As reported in The Independent, though Kegan Kline had been suspected of being involved in child pornography around the time of the Delphi murders in 2017, it wouldn't be until 2020 that he was finally arrested, and his being charged with child pornography and exploitation led to the revelation of his online grooming tactics. It was a different time for women in politics, and Brown didn't always understand the realities of that. "If it is related, whatever they're looking for I hope it comes sooner rather than later. She made friends easily, was an athlete in high school, made good grades and ran for student council, he said. Roberts sat beside her also. The interview, however, never went ahead. Her ambition was no secret, Winters said, and although they are far apart politically, Winters said Brown's experience will set her up well for the job. "Kate Brown, Oregon's new governor, boosts the 'B' in LGBT," read one headline. However, Allen was not the first suspect to be publicly linked to the Delphi murders. Serena Williams stepmom's debts continue to spiral amid crumbling home battle, 'Glaring error' left 'habitual liar' Alex Murdaugh 'boxed in' during trial, Alex Murdaugh jailed for life after disgraced lawyer guilty of murder, Murdaugh sentenced to LIFE in prison after being found guilty of double murder, 2020 THE SUN, US, INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED | TERMS OF USE | PRIVACY | YOUR AD CHOICES | SITEMAP, Libby German (left) and Abigail Williams (right) were murdered in February 2017 and the case remains unsolved, Kegan Kline has not been named as a suspect in the case but admitted to speaking with Libby through a catfish social media account, The man police believe killed the girls was recorded in a short video shot by Libby, Carrie, pictured with Libby, says she's 'disgusted' with the FBI, The Marathon gas station at the center of the report is seen above, Kegan Kline (seen right, with his dad) has denied any wrongdoing. No one has been arrested in the Delphi, Indiana, double murder. If you or someone you know may be the victim of child abuse, please contact the Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline at 1-800-4-A-Child (1-800-422-4453) or contact their live chat services. German and Abigail Williams, 13, were found murdered on the morning of Feb. 13, 2017, after Germans sister dropped the pair off at the entrance of a hiking trail the day prior. The affidavit,. He maintained that he did not have anything to do with the killings. The brief exchange happened around the same time the search in the Wabash River began. Thanks for contacting us. Kegan Kline Kline, who's currently being held in Miami County, is charged with 30 counts, including possession of child pornography, child exploitation, child solicitation and synthetic identity . The creator of the fictitious profile used this information while communicating with juvenile females to solicit nude images, obtain their addresses, and attempt to meet them. 'It's probably the smallest thing but it's the one thing we are missing and that's just what we keep hoping for - that one small thing will come to light and that this will be over soon,' Abby's mother Anna Williams said. Republican candidate for Oregon's governor Bridget Barton talks - KATU In a statement to The U.S. Sun, a spokesperson for ISP said: "The Indiana State Police does have a dive team in the area, but I cannot confirm that they are conducting a search or if it is related to the Delphi Investigation.". Today could be the day. Jennifer Smith, Chief Reporter For Dailymail.Com, Isabel Oakeshott receives 'menacing' message from Matt Hancock, Insane moment river of rocks falls onto Malibu Canyon in CA, Ken Bruce finishes his 30-year tenure as host of BBC Radio 2, Pavement where disabled woman gestured at cyclist before fatal crash, Pro-Ukrainian drone lands on Russian spy planes exposing location, 'Buster is next!' In December, there was a flurry of excitement over the case after cops tied the fake Instagram profile of Anthony Shots to their investigation. As Alex is jailed for horrific executions of his wife and son rumors abound in the sleepy South Carolina town of Walterboro - and locals say 'most people don't believe he is the killer', Woman, 31, who had sex with 13-year-old boy and then became pregnant with his child will serve NO jail time in plea deal, 'Are y'all OK in LA?!' Kegan's half brother compares Kegan and Tony's voices with the voice audio on the ''Bridge Guy'' video recording Liberty German recorded on her phone. Everything we know about Tony Kline so far - YouTube An undated handout photo shows Libby German of Delphi, Ind., who was murdered in Feb. 2017. 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This profile was being used from 2016 to 2017 on social media applications, including but not limited to, Snapchat and Instagram, Indiana police said in the Facebook post. We talked to someone who knew Kegan Anthony Kline Brown just wanted to be thorough. Kline is a suspect in a Miami County child exploitation and child pornography case. ", "The truth is," Roberts said, "she did this all herself. The only piece of detail from that video that has emerged is that the man walking towards them whispered 'down the hill' to them as he approached. "It would be great to finally get some justice for the girls.". The other was Kegan Kline, an accused pedophile, who, like Allen, was an Indiana resident at the time of the murders, with an address in the city of Peru less than 40 miles from the center of Delphi. 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Kate Berrigan - Federal Program Administrator - LinkedIn It's unclear what led to his arrest or if he was ever questioned by police investigating the Delphi murders. 