11.01.24 CRU with Nancy Grace: Delphi Case Inside the Courtroom, Motives, and Chronological Confessions

Zone 7 with Sheryl McCollum

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🗓️ 1 November 2024

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

Today’s CRU Nancy Grace and Sheryl McCollum bring listeners into the courtroom and behind the scenes at the Delphi murder case trial. Nancy and Sheryl give on-the-ground detailed observations from the courtroom, including interactions with the victims' composed families and Richard Allen's unexpected behavior. They critically analyze Allen's chronological confessions, and some of the hate both have experienced covering this trial.

Previous Zone 7 Episodes Covering The Delphi Case -

The latest on the Delphi murders: Delphi murders hearing, JonBenet Ramsey #news, Idaho student murders update | Headline #Crime

Previous Zone 7 episode about Delphi murders: The Delphi Murders: The Quest for Justice with Barbara MacDonald

Down the Hill: My Descent into the Double Murder in Delphi written by: Susan Hendricks

The Delphi Murders: Case Refresher as Jury Selection Starts | Susan Hendricks

10.25.24 with Nancy Grace: Delphi Murders Evidence, Allen’s Statement and Behavior

Show Notes:

(0:00) Welcome! Nancy and Sheryl introduce this week’s crime roundup
(0:10) Today’s CRU is dedicated to Delphi from the road!
(1:00) Dephi courtroom observations
(2:45) Analyzing Richard Allen’s statements and behavior
(6:00) The significance of Allen’s organized, chronological confessions
(13:30) Behind the scenes and personal anecdotes
(18:00) Negative community response
(20:30) Closing thoughts

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Nancy Grace is an outspoken, tireless advocate for victims’ rights and one of television's most respected legal analysts. Nancy Grace had a perfect conviction record during her decade as a prosecutor. She is the founder and publisher of CrimeOnline.com, a crime- fighting digital platform that investigates breaking crime news, spreads awareness of missing people and shines a light on cold cases.

In addition, Crime Stories with Nancy Grace, a daily show hosted by Grace, airs on SIRIUS XM’s Triumph Channel 111 and is downloadable as a podcast on all audio platforms - https://www.crimeonline.com/

Connect with Nancy:

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Instagram: @thenancygrace

Facebook: @nancygrace

Sheryl “Mac” McCollum is an Emmy Award winning CSI, a writer for CrimeOnLine, Forensic and Crime Scene Expert for Crime Stories with Nancy Grace, and a CSI for a metro Atlanta Police Department. She is the co-author of the textbook., Cold Case: Pathways to Justice.

Connect with Sheryl:

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X: @ColdCaseTips

Facebook: @sheryl.mccollum

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Transcript

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0:00.0	Y'all, this is a special Crime Roundup.
0:11.0	Nancy Grace and I have been in Delphi boots on the ground.
0:17.0	Nancy, welcome, welcome to Crime Roundup, honey.
0:21.4	Cheryl, I'm happy to be here.
0:22.7	I learned a lot in Delphine.
0:24.7	You can't hardly even explain to people what it's like, but I know for me, it's the first
0:31.4	time in probably 30 years I've had to sit in court and take notes on a legal path.
0:37.8	You know, I took notes too.
0:39.5	I think I took about eight or nine pages in the morning session alone because so much was
0:47.4	happening.
0:47.7	I got to sit near the families of victims.
0:53.5	They were extremely composed, but at certain points started crying.
0:59.3	I just about broke my heart, Cheryl.
1:01.2	You know, I saw the family do something, Nancy, I've never seen in my life.
1:06.5	And just so people understand, that courtroom has four rows of seats on both sides,
1:14.3	about nine seats per row.
1:16.8	It's one of the smallest courtrooms I've ever seen, but those benches are wooden, they're hard.
1:23.2	The German family brought cushions for people.
1:28.6	And Becky brought banana bread every morning.
1:33.6	I mean, I've never seen a victim's family take care of media and guests and other experts in my life.
1:42.5	Well, I will say I took the cushion and stayed away from the banana bread.
1:49.0	I took both, honey.
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