An Indiana man who authorities say created a fake social media account potentially linked to the unsolved 2017 murders of two teenage girls in Delphi is denying his involvement in their deaths.
Kegan Kline is accused of creating an account under the name “anthony_shots” to communicate with underage girls and solicit nude images, according to a probable cause affidavit.
The affidavit, filed in August 2020, alleges Kline admitted to investigators that he was the creator of the account. He is jailed on 30 counts, including child exploitation, child pornography, obstruction of justice and solicitation of children, according to online court records.
He pleaded not guilty in the case and is in jail awaiting trial.
The charges are unrelated to the murders of Abigail “Abby” Williams and Liberty “Libby” German. Authorities have not named Kline as a person of interest or a suspect in the double homicide.
Kline recently spoke to HLN in a prison interview and denied any involvement in the murders, and he said he was cooperating with police.
Liberty, 14, and Abigail, 13, were killed in February 2017 after they were dropped off near an abandoned railway bridge for a walk and hang out, police say. The girls were supposed to be picked up from the area but never showed up. Their bodies were found on February 14, 2017 in a wooded area about 800 meters from the bridge.
In December, Indiana State Police said in a press release that the investigation into the murders led law enforcement to the “anthony_shots” profile.
The profile was used from 2016 to 2017 on sites including Snapchat and Instagram, according to the police statement. The account used images of a well-known male model, which is not connected to the account or the investigation, state police said.
Investigators allege the account described the person as “being extremely wealthy and owning numerous sports cars” and “used this information while communicating with young women to solicit nude images, obtain their addresses, and attempt to meet them.”
Kline told HLN that investigators told her the “anthony_shots” account was the last to contact Liberty before she was killed.
“That’s what they said. And that’s what the police told me,” he said.
Kline said he had no recollection of speaking with Liberty. “No. Not at all. I told them a hundred times,” he said, referring to the police. “I did everything they wanted me to do and it’s like they’re harassing me.”
Kline said he gave hair follicles and a sample to investigators.
A lawyer for Kline did not immediately respond to requests for comment on Tuesday. Indiana State Police said they could not comment “as this is an active and ongoing investigation.”
