INDIANAPOLIS — Attorneys for Delphi murders suspect Richard Allen want his police interview tossed out. Allen is scheduled to stand trial in May for allegedly murdering Abby Williams and Libby German in 2017.
That interview happened at the Lafayette Police Department on Oct. 26, 2022, just days before his arrest was announced.
Allen's attorneys claim he was not read his Miranda rights, and a portion of the videotaped interrogation is missing.
His attorneys claim in an early interview with police on Oct. 13, 2022, Allen went in thinking he was helping with the investigation.
(NOTE: The above video is from a previous report on Allen's attorneys wanting his alleged confessions suppressed.)
They claim once he realized they were looking at him as a suspect, he said the following:
"I don't want to be somebody's fall guy, and we're going to try to make pieces of a puzzle fit somewhere they don't fit so we can close this thing...I'm not saying you guys — please don't think I'm questioning your integrity. That...that's not what I'm saying."
The attorneys claim Allen went on to say:
"It's over. I was perfectly fine. I was cooperating. I was going to give you my phone and then, you know, when you started reading all these documents — that's at the — here's my thing is. I feel like you guys think I done this. So, I'm done. You do what you need to do. It's your job. I understand that, but you better f*****g leave my reputation out of it. So you do what you need to do, and then, like I said, when you do find this guy, I'll expect the apology."
Then, during the Oct. 26 interview, the defense claims Allen and his wife were called to the Lafayette Police Department to get their car, which was previously seized by police. Instead, the claim is that Allen was taken back for additional questioning.
The defense claims the beginning portion, where Allen would be advised of his rights and confirming he was free to leave, was either edited off or the camera was not recording or did not happen.
The attorneys also claim Indiana State Police Trooper Jerry Holeman lied during the questioning in claiming experts said it was Allen on the video, that experts confirmed it was his voice saying "down the hill" and that a witness spotted Allen with a gun in his pocket.
In the video, the defense claims Holeman used profanity and repeatedly accused Allen. They claim Allen repeatedly denied having anything to do with the murders and that there was no way a round from his gun could be found at the murder scene.
The defense claims Allen was handcuffed and arrested after two hours and 40 minutes of questioning.
The Delphi murders trial is scheduled to begin with jury selection starting on May 13.
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