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Courtney Spinelli, a reporter for the FOX affiliate, spoke to one of Allen’s neighbors. That man, Joe Seurynck, indicated that he saw “a couple of police cars” at Allen’s property last week but didn’t think “much of it.” Spinelli also said neighbors saw officers digging up a “fire pit” in Allen’s yard.

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6:05 P.M.: FORMER CSI COULD NOT LINK ALLEN TO CRIME SCENE​

Court resumed at 4:30 p.m. following a quick recess.

Pat Cicero, a LaPorte County sheriff’s major with CSI experience, returned to the stand. State prosecutor James Luttrell began by questioning Cicero about his conclusions about the crime scene and specific details about the bodies.



4:59 P.M.: FORMER CSI SAYS HE BELIEVES LIBBY WAS MOVED AFTER DEATH​

Following testimony from a DNA expert with the Indiana State Police, the state called Maj. Pat Cicero to the stand. Cicero is a LaPorte County sheriff’s major with previous experience as a crime scene investigator. Cicero said his specialty while as a CSI was blood stains.



4:34 P.M.: EXPERT SAYS RICHARD ALLEN’S DNA WAS NOT FOUND DURING TESTING​

Court returned for the afternoon session at 1:38 p.m., and began with defense attorney Jennifer Auger cross-examining Stacy Bozinovski, a DNA expert for the Indiana State Police.



12:48 P.M.: DNA EXPERT CONTINUES HER TESTIMONY​

At 11:10 a.m. court is back in session. Stacy Bozinovski, a DNA expert for the Indiana State Police is on the stand. Bozinovski is looking at exhibits and describing what is seen. She is looking at three exhibits: a pink shirt, a grey bra and a black bra.



9 A.M.: COURT BEGINS FOR MONDAY SESSION​

News 8’s Kyla Russell is back in Delphi for continuing coverage of the double murder trial of Richard Allen.

Follow Kyla on X for photos, recaps, and more from Delphi.
 
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13 Things To Know From The #Delphi Murders Trial Today - Oct 29

1. Day 10 of testimony was the first time jurors got to hear directly from Richard Allen. The longest day of testimony yet focused on 2 videotaped interrogations of Allen and his confessions from prison.
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2. Jurors listened to nearly 3 hrs of his Oct 2022 meetings w police prior to his arrest. In the 1st video, Allen described where he was & what he saw on the day of the murders. He seemed relaxed, offering info freely. That changed when police asked to inspect his phone & home.


3. When investigator Steve Mullin asked Allen if he was Bridge Guy, Allen calmly told them, “Your attitude towards me has definitely changed… it’s not me. You’re not going to convince me it’s me. I had nothing to do with those murders.” Said he wasn’t going to be their fall guy.


4. After 90 min of questioning in which Allen remained calm, he told investigators they were “pissing him off,” called one an & the room. Later that day, police served a search warrant on his home, where they recovered a gun later linked to a cartridge at the crime scene.


5. Video of the 2nd interrogation shown to jurors was more intense. ISP Lt Jerry Holeman told Allen about the gun lab results. Allen again remained calm, saying the testing was not correct & he had no explanation. Holeman said “The science doesn’t lie…I’m trying to help you.”


6. Holeman told Allen the media would portray him as a monster if he didn’t confess. Over & over, Allen said “I’m not going to admit to something I didn’t do.” Late in the interview, Allen’s wife was brought into the room. They hugged. She cried. He again denied any involvement.
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7. Holeman: “Now you’re going to drag your wife & daughter thru this because you’re too bullheaded to get out ahead of this.”Allen: “You’re going to pay for what you’ve done to my wife. You want to with me, with me. But you leave my wife out of this.”


8. Holeman screamed at Allen, cussing him out. Allen said “if you’re going to arrest me, arrest me. Holeman replied “happy to.” The video was then stopped & the judge told jurors what happened next: Holeman placed Allen in handcuffs & arrested him for the murders of Abby & Libby.


