# Delphi: The State Called Every Investigative Failure in the Allen Case Harmless Error

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Podcast: [Hidden Killers With Tony Brueski | True Crime News & Commentary](https://stenobird.com/podcast/hidden-killers-with-tony-brueski-true-crime-news-commentary-5840426)
Published: 2026-05-29T17:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://audioboom.com/posts/8906908
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Blair's sketch showing Bridge Guy looks nothing like Allen — excluded. The expert who would have challenged the bullet science — excluded. The audio showing Allen's psychotic state when he confessed — excluded. The expert who would have called those confessions false — excluded. The ritual killing expert who could explain the crime scene — excluded. Every piece of evidence about alternative suspects connected to the victim, to pagan rituals, and to the crime scene symbolism — excluded. The phone data showing activity on Libby's phone hours after Allen allegedly left the scene — countered by a Google search the State's witness conducted during trial. The five and a half years of investigative failures — hidden behind a "fast forward." According to the defense, the trial court created a fundamentally one-sided proceeding where the prosecution could present its theory unopposed and the defense was stripped of virtually every tool to challenge it. Allen was convicted on November 11, 2024, and sentenced to 130 years. His appeal argues arbitrary rulings crippled his ability to present a complete defense. The State responds to every exclusion with two words: harmless error. This episode documents what the jury never heard, what the judge kept out, and why the defense believes this trial produced a conviction that cannot stand. Abby and Libby deserved better than a trial where the full truth was not allowed into the room. Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/…

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