11.08.24 CRU with Nancy Grace: Delphi Murders Jury Verdict Awaits

Zone 7 with Sheryl McCollum

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🗓️ 8 November 2024

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

In today’s CRU, Nancy Grace and Sheryl McCollum discuss the ongoing Delphi murder trial, that’s now in the hands of the jury. They recount their experiences covering the case from its beginning when Abby and Libby went missing, to the present, as they await a verdict. Nancy and Sheryl touch on police investigations, defense tactics, and the emotional toll on the victims' families. Despite facing public scrutiny, both Nancy and Sheryl stand firm in their commitment to seeking justice for the victims by summarizing the facts of the case, and giving verdict predictions.

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

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

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

Show Notes:

(0:00) Welcome! Nancy and Sheryl introduce this week’s crime roundup
(1:00) Reflecting on the Delphi case
(7:00) Analyzing the defense's strategy
(12:00) Spit guards and safety protocols for Richard Allen and other aggressive detainees
(15:00) Jury verdict predictions
(19:30) Sensitive photos re-victimizing families and ethical concerns on social media
(26:00) Speculation on the jury’s verdict deliberation

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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:

X: @nancygrace

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.

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Email: [email protected]

X: @ColdCaseTips

Facebook: @sheryl.mccollum

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0:00.0	Y'all welcome to Crime Roundup. The case in Delphi is in the jury's hands, Nancy. We have both been there in person. We have spent time with the family at the courthouse, out at dinner.
0:25.9	We have gone to so many of the pertinent locations.
0:30.5	We've been to the bridge.
0:31.6	We've been to the crime scene.
0:32.8	We've been to the cemetery.
0:34.4	We've been to his home.
0:36.1	After all these years, it's now in the jury's hands.
0:41.7	Yeah, Cheryl, it seems surreal. It doesn't really seem real. In one way, it feels like day one,
0:50.6	when you joined me years ago, when we learned that Abby and Libby, remember, we're just missing.
0:59.8	That's when we started covering the case when they were missing.
1:02.9	And then very quickly, after that, we learned that they had been killed.
1:07.1	And oh, how we railed against the lack of information the police were releasing.
1:13.7	Thank goodness.
1:15.4	Thank goodness that they did keep that close to the vest.
1:20.6	Because that is one of the state's main contentions that Richard Allen knew details that had never
1:29.2	been released to the press.
1:30.9	Now, our interest was not a prurient or sensational interest.
1:35.5	Our interest was, if more information was released, maybe it would jog the memory of someone
1:42.8	that saw or heard something, and we could find the killer.
1:47.9	All right.
1:48.2	That's where we were coming from.
1:50.4	But thank goodness, they didn't listen to us.
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