"This woman will soon become the first openly bisexual governor," ran another. Everyone is making money off my name, and Im sitting in here hungry with nothing, Kline said in another message, which does not support what sources have told the podcast hosts about Kline gaining a significant amount of weight in prison. Kline's public defender attorney denied that he was in any way involved in the Delphi murders when police connected him to the case in December. Minyvonne Burkeis a senior breaking news reporter for NBC News. "I don't want to put too much stock into it until I hear something from law enforcement," she added. French family sues Airbnb after 19-month-old daughter dies from fentanyl overdose while taking a nap at Miami rental - after previous tenants held cocaine-fueled party, Walgreens says it will NOT sell abortion pills in 20 Republican-controlled states - even where it is still legal. Chadwell had been jailed for the killing of another girl nearby but has never been arrested over the Delphi murders. 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?!' Few updates other updates have been issued by investigators over the last five years. Nikos Frazier / Journal & Courier via USA TODAY Network, unsolved 2017 murders of two teenage girls in Delphi, Kegan Kline is accused of creating an account by the name of "anthony_shots", Investigators identify creator of 'anthony_shots' social media account cited in Delphi teen slayings investigation. On Dec. 6, Indiana State Police announced they were seeking information about a fake social media account using the handle "anthony_shots," saying there was a potential, unspecified connection between the account and the murders, which took place in Delphi, Ind. The pedophile suspect in the Delphi murders is complaining behind bars about having a 'hard time', demanding cash for interviews and requesting graphic sexual favors from women who write letters to him. Yeah, that is a weird a** coincidence that I happened to talk to her, like, I get that," he added. He has never been charged in connection with Libby and Abi's murders, which remain unsolved five years on. But in May last year, Libby's sister said she did not believe he was the killer. 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. From tonight's live-stream. Kegan Kline first came to be linked with the Delphi murders in December 2021, when Indiana Police revealed that Kline was the owner of fake social media accounts featuring the image of a male model that he used to contact underage girls online. Kline is the man allegedly behind the fake "anthony_shots" social media profile connected to the killings of Abby Williams and Libby German. 00:55 GMT 12 Feb 2022. In December 2021, ISP said in a Facebook post that it had uncovered a fictitious Instagram account under the username Anthony_Shots during its investigation into the murders. Dont worry. But how? The affidavit, filed in August 2020, alleges that Kline admitted to investigators that he was the creator of the account. He has pleaded not guilty in that case and is in jail awaiting trial. So what does Kegan Kline know? The girls' families say they are desperate for the case to finally be brought to a close. In a jailhouse interview with HLN that will air on Saturday as part of its Delphi murder investigation special, Kline says police told him he was the last person to speak with the girls. He was totally taken aback, she said. According to that, he was in Vegas, not Indiana. Supt. "It's extremely frustrating these people are meant to be protecting and serving yet apparently they can't even retrieve evidence properly. 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. Kline recently spoke to HLN in a jailhouse interview and denied any involvement with the slayings, and he said he has been cooperating with police. The river is roughly 40 miles away from where Libby and Abby were killed, and around two miles from Kegan Kline's family home, which was raided by police 12 days after the murders. The profile was used from 2016 to 2017 on sites including Snapchat and Instagram, the police statement said. 'But the difference now is that we know about you. A lot about you. '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. One crucial item of evidence at the center of the investigation is a short video captured by Libby on her phone, showing a white male, dressed in jeans, a hoodie, and a blue jacket, with his hands in his pockets, walking towards the eighth graders on a bridge. In 2009, she attended Basic Rights Oregon's annual auction and dinner, where Portland rock singer Storm Large was auctioning off kisses. Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage? ", "The truth is," Roberts said, "she did this all herself. "Thought you all would enjoy this picture of Kati (sic) at the beginning her political career which started at Ralph R Reeder elementary school," Mark Simons wrote. Members of the Indiana State Police (ISP) have spent over two weeks searching through a section of the Wabash River in Peru, combing through the shallow waters with metal detectors and scuba gear. 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. Kline and state police also talked about a polygraph test that Kline says he failed. Police have never publicly revealed how Libby and Abby were killed. "Three sentences and you got it," Roberts said. No one has been arrested in the Delphi, Indiana, double murder. 