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It is! That's why I got excited. DohThat round is so mysterious!
I'm still digging, I wish all the documents came with markups, highlights and color-codes.
It is! That's why I got excited. DohThat round is so mysterious!
I believe RA has alcohol and anger management issues. JMO
They match?? I've looked all over for that, but not that recently, I never saw they actually matched. That's pretty big imo.Can you help me out with this?
What are you referring to as far as matching the bullet in the wooden keepsake box to the bullet recovered at the scene? Matched how? Were they somehow traced to the same mfg lot number? Or both had some unusual primer sealant? Do you know what brand of ammo the recovered round was? I spent over an hour trying to get this stuff straight and it's still an enigma to me, any help is appreciated.
I get what you're saying here, and agreed this makes the evidence seem weaker if they had only the single bullet from the scene. But if there were any doubt about the evidentiary strength of the markings, it's dispelled in my mind by the fact that the bullet at the scene matches a bullet actually in RA's possession. If that "keepsake" bullet matches in any meaningful way at all (meaning it doesn't just "look the same," "same size," something ridiculously vague), that's pretty significant, MOO. And I see people discussing this a lot & trying to follow. I still don't understand why someone who's not a diehard hunter has a "keepsake bullet." In a wooden box. In a dresser drawer. In the master bedroom?? If it matches to the one at the CS in any meaningful way, that's a "whoa." MOO.(snipped)
The problem here is that the studies which have been used to peer review comparisons of these striations (often called toolmarks) have used spent cartridges, as opposed to unfired, as in RA's case. The chamber striations change and become more pronounced when the pressure within the firing chamber rises as a gun is fired. Thus, the comparison becomes less reliable. Further, most comparisons use not one type of striation mark for identification, such as some combination of the four types mentioned above, which also increases the reliability of the comparison.
If the round at the scene matches any ammunition that was in his possession, that would be strong evidence. If the prosecution could show that the round matched the same batch as that found at his home, along with chain of custody, then yeah, he's cooked.They match?? I've looked all over for that, but not that recently, I never saw they actually matched. That's pretty big imo.
I get what you're saying here, and agreed this makes the evidence seem weaker if they had only the single bullet from the scene. But if there were any doubt about the evidentiary strength of the markings, it's dispelled in my mind by the fact that the bullet at the scene matches a bullet actually in RA's possession. If that "keepsake" bullet matches in any meaningful way at all (meaning it doesn't just "look the same," "same size," something ridiculously vague), that's pretty significant, MOO. And I see people discussing this a lot & trying to follow. I still don't understand why someone who's not a diehard hunter has a "keepsake bullet." In a wooden box. In a dresser drawer. In the master bedroom?? If it matches to the one at the CS in any meaningful way, that's a "whoa." MOO.
Clearly because she was AWESOME!Why did my mother decide to make four trillion quilts in her life?
Your input is much appreciated.I only really comment about evidentiary rulings, because I like that stuff and encounter a ton of them in my area of practice. I seriously have zero input on RA's guilt or innocence. Of course I have heard "facts" of the case, but until they pass the reliability test to be admitted as evidence, I take them all with heavy skepticism. Others don't and it doesn't bother me at all. It's never an argument in here for me; I have enough argument in my daily life to get my fill. I just want to see a fair trial with a fair outcome. That, to me, is justice.
I get all the differing viewpoints. We are all ready for trial to get underway, and many have information overload at this point.
I have really enjoyed discussing these issues with you @WildHuncher, as I have with everyone else here.
Everybody has anger/marital/substance problems; I'm most interested in RA's computer history. If he did this it didn't come out of nowhere, and it likely didn't end there.Yes I wonder if we will hear that he was abusive in the marriage as from the little I have heard so far he seems to have a big drink problem imo
100%If it matches to the one at the CS in any meaningful way, that's a "whoa."
Poor visor, go Nick!I have promised to eat my favorite pink golf visor if that happens. Hope it doesn't come to that.
