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Hidden Killers With Tony Brueski | True Crime News & Commentary

Did Richard Allen Get A Fair Delphi Trial?

Hidden Killers With Tony Brueski | True Crime News & Commentary

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🗓️ 27 January 2025

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Summary

Was Richard Allen simply the unluckiest man alive, or is there more to the tangled web of suspects in the Delphi case? As the appeal process begins, new details emerge that cast doubt on the original investigation. A 2017 confession from Ron Logan, another alleged suspect, describes chilling specifics about the crime, including the use of a box cutter—details that align eerily with the medical examiner's findings. So why were these claims sidelined, and how might this oversight impact the case against Allen?

Jennifer Coffindaffer, retired FBI Special Agent, dives into the confounding decisions made in court, questioning whether the pursuit of justice was overshadowed by a need for closure. Could alternative suspects like Logan or Keegan Kline, who allegedly communicated with one of the victims before the crime, hold the answers? And with such critical evidence left out, did the jury ever have a fair shot at the truth?

Is this a case of judicial missteps, or is there something far darker at play?

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You never really know someone until you find out what they've buried.

0:26.6

Welcome to Hidden Killers with Tony Bruske, featuring retired FBI special agent, Jennifer

0:32.6

Coffin Daffer.

0:34.5

The Delphi case, it is back in the news as the appeal process begins. Richard Allen's

0:39.9

defense team filing a motion to correct errors, highlighting a 2017 confession from another

0:47.4

suspect that was allegedly overlooked. This confession includes specific details about the crime,

0:53.6

such as the use of a box cutter.

0:55.7

Joining us is retired FBI special agent, Jennifer Coffendaffer, host of the podcast, Break the Case,

1:01.6

available wherever you get podcasts, and a video version on YouTube, which is very good.

1:07.3

I watched a little bit before we went on the air here.

1:10.5

Jennifer, with your extensive expertise in federal investigations and everyone you know and have talked to,

1:16.9

how critical is it for law enforcement to thoroughly vet confessions like this?

1:22.1

And what impact on neglecting this could it have on a case? I mean, obviously, we see an impact here already.

1:32.2

Well, okay, when it comes to this case and Judge Goals track record in her rulings, which have been

1:39.9

almost 100% against any defense motion, I don't think this is going anywhere.

1:46.2

But that's really not the point.

1:48.2

The point is they must get this on the record.

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