Sharlene looks at me and says, This makes me sick to my stomach. So I think it was just something fun to do on a nice day. She said they didn't say whether or not they had plans to meet up with anyone else inside the park. "When I look back on it I just now try not to feel guilty about what happened, or what I could've done differently. Kelsi estimated that she has watched and listened to the clip "thousands of times." I believe there is a good chance he is in town this weekend. I see Mannina gently talking to Kelsi, who stops short of reaching the bridge. 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. I dont know where the case would be if we didnt have that video, she added. 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One of those accounts was anthony_shots, which he set up in 2016 around six months before his house was raided. "The information we had, have, and continue to receive concerning Kline has ebbed and flowed over these last few years. Kids have been going there since 1962. Law enforcement have elected not to release details about the case. It's amazing how after all the reports he only removed the dox and kept going posting faces. Those charges stem from a search of his home in Peru,Indianaon February 25th, 2017 - just 11 days after the bodies of Libby and Abby were found in Delphi. Repressed memories from that time will sometimes present themselves in fragments, she said. Libby German and Abby Williams were both found dead on Valentine's Day 2017 - a day after they were reported missing having last been seen at the Delphi Historic Trails. Kelsi added that her sister always comes to her in her dreams whenever she's having a hard time. On February 14, 2017, the bodies of Abigail Williams and Liberty German were discovered 50 feet from Deer Creek and almost half a mile from the east side of the Monon High Bridge Trail. At least it allows me to make sense of the past 3 years. Kelsi said she cannot remember Libby nor Abby specifying while they wanted to visit the Delphi Historic Trails that day. 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. It's really like one of the only things you can do in Delphi other than getting food.". Police have never publicly released how Libby and Abby were killed. Says throughout the day there were 10 to 20 people there, but not when she dropped them all. And its so sad that we just know the voice, but we dont know the face and we dont have any answers yet., Kelsi added: So I just continue to listen to it and hope that someday Ill recognize that person or Ill meet somebody and Ill know that voice and then Ill be like, Thats him; thats the person in the video.'. He was on his way home from vacation and it was inappropriate. And so they were like, Hey, lets go to this place,' Kelsi theorized. "We've likely interviewed you or someone close to you. "But the fact that she did take that video and she thought something wasn't right and she had to take it - it just amazes me. 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. The other sub is talking about it. But I was a little confused in who exactly Cody was. Libby then turned her back and walked away with Abby. 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. She said she's terrified by the idea that she may have encountered the culprit on the street or served him as a customer at her work. I starteda Twitter for my sister andan Instagramand whatever I could, Michelle recently told Oxygen.com. On Monday, April 12, the tragic killings will be examined in-depth on People Magazine Investigates: The Delphi Killer, at 10 ET/9 CT on Investigation Discovery and streaming on discovery+. I remember making sure they had their sweatshirts, Kelsi reflected, I told her I loved her and she said it back, just like any other time we were leaving each other.. Libby then turned her back and walked away with Abby. And to think Libby lost a shoe which means she had to walk without it on rocks and sticks; its pitiful., I understand why the girls were allowed to go there. Every time something happens to you, it strikes you again. Kelsi says it was about someone else and not about her. Its up to all of us to find him. - The Renner video was first video she did alone and says she would have done the interview a lot differently. "I see it all over, every day. "Obviously at this point, it could have been somebody else I was familiar with at one point in my life. Their killer has also still not been found. "I'm tremendously proud of her," Kelsi told The Sun. One sister connected with Kelsi because she is an older sister too. Libby and Abby failed to meet her father at a pre-arranged pick-up location later that afternoon. - Kelsi's Uncle Cody is about a post he made. numbered. "I could have met him, but we don't know and we don't know that it didn't happen either, which is terrifying. This means the killer did something unique that was not necessary for the commission of the crime. That was the last time Kelsi would see her sister alive. One day you will have the opportunity to see and know what we do, and we look forward to that day.. "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. "So that's something I've also bought into," Kelsi continued, "that he's either from Delphi or that he's spent a lot of time here.". [48] Meaning the drop off could not have been any earlier than 1:38 PM. In doing so, he took a great risk in being seen by others that were enjoying the warm day. After an extensive search of their area, their bodies were found the following day on a steep embankment around half a mile upstream from theMonon High Bridge Trail where Libby had uploaded her final Snapchat post a day earlier. We believe as veteran investigators that items left at the scene, the signatures, possible similar transactions, and new advances in crime detection will play a part in capturing this monstrous killer. Link your TV provider to stream full episodes and live TV. 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. Libby's oldest sister Kelsi German, 21 . "It's amazing how many people are still there supporting us. It had nothing to do with anything, just a song. 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. Kelsi says her grandma is mistaken a phone call on a different day. Its beautiful. Dropping that at the end was like burying the lead, but I assume that's the order it was presented in the video. It makes sense that Michelle found a fast friend in Kelsi German, who has been on her own quest for justice for her murdered sister, Liberty German. 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. "But the fact that she did take that video and she thought something wasn't right and she had to take it - it just amazes me. 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 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. 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. Valentine's Day 2022 will mark five years since 14-year-old Libby German and her best friend Abby Williams, 13, were found dead in the woods of Delphi . "We find dimes all over the place which is kind of a fun little thing because they're dimes sent to us from heaven. This is not our case officially. Other members of her family have reportedly suffered from a similar trauma-induced mental block regarding the months and weeks after Libbys death. Homicide Detective Christine Mannina, Detective Dawn Higgins, trauma nurse Sharlene Bowen, Kaleb Siebert, Sue McDowell, and Kelsi German, the victims sister. This was one person.. "It just amazes me that she was able to think of that at that moment. She messed up and is sorry for the confusion. "I think you learn a lot about yourself when something like this happens. Kelsi remembers already being on the phone with him when she dropped the girls off. When the internet became mainstream the aspect that shocked me beyond anything else was how gullible people could be. It is no way her grandfather could do anything like that. Their bodies were found about a half mile away from the hiking trail. "Every time something new happens [in the case] I have to relive those moments," Kelsi said. I dont know what I would have done if this had happened to one of my sisters when we were young, but I like to think I would be like Kelsi: brave, strong, and devoted to seeing justice done. 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. The group at the table is Ret. - and that's still a big obstacle for me. They took selfies and photographs and posted them on Snapchat. I just know it! 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. Girl Was Stabbed 59 Times After Parting Ways with Boyfriend in 1982 and Suspect Was Just Arrested, 'People Magazine Investigates' : Tracking Down the Man Who Allegedly Killed Mom of Two Joy Hibbs in 1991, Police Were Stumped About 22-Year-Old's Brutal Murder. It was about a song. - In Renner video Kelsi's grandma says that she called Kelsi at work but she didn't answer. Around this time, Libby calls and asks her dad, Derrick if he could give them a ride back. "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.". Their killer has also still not been found. The bridge that we have seen numerous times but still its shocking once its in view. "The Sun", "Sun", "Sun Online" are registered trademarks or trade names of News Group Newspapers Limited. "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. "It's a pretty normal place to do and take pictures, hang out, or talk to each other. He taught us the most important things, and is so hardworking and caring. My eyes fix on a man wearing the same type of cap I think the killer is wearing in the video, with a dark jacket, goatee, and weak chin. "Directly to the killer, who may be in this room: We believe youre hiding in plain sight," Carter said.
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