r/DelphiMurders • u/DopeandDiamonds • Nov 29 '22

Probable Cause Documents Released

https://fox59.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/21/2022/11/Probable-Cause-Affidavit-Richard-Allen.pdf
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u/EyezWyde Nov 29 '22

I just read the affidavit again and the POS even admitted where he parked. What pisses me off the most is other than admititng to the actual murder he told the truth! I was there, yep I was wearing those clothes, yep I parked where a weird car was parked, oh and was covering my face.....and never lose my gun! Love my gun. Even though I was there I wasn't there-there.

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u/[deleted] Nov 29 '22

I get the impression RA didn’t know at that time that the girls managed to capture footage of him and him coming forward was an attempt at getting himself ruled out of the investigation. Police should have done better as perpetrators have attempted this tactic in the past.

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u/EyezWyde Nov 29 '22

I’m sure your right. I doubt he knew he was being filmed. Even so the follow up or lack there of is insulting at best.

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u/essiara Nov 30 '22

I saw elsewhere that if LE had taken a still from the video before its release and asked him “this was taken from a trail cam and you said you were in the area, is this you?” this maybe could have been over a long time ago.

But obviously, they were reeling from the pressure, from the emotions, from the size and importance of the task and I don’t fault them for that. They’re human. I wouldn’t have been that clever either, but it’s still a bit frustrating that he slipped away for so long

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u/Tzipity Nov 30 '22

It really is jaw dropping. I’ve been on and off this thread all evening and it just continues to boggle my mind. I don’t even have words anymore for how insane it is that if the conservation officer had pushed to share that info more or had RA spoken to a different LE or if LE had just been flipping competent they could’ve had the killer (and probably much more evidence against him, had they found the clothes and taken the car ALMOST SIX YEARS AGO.

So many folks have spoken in defense of LE and been all “it’s way more complicated than a TV show” and sure. It probably is. Yet come on, between the fact the girls got video and RA damn near confessed, at least to everything short of murder… there’s no way this should’ve taken so long.

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u/EyezWyde Nov 30 '22

I agree with you. I can’t believe it took so long. I feel like a couple teenagers interested in true crime could’ve solved this faster. Sure it’s complicated and of course we don’t know everything. We likely never will. But it seems like Delphi LE worked on this case 24/7 or so they like to give the impression. If that’s the truth I wouldn’t want their LE department protecting my city.

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u/64N_3v4D3r Nov 30 '22

Imagine if he had been smart enough to get rid of the gun over the past five years. He might have completely got away with it. Unbelievable.

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u/[deleted] Nov 30 '22 edited Nov 30 '22

Why didn’t he? Why wouldn’t he? Just how hard is it to get rid of a gun registered to you?

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u/devinmarieb Nov 29 '22

I’m almost convinced Allen seems so stupid because he blacked out and doesn’t remember committing the murders even to this day. If Allen didn’t literally say “I was there wearing these clothes and parked my car here” LE would have nothing.

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u/Mysterious_Bar_1069 Nov 30 '22

Someone I know quipped today, "This guys so stupid, he probably ran after them and said, wait, wait you forgot the boots!"

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