"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. "At the time I just didn't feel as though I'd been taking her enough places or spending as much time together as we should so eventually I agreed if she could find someone else to pick her up again. "I had this switch that went off in my head and I found my passion with helping people in the true crime community, especially," German, 21, tells PEOPLE. I wonder if he might have walked up to me during the search and talked to me. On February 14, 2017, the bodies of Abigail "Abby" Williams and Liberty "Libby" German were discovered off a hiking trail in Delphi, Indiana, United States, after the young girls had disappeared from the same trail the previous day. I'll just be scrolling through my social media and people will post it back to me and I'll watch it again every time," Kelsi said. Oxygen Insider is your all-access pass to never-before-seen content, free digital evidence kits, and much more. Yet Kelsi questioned "I thought he was with Michael?". We connected because of her experience and that kind of helped me to break out of the shell and start advocating for my sister., I just tried to tell her that she needed to do more, Michelle told Oxygen. I thought that over time people would forget or theyd stop talking about it or stop looking, but that hasnt been the case at all. It's a frightening thought.". Other members of her family have reportedly suffered from a similar trauma-induced mental block regarding the months and weeks after Libby's death. It's unclear whether Kline is currently being investigated as a suspect in the relation to theDelphi murders, or why it took more than three years to arrest him on the child porn charges. However, they did say the culprit behind it used stolen images of a known male model and projected a contrived flashy lifestyle to groom underage girls and "solicit nude images, obtain their addresses, and attempt to meet them.". But, overwhelmingly and almost debilitatingly, she knows the killer crossed paths with her baby sister Libby German on the Monon High Bridge near downtown Delphi on February 13, 2017. That was the last time Kelsi would see her sister alive. Then 17, Kelsi had been at home on the morning of February 13, 2017, when Libby, who had the day off from school, asked her if she could drive both her and her friend Abigail Williams, 13, to the Delphi Historic Trails. This is the right call but it makes it harder for us to know more about him. We stop once just to observe the area and the woods are silent. I had the opportunity to speak with former District Attorney Robert Ives. But believing she had been a "bad sister" of late, not hanging out with her. I dont think she imagined at the time it would be such a big thing. The department asked anyone who interacted with the account on Snapchat or Instagram to come forward for information. ", Kelsi said she believes her sister was so charismatic that she doesn't think she "knew a stranger. I wish we were celebrating together, I miss you.". I starteda Twitter for my sister andan Instagramand whatever I could, Michelle recently told Oxygen.com. As an investigation continues, Kelsi said she believes police are getting closer each day to obtaining justice for Abby and Libby, the latter of whom she remembered as a funny, caring, and tenacious younger sister. I just know it! - Kelsi says she is only stating facts, debunking any rumors she can. Crime News is your destination for true crime stories from around the world, breaking crime news, and information about Oxygen's original true crime shows and documentaries. Kaleb is Kelsi's boyfriend and Sue is married to Dawn Higgins. In a heartbreaking Instagram tribute to her sister on Monday, Kelsi uploaded a picture of a beaming Libby and wrote: "The world needs more people like you, happy Heavenly 19th sweet girl. We know for a fact Kelsi is keeping this case on the national front. Deer Creek runs under the Monon Bridge. "It's amazing how many people are still there supporting us. Police, like Kelsi, have previously suggested that Libby and Abbys killer may live locally. Email us atexclusive@the-sun.comor call212 416 4552. We arrive on the other side of Freedom Bridge and I notice a sign hanging across the path to the Monon Bridge that reads Closed Unsafe Trail. Im fifth in line as our group hikes up toward the sign. 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. 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. I see Kaleb who has never been to the bridge walk out on it even covered in snow and ice without fear. "And it just always makes us feel so at peace knowing that she's there to help us through every step of the rest of our lives.". Sheryl Mac McCollum, Det. ", In a succession of posts on her story, Kelsi also paid homage to her "sweet sister. Prior to this visit, I did not realize there were private homes lining the trail system. "He could be right there in front of us and we have no idea. - and that's still a big obstacle for me. Every time something happens to you, it strikes you again. 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. Have you done podcasts? And she said No and Im like You need to go on Twitter and friend every podcast person and true crime person.. Ives went on to say there were at least three different signatures. I still remember every time I talk to her not to give up and well find him and it helps me to keep pushing., Paul Holes, the retired detective that helped crack the Golden State Killer case and who worked ona book about it with Michelle, says what Michelle and Kelsi are doing is bringing attention to the cases., More than that, they are a source of comfort for one another. Then 17, Kelsi had been at home on . (An exclusive clip is shown below.). ", "She had so many friends, and as time goes on, I still have people who went to school with her come to me and say, 'Hey, I don't think I ever told you the story, but your sister was there for me when I felt like I had no one else.'