She no longer studies communications. "I could've walked past him on my college campus, or in the grocery store, or he could be sitting next to me in psych class. Mom. I cant wait for the day we find justice. Police have never publicly released how Libby and Abby were killed. - Libby wasn't pregnant. Thats one of the biggest things Ive had to cope with is learning how not to feel guilty about something you couldnt have changed even if you wanted to.. Just give them the outline of a cynical story and they'll not only accept it, they'll branch it out to unimaginable proportions. I had the opportunity to speak with former District Attorney Robert Ives. numbered. 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. But believing she had been a "bad sister" of late, not hanging out with her younger sibling as often as she should, a guilt-riddled Kelsi eventually agreed to take the girls just after 1.30pm, provided they found their own ride home. It's going to be amazing. - and that's still a big obstacle for me. Libby then turned her back and walked away with Abby. I asked him straight out could there have been two killers. She has no time that. "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.". 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. 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. 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. Libby then slipped her phone into her pocket and continued recording. They know where he was and who he was with and he wasn't anywhere near Delphi. "It just amazes me that she was able to think of that at that moment. Libby's pain tolerance was at a negative 2. "He could be right there in front of us and we have no idea. Suspect in Delphi Snapchat Murders [Wanted Poster] By: Christine Colby Related To: Abductions. 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. That was the last time Kelsi would see her sister alive. "We've always said, 'goodbye, I love you and I'll see you later'. I am still confused. "People still continue to come and support us and share this information and it's just amazing. The bridge is 853 feet across. [16] She said they didnt say whether or not they had plans to meet up with anyone elseinside the park. "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. He's not that tough. Repressed memories from that time will sometimes present themselves in fragments, she said. "Directly to the killer, who may be in this room: We believe youre hiding in plain sight," Carter said. 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. Its the anniversary of the Delphi murders and he must still take pride in the fact that he has gone uncaptured, unidentified, and unnoticed. 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. View our online Press Pack. You get the feeling you are all alone, but at the same time, you realize how many places the killer could hide and stalk his prey. Kelsi said that's not true and has been very hurtful to her family. Kaleb has a sweet, natural, and caring demeanor. "I could've walked past him on my college campus, or in the grocery store, or he could be sitting next to me in psych class. "I had this switch that went off in my head and I found my passion with helping people in the true crime community, especially," German, 21, tells PEOPLE. "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. 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. But then, in early 2017, everything changed. I can't wait to get justice for both of the girls and I pray it comes sooner rather than later.". "She loved making people laugh and making people smile and just being there for people. Every expert I know is willing to help!. Police, like Kelsi, have previously suggested that Libby and Abby's killer may live locally. She gave us his picture, what he is wearing, where he met them on the bridge, and a video and his voice in real-time at a known location. Just four words, Guys.Down the hill! Through her efforts and the efforts of others, the case received more attention attention that helped lead to the arrest last April of a suspect in that case, 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. Kelsi will change the lives of hundreds of people. Have you done podcasts? And she said No and Im like You need to go on Twitter and friend every podcast person and true crime person.. It was about a friend who had been through something traumatic. Several times one or more of us almost fell and slipped on the snowy icy path. 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. Again, none of my group hesitated. Kelsi then made the short drive to the trails with Abby and Libby, dropping them off just after 1.35pm. The rumors about him specifically were because of a song lyric that he posted on Facebook a while ago. Sharlene looks at me and says, This makes me sick to my stomach. At the scene, he could have had duct tape, a change of clothes, or any item that he selected to carry out this crime. or 'What if I never dropped them off?' I dont know where the case would be if we didnt have that video, she added. "It was like one of the very first times, in the beginning, when we were like 'Libby is always going to be with us, no matter what. "She lets us know she's here all the time and she definitely likes to play tricks on us," Kelsi said of Libby. To the killer: I think you are weak and pathetic man who stalked, ambushed and murdered two of our most innocent victims. I hurry to catch up to my group because they are already talking about observations and theories. Liberty, 14, and her friend Abigail Williams, 13, were killed in what has come to be known as the Delphi Murders. I dont think she imagined at the time it would be such a big thing. It had nothing to do with anything, just a song. - A rumor that Libby called her dad at 230, to ask him to pick them up, but the phone records don't match that. I think survivor guilt is a real thing and its so difficult to leap over. I can hear the snow crunch with each step I take. The direction he took them after abducted them was pre-planned. 