Every time something happens to you, it strikes you again. Police, like Kelsi, have previously suggested that Libby and Abby's killer may live locally. Same. The department asked anyone who interacted with the account on Snapchat or Instagram to come forward for information. Then 17, Kelsi had been at home on themorning of February 13, 2017, when Libby, who had the day off from school, asked her if she could drive both her and Abby Williams to the Delphi Historic Trails. Weve likely interviewed you or someone close to you. Those poor girls were just out having fun. THE DELPHI MURDERS - KELSI GERMAN: A RE-EXAMINATION MindShock 23.5K subscribers Join Subscribe 228 Share Save 7.3K views 3 weeks ago TRUE CRIME THE DELPHI MURDERS - KELSI GERMAN: A. That support, Kelsi added, has never wavered. Libby posted pictures of Abby on social media. "He could be working with people that I know or walking past me when I'm looking at Christmas lights. Police, like Kelsi, have previously suggested that Libby and Abbys killer may live locally. Detective Dawn Higgins, Sheryl McCollum, and Kelsi German [Photo courtesy of Sheryl McCollum]I told her our friend Nancy Grace did the same thing after her fianc was murdered. Cody is Becky German Patty's nephew; her brother's son. We also believe this person is from Delphi currently or has previously lived here, visits Delphi on a regular basis, or works here, he added. Kelsi estimated that she has watched and listened to the clip "thousands of times." Its baffling to think we have a specific area of the country, a town, a remote bridge, a video, and his voice, yet we have been unable to locate him in four years. "I think that track is very hard to find if you don't know it's there already. Every time something happens to you, it strikes you again. "I think she was just taking a video to show us later and say, 'Hey, look at this really weird guy that was at the bridge earlier and this is what he looked like'. In a rare update issued earlier this month, Indiana State Police said they were seeking information about a bogus social media profile, called anthony_shots, that may be linked to the case. Sharlene looks at me and says, This makes me sick to my stomach. Their bodies were found the following. "I think she was just taking a video to show us later and say, 'Hey, look at this really weird guy that was at the bridge earlier and this is what he looked like'. Shes right. "Every time something new happens [in the case] I have to relive those moments," Kelsi said. "If I learn something in my classes, it might be something new that the detectives haven't thought about," German reasons. She has changed her major to psychology with minors in forensic science and law. This is not our case officially. I wonder all the time is he here, have I talked to him. Libby's pain tolerance was at a negative 2. Michelle met Kelsi at CrimeCon 2018. Their bodies were found the following day alongside a creek about a mile from where they were last seen. Kelsi's belief the killer lives - or may have once lived - locally stems from the idea that the trail near to where the two girls' bodies were found is difficult to simply stumble across, she said. Like us on Facebook atwww.facebook.com/TheSunUSand follow us from our main Twitter account at@TheSunUS, TikTok star, 28, is charged with child abuse after 'attack on boyfriend', Rape survivor slams Gabby Petito Utah cop over handling of her case, 'Dark details' about boyfriend of US swim champ who mysteriously died, Disturbing red flags of Lindsay Clancy's psychosis before she 'killed 3 kids', 2020 THE SUN, US, INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED | TERMS OF USE | PRIVACY | YOUR AD CHOICES | SITEMAP, Kelsi German, 21, was among one of the last people to see her 14-year-old sister Libby alive, She drove Libby and her best friend Abby Williams (pictured) to the Delphi Historic Trails on Feb. 13, 2017, where they were killed, The teens never offered a reason for why they wanted to visit the park, Kelsi believes the killer may be living, or once lived, in Delphi, Kelsi and Libby shared a close bond before her death, Kelsi said she believes police are getting closer each day to obtaining justice for Abby and Libby, Kegan Kline has been identified as the culprit behind a catfish account potential linked to the case, A composite sketch of the suspect is shown, Police release sketch of man accused of murdering Delphi teens Liberty German and Abigail Williams. Kelsi says she has relived the hours leading up to the girls' deaths over and over again in her mind every day for the last four-and-a-half years. After we are seated and exchange pleasantries for a moment, I ask Kelsi how she walks around every day knowing the killer could be right here. Kelsi estimated that she has watched and listened to the clip thousands of times. She claimed to watch it almost every day in the hope of discovering a new detail orjogging a repressed memory. "I just keep listening, and every time I do, I just know that's the person that did such awful things - or a thing - to my sister. I asked him straight out could there have been two killers. You dont want to lose that [awareness] because you