576: #576 Jason Flom with Billie Allen - UPDATE
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June 4, 2026 · 56 min · Episode 576
About this episode
The episode discusses the wrongful conviction of Billie Allen in a bank robbery and murder case.
On March 18, 1997, two men exited a minivan and walked into the lobby of a bank in St. Louis, MO wearing ski masks and armed with semi-automatic rifles. Shots were fired and a security guard, Richard Heflin, was shot and fatally wounded. Billie Allen, aged 19, was arrested at about 2am the next morning and taken to police headquarters where he remained in an interrogation room, handcuffed to a table, for the next several hours. Later that morning, he was positively identified in a line-up by two forestry workers who had come across an individual in the woods. According to the police, after being told of these identifications, Billie Allen said he wanted to discuss the robbery, recanted his request for a lawyer and made statements incriminating himself in the murder. Billie Allen was charged with committing an armed bank robbery and using a firearm to commit a crime of violence. He was convicted on both counts and sentenced to death. To learn more and get involved, visit: https://linktr.ee/freebillieallen Wrongful Conviction is a production of Lava for Good™ Podcasts in association with Signal Co. No1. We have worked hard to ensure that all facts reported in this show are…
People in this episode
Host: Jason Flom
Guest: Billie Allen
Topics covered
- wrongful conviction
- armed robbery
- death penalty
- interrogation
- legal system
Keywords
- wrongful conviction
- Billie Allen
- armed robbery
- death penalty
- interrogation
- legal system
- St. Louis
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Lava for Good™ Podcasts, Signal Co. No1
Places: St. Louis, MO
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