Police also publicized what they say is the suspect's voice -- a recording of him saying "guys down the hill" -- which was recovered from Libby's phone. DELPHI, Ind. This Feb. 13, 2017, file photo released by the Indiana State Police shows a man walking along the trail system in Delphi, Ind., authorities say is the suspect in the killings of two teenage girls. She was interviewed in February this year by detectives and says they must have more than probable cause about him. 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. I didn't even know who she really was until after I saw that on the news.". 24/7 coverage of breaking news and live events. The podcast hosts have reported extensively on the Delphi murders and Kline, and they wanted to reach out to the suspect to give him a chance to share his side of the story. INDIANAPOLIS The transcript of a police interview with Kegan Kline reveals new details about the investigation of the Delphi murders. He was living a mere 40 miles from where the girls vanished, and was being investigated for child porn possession. She was so articulate, Roberts said. Kline told HLN that investigators told him that the "anthony_shots" account was the last to communicate with Liberty before she was killed. I've spoken to ex-friends and acquaintances of Kegan Kline. How many questions are you wanting to ask? He allegedly told authorities he would find the underage girls on Instagram and then move the conversation to Snapchat. He has never been charged with the crime. 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?!' An undated handout photo shows Libby German of Delphi, Ind., who was murdered in Feb. 2017. Both are the subject of criminal investigations. 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. 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. In 2009, she attended Basic Rights Oregon's annual auction and dinner, where Portland rock singer Storm Large was auctioning off kisses. The FBI, as per the podcast's sources, reportedly tried to download the video to a thumb drive but suffered a technical issue. He neither denied his involvement nor made any form of confession, and instead complained to them that he was having a 'hard time' and was 'hungry'. , updated That was the kind of girl Brown was, classmate Jack Ohman told the Statesman Journal. Delphi murders: Man accused of fake social media account says he didn't Their bodies were found February 14, 2017, near a trail in Delphi. In March, Cain and Greenlee obtained a 2020 transcript of an ISP interview with Kline that was accidentally posted online. "If you can't trust the police to do their jobs and you can't trust the FBI, then what hope do we have? 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. They didn't mention that Kline was already in custody and had admitted to using the account to lure other minors into sending him nude photographs. "Oregon has been in the national news for all the wrong reasons," Brown said at her inauguration Wednesday. 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. Former Oregon Democratic governor Barbara Roberts met Brown back then and remembers her standing out. 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. 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Sources close to the investigation told Murder Sheet that FBI agents were instructed by the Indiana State Police to go to the Marathon gas station to obtain surveillance footage and see if Kline ever went there. "It would be great to finally get some justice for the girls.". 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. Kegan Kline is jailed on unrelated child sex abuse images and child exploitation charges. He was totally taken aback, she said. Brown asked for a kiss, and Large bent her over backwards in an intense embrace. 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. Who Is Kegan Kline, Another Suspected Lead In The Delphi Murders. It was a different time for women in politics, and Brown didn't always understand the realities of that. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. Podcast The Murder Sheet this week revealed that Kline is now demanding cash for interviews from jail, and is asking women who write to him for sexual favors. 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. 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. Which makes sense when the interviewer stated he did NOT believe that Kegan committed the crime, but knows who did. Libby and her best friend Abby Williams, 13, were on a local Delphi hiking trail when they were killed on Feb. 13, 2017. Kate Brown speaks during a press conference on Friday, Feb. 20, 2015, at the Oregon State Capitol. 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. "Some days I feel like I have a foot in both worlds, yet never really belonging to either," she wrote. Oregon's Kate Brown was always bound for governor's job Kegan Kline, 28, (pictured) was linked to the Delphi murders, but never labeled a suspect Credit: Miami County Detention Center. The podcast hosts then revealed they'd heard from women who are in contact with Kline in jail and who been overtly sexual with. Kline is a suspect in a Miami County child exploitation and child pornography case. Per the same source, police had conducted a search of Kline's property just two weeks after the . "Its obviously significant in some way, I can only just hope that its for the girls but we dont know. "That's what they said. That report (and the probable cause affidavit embedded within said article) revealed that Kline was on . Police said the "anthony_shots" account told someone online about Libby: "I was supposed to meet that girl, but she never showed up." Kline allegedly made plans to meet up with German at the bridge where her body was found the next day, but he denies that he had anything to do with the girls killings and has not been charged in connection to the Delphi case. Liberty, 14, and Abigail, 13, were killed in February 2017 after they were dropped off near an abandoned rail bridge to walk around and hang out, according to police. 