Casefile True Crime Case 282: April Tinsley
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May 4, 2024 
A chilling case unfolds as young girls in Indiana receive threatening letters linked to the unsolved murder of eight-year-old April Tinsley. The podcast delves into the investigation, the eerie discoveries on a rural barn door, the resurgence of the case, and the unraveling of dark secrets leading to the arrest of the killer after 30 years.
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Child Disappears After School Walk
- April Tinsley left school on Good Friday 1988 and disappeared after walking to a friend's house.
- Her parents reported her missing that evening, triggering an extensive community search.
Early DNA Collection Proved Crucial
- Investigators preserved a DNA sample from April's underwear even though technology couldn't profile it then.
- That sample became the crucial link decades later once methods improved.
Barn Message Taunted Investigators
- In May 1990 someone found a pencilled message on a barn: "I kill April Marie Tisley."
- The message used misspellings and referenced April's missing shoe, a detail kept secret by police.