Indiana man wants new trial in killing of teens where pagan ritual evidence can be introduced
Allen says his confessions came during a psychological crisis and that jurors never heard his alternate ritual-killing theory.
- On Monday, Richard Allen's case went before the Indiana Court of Appeals as the man serving 130 years seeks to overturn his murder conviction, citing mental health struggles and a barred defense theory.
- Defense attorneys Stacy Uliana and Mark Leeman argue solitary confinement caused Allen's psychological collapse; he lost 40 pounds, suffered physical abuse, and became unable to care for himself while awaiting trial in Carroll County.
- Allen's trial attorneys sought to argue the killings were a ritual sacrifice by people who worshipped Odin, but prosecutors successfully blocked this theory, calling it a "sideshow."
- Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita argued discovery materials forced Allen to confront his crimes, while prosecutors maintain jurors had sufficient evidence to convict him even without his confessions.
- The appeal also challenges inconsistencies in witness descriptions of a suspicious man near the Delphi trail and questions why an expert was barred from challenging the ballistic evidence linking a bullet to Allen's handgun.
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Richard Allen received the maximum possible sentence after a jury found him guilty in November 2024.
Delphi double murderer Richard Allen now blames psychosis for his confessions to killing young girls
Delphi murderer Richard Allen is appealing his 130-year sentence for killing two Indiana middle school girls -- blaming psychosis from solitary confinement for his repeated confessions to his wife.
Two teenage girls were murdered on a US hiking trail. Their convicted killer wants a new trial
A man serving 130 years for murdering two teenage girls is appealing his convictions, with his lawyers challenging his confessions and evidence excluded from his trial.
Man Convicted of Murdering Two Teenage Girls Blames 'Pagan Ritual' in New Appeal
An Indiana man serving 130 years for killing two teenage girls is asking an appeals court to throw out his convictions, arguing he confessed during a psychological crisis and was […]
‘You protected him into psychosis’: Judges rip into prosecutors over Richard Allen’s confessions in Delphi murders during appeal hearing
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (Court TV) — Three judges at the Indiana Court of Appeals heard arguments from the state and the defense of convicted murderer Richard Allen, who is arguing that he deserves a new trial. During the appellate hearing on Monday, Judges Nancy Vaidik, Elaine Brown, and Robert Altice Jr. heard from Allen’s appellate attorney, Mark Leeman, who argued that his client was unable to present evidence during his trial that would have pr…
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