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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On Monday, October 31, 2022, Indiana State Police investigators and prosecutors held a press conference to announce the arrest of Richard Allen, 50, who had been charged the previous Friday with the murder of 14-year-old Libby German and 13-year-old Abby Williams in February 2017. The comments below have not been moderated. Details of ISP interview with Kegan Kline obtained by podcasters - WTHR Her sexuality has rarely been an issue in Oregon, and while Brown rarely brings it up, she doesn't shy away from it either. Kate Berrigan - Federal Program Administrator - LinkedIn Kline was arrested two years ago on unrelated child pornography charges. Man behind "anthony_shots" account charged in child exploitation case Much of that belief stems from a court document unsealed earlier this month that revealed Kline had been temporarily moved from the custody of his local authorities and into the hands of ISP, the lead investigators in the murders of Abby and Libby. Minyvonne Burkeis a senior breaking news reporter for NBC News. Kline, in the interview, repeatedly denied killing Abby and Libby, according to the transcripts. 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. she asked. But in May last year, Libby's sister said she did not believe he was the killer. "I literally have no clue how that girl died, Kline told investigators. I'm very upset about it. 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. Kegan was also staying at the home with his father in 2017. "That, to me, was extraordinary," Blackmer said. Dont message me again. The profile was used from 2016 to 2017 on sites including Snapchat and Instagram, the police statement said. Everyone is making money off of my name and I'm sitting here hungry with nothing.'. Thanks @TrueC. Republican candidate for Oregon's governor Bridget Barton talks - KATU The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. 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. 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. 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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). I dont know. ", When police asked why he searched that, Kline responded, "I have no clue. HLN's Delphi murders update: Catfish profile was last communication Kline, of Peru, Ind., is currently behind bars in Miami County, charged in August 2020 with 30 counts that included child exploitation, possession of child pornography and obstruction of justice, WXIN reports. Kline pleaded not guilty to the possession of child pornography and related charges. 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. And that's what the police tell me," he said. 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. publicized what they say is the suspect's voice, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. "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. Engaged in Plaintiff's side commercial litigation with emphasis on unpaid toll collection for New York and New Jersey Port Authority, Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority. 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. I was advised by my lawyer to not answer questions from anyonebut I'll answer some - just not for free, Kellyanne Conway and husband George SPLIT after 22 years following admission in her 2022 memoir that her husband's criticism of Trump was a betrayal, Where IS Gavin? But after that, his attempts at bullying her stopped. They used to fish there for sure but what else - Bart knows that voice! Police have never publicly revealed how Libby and Abby were killed. Ill answer some, but not for free. 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. FFS, who are these women who write to him? MEGHAN MCCAIN: Ohio in a poisonous soup. As noted by The Independent, it took a full 2,086 days from the day of the murder for charges against a suspect to be officially announced, with family members, including Libby's sister Kelsi, taking to social media to share their relief, while at the same time mirroring the insistence by police and prosecutors that Allen should be considered innocent until proven guilty in court. The person in the photos on the account is Alaska police officer and model Vince Kowlaski. The transcript indicates that Kline had access to the account, which had been in contact with German. "It could potentially have nothing to do with the girls at all and thats the sickening thing about it all, that it gets all this talk, but it may have nothing to do with them, and then I get myself all upset over nothing. They have just stating using YouTube and will be uploading all back catalogue of podcast. ", "The truth is," Roberts said, "she did this all herself. 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