This is a true crime in real time update from True Crime Today and the Hidden Killers podcast.

Today we find ourselves tangled in the labyrinthine twists of the Richard Allen trial.

No smoke and mirrors, no speculations, just cold, hard facts that could have you questioning everything you think you know.

I'm Tony Bruske, and we've got testimonies you wouldn't believe,

confessions that may or may not have happened,

and a jury that's desperately trying to piece together,

a story that feels more like a suspense novel than reality.

It all begins with an alleged confession,

the kind that should leave no room for ambiguity,

except this one does.

Richard Allen, a man whose name has become synonymous with suspicion,

reportedly admitted to killing Abby Williams and Libby German.

It's a confession that on its surface sounds irrefutable, but when you dig deeper, questions

begin to pile up like autumn leaves in a breeze. Dr. Walla, the prison psychologist, took

the stand to deliver these stunning revelations. She recounted how Alan described ordering

the girls down the hill, his intentions allegedly sexual in nature, and how a sudden moment of

fear drove him to end their lives. He saw a white van panicked and acted on that panic.

The courtroom went silent as she spoke, each word hanging

heavy in the air, thick with the weight of what it all implied. But just as swiftly, the defense

came in to rein skepticism on this supposed breakthrough. Dr. Walla's credibility, they argued,

is as questionable as the methods used to extract that confession.

You see, Walla has more than a passing interest in true crime.

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