ISP search of Wabash River concludes, police not saying if anything was found

PERU, Ind. (WISH) — The five-week search of the Wabash River in Miami County is over. The large query nonetheless looms, is it linked to the murders of Abby and Libby in Delphi?

Indiana State Police affirm to I-Staff 8’s Richard Essex that police have concluded their search of the Wabash River in Peru.

State police wouldn’t affirm what they had been looking for, or what they could have discovered.

The search seems linked to Kegan Kline, the suspect within the “anthony_shots” youngster porn case that’s additionally linked to the Delphi murders.

The search started Aug. 19, the identical day a courtroom allowed state police to take custody of Kline beneath a sealed order.

Aine Cain and Kevin Greenlee of the podcast “The Homicide Sheet” have been following developments associated to the homicide of Libby German and Abby Williams.

“Clearly Indiana state police didn’t go on the report saying that however we had sources who did inform us that it was Delphi associated,” Aine Cain mentioned. 

The search of the Wabash River in Peru began close to the Nickel Plate Path Bridge and prolonged west previous the US 31 bridge.

Greenlee is a lawyer and says the method of the search needs to be nicely documented. 

“When you discover one thing there and even should you don’t discover one thing there, you need to doubtlessly be capable to get up in courtroom and say we did every thing proper,” Greenlee mentioned. 

I-Staff 8 traveled to Peru to witness the search.

The lion’s share of the search was performed by hand, though I-Staff 8 did see a number of individuals with steel detectors. Beneath the bridge, I-Staff 8 noticed a pile of steel and different objects collected by the workforce. 

“We really feel the Indiana State Police, not simply within the phrases of this water search however all through the entire Delphi investigation, have poured virtually limitless quantities of assets into the case and one of many issues that obtained us on this case, is we consider that Indiana State Police, like another governmental company, must be held accountable to the individuals of Indiana,” Greenlee mentioned. 

Kline’s father lives only a brief distance from the bridge. I-Staff 8 stopped by his home lately to ask him if he knew something concerning the search and why state police took momentary custody of his son from the Miami County Jail. The elder Mr. Kline didn’t come to the door.  

In two August courtroom filings, Kline’s lawyer mentioned his consumer was “exploring different authorized choices” and negotiating with the prosecutor. 

“I’ve no remark at the moment,” Kline’s lawyer wrote in response to an I-Staff 8 e-mail.

Police haven’t introduced any arrests related to Delphi murders. Kline is being held within the Miami County Jail on 30 youngster pornography fees and is due again in courtroom on Oct. 20.