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Richard Allen, Delphi Teen Convicted Killer, Sentenced to Over 100 Years in Prison. | Crime Alert Recap Sunday 12.22.24 · Crime Stories with Nancy Grace

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  Speaker 1: Crimeal Art hourly update breaking crime news.
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  Speaker 2: Now, I'm Nicole Parton with breaking news. Richard Allen, a
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  Speaker 2: resident of Indiana, received his sentence of one hundred and
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  Speaker 2: thirty years in prison on Friday after being found guilty
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  Speaker 2: of the murders of two middle school girls. This ruling
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  Speaker 2: comes nearly eight years after the bodies of Abigail Williams
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  Speaker 2: thirteen and Liberty German, fourteen were discovered near a hiking trail.
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  Speaker 2: Alan now fifty two, was convicted of murder in November,
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  Speaker 2: following a four week trial concerning the deaths of two
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  Speaker 2: friends in Delphi. The girls' bodies were uncovered on February fourteen,
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  Speaker 2: twenty seventeen, but their case remained unsolved for several years
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  Speaker 2: until Allan's arrest in October twenty twenty two. The arrest
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  Speaker 2: followed what Indiana State Police Superintendent described as a quote
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  Speaker 2: long term and complex investigation. According to prosecutors, Alan confronted
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  Speaker 2: the girls on the Monan High Bridge trail, where he
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  Speaker 2: allegedly threatened them with a gun, forced them down a hill,
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  Speaker 2: and killed them. On November eleven, a jury found Allan
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  Speaker 2: guilty on all four counts of murder. One count of
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  Speaker 2: felony murder and one count of murder for each victim.
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  Speaker 2: Given the charges, he faced a sentence ranging from forty
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  Speaker 2: five to one hundred and thirty years. Allen's legal team
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  Speaker 2: has announced plans to appeal the verdict, asserting in a
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  Speaker 2: sentencing memo that he continues to proclaim his innocence. The
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  Speaker 2: tragic events had a profound impact on del Phi, a
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  Speaker 2: small town with approximately twenty nine hundred people located about
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  Speaker 2: sixty miles northwest of Indianapolis. Liberty German recorded video footage
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  Speaker 2: of a man who prosecutors alleged was Allen on the
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  Speaker 2: day of the incident. Additional evidence presented included a forty
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  Speaker 2: caliber bullet found at the crime scene linked to Allan's firearm,
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  Speaker 2: and security footage capturing a black twenty sixteen Ford Focus,
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  Speaker 2: which was registered solely to Alan in Carroll County at
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  Speaker 2: the time. Defense lawyers contended that no witnesses identified the
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  Speaker 2: man as the individual in the video, and they claimed
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  Speaker 2: there was no forensic or DNA evidence tying him to
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  Speaker 2: the crime. Prosecutors presented a recording of a jail phone
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  Speaker 2: call where Alan allegedly confessed to the murders, staying quote,
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  Speaker 2: I did it. I killed Abby. I killed Abby and Libby.
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  Speaker 2: At the time of the incident, Allan was employed at
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  Speaker 2: a CVS as a clerk in that town and was
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  Speaker 2: not initially considered a suspect until a file clerk sorting
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  Speaker 2: through numerous tips uncovered a mislabeled document in September twenty
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  Speaker 2: twenty two. This document indicated that Allan had contacted investigators
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  Speaker 2: shortly after the girl's disappearance, claiming to have been in
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  Speaker 2: the same area as them. Allan's defense maintained that he
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  Speaker 2: frequently walked the trail and approached the police voluntarily, asserting
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  Speaker 2: he was innocent. Allen will spend the next one hundred
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  Speaker 2: and thirty years behind bars.
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  Speaker 1: I'm Jennifer Gould. Luigi Mangioni, the suspect accused of murdering
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  Speaker 1: United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson, appeared for his first federal
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  Speaker 1: court hearing in New York after waiving his right to
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  Speaker 1: an extradition hearing. The twenty six year old was flown
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  Speaker 1: from Pennsylvania to face charges related to the December fourth
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  Speaker 1: shooting of Thompson outside a midtown Manhattan hotel. Mangioni is
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  Speaker 1: facing multiple state and federal charges including first degree murder,
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  Speaker 1: terrorism weapons offenses, criminal possession of a weapon, and a
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  Speaker 1: forged instrument. Federal charges include murder through the use of
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  Speaker 1: a firearm, interstate stalking, and possession of a firearm by
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  Speaker 1: a prohibited person. A terrorism charge accuses Mangioni of committing
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  Speaker 1: a premeditated act intended to so instill fear. Here's Manhattan,
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  Speaker 1: DA Alvin Bragg at the press conference, take a listen.
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  Speaker 3: This was a frightening, well planned, targeted murder that was
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  Speaker 3: intended to cause shock and attention and intimidation. It incurred
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  Speaker 3: in one of the most bustling parts of our city,
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  Speaker 3: threatening the safety of local residents and tourists alike, commuters
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  Speaker 3: and business people just starting out on their day.
