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

Allen, 52, is accused of killing two teenagers who went missing on February 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 in his death Abigail “Abby” Williams and Liberty “Libby” German.

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

Journalists from The Indianapolis Star and the Lafayette Journal & Courier will cover the case as it moves through the court system.

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Richard Allen was seriously mentally ill 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 the Westville Correctional Facility with depression and an anxiety disorder. By April 2023, around the time Allen began confessing to killing Abby and Libby, he was severely mentally ill, Dwenger told jurors.

Dwenger, who is testifying for the defense, also said that prolonged isolation and segregation worsened his mental state. Allen was held in solitary confinement during his time at Westville, where his lawyers said he was fed through a door. The lights in his tiny cell were never turned off, and he was constantly monitored by a camera.

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Allen was taken to Westville in November 2022, about a month after he was arrested. By the spring of 2023, he told family members 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 on suicide watch and keep a time-stamped log of his behavior. Coinciding with his confessions was a series of bizarre behaviors, such as throwing his Bible down the toilet and eating his own feces.

The the state rested its case Thursdayafter nearly two weeks of testimony.

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