jury that convicted Richard Allen heard none of it. The trial court excluded it as third-party suspect evidence. Then there's the warrant. Detective Liggett's probable cause affidavit allegedly described witnesses saying things they didn't say and left out the details that would have broken the connection to Allen. Betsy Blair described a young man in his twenties with poofy brown hair. Allen was 44 with a crew cut. The defense says Liggett kept her jacket description and cut the rest. Blair reportedly told investigators these were two different men. Allen reportedly said he didn't know what he was wearing. The affidavit allegedly said he admitted to a blue Carhartt. Without this warrant — no search, no gun, no bullet match, no arrest, no confessions. The defense argues the entire case was built on a document the witnesses wouldn't recognize and a jury that was denied the full picture. An appellate court will decide. 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=1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePod This 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. #Delphi #RichardAllen #DelphiMurders #AbbyAndLibby #Odinism #SearchWarrant #BridgeGuy #HiddenKillers #TrueCrime #JusticeForAbbyAndLibby

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Injustice isn’t just a possibility—it’s a reality. Delphi Murders: Richard Allen & The Search For The Truth dives deep into the shocking failures of the investigation into the brutal murders of Abby Williams and Liberty German. Hosted by Tony Brueski, this podcast unpacks the glaring inconsistencies, the ignored evidence, and the disturbing judicial process that led to the conviction of a man who may very well be innocent. Why did investigators shift focus away from Ron Logan, the man whose property was the crime scene? Why was Richard Allen, with no direct physical evidence linking him to the crime, put on trial in what many are calling a sham? And how did law enforcement and prosecutors seemingly manipulate the narrative to fit a conclusion they needed rather than the truth? We explore every angle, every lead that was dismissed, and every questionable move made by those in charge. Featuring exclusive interviews, expert analysis, and in-depth reporting, Delphi Murders: Richard Allen & The Search For The Truth is dedicated to uncovering what really happened—and holding those responsible accountable. If you believe in justice, if you believe in truth, then you need to listen.

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