dont want them [law enforcement] to take on other cases they find more important and in the process forget about yours. THE sister of a girl killed in the Delphi 'Snapchat murders' has recounted the final words she exchanged with her late sibling before she was tragically murdered alongside her best friend in an Indiana woods. Standing on the bridges edge, I factor in the height of the bridge, condition of the bridge, broad daylight, cell service, others in the vicinity, and visibility of the killer from the bridge and from the ground and rough terrain. "We also believe this person is from Delphi currently or has previously lived here, visits Delphi on a regular basis, or works here," he added. The video shows a white male, dressed in faded jeans, a hoodie and a blue jacket, with his hands in his pockets, walking towards the eighth graders on a bridge. It was amazing, she recounted. This person likely would've been on the slightly more social media savvy side. I am still confused. None of us are 14 and none of us are afraid of him. "That's one of the biggest things I've had to cope with is learning how not to feel guilty about something you couldn't have changed even if you wanted to.". "We've always said, 'goodbye, I love you and I'll see you later'. Email us atexclusive@the-sun.comor call212 416 4552. Police, like Kelsi, have previously suggested that Libby and Abby's killer may live locally. We dont know if these signatures were pre or postmortem. According to an affidavit, Kline admitted to investigators that he used a series of fake social media profiles on Instagram and Snapchat to contact underage girls and solicit nude images from them. I starteda Twitter for my sister andan Instagramand whatever I could, Michelle recently told Oxygen.com. Kelsi German and Michelle Cruz both lost their sisters under tragic circumstances, but they've found each other to lean on. Dexter Guy from Twitter needs to be deleted. or 'What if I never dropped them off?' For other inquiries, Contact Us. Mannina said, Libby did her job. The man who set up that account has since been identified as Kegan Anthony Kline, a 27-year-old from Peru, Indiana, who last year was arrested for 30 felonies, including possession of child porn, exploitation of children, and soliciting minors for sex. "She was the funniest person ever," Kelsi remembered of her 14-year-old sibling. "My family has always been really big on making sure you tell everybody that you love them and goodbye each time you hang up the phone or leave the house. Its always nice to see these families keep high spirits, one thing he couldnt take was the memories. Shell remember someone being in a room near her that she previously couldnt, or receiving a letter or a gift from a friend or sympathetic stranger. Libby's sister Kelsi told Renner, as a way to keep going and honor her sister, "I want to be the person I saw Libby as, so, outgoing and fun and talking to everybody." . The department asked anyone who interacted with the account on Snapchat or Instagram to come forward for information. That coikdnt have been easy to be so young and to be exposed to that. She no longer wanted to be a schoolteacher. I stood next to my sister and looked out where the girls were murdered, and I could not fathom what Kelsi must be feeling in this place. After losing her sister and best friend, Kelsi German shifted her academic focus to psychology and criminal justice in order to help people like herself the loved ones left behind after the murders. Libby then slipped her phone into her pocket and continued recording. "Maybe I just met him at Dairy Queen where I was at work one day and he came in and ordered a chocolate milkshake but I haven't remembered his voice yet for whatever reason. ", Kelsi said she believes her sister was so charismatic that she doesn't think she "knew a stranger. "And so they were like, 'Hey, let's go to this place,'" Kelsi theorized. The woods are thick with Eastern White Pine trees and river birch, but you can easily see through them in the winter. Kelsi had plans to meet up with her boyfriend later that afternoon before going to work and initially told Libby no. I needed to see it first hand to walk it and to hopefully gain more of an understanding of him. Michelle Cruz told Oxygen.com during a phone interview last year that she and Janelle were inseparable. At this point, we were on ice and Kaleb helped all of us navigate the steep grade around the fence. The anthony_shots profile on IG appears to be the same "model"/catfish, and the tone of the bio is young, or at least young passing. They said they never wanted or asked or took any money from anyone. Mannina said, When I left and after seeing the bridge and where they were killed I felt empty and frustrated. I see my sister standing as close as she can and is contemplating stepping onto the bridge. Kelsi then made the short drive to the trails with Abby and Libby, dropping them off just after 1.35pm. Early afternoon on Feb. 13, 2017, Kelsi German dropped off Libby and her sister's friend, Abby Williams, near the Monon High Bridge trail, where the Delphi Community Middle School. 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