Oct 22, 2024
FORT WAYNE, Ind. — A confession letter signed by Richard Allen revealed no further insights into the veracity of the prosecution's claims of Allen confessing to things "only the killer would know" about the Delphi murders. Richard Allen faces four counts of murder in connection with the vicious killings of teenage girls Abby Williams and Libby German in February 2017 near the Monon High Bridge in Delphi. He was arrested in October 2022 by Indiana State Police. In opening statements of the high-profile trial, prosecutor Nick McLeland claimed that Allen had confessed to things "only the killer would know" when it came to the grisly murders of Abby and Libby. Allen's lawyers have fervently argued against the so-called confessions, stating that their client was under mental anguish and not in his right state of mind. Allen has reportedly made more than 60 confessions, with some of his "confessions" being to things that never happened — such as claiming he killed his grandkids. The veracity of these confessions will likely prove to be a major point in the Delphi trial in the days ahead as prosecutors previously argued that Allen only began acting strangely after making an initial alleged confession to his wife. On Tuesday, while Allen sat in court nearly 100 miles away watching the infamous "down the hill" video extracted from Libby's phone, members of the media viewed hundreds of pages of documents tied to the Delphi murders case at the Allen County courthouse. Among these documents was a confession letter signed by Allen and dated as being received on March 5, 2023. No photographs or video were permitted to be taken, but FOX59/CBS4 was granted permission to recreate the letter. The following image is a recreation of the letter by a reporter who viewed it firsthand. The recreation uses the exact words, phrasing and layout of the form filled out by Allen. This is a recreation of the "confession" written by Richard Allen in early March 2023. In the confession, Allen states he is ready to confess to killing Abby and Libby and adds that he hopes to "get the opportunity to tell the families I'm sorry." But no details are given about the killings. Nothing is included that would tie Allen to having knowledge "only the killer would know" about the murders. This is just but one written confession Allen made. He reportedly made upwards of 60 or more, including confessions made to his wife and mother during recorded prison phone calls. The trial continues to lay the groundwork with opening testimony describing the day the girls went missing. Crime scene investigators recently took the stand describing the gruesome, bloody scene where the girls' bodies were uncovered. As the trial unfolds over the next several weeks, many more revelations are expected to unfold including eventual details into the disputed "confessions" while families of the victims sit in the stands praying for closure and Allen sits before the jury hoping for exoneration.
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