'But the difference now is that we know about you. But after that, his attempts at bullying her stopped. Kegan Kline, an accused pedophile who was communicating with Libby through a catfish social media account, reportedly Googled the Marathon gas station in Delphi on Feb. 13, 2017 - the same day Libby, 14, and Abigail Williams, 13, were murdered near a bridge. Instead, he cynically offered to share information related to the killings in exchange for $400, a deal the podcasters believed would undermine their journalistic integrity and which they flat-out refused, ending their contact with Kline. HLN's Delphi murders update: Catfish profile was last communication Dont worry. But how? The user of the "anthony_shots" profile, which was active in 2016 and 2017, "portrayed himself as being extremely wealthy and owning numerous sports cars," police said. By Indiana State Police said that, while investigating the case in December 2021, they "uncovered" a fake Snapchat and Instagram profile called "anthony_shots," where the unknown user misappropriated photos of a known male model for his own profile image and communicated with underage girls "to solicit nude images, obtain their addresses, and attempt to meet them.". Few updates other updates have been issued by investigators over the last five years. Kegan Kline, 27, is currently in custody in Miami County, Indiana, for 30 counts of child pornography-related charges dating back to 2016 and 2017. But our Second Gentlemen is lecturing us about 'toxic masculinity'. The comments below have not been moderated. Last year, it was revealed that he was behind an Instagram catfish account which used the name Anthony Shots, and that Indiana State Police believed Abi and Libby communicated with the account not long before they died. Kline said he has no recollection of speaking with Liberty. "It's extremely frustrating these people are meant to be protecting and serving yet apparently they can't even retrieve evidence properly. The real man in the catfish pictures is Vincent Kowlaski, a married, 25-year-old Alaska police officer and father, who says he is horrified to have his face connected to the gruesome killings. Delphi Murders: Who Is Kegan Kline, Man Arrested During - Peoplemag Kline's attorney said there would not be a plea agreement. SALEM, Ore. Even before Oregon's new governor, Kate Brown, took office, the national media and gay rights groups were touting her as the nation's first openly bisexual governor. He has pleaded not guilty in that case and is in jail awaiting trial. More precisely, the picture that shows what he posted on 02/12/2017. New details in Delphi murder of Abby Williams and Libby German - Fox 59 Jennifer Smith, Chief Reporter For Dailymail.Com New information on the "anthony_shots" account is now public thanks to the true crime podcast Murder Sheet, which obtained a transcript of a police interview with 27-year-old Kegan Kline, an Indiana man arrested in 2020 and charged with possession of child pornography and related charges. He was totally taken aback, she said. According to WRTV, their bodies were discovered a mile from their last known location, and while Indiana State Police refused to encourage copycats or generate false leads by giving details of what happened to the two teenagers after they went missing or how they were killed (via WISH-TV), the case received a huge amount of attention following the release of video and audio clips of the girls' suspected murderer that was recorded on German's phone, leading to investigators receiving more than 18,000 tips from members of the public. Kline, in the interview, repeatedly denied killing Abby and Libby, according to the transcripts. Former FBI agent urges patience despite revelations in Delphi - WXIN It's unclear what they were looking for. 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In addition to wanting money, women have been contacting him, and he is trying to exploit them sexually in order to give them information about the case, podcast host and attorney Kevin Greenlee told Fox News Digital. Kline has neither been charged nor been named a suspect in the murders of Abigail and Liberty. Harry's chat with guru who compared Hamas terrorists to Jews who battled the Nazis has appalled Rabbis: What DOES Duke know about man who defended anti-Semites, called for ALL drugs to be legal and who will want intimate detail of his upbringing? Police have always held back key pieces of information about how the girls died in an effort to protect their investigation into finding the killer. People doing interviews that dont even know me, Aine, and lying all about me. "Oregon has been in the national news for all the wrong reasons," Brown said at her inauguration Wednesday. HLN reporter spoke with Kegan Kline, creator of anthony_shots profile who said ISP told him he was a person of interest in the killings of Libby and Abby. He was living not far from where the girls' bodies were found in February 2017. Anyone with information can submit a tip at abbyandlibbytip@cacoshrf.com or 765-822-3535. Kegan Kline, 27, is currently in jail on separate child pornography charges but he was free on February 14, 2017, when the girls were murdered. In a text, he told them: 'I'm having a hard enough time. For five years, the murders of 13-year-old Abby Williams and 14-year-old Libby German have hung over Delphi, ghosts that couldn't be put to rest. She was friendly and nice about it, he said, even when some of her friends weren't. The bodies of 14-year-old Libby German, and her best-friend Abby Williams, 13, were discovered by police on Valentine's Day 2017. The identity of the man depicted remains a mystery. Oregon's Kate Brown was always bound for governor's job According to