679215 Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF. What a shame something so awful has happened to such wonderful people. "I've always thought that he has to know the area somehow," she said. 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. This sub is for discussion of the case that's come to be known as the Delphi Murders. For more on the unsolved Delphi murders, subscribe now to PEOPLE or pick up this week's issue, on newsstands Friday. Get an all-access pass to never-before-seen content, free digital evidence kits, and much more! The hours, days, weeks, and even months after the death of her sister are a "blur" for Kelsi, she said. I see it all over, every day. "During the last nearly five years, we have conducted dozens of secondary investigations based on information we received. Kelsi had plans to meet up with her boyfriend later that afternoon before going to work and initially told Libby no. Create a free profile to get unlimited access to exclusive videos, breaking news, sweepstakes, and more! That was the last time Kelsi would see her sister alive. Police, like Kelsi, have previously suggested that Libby and Abby's killer may live locally. It's a frightening thought.". Kelsi remembers already being on the phone with him when she dropped the girls off. It's a frightening thought.". I asked Kelsi at lunch what advice she would give to rookie police officers or new detectives and she said without hesitation and a haunting sadness, Dont call off the search.. 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." . "I think that track is very hard to find if you don't know it's there already. "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.". I think that track is very hard to find if you dont know its there already. - Her grandfather is the strongest man she has ever met. It was amazing, she recounted. 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. ', "She'll always be here to make us laugh or to make us smile - and she just continues to be there for us and she lets us know all the time.". Literally the day I was born I had four best friends. He is right. My cousin had been Snapchatting me from the bathroom as he was brushing his teeth. The new sketch has given the sister of Libby German renewed hope that there will be justice in this case. This is not our case officially. 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. Press J to jump to the feed. Yeah Ive had to block him a few times. They love their LE, and she knows that they will make an arrest soon. It's unclear whether Kline is currently being investigated as a suspect in the relation to theDelphi murders, or why it took more than three years to arrest him on the child porn charges. Kaleb is Kelsi's boyfriend and Sue is married to Dawn Higgins. That was the last time Kelsi would see her sister alive. To see all content on The Sun, please use the Site Map. - Some rumor about her Aunt Amanda not being the Amanda who was married to Jimmy DeVaul (sp?) One day you will have the opportunity to see and know what we do, and we look forward to that day.. But this typical fun afternoon with friends was turned into the most horrific event in Delphi history. (L to R) Sharlene Bowen, Sheryl McCollum, Kelsi German, Detective Dawn Higgins, & Christine Maninna [Photo: Sheryl McCollum]Sisters are a rare combination of confidant, caregiver, counselor, coach, partner, mom, and companion. "I pray every day that today is the day. Detectives are still receiving tips about the murders daily, and are running down every lead they get, German says. 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. When the internet became mainstream the aspect that shocked me beyond anything else was how gullible people could be. I think it's going to be such a bittersweet moment, because it's not like the whole chapter is going to be closed but one page of that will be done and we'll have answers and we'll have a face that we can put to it. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. The homes were close and within walking distance. Libby's oldest sister Kelsi German, 21 . But believing she had been a "bad sister" of late, not hanging out with her younger sister as often as she should, a guilt-riddled Kelsi eventually agreed to take the girls just after 1.30pm, provided they found their own ride home. Libby then turned her back and walked away with Abby. Anyone with information on the case is encouraged to contact law enforcement by emailing abbyandlibbytip@cacoshrf.com or calling 844-459-5786. They also released a brief audio clip of his voice also pulled from Libby's phone as well as a police sketch of the unidentified man, who was later named as the main suspect in the girls' murders. My sister, Sharlene, turns to me and says, Could he live there or work there? For me and Sharlene, two Southern girls from Atlanta, its freezing! Libby and Abby never failed to meet her father at a pre-arranged pick-up location later that afternoon. Im glad that it was, in fact, a song lyric. 