DELPHI MURDERS: EERIE "RITUAL" SACRIFICE-MURDER CLAIMS, CLASH OVER SUSPECT "CONFESSIONS"

Crime Stories with Nancy Grace

Special Judge Frances Gull is hearing arguments on several motions in the Delphi Murders trial of Richard Allen. The judge will be considering six topics: Richard Allen's safekeeping. Psychologist Statements, suppressing some of Richard Allen's previous statements, discovery issues that continue to plague the case, a Defense request to dismiss the case, and what both sides can say in front of jurors without specific permission from the judge .

The Defense wants four sanctions. They want the court to tell jurors the prosecution violated rules with a delay in turning over exculpatory evidence. They want the judge to allow the defense to play any video that was "belatedly produced" without State objection. The defense also wants to prevent the state from rebutting evidence former Rushville police chief Todd Click provided on May 1, 2023, and they want to prevent the prosecution from using any data or info from Liberty German's phone in evidentiary presentation

The State wants to limit what the defense can mention in front of jurors without prior approval from the judge. Prosecutors have several pages of items including; personal attacks on the prosecutor, any attempt to introduce evidence of 3rd party motive that is not relevant or would unfairly prejudice jurors. This includes mentions of Odinism, ritualistic killing, names of others the defense might claim are connected to the killings, geofencing, references to how discovery was handed over and any mention of an investigation conducted by former Rushville Police Chief Todd Click

JOINING NANCY GRACE TODAY:

• Rich Shoenstein - Trial Attorney, partner with Tarter Krinsky & Drogin Twitter: @LawfulRiches
• Caryn Stark - Psychologist, renowned TV and Radio trauma expert and consultant, www.carynstark.com, Instagram: carynpsych, FB: Caryn Stark Private Practice
• Chris McDonough Director At the Cold Case Foundation, Former Homicide Detective, https://www.coldcasefoundation.org/chris-mcdonough---law-enforcement-relations.html Host of YouTube channel, The Interview Room.
• Joseph Scott Morgan - Professor of Forensics: Jacksonville State University, Author, "Blood Beneath My Feet", Host: "Body Bags with Joseph Scott Morgan", @JoScottForensic
• Susan Hendricks - Journalist, Author: “Down the Hill: My Descent into the Double Murder in Delphi’, IG @susan_hendricks X @SusanHendicks

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