Sue Simpson
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Podcast Appearances
Okay. Do you just want to tell me quickly what happened? I don't know what happened. Everything happened too fast. She tells them that she saw Joseph Ryan stabbing Christine and that Brendan shot him to defend his wife.
Okay. Do you just want to tell me quickly what happened? I don't know what happened. Everything happened too fast. She tells them that she saw Joseph Ryan stabbing Christine and that Brendan shot him to defend his wife.
That's right. And we haven't heard, of course, Brendan's side of things yet. But the au pair says she's going to testify against him as part of a plea agreement that she made last week.
That's right. And we haven't heard, of course, Brendan's side of things yet. But the au pair says she's going to testify against him as part of a plea agreement that she made last week.
Yeah, it's been another intense week at that trial. The jury got to see over a dozen videos of Allen in prison from the time when he gave more than 60 confessions. And when the defense says that he was in great mental distress, we know they included footage of Alan being tased, eating feces, and being transported for medical treatment.
Yeah, it's been another intense week at that trial. The jury got to see over a dozen videos of Allen in prison from the time when he gave more than 60 confessions. And when the defense says that he was in great mental distress, we know they included footage of Alan being tased, eating feces, and being transported for medical treatment.
The defense was pushing their point that the confessions were a product of some kind of psychotic break. They weren't real. Any other big witnesses? There was also a tool mark expert who took a stand and raised concerns about the analysis of the state's examiner, who had said that the bullet found at the crime scene had cycled through Allen's gun.
The defense was pushing their point that the confessions were a product of some kind of psychotic break. They weren't real. Any other big witnesses? There was also a tool mark expert who took a stand and raised concerns about the analysis of the state's examiner, who had said that the bullet found at the crime scene had cycled through Allen's gun.
And that's a big one, because the bullet is really the only physical evidence that the prosecution has to tie Allen to the scene.
And that's a big one, because the bullet is really the only physical evidence that the prosecution has to tie Allen to the scene.
Thanks, Andrea. It's always great to do it.
Thanks, Andrea. It's always great to do it.
We're viewing everything that happened back then through a different lens.
We're viewing everything that happened back then through a different lens.