9. Next the jury heard from 9 prison employees who said they heard Allen confess to the murders. Former Westville Prison warden John Galipeau said Allen’s confessed in a note: “I am ready to officially confess to killing Abby and Libby.” He also said Allen’s confessed verbally.



10. 7 corrections officers stationed outside Allen’s cell while he was suicide watch testified about what they heard & documented in their logs. Examples:“Offender says God I’m so glad no one gave up on me after I killed Abby & Libby.”“Can you listen? I killed Abby & Libby.”



11. The defense questioned the prison staff about their lack of mental health training and inability to recognize when an inmate is suffering from a severe mental health crisis. The atts also highlighted the extreme harsh conditions Allen was subjected to at Westville.

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12. Still ahead: Allen’s confessions to his wife and mother during prison phone calls. Those are expected today and will allow the jury to hear incriminating statements made in Allen’s own voice.


13. SO much more to discuss from yesterday’s testimony. @EmilyWTHR and I go much deeper on the day’s evidence and how the jury and families reacted in our Delphi Debrief.
 
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Delphi Murders Trial Day 10 Afternoon Wrap Up:

It was the longest day we've had since this trial began. In the afternoon, we heard the confessions Richard Allen made to prison guards at the Westville Correctional Facility where he was held for more than a year. <i></i>
-We heard first from John Galipeau who was the former warden at Westville
-He went through what Allen's was life was like there
-Allen was on suicide watch for most of his time there
-He would have "suicide companions" watching him and monitoring what he did and said <i></i>
-Galipeau said initially other inmates were monitoring Allen but that changed after he started acting "erratic"
-Prison guards took over as his suicide companions
-Galipeau said Allen started washing his face in the toilet and pooping in his cell <i></i>

-Then Allen wrote a "request for interview" form which said "I'm ready to officially confess to Killing Abby and Libby"
-Here's a recreation we did during a viewing of exhibits last week: Image
-During cross examination, defense attorney Brad Rozzi pointed out that the area Allen was in was maximum security and house inmates who had conduct violations
-Rozzi reminded everyone that Allen was a pre-trial inmate and not convicted of a crime <i></i>
-Galipeau told Rozzi he had never heard of a "safekeeper" (aka pre-trial inmate) being held in a pod like that in his 28 years with IDOC
-Galipeau said that because Allen was on suicide watch, he had more limitations than other inmates and was watched at all times <i></i>
-Rozzi tried to ask about Galipeau being fired from the Department of Corrections but McLeland objected and Judge Gull agreed because it was outside the scope of what McLeland had asked about
-We then heard from 8 prison guards who were Allen's suicide companions <i></i>
-All of them heard Allen confess to the murders in some sort of fashion
-Officer Michael Clemons heard Allen say "I'm glad nobody gave up on me after I killed Abby and Libby"
-Also heard Allen say "I'm not crazy, I'm only acting like I'm crazy" <i></i>
-During cross, Rozzi asked if he heard Allen mention specific details? The answer was no.
-Clemons told Rozzi that other inmates would call Allen a "baby killer" and would tell him to kill himself
-During re-direct, Clemons said he didn't think Allen was crazy <i></i>

-Next was Michael Robert who heard Allen say "I want to confess. I know a lot more"
-He also said "I killed Abby and Libby. My wife wasn't involved"
-He also heard Allen talking to himself saying "why are you doing this? Do you know god?" <i></i>
-Allen also said things like "I'll take some KFC", "Am I already dead?" and "Can I go home? Am I in jail"
-During cross examination, Robert said he witnessed Allen smear his poop on the walls of his cell
-Roberts also saw him bang his head on the wall until it was bruised <i></i>
-He also said Allen would stand in the corner and run naked
-Next was James Early
-He heard Allen say "I am ready to confess. I swear to god I killed Abby and Libby. me running"
-During cross, Early said he saw Allen penetrate himself with a spork <i></i>
-Early also witnessed Allen drink from his toilet
-When Rozzi asked Early if it would be detrimental to someone's mental health to be in those conditions? He said yes
-Officer John Miller heard Allen say "funniest joke is how I killed them" <i></i>
-Allen also told Miller he killed his family and grandchildren
-Miller said Allen told him a "bear claw" was hypnotizing him.
-Miller told the jury he didn't think Allen's mental health issues were genuine
-Then came Brandon Fisher who heard the most detailed confession <i></i>

