Abigail Williams and Liberty German.Photo: facebook (2)
Four years after the still-unsolvedmurders of Abigail Williams and Liberty German, a new name has surfaced in connection with the February 2017 slayings.
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.
Soon after, an affidavit alleged that an Indiana man, 27-year-old Kegan Anthony Kline, is the man behind the account.
Less than 24 hours later,authorities found the girls' bodies on the side of a creek, a mile from the trail.
Kegan Anthony Kline.miami county sheriff’s office
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. (Those charges are not connected to the unsolved murder case.)
A preliminary plea of not guilty to those charges was entered for Kline on Aug. 21, 2020,NBC News reports.
He allegedly told authorities he would find the underage girls on Instagram and then move the conversation to Snapchat. Kline allegedly said he believes he received about 100 sexual pictures from about 15 underage girls,WISH reports.
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Investigators believe Kline used the handle “emilyann45,“WISH reports.
Kline has neither been charged nor been named a suspect in the murders of Abigail and Liberty.
source: people.com