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. It's unclear what they were looking for. It happenedto our family, I don't want it to happen to anybody else. This is still an ongoing investigation.". Per the same source, police had conducted a search of Kline's property just two weeks after the Delphi murders, suspecting him of child sex offenses. "I'm slightly surprised because I'd expect the local police department to fumble the ball like that, but I wouldn't have thought the FBI would," said an anguished Carrie. The Kline family home was raided 12 days after the murders, Members of the Indiana State Police (ISP) have spent over two weeks searching through a section of the Wabash River, The nature of the two girls' deaths has never been released by the police, The girls were killed at the Delphi Historic Trails where they'd been hiking during a day off from school. The interview, however, never went ahead. "We always thought she would run at some point," Winters said. When the issue persisted, the gas station worker handed over a hard drive containing the footage which agents then took away with them. Kline said: "Don't message me again. On Feb. 13, 2017, the two best . She would have turned into a really good young lady.'. 24/7 coverage of breaking news and live events. 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. The man, who police believe killed the girls, chillingly tells them: "Hey guys down the hill.". Kline has neither been charged nor been named a suspect in the murders of Abigail and Liberty. Hard to believe. "Kate Brown, Oregon's new governor, boosts the 'B' in LGBT," read one headline. Kegan Kline: Affidavit links man to fictitious social media profile cited in Delphi murder investigation In the transcript, obtained by FOX59 from the podcast The Murder Sheet, police tell. They have just stating using YouTube and will be uploading all back catalogue of podcast. The best friends were supposed to be picked up from the trails by family later that afternoon, but they never showed up to the pickup location. Thanks @TrueC. FFS, who are these women who write to him? Authorities have not named Kline as a person of interest or a suspect in the double homicide. She once worked with a male colleague, a large man, she said, and he liked to use his size to intimidate her. Indiana State Police said they could not comment "due to this being an active and ongoing investigation.". We've received your submission. Police have not confirmed what it is they're searching for. He asked one if she would allow him to masturbate over FaceTime for her. Here is something you don't see too often when it comes to the race for Oregon's governor: next year will be the most wide-open race in nearly 20 years. None of her colleagues are surprised she has become governor, although they are, of course, surprised by the circumstances. The brief exchange happened around the same time the search in the Wabash River began. "No. Like her friend Ohman, now an editorial cartoonist for The Sacramento Bee and formerly of The Oregonian, Brown was a smart, middle-class kid from a small town outside Minnesota's Twin Cities. They used to fish there for sure but what else - Bart knows that voice! You have put out so much bulls*t against me. She was so articulate, Roberts said. She was interviewed in February this year by detectives and says they must have more than probable cause about him. DELPHI, Ind. 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. Her sexuality has rarely been an issue in Oregon, and while Brown rarely brings it up, she doesn't shy away from it either. 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. "The information that was released did not come from the Indiana State Police nor The Delphi Double Homicide Task Force. He was living not far from where the girls' bodies were found in February 2017. Brown asked for a kiss, and Large bent her over backwards in an intense embrace. Kline pleaded not guilty to the possession of child pornography and related charges. Part of the Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday & Metro Media Group, I'm having a hard enough time. He told DailyMail.com last year: 'I was unaware that the Indiana state police were going to use my photos prior to them releasing all that information. Brown would ask for feedback on her public speaking, Roberts said. The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. Kegan Kline, 27, who created the "anthony_shots" profile, tied to the slayings of teens in Indiana, was arrested in 2020 on child porn charges, officials say. , updated Both are the subject of criminal investigations. He didnt provide it. Using the fake account, Kline had allegedly groomed 15 girls and manipulated them into sharing hundreds of explicit photos and videos with him, having gained their trust. 18:43 GMT 11 Feb 2022 For years, the case was unsolved but investigators are pursuing the theory the pair were talking with Kline - a known catfish who used the photos of a male model to lure young girls into meeting him for sex. ine \u0026 Kevin have done some great work here and are very responsible with the documents they stumbled across. The transcript indicates that Kline had access to the account, which had been in contact with German. A judge has approved Kegan Kline's request for a continuance in his child pornography case . The "anthony_shots" account isn't the only possible lead in the Delphi case; police also have photos, video and audio. ', He later acquiesced: 'How many questions do you want to ask? Their bodies were found February 14, 2017, near a trail in Delphi. In 2019, police released a brief video clip -- footage taken from Libby's phone -- showing a grainy image of the suspect walking on the bridge near where the girls were last seen. 