-Fisher says Allen said "he killed two girls in Delphi with a box cutter and threw it in the CVS dumpster"
-Fisher says Allen also said "he was going to rape them but panicked and killed them instead"
-He was banging his head on the wall while making some of these statements <i></i>
-During cross, Rozzi began to ask about Fisher being fired from IDOC for providing false info but prosecutor objected and it was sustained
-Fisher told Rozzi he thought Allen was putting on an "act" <i></i>
-Fisher said Allen would bang his head on the door while asking people to read the bible to him
-Fisher said Allen would also pretend he was in medieval times
-Allen also rubbed his poop on his face and left it there for two hours while in Fisher's presence <i></i>
-Officer Raymond Smith said Allen told him "I killed those two girls so I have to kill myself"
-Smith also witnessed Allen standing in the corner of his cell naked and singing "God Bless America"
-Smith said Allen then began masturbating in front of the door <i></i>
-Last was Jason Bedwell who works at the Wabash Valley prison where Allen was moved
-Said he heard Allen say "I'm sorry for what I did. Sorry for killing the girls" while he was laying down and crying
-Rozzi pointed out that there is no recording of that statement like the others <i></i>

-For reference, here's the change Allen underwent while in prison
-In motions to get him moved, which were eventually granted, Allen's lawyers said Westville was like a prison of war camp
-They included these pictures as part of their evidence

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-Jury was sent out around 6:30
-Many of them were looking at the clock towards the end of day
-Confessions we didn't hear about today are the ones Allen supposedly made to his family members
-We'll see if that comes up tomorrow

October 29, 2024
Delphi Murders Trial Day 10 Afternoon Wrap Up
 
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PARTIAL DELPHI MURDERS MORNING JURY NOTES DAY 11:

Clinical psychologist at Westville Dr. Monica Wala took the stand. She talked about some of her interaction with suspect Richard Allen. She met him first in November 2022 when he arrived in prison.

On April 5, 2023, she talked about Allen being back on suicide watch. She testified he volunteered information about the case, saying he killed Abby and Libby.He said, “I committed the murders on my own, I made sure they were dead so they would not suffer.” He said his intentions were sexual in nature because he believed his victims were between the ages of 11-18. He said he’s been selfish all his life. He wanted to apologize and wanted to go back and change what happened.

He claimed he had a history of child molestation. He also said he had a history as an alcoholic. Alluded to having a sexual addiction. He said he had remorse.

On March 21, 2023 in his prison cell he committed to God and always had a Bible with him. He said he was glad he didn’t kill himself and that he was seeking forgiveness from his family. Doctor Wala said she recognized manipulative behavior. Spring of 2023 her diagnosis he was experiencing a brief psychotic disorder, she defined it as something that doesn’t last more than a month but found him to be in remission of May of 2023. Allen told Wala about what happened on February 13, 2017. He said he visited his mother in Mexico, IN He declined an invitation to go out with family for lunch, instead drank 3 beers, followed the girls to the bridge. He told her, “I messed with the gun, I guess that’s when the bullet fell out, that’s when I ordered the girls down the hill.” Allen told her he saw a man or heard a van (hard to make out what Wala said) and that’s what scared him to not rape them. He then said he forced the girls down the hill, across the creek, slashed their throats, covered their bodies with tree branches and walked back to his car.

