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Delphi: The Prosecutor Called Concerns 'Colorful' — IDOC Called Allen Gravely Disabled
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- May 28, 2026
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Summary
On the day of his arrest, Richard Allen sat through an aggressive interrogation. According to the defense filings, Detective Holeman lied about witnesses and evidence, even used Allen's wife as a tool. Allen said: "I am not going to say something I did not do." Then they sent him to the most restrictive solitary cell in Westville — a maximum-security unit for the "worst of the worst." He was the first pretrial safekeeper anyone remembered being placed there. His diagnosed major depressive disorder entitled him to IDOC's thirty-day solitary limit. They kept him thirteen months. By five months in, Allen weighed 135 pounds and was gravely disabled. He was claiming to have started World War III. Over sixty confessions followed. He said he shot the girls. They were killed with a blade. He expressed confusion about acts for which no evidence exists. His psychologist, who controlled his privileges, reportedly told him she "needed more consistency" after one confession. The prosecutor mocked defense concerns on the same day IDOC classified Allen as gravely disabled. A 127-page evaluation concluded the psychosis was caused by solitary. Testing found no malingering. By August, Allen couldn't remember confessing. His first words to his wife: "I think I did it." Not a statement of fact. A broken man reaching for something that might explain why his world collapsed. 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/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter ht…