Richard Allen has been found guilty of two counts of murder and two counts of felony murder in the killings of two teenage girls in Delphi, Indiana.
Allen, 52, could be sentenced to up to 130 years in prison for murdering Abigail Williams, 13, and Liberty German, 14, on the Monon High Bridge Trail in February 2017.
Prosecutors did not seek the death penalty for Allen.
Local news outlet WTHR reported the verdict Monday around 2:45 p.m. local time.
A WTHR reporter captured the attorneys and family members of the victims heading back into the courthouse Monday shortly before 1:30 p.m. local time.
Comprised of five men and seven women, the jury deliberated for roughly 18 hours over four days.
No cameras or cell phones are allowed in the courtroom for this trial.
The jury was selected in Fort Wayne, 100 miles from where the crimes occurred, in an attempt to level the mass media attention surrounding this case that's been picked up by true crime enthusiasts.
Prosecutors argued Allen is the "bridge guy" captured walking along the trial in a Snapchat video recovered from German's phone. Allen is accused of forcing the teens down a hill and cutting their throats.
The prosecution says an unspent bullet from a .40-caliber pistol belonging to a gun owned by Allen was found in between the victims' bodies.
They claim Allen has confessed to the murders over 60 times after his arrest and in jail to prison guards, family members, and friends.
Allen's defense argued his confessions were made under duress, were unreliable, and included inaccurate crime details as well as admissions to crimes that never occurred, including killing his own family.
It took five years for police to arrest Allen, who was working at a CVS in Delphi. The families of the victims said Allen even helped them print photos for the funeral free of charge.
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