The court continues Friday in Delphi, Indiana, the trial against Richard Allen.

Allen, 52, is accused of killing two teenagers who went missing on Feb. 13, 2017, and were found dead the next day. He was arrested in 2022 and faces two counts of murder and two counts of murder during the kidnapping for the death of Abigail “Abby” Williams and Liberty “Libby” German.

Jurors have now heard recordings of Allen’s voice in which he tells his relatives that killed both teenagers. Prosecutors presented the audio along with testimony from an Indiana State Police master trooper, who identified Allen’s voice as belonging to the man in the infamous “Bridge Guy” video.

journalists of the Indianapolis Star and the Lafayette’s Diary and Courier will cover the case as it moves through the court system.

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Richard Allen suffered from serious mental illness while in Westville prison, IDOC psychologist says

Dr. Deanna Dwengerexecutive director of Mental Health Services for the Indiana Department of Corrections, testified Friday that Allen arrived at Westville Correctional Facility with depression and anxiety disorder. In April 2023, when Allen began confessing to killing Abby and Libby, he was severely mentally ill, Dwenger told jurors.

Dwenger, testifying for the defense, also said that prolonged isolation and segregation aggravated his mental condition. Allen was held in solitary confinement during his stay in Westville, where his attorneys said he was fed through a door. The lights in his small cell were never turned off and he was constantly monitored by a camera.

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Allen was brought to Westville in November 2022, about a month after his arrest. In the spring of 2023, he told his relatives that he had found God and began confessing to the crimes in several phone calls to his wife and mother. Allen also confessed to prison guards who were assigned to monitor him while he was on suicide watch and to keep a time-stamped record of his behavior. Coinciding with his confessions was a series of strange behaviors, such as throwing a Bible down the toilet and eating his own feces.

He The state rested its case Thursday.after almost two weeks of testimony.

This article originally appeared in the Indianapolis Star: Delphi murder trial jurors hear from psychologist about Richard Allen