A prison guard says he heard Richard Allen confess to the murders on the 10th day of his Delphi murders trial.

DELPHI, Ind. (WNDU) – The trial continues for a man accused of killing two teenage girls in Delphi more than seven years ago.

52-year-old Richard Allen accused of murders 13-year-old Abby Williams and 14-year-old Libby German. Abby and Libby disappeared while hiking on February 13, 2017, near the Monon High Bridge Trail in Delphi. Their bodies were discovered in the woods near this trail a day later.

Allen’s trial began on October 18. It is expected to last until mid-November.

Here’s the latest on what happened in the courtroom on day 10 of the trial.

Jurors hear Allen’s alleged confessions

At the afternoon meeting our sister station WTHR says jurors heard about alleged confessions Allen made while in prison, which were one of the most debated parts of the entire case. Prosecutors previously said Allen made 61 incriminating statements while incarcerated at the Westville Correctional Facility in LaPorte County.

Former Westville Warden John Galipo took the stand and told the court that Allen verbally confessed to the murders, speaking to him one day while he was on suicide watch in his jail cell.

Gallipeau also said Allen admitted to throwing the box cutter used in the murders into the dumpster and wrote him a note saying, “I am ready to officially confess to killing Abby and Libby.”

Another witness, corrections officer Michael Clemons, took the stand after Galipeau and told jurors he heard Allen confess to the murders while he was assigned to watch the suicides outside his cell.

“The criminal says: God, I’m so glad no one gave up on me after I killed Abby and Libby” and “I, Richard Matthew Allen, killed Abby and Libby myself. Nobody helped me,” were the entries Clemons claimed to have made in the log.

Another corrections officer, Michael Roberts, told jurors today that he heard Allen say he killed Abby and Libby and that “I want to confess, I know a lot more.”

Allen’s lawyers argued that the confessions were the result of a mental health crisis he suffered while in solitary confinement.

Jurors are expected to hear more confessions, including recordings of his own voice during calls to family, WTHR reported.

Transcribed interview with Allen October 13, 2022

Before the testimony on Allen’s alleged confessions, the courtroom saw two heated interviews of Allen with detectives.

According to WTHR, the prosecution began the 10th day of the trial by playing a recording of Indiana State Police Officer Steve Mullin and current Carroll County Sheriff Tony Liggett interviewing Allen on Oct. 13, 2022 — less than two weeks before his arrest.

In the recording, where we heard Allen’s voice for the first time during the trial, Allen walked police through his day on February 13, 2017 – the day Abby and Libby went missing. He said he arrived at the trail around noon and walked around before leaving at 1 or 1:30 p.m.

Allen told police he was wearing jeans and a jacket that day. He says it was probably black and hooded at the time. He says he always kept a skullcap in his coat pocket and wore tennis shoes or combat boots.

Police later asked Allen for his phone, wanting the one he had in 2017, but said, “We can start with that if that’s okay.”

The recording shows Allen being read his rights before the search, and when it came time to enter his password, Allen said, “Looks like I’m going to be somebody’s fake guy.”

When police told Allen they were trying to exclude people from the search, he responded, “I don’t want to be somebody’s scumbag. Please do not think that I am questioning your integrity. Based on this conversation, you think I did it.

When Allen was asked for permission to search his home, he told police they needed a warrant. Police tried to reassure Allen that they were “not just randomly targeting” him.

When shown a photo of the “bridge guy” and asked if it was him, Allen became even more agitated and said, “I wouldn’t know these girls” and said blue jeans and Carhartt jackets were common.

Allen said, “You’re trying to get me to say I killed those girls.”

Toward the end of the interview, Allen told police he wanted to leave.

“We’re done,” Allen said. “Arrest me or take me home. I’m done.”

After being told he could always leave, Allen said, “Thank you. You’re an idiot.

Transcribed interview with Allen October 26, 2022

After recording the interview on Oct. 13, 2022, WTHR reports that the prosecution played a recording of Indiana State Police Officer Jerry Holman questioning Richard Allen on Oct. 26, 2022—the day Allen was arrested.

During the interview, Allen denied following a trail with guns or knives on February 13, 2017, but Holman told him they matched the extraction marks on a cartridge found at the scene from Allen’s gun.

Allen repeatedly tells Holeman that it was not his bullet and does not know how the cartridge got there.

“You mean I killed two girls. “I’m done,” Allen said. “The damage is done. Just do what you’re going to do.”

Allen told Holman several times during questioning that he had no intention of confessing or admitting to something he didn’t do.

“I’m done. If you’re going to arrest me, arrest me. I’m done. I’m not talking anymore. It’s ridiculous,” Allen said.

Holeman explained to Allen how the Indiana State Police laboratory had linked the cartridge at the scene to his gun, to which Allen once again said that “there was no way the bullet from my gun was found at the murder scene.”

Allen said, “Arrest me” and that he would not go to Holeman, he did what he didn’t do several more times before the end of the interview.

Holeman asked Allen what he wanted Holeman to tell the prosecutor.

“I want you to tell him whatever you want,” Allen said.

Looking back at all of our previous coverage of this ongoing trial, Click here.

Stay up to date with local news with VNDU on air and online. Be sure to download 16 news now Application and follow our YouTube page as we continue to bring you the latest news on this developing story.