Doctor Wala testified Allen seemed relieved to tell his story. If he died he wanted his wife to know he loved her, but he continued to have an organized recall of the crime narrative saying, “I just want to sign my confessions.”

Doctor Wala listened to a phone call between Allen and his wife Kathy. Allen told Kathy I am going to spend my life in prison, I may only get to see you once more. He says he expects to go to the electric chair. I love you. She said Allen said, “I didn’t do everything I said I did, but I killed Abby and Libby.” The doctor said the wife hung up on him.

Wala wrote in her August3, 2023 report Allen was afraid of dying and said " I want to go to Heaven."
 
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More from Dr. Wala:

Wala told the jury on April 5, 2023 Allen discussed his case with her, unprompted.

Wala said Allen claimed he molested his sister and experimented sexually with male and female children his age when he was a kid. Wala said Allen told her this is where he thought his problem started.

Wala told the jury Allen said he had been an alcoholic twice since 2011. Allen told her he accepted God on March 21, 2023 and expressed remorse for the killings, according to Wala.

Wala said Allen expressed appreciation for being clothes and fed at Westville, he asked for bibles and slept with one. She said he asked to speak with a chaplain.

Wala told the jury she that Allen “had a bizarre smile” and claimed he had memory lapses. She said he “confessed in a very matter of fact manner.” Wala said she thought he could have been purposeful and instrumental with his confessions. She said she was aware he had written confessions in request and requested an interview.

Wala said Allen’s normal eye-contact was “sometimes intense,” and that she saw “intermittent gazing, but then would be normal.” “His emotions were kind of up and down,” she said.

In a report from April 7, 2023:

Wala told Allen that he had confessed and told him it was not in his best interest, that it could get to the media. Wala told the jury that she felt like he was being more blatant with his confusion. She said she felt he was purposeful being that way, faking it.

Wala told the jury that Allen said that he “didn’t sign anything, right?”

The next report is from April 10, 2023. Wala tells the jury that she noticed “faking” symptoms. She said Allen was naked during this meeting, that there were papers on the floor and was doing “unknown things” to his penis and talking about his wife. Wala tells the jury that the papers on the floor were the discovery paperwork for the case.

Source: Delphi Murders trial: Day 11 live blog
 
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October 30,2024


Delphi Murders Trial Day 11 Lunch Update:

-Only witness to take the stand so far is Dr. Monica Wala who was the psychologist at the Westville Correctional Facility
-Dr. Wala testified about her sessions and interactions with Mr. Allen <i></i>
-Those included confessions he made to her about killing Abby and Libby
-At one point in early April he said he took their lives to preserve his own
-Allen also apparently admitted to have a sex addiction and was an alcoholic <i></i>
-Dr. Wala said after Allen received discovery papers from his attorneys he began acting strangely
-She said repeatedly she believed it wasn't genuine and Allen was only doing odd things to get
-At one point Allen was apparently eating his own poop <i></i>
-Dr. Wala believed Allen suffered from "situational psychoses"
-In early May, Allen made his most detailed confession yet
-He told Dr. Wala that he drank three beers that day and then headed to the trails
-He said he saw the girls walking and followed them <i></i>

-He mentioned doing something with the gun and believes that's when the bullet fell out

NOTE: The bullet was found at the murder scene not at the bridge

-Then ordered them down the hill and was going to rape them
-Saw a van and it scared him so he made them cross the creek <i></i>
-He then cut their necks and waited there to make sure they were dead
-Then walked back to his car and continued his life normally ever since
-Dr. Wala said he had no psychotic signs at the time but was high-risk for suicide <i></i>
-He talked about killing himself by jumping off his sink and snapping his neck
-Later he told Dr. Wala "I didn't do everything I said I did but I killed Abby and Libby"
-Dr. Wala said Allen received discovery papers from his defense in early April <i></i>
-During the month of April, Allen was involuntarily given his medication via injection
-Dr. Wala testified that she believe he was faking some of his symptoms during some of these outbursts
-Dr. Wala testified that he mentioned starting a nuclear war <i></i>
-He also tried to flush his bible down the toilet at one point
-However, Dr. Wala said he was showing signs of improvement by late April
-During cross examination, defense attorney Brad Rozzi asked right out of the gate why she no longer works at the DOC <i></i>

