Prosecution Pushes for Inclusion of Richard Allen's Alleged Confessions in Delphi Case

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In this episode of "Hidden Killers With Tony Brueski," Defense Attorney Bob Motta delves into the case involving a defendant who allegedly made 61 confessions. Motta discusses the extreme conditions under which the defendant was held from March to June 2023, emphasizing that these conditions might have driven the defendant to make unreliable confessions. The defendant was placed in solitary confinement for 23 hours a day and kept on suicide watch, leading to severe psychological distress and erratic behavior, such as eating his own feces. Motta points out that these conditions are typically reserved for convicted felons, not pretrial detainees, highlighting a significant legal and ethical issue. The defense’s motion to suppress the confessions argues that the environmental factors of solitary confinement and lack of proper treatment rendered the confessions invalid. The defendant's statements were not elicited through formal interrogations but were spontaneously made to his wife, mother, nurses, doctors, and guards, often over recorded calls. Motta underscores the challenge of this motion because it doesn't target specific statements but rather the general circumstances under which they were made. The discussion also touches on the broader implications of treating pretrial detainees as convicts, which could lead to coerced confessions due to the desperate conditions they endure.
**Main Points:**
- The defendant made 61 confessions under extreme solitary confinement conditions.
- The conditions included 23-hour daily isolation and prolonged suicide watch.
- The defense argues these conditions led to unreliable confessions due to psychological distress.
- Confessions were made spontaneously to various individuals, not during formal interrogations.
- The motion to suppress targets the general conditions, not specific statements.
- Pretrial detainees are being treated like convicted felons, raising legal and ethical concerns.
- The defense highlights the need for different treatment standards for pretrial detainees versus convicted felons.
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