. 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. "And then I found a career path that would get me to the spot I wanted to be in, where I could help these people for the rest of my life. Kelsi says it was about someone else and not about her. I cant remember what it was, but I remember thinking huh, thats gross as fuck, but it sounds like a song lyric and not a random statement. Those poor girls were just out having fun. He describes the missing boards and spacing between steps. A place that was once a special hangout spot, a spot for prom pictures, and some day, engagement photos, was now where Kelsis baby sister was brutally murdered. "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. I see it all over, every day. 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. Its awful not knowing. At this point, we were on ice and Kaleb helped all of us navigate the steep grade around the fence. She said they didn't say whether or not they had plans to meet up with anyone else inside the park. She wants to go exactly where they went. Coping The bodies of Libby and Abby were discovered on February 14, 2017, along an abandoned railroad in Delphi, Indiana. Yes, I look everywhere I go. We are not paid or provided any incentive for our quest to help this community and this town, and mostly help this sister find a killer. Its a vision that has haunted me for 30 years.. But believing she had been a "bad sister" of late, not hanging out with her younger sister as often as she should, a guilt-riddled Kelsi eventually agreed to take the girls just after 1.30pm, provided they found their own ride home. Homicide Detective Christine Mannina, Detective Dawn Higgins, trauma nurse Sharlene Bowen, Kaleb Siebert, Sue McDowell, and Kelsi German, the victims sister. They also released a brief audio clip of his voice also pulled from Libby's phone as well as a police sketch of the unidentified man, who was later named as the main suspect in the girls' murders. "I always remember one story just after her death. 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. Repressed memories from that time will sometimes present themselves in fragments, she said. 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. Shes considering pursuing a masters degree in social work so she can help others for the rest of her adult life. Sick people have been claiming incest & pregnancy were cause of the murders. Im glad that it was, in fact, a song lyric. "And so they were like, 'Hey, let's go to this place,'" Kelsi theorized. - Her father didn't really raise them. And so they were like, Hey, lets go to this place,' Kelsi theorized. Despite being years apart in age Michelle is 50, while Kelsi is 19 she said they bonded over the very specific pain they share. Ill just be scrolling through my social media and people will post it back to me and Ill watch it again every time, Kelsi said. Man Accused of Sexually Assaulting Girl, 9, Might Have Ties to Unsolved Delphi Killings: Police, Arrest Made in Beloved Mother's Cold Case Murder and Prosecutor Credits 'People Magazine Investigates', 'People Magazine Investigates' : Inside Decades-Old Disappearances of 5 People Along the Snake River, were abducted and murdered while hiking a trail in Delphi, Days after Libby and Abby's deaths, authorities released photos, People Magazine Investigates: The Delphi Killer. Kelsi has literally changed the course of her whole life. With all of the good work Kelsi has done, law enforcement left them at the bridge.. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. [I asked] Have you done radio? Kelsi estimated that she has watched and listened to the clip "thousands of times." To the killer: I think you are weak and pathetic man who stalked, ambushed and murdered two of our most innocent victims. They have given LE information, lie detectors tests, DNA, we have given it to them. Literally the day I was born I had four best friends. Kelsi had plans to meet up with her boyfriend later that afternoon before going to work and initially told Libby no. There havealso been some developments in the case. My sister, Sharlene, turns to me and says, Could he live there or work there? Dexter Guy from Twitter needs to be deleted. That would make Derrick and Cody first cousins,and Libby, Kelsi and Cody first cousins once removed. That to me means he has navigated this bridge many times. Part of the reason the case is still alive and active today, Kelsi believes, is because of the bravery shown by Libby in her final moments of life, when the teen mustered the courage to record a short clip of the man that police believe killed her. However, they did say the culprit behind it used stolen images of a known male model and projected a contrived flashy lifestyle to groom underage girls and "solicit nude images, obtain their addresses, and attempt to meet them.". I think thats one thing that intrigues people [about the case] to continue to look at it.. I'll just be scrolling through my social media and people will post it back to me and I'll watch it again every time," Kelsi said. To inquire about a licence to reproduce