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Additional charges in Delphi murders; Did mom inspire daughter’s alleged murder plot? – TCD Sidebar

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True Crime, Society & Culture

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🗓️ 26 March 2024

⏱️ 18 minutes

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In this episode of True Crime Daily The Sidebar Podcast: Joshua Ritter breaks down the biggest cases making headlines across the nation. He discusses the latest charges facing Richard Allen in the Delphi murders, a mother convicted after abandoning her child, and investigators alleging that a woman charged with poisoning her husband may have been inspired by her mother. Tweet your questions for future episodes to Joshua Ritter using the hashtag #TCDSidebar. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hello and welcome to the sidebar presented by True Crime Daily taking you inside the

0:14.8

courtrooms of high profile and notorious cases from across the country. I'm your

0:19.4

host Joshua Ritter. I'm a criminal defense lawyer based in Los Angeles and previously an LA County prosecutor for nearly a decade.

0:27.5

You can find me on all social media platforms at Joshua Ritter ESQ or at Joshua Ritter, Ritter.com.

0:34.0

We are recording this on Friday, March 22, 2024.

0:39.0

In this week's episode, an Ohio mother has been sentenced to life for murder after abandoning her 16 month old daughter so that she could go on a 10 day vacation.

0:52.0

Plus the grief book author accused could go on a 10 day vacation.

0:52.7

Plus, the grief book author accused of murdering her husband

0:56.5

may soon have company as her mother faces new accusations

1:00.1

that she may have inspired or even planned the fatal poisoning.

1:05.2

But first, additional charges against Delphi murder suspect Richard Allen

1:09.7

less than two months before his trial is scheduled to begin.

1:14.0

Let's go ahead and jump right into that case out of Delphi, Indiana, where a judge has approved

1:18.2

additional charges against a man accused of murdering two teen girls. Richard Allen now faces two counts of murder in

1:25.1

addition to the two counts of murder while committing or attempting to commit

1:28.9

kidnapping that he was already facing for the deaths of Abbey Williams and Libby German.

1:35.0

In a contentious hearing ahead of Allen's trial, his defense sought to dismiss the murder charges,

1:40.1

alleging that investigators failed to examine a credible alternative murder theory.

1:46.0

A former police chief testified on behalf of the defense claiming that state police never investigated potential ties between a white nationalist cult and the girls murder.

1:57.0

However, prosecutors have roundly rejected this theory and have filed a contempt complaint against Allen's defense attorneys following evidence leaks.

2:05.8

Judge Fran Gull will consider the motion to dismiss charges against Allen rendering her decision

2:11.0

at a later date. Allen's case is currently scheduled to begin on May 13th with the proceedings taking place

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