What if he in 2015 in a very drunk condition suddenly confessed to a double murder of 2 little girls, then was eating some news magazine. Something crazy like that because of his guilty conscience (Iowa??). - Of course only wild speculation.All this article says is < The Carroll County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that deputies were sent>
Did the reaction to the Sulfites cause you to lash out to the point that the SO could have been called out for a “domestic incident”?
RA had CCSO response to his home which there was a need to “keep the peace”.
RA may have resisted his wife’s intent to take him to the hospital if she was possibly fearing alcohol poisoning from excessive drinking considering the 3 am time of the SO response thus the need to “keep the peace” imo. Alcohol Poisoning: Get Emergency Room Help Immediately
I’m familiar with wine and sulfites but the only possibility of “bad juice” in US I’ve ever heard of is from illegally produced moonshine.
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Richard Allen’s home in 2015 for a “domestic” incident.
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Sheriff Leazenby said no law enforcement action was involved other than responding to “keep the peace.”
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Deputies responded to Delphi suspect’s home for domestic issue to ‘keep the peace’
all imo
BBMWhat if he in 2015 in a very drunk condition suddenly confessed to a double murder of 2 little girls, then was eating some news magazine. Something crazy like that because of his guilty conscience (Iowa??). - Of course only wild speculation.
It wasn't said, police met the ambulance or emergency doctor at RA's home, as if KA had called someone like that before and RA had refused the treatment. The sequence was: first call to 911 police, then mental hospital - afaik.
In case of alcohol poisoning I don't see a reason to have police at the home.
Makes sense, if there had been another crime before 2017, where RA had intimidated with a gun but murdered with sharp objects. Maybe, he stored a souvenir.'bullet matching unspent round found in wooden keepsake box located on dresser in between closet of the MBR'
Everybody has anger/marital/substance problems; I'm most interested in RA's computer history. If he did this it didn't come out of nowhere, and it likely didn't end there.
If he didn’t need to be restrained and or transported by Le in a squad car or taken by ambulance and she was able to get him there herself - then he couldn’t have been that wildly out of hand in his behavior in my view. I wonder if he was threatening suicide maybe? Or having some issues with paranoia? Of course we don’t know what went on or even if he actually DID attend hospital. All we know is police attended and she told them she would have him seen at the hospital.BBM
The sheriff said Allen was allegedly drunk and his wife took him to a Lafayette-area hospital for a medical evaluation.
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Deputies responded to Delphi suspect’s home for domestic issue to ‘keep the peace’
MEXICO, Ind. — The Carroll County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that deputies were sent to Delphi murder suspect Richard Allen’s home in 2015 for a “domestic” incident. The she…fox59.com
Which phone though is the question I have, who is to say that the info given to DD was the correct phone? RA had over a dozen, also 2 pagers which were recovered during the SW. The State now knows what phones were pinging where.It's very likely I might not be fully understanding what NMcL is wanting eliminated, too. Here's from his Motion in Limine:
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So perhaps this doesn't encompass all the phone data that's available. I just hope the judge allows the geofencing and any other phone evidence in. I really want to know where RA's phone was and if it was on during the time of the crimes!
The stringent timeline caused by the Defense pulling the trigger on the Motion for Speedy Trial might I add.Honestly, given the stringent time limit on this trial it kind of makes sense to limit wild goose chases, hopefully they're cooking the right one.
That's a broad stroke you're painting by. Everybody does not have anger, marital or substance problems. I've never had to call LE on my hubs in a DV type situation or of feeling unsafe.Everybody has anger/marital/substance problems; I'm most interested in RA's computer history. If he did this it didn't come out of nowhere, and it likely didn't end there.
I believe the COC and rumors of the bullet being found days later, etc. were started on SM. I have no doubt those rumors will be put to rest in the State's case during trial, which is where it should be addressed IMO.One problem with that is you and I aren't actually experts, so how would we know the difference? What if the CS bullet juxtaposed with a test-fed round from another gun of same make and model are also exact matches? What about the same with a gun from a different make and model? The problem with the method is the control and the worry that bias will influence our decision. I don't have the answer obviously.![]()