Unreliable Prosecution Witnesses and Junk Bullet Science, A Look At The Abysmal Case Against Delphi Accused Richard Allen
Hidden Killers With Tony Brueski | True Crime News & Commentary
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🗓️ 30 October 2024
⏱️ 14 minutes
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Summary
Could one unspent bullet really be enough to solve a double homicide, or are prosecutors grasping at straws? In this gripping episode, Tony Brueski and former FBI Special Agent Jennifer Coffindaffer dissect the state's questionable reliance on "bullet science" in the case against Richard Allen. The prosecution’s case hinges on matching a bullet found at the crime scene to Allen’s gun, despite experts challenging the reliability of tool mark analysis. As if shaky ballistics weren’t enough, confessions alleged to be from Allen vary wildly—raising doubts about the state’s true intentions. Is this a quest for justice or a desperate push to close the case? And if the prosecution fails, will anyone in power take responsibility, or just quietly move on?
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| 0:22.7 | They thought they'd get away with it. |
| 0:25.0 | Until now, this is Hidden Killers with Tony Bruske, |
| 0:29.3 | featuring retired FBI special agent, Jennifer Coffendaffer. |
| 0:33.8 | What if the key to solving a double homicide comes down to one bullet? |
| 0:38.2 | But the science behind the bullet is just kind of guesswork. |
| 0:42.8 | I'm Tony Bruske. |
| 0:43.6 | Today we're diving headfirst into one of the most controversial elements in the case against Richard Allen. |
| 0:49.4 | The so-called forensic, and I'm putting it in air quotes, science of bullet markings. |
| 0:55.5 | Prosecutors are betting everything on a single unspent bullet found at the Delphi crime scene, |
| 0:59.9 | claiming it matches Allen's gun. |
| 1:02.0 | But here's a problem. |
| 1:03.5 | This science isn't airtight. |
| 1:05.4 | It's not DNA. |
| 1:06.7 | It's not a fingerprint. |
| 1:07.8 | It's subjective. |
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