Allen, a married father and pharmacy technician at a local CVS store in the heart of the town, was arrested on October . 5 People Vanished Along the Snake River Beginning in 1979: Will Police Finally Catch a Serial Killer? The bridge is 853 feet across. "I thought that over time people would forget or they'd stop talking about it or stop looking, but that hasn't been the case at all. 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. "And so they were like, 'Hey, let's go to this place,'" Kelsi theorized. I take my time to walk to the edge of the bridge because I want to take in all aspects of the area. Investigators didn't specify why they believe the account may be linked to the girls' deaths, nor disclosed whether either Libby or Abby had interacted with the account. But I was a little confused in who exactly Cody was. We were now trespassing. Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage? They know where he was and who he was with and he wasn't anywhere near Delphi. Ive never ever heard that rumor. "I think that track is very hard to find if you don't know it's there already. Yes that was a great recap! Homicide Detective Christine Mannina, Detective Dawn Higgins, trauma nurse Sharlene Bowen, Kaleb Siebert, Sue McDowell, and Kelsi German, the victims sister. That support, Kelsi added, has never wavered. Sex was nothing Libby was interested in. I wonder if he might have walked up to me during the search and talked to me. As I walked into the pub, my eyes naturally scan the room. 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. 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. Mom. I see Mannina gently talking to Kelsi, who stops short of reaching the bridge. 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." . She no longer wanted to be a schoolteacher. Deer Creek runs under the Monon Bridge. Sign up for PEOPLE's free True Crime newsletter for breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases. She no longer studies communications. He is right. Police, like Kelsi, have previously suggested that Libby and Abby's killer may live locally. "And then a little while later, she came back and said, 'Okay, dad will come pick us up if you'll drop us off.". For more on this story, watch The Delphi Killer on People Magazine Investigates, on Monday, April 12, at 10 ET/9 CT on Investigation Discovery and streaming on discovery+. There are two Amandas, so not related. Id love for our team to be able to do ours. From the moment Libby and Abby's bodies were identified, Kelsi said it's difficult for her to recall anything that happened in the weeks that followed. Both wanted to be here today as much as the experts. 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.. I just had this passion to go and talk to her because her sister was brutally killed, Michelle told Oxygen recently. Get an all-access pass to never-before-seen content, free digital evidence kits, and much more! ", The statement continued: "We know there is enormous interest in the 'WHY' of everything we do, but we cannot and will not speculate. "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.". But believing she had been a "bad sister" of late, not hanging out with her. "It was amazing," she recounted. DELPHI, IN Kelsi German, the older sister of 2017 homicide victim Liberty "Libby" German, live-streamed on YouTube to "debunk rumors" surrounding the case, which has come to be known as the "Delphi Snapchat murders." Kelsi has literally changed the course of her whole life. 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 believe possibly he had a weapon in his pocket but had other items in the fanny pack to help control them such as flex cuffs. Janelle Lisa Cruz was just 18 when she was bludgeoned to death by the Golden State Killer in 1986. 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. The anthony_shots profile on IG appears to be the same "model"/catfish, and the tone of the bio is young, or at least young passing. Someone is saying their boyfriend talked about being the Delphi killer. "It's amazing how many people are still there supporting us. I see Kaleb who has never been to the bridge walk out on it even covered in snow and ice without fear. 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. Sisters Of Victims In The Delphi Murders And Golden State Killer Cases Share Automatic Connection And Mentorship. Sister of Delphi murder victim, Kelsi German, turns to Twitter to help find suspect. "So I think it was just something fun to do on a nice day. Kelsi estimated that she has watched and listened to the clip "thousands of times." Posted at 6:47 PM, Apr 29, 2019. "So I think it was just something fun to do on a nice day. "It's amazing how many people are still there supporting us. Police, like Kelsi, have previously suggested that Libby and Abby's killer may live locally. Ret. "I think that's one thing that intrigues people [about the case] to continue to look at it.". Hes not out of balance. Libby and Abby never failed to meet her father at a pre-arranged pick-up location later that afternoon. I did podcasts and radio and interviews, TV shows and news and wherever I possibly could.. 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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. Ive always thought that he has to know the area somehow, she said. In this Delphi Murders Theories 2022 video, we're breaking down statements made by Kelsi German following the anthony_shots information release by ISP on Dec. The hours, days, weeks, and even months after the death of her sister are a "blur" for Kelsi, she said. In a statement released last week, the department said such questions are "certainly relevant" but declined to comment further. 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. For more on the unsolved Delphi murders, subscribe now to PEOPLE or pick up this week's issue, on newsstands Friday. This is not our case officially. The woods are thick with Eastern White Pine trees and river birch, but you can easily see through them in the winter. The case had gone unsolved for years, with no leads or suspects charged with the murders of the eighth graders. So thank you for clarifying! But this typical fun afternoon with friends was turned into the most horrific event in Delphi history. Michelle met Kelsi at CrimeCon 2018. It was about a song. One thing the German family will never forget, however, is the "outpouring in our community of just so many people who were there for us," Kelsi said. They decided to walk the trail and the bridge. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. Kelsi's 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. It's been more than five years since best friends Libby German, 14, and Abby Williams, 13, set off on a walk in their hometown of Delphi, Indiana - never to be seen alive again. Chris Harris has been a senior true crime reporter for PEOPLE since late 2015. There havealso been some developments in the case. When I met her, it was just like an instant connection.. 