(Left) Liberty Rose Lynn “Libby” German, 14, (Right) Abigail Joyce “Abby” Williams, 13 (Courtesy: Indiana State Police)
UPDATE (December 15, 2021):
MIAMI CO., Ind. (ADAMS) – The hearing is delayed for a man facing child pornography and exploitation charges in Miami County.
Kegan Kline is accused of using the fake profile “anthony_shots” to ask underage girls for nude photos.
State Police asked the public for information about that profile last week in connection to the 2017 Delphi murders, but nothing in court documents has tied Kline to the deaths of Abby Williams and Libby German. Kline’s Thursday hearing has been rescheduled for February 24th of 2022 with a trial set to begin in May.
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UPDATE (December 14, 2021):
DELPHI, Ind. (ADAMS) – The Indiana State Police are acknowledging, but not explaining, the gaps between first discovering the ‘anthony_shots’ suspect’s child pornography stash and his arrest.
Investigators released a statement yesterday that said they are looking into why it took them three years to arrest and charge Kegan Kline. Detectives in the Delphi murders interviewed Kline in 2017, but he wasn’t arrested until 2020.
The State Police say they are not going to speculate, and say one day they will explain what they know and what evidence they have in Libby German and Abby Williams’ deaths.
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UPDATE (December 7, 2021):
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) – The real person whose pictures are featured in the fake ‘anthony_shots’ social media account that became a part of the Delphi investigation says he’s heartbroken.
An Indianapolis TV station (WISH TV) found the man online. He is a police officer in Alaska and a model.
He says he’s shocked to see what an accused child porn suspect did with his pictures.
The man says he’s been in contact with the Indiana State Police and is helping in any way he can.
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UPDATE (December 8, 2021):
DELPHI, Ind. (ADAMS) – Investigators in the Delphi murders say they’ve found the man behind fake social media accounts, but it is unclear if he’s tied to their case.
Court documents identify the man behind the ‘anthony_shots’ account as 27-year-old Kegan Anthony Kline from Peru, Indiana. Detectives on Monday said they wanted to find whoever was running the account which targeted teenage girls for naked pictures.
Kline has been in jail in Miami County since August of last year on a slew of child pornography charges. But police interviewed him as far back as 2017.
Abigail Williams and Liberty German were found dead along a trail near Delphi about two weeks before police first interviewed Kline. It’s unclear if he’s a suspect or a person of interest in their murders.
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ORIGINAL STORY:
DELPHI, Ind. (ADAMS) – Investigators in the Delphi murders of Abigail Williams or Liberty German now say they’re looking for whoever ran fake social media accounts.
They were under the name ‘anthony_shots’ and shared pictures of a male model, fancy cars, and cash. Investigators say whoever ran the account often asked underaged girls for naked pictures.
No one is saying if the account’s owner asked the girls for any pictures, and the investigative team says they are not looking for the young man featured in the account’s pictures.
It’s been nearly five years since police found the girls dead in the woods outside of Delphi.
Indiana State Police released the following:
Indiana State Police is seeking new information tied to the murders of Abigail Williams and Liberty German. The two teens were killed in Delphi in 2017. Detectives in Carroll County want to talk to anyone who had contact with an online profile called “anthony_shots”, which was being used on Snapchat and Instagram from 2016 to 2017. The profile used images of a known male model who is not connected to the case in any way, and depicted himself as being wealthy and owning sports cars. Police say the profile contacted juvenile females and asked for nude images and their addresses. Anyone who has any information on the anthony_shots profile is asked to contact police.
While investigating the murders of Abigail Williams and Liberty German, detectives with the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office and the Indiana State Police have uncovered an online profile named anthony_shots. This profile was being used from 2016 to 2017 on social media applications, including but not limited to, Snapchat and Instagram. The fictitious anthony_shots profile used images of a known male model and portrayed himself as being extremely wealthy and owning numerous sports cars. 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. Pictured below, you’ll see images of the known male model and images the fictitious anthony_shots profile sent to underage females.
We have already identified the male in these images that were used by the anthony_shots profile. The male that is in the photos is not a person of interest in the investigation. Detectives are seeking information about the person who created the anthony_shots profile.
Investigators would like any individual that communicated with, met, or attempted to meet the anthony_shots profile to contact law enforcement by utilizing the tip email/phone number: abbyandlibbytip@cacoshrf.com or 765-822-3535.
Please provide as much information as you possibly can. For example, when you communicated with anthony_shots, how you communicated with the profile, what social media applications the account used, and if anthony_shots attempted to meet you or obtain your address. If you have saved images or conversations with the anthony_shots profile, please attach them to your email.
