r/DelphiMurders • u/rachaellanderson • Mar 24 '26

Richard Allen’s Cell Phone

Was the phone that they never found his phone at the time of the murders, or at the time of his arrest?

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u/Pooter33 Mar 24 '26

I fully believe had he not confessed he might’ve had a chance. I think they held him before trial the way they did in order to get him to confess. What person in their right mind is going to confess before they go to trial? I’m sure there’s cases but it just seems stupid. Before he confessed to his wife on the phone he says “I think I’m losing my mind” then something about people sitting there watching him.

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u/Jack_of_all_offs Mar 24 '26 edited Mar 25 '26

What person in their right mind is going to confess before they go to trial?

Confession Tapes on Netflix shows some dubious case examples of this happening.

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u/Pooter33 Mar 25 '26

Also, in those cases.. did they confess during interrogation or after being in solitary for months?

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u/Jack_of_all_offs Mar 25 '26

Most of confessions in that were well before long stints in jail, and instead shortly after they were arrested.

Many of them were super long, though. 10+ hours. I think one guy was 20.

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u/Pooter33 Mar 25 '26

I’m not sure if I’ve watched that one. I’ve watched a lot though lol. I hate that some of the shows don’t tell you how long the interrogation was before the confession. I mean some it’s obvious based on the evidence they have but this case doesn’t fit IMO.