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  Speaker 1: New details have emerged from the unsealed federal complaint regarding
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  Speaker 1: that notebook found in Mangoni's possession. The ledger allegedly contained
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  Speaker 1: handwritten pages expressing hostility towards the insurance industry and wealthy executives,
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  Speaker 1: and August fifteenth entry notes quote that target is insurance
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  Speaker 1: end quote because it quote checks every box end quote.
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  Speaker 1: Mangioni's notebook also referenced an investor conference Thompson was set
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  Speaker 1: to attend the day was gunned down. The federal complaint
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  Speaker 1: also reveals a letter Mangioni allegedly wrote titled quote to
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  Speaker 1: the Fed's end Quote, claiming sole responsibility for the murder. Mangioni,
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  Speaker 1: a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, was arrested in Altoona, Pennsylvania,
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  Speaker 1: after being recognized from surveillance footage released by the NYPD.
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  Speaker 1: Federal prosecutors assert jurisdiction over the case due to Mangione's
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  Speaker 1: travel in interstate commerce from Atlanta to New York before
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  Speaker 1: the shooting, as well as his use of cell phones
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  Speaker 1: and the Internet to plan the attack. As Mangioni faces
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  Speaker 1: charges in both New York and Pennsylvania, his attorney has
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  Speaker 1: raised concerns about potential double jeopardy given the overlap between
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  Speaker 1: state and federal charges. The district attorney in Blair County, Pennsylvania,
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  Speaker 1: has said he was willing to put the Pennsylvania charges
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  Speaker 1: on hold while New York authorities prosecute Mangioni. If convicted
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  Speaker 1: of the federal charges, Mangioni could face the death penalty.
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  Speaker 1: He faces life in prison on the state charges. Mangioni
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  Speaker 1: is being held in the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn,
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  Speaker 1: the only federal prison in New York City.
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  Speaker 4: I'm Drew Nelson. The stabbing of a Michigan business president
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  Speaker 4: raises concerns about potential copycat attacks following the murder of
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  Speaker 4: United Healthcare CEO earlier this month. Nathan Mahoney, aged thirty two,
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  Speaker 4: allegedly stabbed Eric Denslow, the president of Anderson Express in
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  Speaker 4: Muskegon County, Michigan. The attack occurred during a morning meeting
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  Speaker 4: at the company's office. Mahoney had only worked there for
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  Speaker 4: two weeks. There were no reports from any of the
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  Speaker 4: employees of anything unusual other than he had a quiet disposition,
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  Speaker 4: Deputy Chief Greg Poulson on WZZM. Police have not yet
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  Speaker 4: determined a motive, but our investigating whether it was inspired
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  Speaker 4: by the high profile CEO killing in New York. According
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  Speaker 4: to witnesses, Mahoney abruptly left the meeting for ten minutes
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  Speaker 4: before coming back with a knife. He approached Denslow and
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  Speaker 4: stabbed him in the side. Paulson says, quote, we haven't
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  Speaker 4: ruled out a copycat motive. It's something that comes to
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  Speaker 4: everyone's mind. After the stabbing, Mahoney fled in a black BMW.
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  Speaker 4: Police apprehended him in Sullivan Township after a brief pursuit.
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  Speaker 4: He's charts with assault with intent to murder and fleeing
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  Speaker 4: a police officer. If convicted, he faces up to life
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  Speaker 4: in prison. His bond is set at half a million.
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  Speaker 4: Deputy Chief Pulson, thinking the bail amount is too low,
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  Speaker 4: remarks quote, it's not the bond we recommended, but it's
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  Speaker 4: the one set by the judge in court. Mahoney's attorney
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  Speaker 4: requested a lower bond, citing his lack of criminal history,
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  Speaker 4: but DA Matt Roberts argued against it, saying the act's
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  Speaker 4: brutality warned to the high bond. Denslow underwent surgery and
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  Speaker 4: remains in serious but sable condition. Mary Anne Sabo, a
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  Speaker 4: spokesperson for Anderson Express, set in a statement, quote, we
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  Speaker 4: remain in shock over this senseless assault. Our first thought
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  Speaker 4: is with our president, who has good prognosis for recovery.
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  Speaker 4: We are focused on supporting our employees as they process
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  Speaker 4: this incident. Investigators are examining Mahoney's electronic devices and media
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  Speaker 4: accounts for clues. Muskegon County Attorney Roberts describes the act
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  Speaker 4: as quote a violent, unprovoked attack. Mahoney's next court appearance
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  Speaker 4: is scheduled for the day after Christmas. Police continue to
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  Speaker 4: request public assistance for additional information related to the case.
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  Speaker 4: Police can be contacted at two three one eight six
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  Speaker 4: five eighty four seventy seven. For the latest crime and
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