Richard Allen blames psychosis for Delphi confessions

Allen’s argument

Richard Allen is now blaming psychosis for confessions in which he said he killed two young girls in Delphi. The argument changes how he is presenting those statements: rather than treating them as reliable admissions, he is pointing to a serious mental-health condition as the reason he made them.

What the claim means

Allen’s position is an explanation for the confessions. It does not, by itself, establish that a court has accepted the explanation or changed its view of the statements.

The New York Post reported on Allen’s argument. No primary court record is linked here for additional details about the filing or the court’s response.

What to watch

The next important step is how the court addresses Allen’s claim about psychosis and the confessions. Any ruling would clarify whether the argument affects the legal treatment of those statements.