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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. The internet is left in uproar after shopper reveals she spent a whopping $50 on a GROCERY BAG from pricey celebrity-loved food store Erewhon, Sun goes down on the Murdaugh dynasty: As Alex is jailed, surviving son Buster is left with modest apartment, $530k inheritance, a law career in tatters after plagiarism incident - and could now face probe over gay teen's death, Jennifer Smith, Chief Reporter For Dailymail.Com, Do not sell or share my personal information. According to a police interview obtained by the Murder Sheet podcast, Kline was linked to an incident . Four years after the still-unsolved murders of Abigail Williams and Liberty German, a new name has surfaced in connection with the February 2017 slayings. Though Richard Allen is the first and only person so far to have been charged in connection with the double murder, other names have been made public. I'm very upset about it. There is a lot of misinformation. Kegan Kline, 27, created the fake . Authorities are asking anyone who may know something about the Instagram profile or anything about the case to contact law enforcement at [email protected] or 765-822-3535. He was linked to the Delphi murders after he. The account used images of a well-known male model, who is not connected to the account or the investigation, state police said. He also claimed - without naming names - that he wasn't the only person with access to the bogus social media account. 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. Even as she took over for Kitzhaber, who had just started on an unprecedented fourth term, it seemed clear the politician Kate Brown had not become someone too different from Katie Brown of years ago. Kline's lawyer has not responded to ABC News' requests for comment. ': Sheriff's warning to Californians after 17 feet of snow blankets San Bernardino Mountains where residents have been trapped for TEN DAYS, Biden gives hero Vietnam veteran the Medal of Honor after waiting 60 years because the Army lost his paperwork: Army Special Forces Colonel Paris Davis risked his life multiple times in 1965 ambush, Alex Murdaugh's head is shaved as he is booked into South Carolina prison fortress for weeks of evaluation before being sent to a maximum security facility housing the 'worst of the worst', ASHLEIGH BANFIELD: A digital star witness brought down lying, family-killing father Alex Murdaugh and it was his murdered son's cellphone. He had asked reporter Aine Caine and lawyerKevin Greenlee, who host the podcast, for $400 in exchange for a one-hour interview about the murders. It didn't work, but Brown appointed him to the school board, he said. Police said Kline's device logged into the "anthony_shots" Snapchat account the day that the girls were killed. She could explain any policy or any topic clearly, in a way anyone could understand. The charges are unrelated to the murders of Abigail "Abby" Williams and Liberty "Libby" German. A known sex offender who police say was the last person to speak with Delphi murder victims Liberty German and Abigail Williams has denied having any role in their killings in a jailhouse interview. There is Brown, maybe 11 years old, speaking at a podium and wearing a political button. "During Kegan's interview," the 2020 affidavit stated, "he initially denied creating fake social media . New details have come to light in the unsolved Delphi, Indiana, double murder investigation with the publication of a police interview with a man who, according to transcripts, admitted to communicating with 14-year-old victim Libby German. Indiana State Police will not be drawn on what prompted them to search the river over the last two weeks, or when the last time the girls communicated with Kline was. This persona understated, can-do might be the salve Oregon needs after its once-popular Democratic governor, John Kitzhaber, resigned after months of increasingly jaw-dropping allegations about his fiancee, Cylvia Hayes, and her business dealings. I get you have a podcast and want money from this, but its wrong what youre doing, Aine, Kline said in one message to Cain that she and Greenlee discussed in their latest podcast episode. They met in seventh-grade math class, back when she sported a "Nixon Now" button. She told Out History that it was probably "inevitable," but it wasn't easy. If you don't have iTunes, download it for free. Anyone with information regarding the new information released by law enforcement officials should contact the Indiana State Police at [email protected] or call 765-822-3535. Gary Blackmer, whom Brown hired to run her secretary of State's audits division in 2009, describes her as someone who loves to find problems and solve them. As the New York Post reports, though the creators of "The Murder Sheet" did in fact manage to speak with Kline, the accused pedophile was extremely agitated with the two podcast hosts. He bears an eerie resemblance to the man Liberty took a photo of on her phone before she was murdered, but he insists he had no role in their murders. He was living a mere 40 miles from where the girls vanished, and was being investigated for child porn possession. According to podcasters ine Cain and Kevin Greenlee, the footage may have helped to place a potential suspect at the scene. "If you can't trust the police to do their jobs and you can't trust the FBI, then what hope do we have? Police also accused Kline of communicating with Libby on the day she was killed, according to the transcript. If you can't trust the police to do their jobs and you can't trust the FBI, then what hope do we have? One was Ron Logan, the owner of the land on which the girls' bodies was discovered; though Logan reportedly lied to the police about where he was on the day of the murder, he was never charged and died in 2020 (via The Independent). 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. Brown made Oregon history as the first woman to serve as Senate majority leader in 2004, just a few years before she became secretary of State in 2008. There is a lot of misinformation. 'I was unaware that the Indiana state police were going to use my photos prior to them releasing all that information. 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. 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.