-She stopped working there after testifying during a July hearing in this case
-It was revealed there that she used the DOC database to look up information about the case that was not public
-Rozzi said she was obsessed with the case <i></i>
-Dr. Wala admitted to following it closely and participating in Facebook groups and online chat rooms about the case
-She became more interested after Allen's arrest
-She said she never formally told her bosses about her interest in the case even when Allen was sent to the DOC <i></i>
-Dr. Wala admitted to sharing her thought with Mr. Allen about what she saw in the online groups
-Dr. Wala said he was "fragile" when he came to DOC and had a "D" mental health code on a scale from A to E with E being the worst.
-Broke for lunch, cross will continue after <i></i>
You can find more details here:
 
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Delphi Murders Trial Day 11 Afternoon Highlights:

We picked back up with Defense Attorney Brad Rozzi's cross examination of Dr. Monica Wala who was the psychologist at Westville Correctional Facility where Allen was held in solitary confinement for more than a year


-Rozzi asked Dr. Wala about the clothing Allen was forced to wear while on suicide watch which was similar to a Kimono and apparently referred to as a "flintstone gown"
-Dr. Wala testified that the area where she and Allen had their sessions was not a therapeutic setting


-It was revealed that Mr. Allen was institutionalized sometime in 2019
-Went through several of Dr. Wala's reports from the early days of Allen at Westville where he was being called a "baby killer" by other inmates
-Allen also said he was being treated as if he is already guilty


-In April 2023, Dr. Wala said he had a "grave disability" and that prompted the administering of a Haldol shot to him involuntarily
-He received several of those shots in 2023
-He was continuing to self harm in throughout the summer of 2023


-Rozzi asked at one point about Allen's height which was measured during the intake process
-Dr. Wala said he was 5' 5"
-Rozzi obviously pointing this out because witnesses describe Bridge Guy as being tall
-Dr. Wala testified that she believed Allen had a serious mental illness


-Rozzi ended his questions by pointing out that Dr. Wala was so interested in the Delphi case that she at one point visited the crime scene during a day off
-Then Steve Mullin, the prosecution's investigator, took the stand again


-He went looking at BMV records in response to a jury question about the car seen on the Hoosier Harvest surveillance video that resembled Allen's 2016 Ford Focus
-A juror asked Mullin last week if he knew how many other 2016 Ford Focus cars were in the county
-He said he didn’t


-He got records from BMV that show the only 2016 Black Ford Focus SE registered in Carroll County in 2017 was Richard Allen's
-There were 8 2016 Ford Focus vehicles of varying models registered in the county in that year


-During cross examination, Mullin admitted he couldn't tell the model of the car in the surveillance video and that the Ford Focus looks similar regardless of what model
-Defense attorney Jennifer Auger pointed out that killer could be from another county


-Last up was Brad Weber who owns the property near the Monon High Bridge
-A road to get to his home runs right under the bridge
-He testified that on the day of the murders he left work a little after 2 and went straight home which would put him there around 2:30


-Prosecution asked what he drove and he said a white van
-That's important because in his detailed prison confession, he said he was going to rape the girls but saw a van and got scared so he made them cross the creek


-During cross examination, defense attorney Andrew Baldwin said to Weber: "you didn't drive straight home did you?"
-Weber said he did
-Baldwin pointed to statement he gave to cops that he went and worked on some ATM machines
-Weber got angry and yelled "No" at Baldwin


-Baldwin then ended his questioning but not before serving Weber with a subpoena on the witness stand for him to come back and testify when the defense presents their case
-Weber then stepped down
-During his opening statement, Baldwin said Weber was a possible suspect


-One of Weber's guns, a Sig Sauer, was tested by state police lab and the result was inconclusive
We're told tomorrow will be quite lengthy. Prosecutor McLeland said he intends to play 2+ hours of audio but didn't specify. Could be alleged confessions Allen made on the phone

As always, you can read everything that's happened so far on our website:

 
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13 Things To Know From The #Delphi Murders Trial Today - Oct 30

1. Devastating testimony today against Richard Allen. Unlike the relatively generic confessions that corrections officers discussed Tues, today jurors heard about far more detailed statements made by Allen.


