meta_pixel
Tapesearch Logo
Log in
Serialously with Annie Elise

The Delphi Murders: Did They Get the Wrong Guy?

Serialously with Annie Elise

Annie Elise & Audioboom Studios

True Crime, News, Documentary, Society & Culture, Daily News

4.710.5K Ratings

🗓️ 24 February 2026

⏱️ 4 minutes

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

For the full, uncut episode, head over to the 10 to LIFE podcast. Make sure you're following so you never miss a drop, new episodes every Tuesday. We’ve got 25 brand-new cases already waiting for you to binge right now. It’s our brand-new true crime podcast, and trust me… you’re going to be hooked.

Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/10-to-life/id1841942565

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4yLKPOt94HdrzVUoqEpZVa

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0

Today is not a day to celebrate, but the arrest of Richard M. Allen of Delphi on two counts of murder is sure a major step and leading to the conclusion of this long-term and complex investigation.

0:16.0

In that phone call, Richard M. Allen admits several times that he killed Abby and Libby.

0:21.6

Talking on the phone and just saying, I was shocked.

0:25.6

It's not me, you're not going to make me believe it's me.

0:32.6

You're not going to find anything that ties me to those murders.

0:35.6

So I'm not really that concern. You know, you went not going to find anything that ties me to those murders. So I'm not really that concern.

0:37.9

You know, you went from trying to, I don't know, what you want to say,

0:42.9

get my trust and then slowly lure me into telling you I killed somebody and I'm not going to do it.

0:48.9

Of all of the cases that we've covered, there are very few that are more publicized,

0:54.0

more controversial, or more

0:55.8

heartbreaking than the case we're talking about today. And it is the case of the brutal murders

1:01.1

of Abby Williams and Libby German. Abby and Libby, they were best friends, and they were only

1:06.7

13 and 14 years old when their lives were viciously taken from them.

1:12.2

Taken from them when they were out on what should have just been a normal happy walk

1:16.6

along the trails in Delphi, Indiana. And one of the most shocking things about this case is

1:21.5

how long it took for an arrest to even happen. Despite massive searches and despite intense public attention, I mean, it took

1:29.5

five years before anybody was arrested. Five years. I mean, that is a lot of time for rumors to spread,

1:36.8

for people to start questioning the investigation, and also for some extremely sketchy characters

1:42.5

to just like crawl out of the woodwork. Now the last time that

1:45.8

we covered this case, it was back in 2023 when a suspect was finally arrested. But since then,

1:52.3

this case has literally exploded. There has not only been a huge trial, but a huge country or,

1:59.4

you know, world divided. Because yes, many people believe that justice has

...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Annie Elise & Audioboom Studios, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Annie Elise & Audioboom Studios and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.

Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.