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Zone 7 with Sheryl McCollum

2.7.25 CRU with Nancy Grace: Richard Allen’s Last-Ditch Defense & Diddy’s Legal Storm Amid a Medical Outcry

Zone 7 with Sheryl McCollum

iHeartPodcasts and CrimeOnline

True Crime

4.4696 Ratings

🗓️ 7 February 2025

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

In today’s CRU with Nancy Grace and Sheryl McCollum, Sheryl starts with a congratulations in order for her son, Huck McCollum, who has transitioned from his position as a public defender’s office investigator to a juvenile court intake officer. Nancy breaks down the latest developments in the Richard Allen trial, including the defense’s push for a new trial and the controversial claim that Ron Logan, a deceased individual, is the real culprit in the Delphi Murders. Nancy and Sheryl explain what’s to come in the Sean Diddy case, including the latest arson and kidnapping allegations, and the suspicious timing of Diddy’s sudden knee injury. In closing, they share what to pay attention to in the trial and what could happen if Diddy waves his right to remain silent.  

Show Notes:

  • (0:00) Welcome! Nancy and Sheryl introduce this week’s crime roundup   
  • (0:10) Sheryl starts off CRU with news about Huck McCollum’s new role 
  • (2:30) “He believes people deserve a second chance, and that’s exactly what juvenile justice is about.” 
  • (5:00) Richard Allen latest - defense attempt to secure a new trial 
  • (6:45) Ron Logan's alleged confession 
  • (10:30) Debunking defense claims 
  • (15:00) Diddy - The expanding legal case 
  • (16:00) The suspicious timing of Diddy’s knee injury
  • (20:00) Will Diddy testify? - If so, what happens 
  • (21:00) The possibility of jury tampering in Diddy’s upcoming trial 

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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. 

Connect with Sheryl:

Email: [email protected]

X: @ColdCaseTips

Facebook: @sheryl.mccollum

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Transcript

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0:00.0

Welcome to the Crime Roundup.

0:11.3

Y'all, y'all better just get your spurs on,

0:15.4

because I believe that Ms. Grace is going to come out swinging.

0:21.2

Listen, before we get Denny cases, I do have to tell you something.

0:24.6

I think you are going to be thrilled about.

0:27.6

Huck McCollum has got a new job.

0:30.4

He is no longer an investigator with the public defender's office.

0:34.3

He is now an intake officer at the county for juvenile court in the Cajita circuit.

0:40.9

So I am so happy.

0:42.7

He is now on the right side.

0:45.7

Praise of the Lord.

0:48.2

It has taken all of my strength not to discuss with him how wrong his job was for him.

0:55.8

Thank you.

0:56.8

Thank you, heaven, for helping him.

0:59.4

So what will he be doing in juvenile intake?

1:01.9

That's a great place to start.

1:03.0

Do you remember, Cheryl, when I first heard of the district attorney's office, and as you

1:08.8

know, the elected DA, Louis Slayton, was like a grandfather to me. And he,

1:16.2

longest serving DA in the country at that time, about 37 years. And he would start everybody,

1:22.3

first would go through indictments where you would, you know, learn to read files, read police reports, read

1:31.4

supplementals, and figure out what should the person be charged with legally.

1:37.4

Then we would, what we do, do we do, grand jury where, you know, there's not a defense

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