Richard Allen's Mental State Under Scrutiny| Crime Alert Recap Saturday 11.02.11
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Here's one of our top stories this week. The psychologist who treated accused murderer Richard Allen says his mental health worsened during his stay in solitary.
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| 0:00.0 | Crime alert, hourly update. Breaking Crime News now. I'm Drew Nilsson. In Indiana, the Delphi murder trial enters its 13th day, with Richard Allen's defense team working to create doubts about the state's case. |
| 0:12.7 | Allen charged with the 2017 murders of teenagers Abby Williams and Libby German faces four counts of murder. |
| 0:19.0 | Testimony today focuses on Allen's mental state while in prison, |
| 0:22.9 | as well as his treatment and behavior in solitary confinement. The defense called several |
| 0:27.1 | witnesses to support claims that Allen's confinement worsened his mental health, challenging the |
| 0:32.0 | reliability of his confessions made while in prison. Friday's testimony began with Hammond Police |
| 0:37.4 | Officer Christopher Gutey, who had worked on the Delphi case for about two weeks. made while in prison. Friday's testimony began with Hammond police officer Christopher |
| 0:38.4 | Gouti, who had worked on the Delphi case for about two weeks, recounting an interview he conducted |
| 0:43.5 | with Brad Weber, a property owner near the crime scene. Weber had driven a van near the Monon |
| 0:48.7 | High Bridge on the day of the murders, but Gutee could not remember if Weber had told him exactly |
| 0:53.2 | where he went after work that |
| 0:54.6 | day. This interaction is part of the defense's strategy to question the timelines of the events around |
| 0:59.9 | the crime. Then the defense brought out Dr. Deanna Dweger, the director of behavioral health for the |
| 1:05.3 | Indiana Department of Correction, who has overseen the mental health policies and services at IDOC |
| 1:10.4 | since 2021. |
| 1:12.1 | She did not directly treat Richard Allen, |
| 1:14.3 | but she provided a view into Allen's experience at Westfield Correctional Facility, |
| 1:18.6 | where he had been held in solitary confinement for over a year. |
| 1:22.1 | Dr. Dwinger explained the toll this level of isolation can have on mental health, |
| 1:26.0 | saying, quote, solitary confinement is not good for the mind. |
| 1:29.2 | According to her, IDOC policy advises that someone with a serious mental illness should not be held in solitary for more than 30 days. |
| 1:36.9 | But Allen's confinement lasted 13 months. Dr. Dweger testified that Allen's mental health issues worsened in the spring of |
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