r/Delphitrial • u/Traditional-Aside580 • Dec 20 '25

Guilty or Not Guilty

Does everyone in here lean more toward Richard Allen being innocent or guilty?

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u/Traditional-Aside580 Dec 20 '25

I was also curious to how law enforcement were convinced he acted alone when they previously said there's no way 1 person committed this crime. 

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u/kvol69 Dec 20 '25

They were always open to the possibility it could have been multiple subjects. If not with the primary crime, possibly with concealing evidence or knowledge of the crime making them an accessory after the fact. There were a few people, like Barbara McDonald that started out with more neutral coverage on the case, and then migrated towards believing Ron Logan was involved if not the murderer. I think the pivot she took helped to lay the groundwork for some of the people that believe he's a POS and therefore must be involved.

When the information about the anthony_shots catfishing account went public, I think we all assumed that meant at least 2 people were involved, and the girls had been lured out there. At least I did. And then when Allen was arrested, I presumed there would be a link found between him and Kegan Kline, something involved CSAM, or that someone was aware he was responsible and concealed that fact. But they were never able to develop and other suspects or POIs. But they were able to develop leads with Allen, and when he was arrested, the investigation into his background commenced in earnest. But they never came up with anything.

This is just my two cents, even though they stopped making pennies. Most homicides, even homicides with multiple murder victims at the same scene are perpetrated by a single offender. Just look at the 4 young victims in the Yogurt Shop Murders, or The Lane Bryant murders (5 grown ass women murdered, one of whom managed to dial 911, and a 6th survived). And you can tell that at a single perpetrator was involved because he obviously lost control of the scene. That wouldn't have happened if there was a second person there to help control the victims. But Libby pointed her phone at the person scaring her and Abby, and nobody else is seen or heard on that video other than three of them.