2. Dr. Monica Wala, the head psychologist at Westville Correctional Facility while Richard Allen was there for 13 months, read from her clinical notes that detailed her conversations while treating Allen. She told the jury about multiple confessions, but one clearly stood out.
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3. Wala said Allen described his actions on the day of the murders. Said he went to his parent’s home, then got a 6-pack of beer on his way back & drank 3 cans before he bundled up & went to the trails. That’s where he saw Abby & Libby and followed them to the Monon High bridge.
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4. She said Allen recalled “doing something” with his gun, which he thought might explain how a cartridge ended up at the crime scene. He said he then told the girls to go down the hill, where he planned to sexually assault them. But he said he saw a van pass nearby & got scared.


5. Wala said Allen told her he then instructed the girls to cross the creek & he “cut their necks,” making sure they were dead before covering their bodies w branches & returning to his car, staying off the trail to avoid people. Jurors got Wala’s notes so they could read along.


6. Wala said Allen also asked her to listen as RA called his wife to confess to her. She said Cathy Allen replied “stop saying that.” Then RA said “I didn’t do everything I said I did but I did kill Abby & Libby.” A day earlier, he told Wala “I just want to sign my confession.”
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7. Dpty prosecutor Stacy Diener asked Wala to read sections of her clinical notes showing Allen seemed to be in a sound mental state at the time of the confessions. The jury heard Wala’s notations that Allen confessed in a “concise” & “chronological” manner & seemed remorseful…

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8. Sections of Wala’s notes highlighted by the State also included the psychologist telling the jury that Allen did not seem to be psychotic, that his anxiety & depression appeared to be improved, and that he might be “faking” signs of mental health problems.


9. But other entries she read to jurors showed just the opposite: RA eating his own feces, rolling naked on the floor of his cell, banging his head on the wall hard enough to cause 2 black eyes. A day before his confession, she wrote he was suicidal w intense anguish & anxiety.


10. And on cross exam, the defense highlighted portions of her clinical notes showing she diagnosed Allen w “serious mental illness.” She acknowledged he was “a fragile man” who had an abrupt occurrence of psychotic behavior & said he might not have faked mental issues at all.


11. Feeling confused by all that? I was too. Was Allen crazy when he made his confessions or wasn’t he? The jury will have to sort that out.The defense also had Wala detail the extreme prison conditions Allen was held in, exacerbating his existing anxiety & depression.


12. And the defense attacked Wala’s credibility, pointing out her obsession with Delphi Murders podcasts & his case (which she discussed with Allen WHILE SHE WAS TREATING HIM ) and her inappropriate & unprofessional conduct that eventually got her removed from the the prison.

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To hear more about Dr. Wala’s unusual conduct, as well as a shocking courtroom outburst by the state’s final witness of the day, check out tonight’s in-depth Delphi Debrief with @EmilyWTHR, 13News Legal Analyst Katie Jackson-Lindsay & me. See you tomorrow. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=uhGcyI_81CI
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At the Delphi Murders trial of Richard Allen, Dr. Monica Wala testified that Allen confessed to killing Libby and Abby. He told her he had planned to rape the girls but was startled by a van. He then decided to kill the girls to protect himself. Brad Weber testified he drove a van through the area at that time. The defense offered appalling evidence of Richard Allen's poor treatment. They say barbaric conditions caused him to make false confessions.

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