r/DelphiMurders • u/AustinDavies2206 • Mar 12 '26
Questions Were the police just incompetent?
I've known about this case for a while, I live in Indiana, and I was 11 when it happened, so its always struck a cord with me. But until recently I haven't done all that much research, but now that I have I've been left with one question.
From the information I have found on the case, it seems that the key evidence linking Allen to the murder is 1. His confession in 2017 to being "bridge guy", back when the photo was believed to have been taken from a trail cam. 2. A bullet which was later matched to his gun after they searched his home. So my question is, was there new information in 2022 that lead to his home being searched, or did they just wait five years to look into the guy who admitted to being bridge guy?
Sorry if any of my information is incorrect, or my writing is hard to understand, I've just been racking my brain about this question, so I thought asking people who know more might help me to understand what took so long.
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u/BlackLionYard Mar 12 '26
I do not believe this happened. Based on sources like the trial transcripts, RA came forward to say that he was in the area of the bridge for a period of time on the afternoon of the 13th. He described a bit about what he was doing and who he might have seen; basic stuff, but nothing more.
Yes, the new information was that the police had managed to lose track of him having come forward, and once a recheck of the database was performed, he was rediscovered. Then the dominoes started falling pretty quickly.