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. Kelsisaid she has long struggled with the notion that her sister's killer could be lurking in the community around her. "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. "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. Both wanted to be here today as much as the experts. And then a little while later, she came back and said, Okay, dad will come pick us up if youll drop us off.. She said they didn't say whether or not they had plans to meet up with anyone else inside the park. Dropping that at the end was like burying the lead, but I assume that's the order it was presented in the video. For as long as she could remember, Kelsi German wanted to be a news reporter. Liberty, 14, and her friend Abigail Williams, 13, were, I didnt want to be part of media or part of the case anymore at that point, Kelsi admitted to, I just tried to tell her that she needed to do more, Michelle told, Paul Holes, the retired detective that helped crack the Golden State Killer case and who worked on. Libby and Abby were close friends. Kelsi German, 21, told The Sun that despite nearly five years having passed since her sister Libby, 14, was killed in Indiana alongside her best friend Abby Williams, 13, she still feels her sibling's presence around her often. "I can't wait for that day," German says. 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. The only interesting notation was near the end, when Kelsi clarifies that there were not 20 people there when she dropped off Abby and Libby. Their bodies were found the following day alongside a creek about a mile from where they were last seen. 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. "It just amazes me that she was able to think of that at that moment. It was nice to see her smile and laugh about memories with her sister. In fact, during her freshman year at Ball State University in Muncie, Ind., German took nothing but journalism classes. 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. I think you learn a lot about yourself when something like this happens. 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. Shell remember someone being in a room near her that she previously couldnt, or receiving a letter or a gift from a friend or sympathetic stranger. Kelsi says it was about someone else and not about her. - Some of the rumors involving Cody were really gross and weird so she isn't discussing them. 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. Listen below to the episode of our daily podcast PEOPLE Every Day for more details on the Delphi Murders. Sisters Of Victims In The Delphi Murders And Golden State Killer Cases Share Automatic Connection And Mentorship. "And so they were like, 'Hey, let's go to this place,'" Kelsi theorized. Rachel Sharp. He couldnt do anything because he is scared of spiders. It had nothing to do with anything, just a song. The killer had to hike in and out with limited time. She says her younger sister lets her presence be known to "tell me that it's going to be okay, and she continues to do that.". "I see it all over, every day. Its always nice to see these families keep high spirits, one thing he couldnt take was the memories. I told Kelsi I had no idea why this horrible crime happened to Abby and Libby, but I do know what is going to come from it. 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. As we cross Freedom bridge, I feel like Im walking into a postcard. Missing Nevada Woman Stopped Contact with Family, Police Seek Tips, Unknown Man Seen Using Missing Georgia Mans Credit Card in Baton Rouge, WATCH LIVE: Murdaugh Family Murders Day 25: Closing Arguments. She said that no one was there when she dropped them off. Janelle Lisa Cruz was just 18 when she was bludgeoned to death by the Golden State Killer in 1986. 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. Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage? Another connected with Kelsi because she saved her sister from a man with a gun and she knows Kelsi would have done everything to save her sister. "I think this person could be anyone," she said. Both wanted to be here today as much as the experts. The bridge that we have seen numerous times but still its shocking once its in view. 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. So thank you for clarifying! They seem to have open arms and open doors to anyone having difficulty. - Cody's whereabouts have been confirmed. The Sun website is regulated by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO), Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. One day you will have the opportunity to see and know what we do, and we look forward to that day.. Libby called him before Kelsi left. We arrive on the other side of Freedom Bridge and I notice a sign hanging across the path to the Monon Bridge that reads Closed Unsafe Trail. Im fifth in line as our group hikes up toward the sign. 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. I'll just be scrolling through my social media and people will post it back to me and I'll watch it again every time," Kelsi said. You dont want to lose that [awareness] because you dont want them [law enforcement] to take on other cases they find more important and in the process forget about yours. There is no way a stranger to these parts found this bridge. "She was the funniest person ever," Kelsi remembered of her 14-year-old sibling. None of us are 14 and none of us are afraid of him. 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. We are not paid or provided any incentive for our quest to help this community and this town, and mostly help this sister find a killer. Says throughout the day there were 10 to 20 people there, but not when she dropped them all. One of those investigations included a Possession of Child Pornography case resulting in the arrest of Kegan Kline. "He could be right there in front of us and we have no idea. 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 Trailwhere Libby had uploaded her final Snapchat post a day earlier. 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