material, visit our Syndication site. Definitely not pregnant. "I think that track is very hard to find if you don't know it's there already. "It was amazing," she recounted. Same. Before driving away, Kelsi recalled for The Sun how she told Libby she loved her, a sentiment that was echoed back by the young teen. It's amazing how after all the reports he only removed the dox and kept going posting faces. Sharlene looks at me and says, This makes me sick to my stomach. "I've always thought that he has to know the area somehow," she said. "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. "I dont know where the case would be if we didn't have that video," she added. Its really like one of the only things you can do in Delphi other than getting food.. Remembering Feb. 13 2017 as a warm day, she said she believes the pair "wanted to go out and do something, rather than being stuck in the house all day.". "The information we had, have, and continue to receive concerning Kline has ebbed and flowed over these last few years. As we cross Freedom bridge, I feel like Im walking into a postcard. The next day, the girls. Libby stunningly and bravely took a photograph of a man walking toward them. Kids have been going there since 1962. Libby then turned her back and walked away with Abby. Mannina said, When I left and after seeing the bridge and where they were killed I felt empty and frustrated. I wonder all the time is he here, have I talked to him. "It was just so humbling knowing that all of those people were there for you at one of the hardest times of your life, suffering unimaginable grief.". Yeah Ive had to block him a few times. Email us atexclusive@the-sun.comor call212 416 4552. She has no time that. Kelsis 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. That coikdnt have been easy to be so young and to be exposed to that. They vanished on Valentines Day 2017 while hiking along the Delphi Historic Trails in Indiana during a day off from school. "I don't think she imagined at the time it would be such a big thing. While this case is perplexing, it is absolutely solvable, Ret. I wanted to come on this date because that the date the killer selected. The bridge is more remote and isolated. Kelsi had plans to meet up with her boyfriend later that afternoon before going to work and initially told Libby no. Police have never publicly released how Libby and Abby were killed. "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. Kelsi said she cannot remember Libby nor Abby specifying while they wanted to visit the Delphi Historic Trails that day. [48] Meaning the drop off could not have been any earlier than 1:38 PM. The killer is walking on this bridge with his hands in his pockets. This is not our case officially. At the time I just didnt feel as though Id been taking her enough places or spending as much time together as we should so eventually I agreed if she could find someone else to pick her up again," Kelsi previously told The Sun. Its 1.5 miles to the bridge from the drop-off. And one sister connected with Kelsi because she buried a sister too. I can't get over what loving people Becky and Mike are. "And it's so sad that we just know the voice, but we don't know the face and we don't have any answers yet. The best evidence we have on this case came from Libby! I've tried reporting them but it doesn't work. She said they didnt say whether or not they had plans to meet up with anyone elseinside the park. 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. It's a frightening thought.". Kelsi then made the short drive to the trails with Abby and Libby, dropping them off just after 1.35pm. "I think you learn a lot about yourself when something like this happens. There are several trails in this system. - Rumor that the family is taking money and using it for themselves. It was amazing, she recounted. He could have camped in the woods and waited until the victims literally walked to him. Then They Learned Her Boss Owed Her Money, 'People Magazine Investigates' Examines How Authorities Cracked 1991 Cold Case Murder of Pa. They seem to have open arms and open doors to anyone having difficulty. The homes were close and within walking distance. "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. "She was the funniest person ever," Kelsi remembered of her 14-year-old sibling. And then with the video still going, Libby recorded her own murder, and the murder of her friend Abby. "People still continue to come and support us and share this information and it's just amazing. Did he have items there to help facilitate the crimes? The days following were a blur. Their bodies were found the following. I feel very sorry for Libby being raised in a home with so many drug addicts. In a statement released last week, the department said such questions are "certainly relevant" but declined to comment further. "At the time I just didn't feel as though I'd been taking her enough places or spending as much time together as we should so eventually I agreed if she could find someone else to pick her up again. Police have never formally named a suspect in themurders of Libby and Abby, though several people have been questioned in regards to the killing. German says she's confident someone will eventually come forward with key information police need to make an arrest, and dreams of the day detectives call her with the news. Kelsi will change the lives of hundreds of people. The young girls had gone missing from the same trail the previous day. 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