The Evidence Was In His Favor

Despite the fact that the evidence showed that there was a very slight chance that Allen could have been at Bell’s apartment on the day of her death, Allen was charged with ‘capital murder, sodomy, rape and first-degree burglary.’ His trial commenced on April 20, 1983, where Allen pleaded not guilty to the charges. In fact, even the fingerprints found in Bell’s apartment were that of her boyfriend, as well as a few police officers who happened to be at the scene, while the other fingerprints that were found were “of no value.” During the murder, Allen also said he had been stuck at home due to a snowstorm, helping his sister shovel her car out of the heavy snow. In spite of everything, Allen was found guilty and sentenced to 95 years in prison for a crime he did not commit.