podcasters ine Cain and Kevin Greenlee, the footage may have helped to place a potential suspect at the scene. They used to fish there for sure but what else - Bart knows that voice! "That's what they said. It means a lot, Roberts said, to not have to attend every event alone and to have someone there to think of it. "No. publicized what they say is the suspect's voice, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. In addition, Kline repeatedly told Cain and Greenlee that he would not divulge any information without payment, which the podcast hosts declined to do as journalists. Gannett Fleming, Inc. Oct 1991 - Apr 19942 years 7 months. Carrie's remarks stem from new information shared by The Murder Sheet podcast, which claimed the FBI failed to obtain surveillance footage from a gas station in Delphi during the early stages of the investigation into the February 2017 killings. The FBI, as per the podcast's sources, reportedly tried to download the video to a thumb drive but suffered a technical issue. Pictured below, youll see images of the known male model and images the fictitious anthony_shots profile sent to underage females., Police say German used her cellphone to snap images of a man walking across the railroad bridge shortly before she and Williams were killed on Feb. 13, 2017. Kate Brown speaks during a press conference on Friday, Feb. 20, 2015, at the Oregon State Capitol. Look at page 151 of the transcript. But now, five and a half years on, with only questions and very few answers, Carrie says has lost all faith in law enforcement to bring her daughter's killer to justice. Kline, of Peru, Indiana, has repeatedly denied any involvement in the case and has not been publicly named as a suspect. Speaking from jail, Kline told HLN that he has 'no idea' why police are now linking him to the murders, but then said: 'I think it's because they said I was the last person to talkto her, is what they've told me.'. Kline was not listed as a suspect in the double murder but one of his social media accounts, @anthony_shots, was allegedly in contact with Libby before she died.. INDIANAPOLIS The transcript of a police interview with Kegan Kline reveals new details about the investigation of the Delphi murders. 'Lost surveillance' that could crack Delphi murder mystery leaves He allegedly told authorities he would find the underage girls on Instagram and then move the conversation to Snapchat. However, there were either additional technical issues or "some kind of task management mishap" and the FBI later returned the hard drive without having viewed or downloaded the footage. There was a particularly striking exchange where a young woman was asking about the case and talking about church, and he responded very quickly by turning it into a sexual conversation.. Sleep well,' he said. Photos of Abby Williams, left, and Libby German, right, at police headquarters in Delphi, Indiana. Former Oregon Democratic governor Barbara Roberts met Brown back then and remembers her standing out. Carrie German, meanwhile, believes the FBI may have missed a crucial opportunity to make headway in the case in the immediate aftermath of Libby's death. Soon after, an affidavit alleged that an Indiana man, 27-year-old Kegan Anthony Kline, is the man behind the account. From tonight's live-stream. ine \u0026 Kevin have done some great work here and are very responsible with the documents they stumbled across. People doing interviews that don't even know me and lying all about me. They have just stating using YouTube and will be uploading all back catalogue of podcast. The male model in the photos has been identified and isn't a person of interest, according to police. According to WLS-TV in Chicago, Kline's name became overtly linked with the Delphi murders when it was revealed police had taken the Indiana resident who remained in custody with 30 felony child pornography charges out of jail for questioning over potential contact he had made with Libby German, suggesting he may have been attempting to groom the teenager as he allegedly had numerous others around the time of her murder. Kegan Kline, 27, is currently in jail on separate child porn charges from 2017 He was arrested 10 days after Liberty German and Abigail Williams were found dead Kline lived 37 miles away from. Kegan Kline is accused of creating an account by the name of "anthony_shots" to communicate with underage girls and solicit nude images, according to a probable cause affidavit. Being a woman in leadership was rarely a problem, she said, but it had its challenges. 'Instagram and catfishing has been a problem for me since the start, these social media platforms do nothing to stop that type of thing from happening unfortunately,' the 25-year-old told DailyMail.com in December. Libby's grandfather Mike Patty added: 'Thisis not something anyone should go through. Please check out Murder Sheet Podcast. That was the kind of girl Brown was, classmate Jack Ohman told the Statesman Journal. There is Brown, maybe 11 years old, speaking at a podium and wearing a political button. Im very upset about it. An Indiana man who authorities say created a fake social media account potentially linked to the unsolved 2017 murders of two teenage girls in Delphi is denying his involvement in their deaths. A makeshift memorial for Abby Williams and Libby German next to a trail they were hiking the day they disappeared, Feb. 13, 2017, in Delphi, Indiana. German also recorded the man believed to be the killer ordering the friends down the hill.. Kegan Kline was named by police as the suspect behind the catfish account. Kate Brown speaks at press conference. Footage found on the girls' phone showed a man following them down the train tracks they were walking on.