'Satan killed the girls,' Delphi suspect said, according to neuropsychologist

Delphi, Indiana, double execution fishy Richard Allen made up stories while successful a psychotic state, and claimed that "Satan killed nan girls," according to a neuropsychologist who testified for nan defense.

Allen was arrested successful nan autumn of 2022 for nan murders of teens Libby German and Abby Williams. By nan outpouring of 2023, he began confessing to nan murders and his behaviour took a turn, according to grounds from corrections officers and a psychologist.

Allen's unusual behaviour included hitting his caput connected nan wall, washing his look successful nan toilet, refusing food, eating paper, smearing feces successful his compartment and putting feces connected his look for 2 hours, according to grounds from corrections officers.

Neuropsychologist Polly Westcott, who was hired by nan defense successful May 2023, testified Monday that Allen had slump and worry erstwhile he arrived successful jail.

Westcott said she diagnosed Allen pinch limited characteristic disorder, noting he was peculiarly limited on his wife, Kathy.

This undated image provided by Indiana State Police shows Richard Matthew Allen.

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When Allen was trim disconnected from his wife, Westcott said, his slump became much pronounced and escalated into psychosis. Westcott said Allen knowledgeable hallucinations, psychosis and suicidal ideation.

"He fell apart," she said.

Suspect Richard Allen is escorted from Carroll County Courthouse, Nov. 22, 2022, successful Delphi, Indiana.

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Allen spent 13 months successful solitary confinement, which Westcott said "can alteration encephalon chemistry."

Westcott said different prisoners would outcry astatine Allen, calling him a "baby killer."

Defendant Richard Allen pinch defense lawyer Andrew Baldwin, Nov. 4, 2024.

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She said Allen had nary window, slept erratically and quickly mislaid weight.

"Your encephalon can’t show what’s real,” she said. "It’s for illustration being successful a nosy house. You don’t cognize what’s reality and what’s not.”

Allen is accused of sidesplitting Abby and Libby connected a hiking way successful February 2017. He's pleaded not blameworthy to murder.

An undated handout photograph shows Anna Williams pinch her daughter, Abby Williams, who was murdered successful Delphi, Ind., successful Feb. 2017.

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An undated handout photograph shows Libby German of Delphi, Ind., who was murdered successful Feb. 2017.

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Allen allegedly made aggregate confessions to his wife, corrections officers and a scientist while successful jail, according to witnesses who testified for nan authorities past week.

According to 1 corrections officer, connected April 23, 2023, Allen said, "I killed Abby & Libby. My woman wasn't involved. I want to confess."

Three days later, Allen said, "Can I talk? Can you perceive I killed Abby & Libby? How do I beryllium I'm insane?" according to nan officer.

Psychologist Monica Wala testified that, successful 1 of Allen's confessions to her, Allen told her he ordered nan girls "down nan hill" and intended to rape them. But past he saw thing -- either a personification aliases a van -- and was startled, Wala said. Allen told her he ordered nan girls crossed nan creek, slit their throats and covered their bodies pinch branches, according to Wala.

During cross-examination Monday, charismatic Stacy Diener pressed Westcott astir her claims that Allen made up stories while successful a psychotic state. Diener asked, "Is everything a personification says erstwhile successful a psychotic authorities distorted owed to their psychosis?"

Westcott responded, "Most of what a personification says aliases perceives while successful a psychotic authorities is not accordant pinch nan world others comprehend astir them."

"But they could opportunity things that are accurate?” Diener asked. Westcott responded, "Yes."