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. "Obviously at this point, it could have been somebody else I was familiar with at one point in my life. That to me means he has navigated this bridge many times. One would think no kidnapper would select that bridge. I think you learn a lot about yourself when something like this happens. He could have just walked home.. Its really like one of the only things you can do in Delphi other than getting food.. "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.". After losing her sister and best friend, Kelsi German shifted her academic focus to psychology and criminal justice in order to help people like herself the loved ones left behind after the murders. Its up to all of us to find him. I think thats one thing that intrigues people [about the case] to continue to look at it.. He knew exactly where he wanted them to go. We stop once just to observe the area and the woods are silent. One thing the German family will never forget, however, is the outpouring in our community of just so many people who were there for us, Kelsi said. Other signs sent by Libby, Kelsi says, include sending cardinals to family members - a bird regarded by some to be a symbol of safety and happiness sent from a passed loved one - or leaving dimes on the ground for them to find. THE sister of a girl killed in the Delphi "Snapchat murders" says her slain sibling still sends her signs "all the time" that she's watching over her - as she pays tribute to the "sweet girl" on what would have been her 19th birthday. 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.". Every time something happens and we get put back out in the media it just brightens our hope it gives us so much faith in all the people that are out there," Kelsi said. 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. Truth and logic don't mean much of anything to that group. She'll remember someone being in a room near her that she previously couldn't, or receiving a letter or a gift from a friend or sympathetic stranger. Family is very important to him. They vanished on Valentine's Day 2017 while hiking along the Delphi Historic Trails in Indiana during a day off from school. THE DELPHI MURDERS - KELSI GERMAN: A RE-EXAMINATION MindShock 23.5K subscribers Join Subscribe 228 Share Save 7.3K views 3 weeks ago TRUE CRIME THE DELPHI MURDERS - KELSI GERMAN: A. "We've likely interviewed you or someone close to you. - In Renner video is sounds like she said 20 kids there when she dropped them off. "I dont know where the case would be if we didn't have that video," she added. December 27 marked what would have been Libby's 19th birthday. The killer is walking on this bridge with his hands in his pockets. At least it allows me to make sense of the past 3 years. The direction he took them after abducted them was pre-planned. In fact, during her freshman year at Ball State University in Muncie, Ind., German took nothing but journalism classes. Kelsi said that's not true and has been very hurtful to her family. View our online Press Pack. We are at a disadvantage looking at this outside in. The killer could have watched from the bridge or the ground. Since Kelsi set up theTwitter account, she has racked up over 5,000 followers. I stop to take a picture of the sign as my sister passes me headed straight to our destination I smile at the thought of the police or rangers being called. They have given LE information, lie detectors tests, DNA, we have given it to them. According to an affidavit, Kline admitted to investigators that he used a series of fake social media profiles on Instagram and Snapchat to contact underage girls and solicit nude images from them. "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. I am still confused. Her little sister was murdered, along with her sister's best friend. There are several trails in this system. - Libby's phone did ping on 2 towers, but that is only because the town is so small, it was only pinging different towers because they are so close together. There is no way a stranger to these parts found this bridge. She claimed to watch it almost every day in the hope of discovering a new detail orjogging a repressed memory. "He could be right there in front of us and we have no idea. Im tremendously proud of her, Kelsi told The Sun. It had nothing to do with anything, just a song. "And then a little while later, she came back and said, 'Okay, dad will come pick us up if you'll drop us off.". But, the solution is within reach. 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 suspect is between 5'6 and 5'10 tall and weighs around 180-200lbs, according to police. Create a free profile to get unlimited access to exclusive videos, breaking news, sweepstakes, and more! I point out the man that first caught my eye in the booth behind her and she says, I saw him. [48] Meaning the drop off could not have been any earlier than 1:38 PM. For the latest true crime and justice news,subscribe to the Crime Stories with Nancy Grace podcast. He said, No, I dont think so. Every time something happens to you, it strikes you again. That was the last time Kelsi would see her sister alive. Kelsi was among one of the last people to see her sister alive. "And that just always amazes me and brightens my day that she would she got to be there for so many people," Kelsi said. My sister, Sharlene, turns to me and says, Could he live there or work there? Create your free profile and get access to exclusive content. Its almost oddly out of place. She has changed her major to psychology with minors in forensic science and law. Police have never formally named a suspect in themurders of Libby and Abby, though several people have been questioned in regards to the killing. "I don't think she imagined at the time it would be such a big thing. One day you will have the opportunity to see and know what we do, and we look forward to that day.. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. During a press conference in 2019, Indiana State Police Superintendent Doug Carter even went as far as to say the killer could be sat in the room with them. An award-winning journalist who has worked forRolling Stone and MTV News, Chris enjoys prog rock, cycling, Marvel movies, IPAs, and roller coasters. Kelsi had plans to meet up with her boyfriend later that afternoon before going to work and initially told Libby no. At this point, we were on ice and Kaleb helped all of us navigate the steep grade around the fence. There is a bench on the trail in memory of the 1962 high school graduating class.. 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. How far has the Delphi Murder case progressed? Just give them the outline of a cynical story and they'll not only accept it, they'll branch it out to unimaginable proportions. One sister connected with Kelsi because she is an older sister too. Michelle Cruz told Oxygen.com during a phone interview last year that she and Janelle were inseparable. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. Coping Its awful not knowing. "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. Chillingly, she captured her killer gruffly instructing the pair to go "down the hill.". She and Michelle speak on a regular basis. "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. "It was amazing," she recounted. In doing so, he took a great risk in being seen by others that were enjoying the warm 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'. Then, we come upon a fence that is placed across the path warning us to not go further. This is the place he selected and the time of day he selected. She said they didn't say whether or not they had plans to meet up with anyone else inside the park. Her brother went to prison for drugs when Cody was 12 years old, so Becky and her husband Mike Patty adopted and raised him. One day you will have the opportunity to see and know what we do, and we look forward to that day.. 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