Overview

• Richard Allen, on trial for the 2017 murders of Abby Williams and Libby German, has allegedly confessed to the crimes over 60 times while in prison.
• A key element of the trial is Allen's mental health, with defense experts claiming his confessions occurred during a psychotic state exacerbated by solitary confinement.
• The prosecution's case lacks DNA evidence linking Allen to the crime scene but includes a bullet linked to his gun and detailed confessions he made to a prison psychologist.
• A white van, mentioned in Allen's confessions, has been a focal point of the trial, with conflicting testimonies about its presence on the day of the murders.
• The defense's theory that followers of Odinism committed the murders was dismissed by the judge, narrowing the focus to Allen's alleged actions and mental health.