
Case 282: April Tinsley
Casefile True Crime
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Unsettling Discovery on a Rural Barn Door
A teenage boy living on the outskirts of Fort Wayne discovered a disturbing handwritten message on his family's barn door, implicating the murder of April Marie Tisley. The message, initially faint and poorly legible, became clearer with each visit as the author revisited to overwrite it. The juvenile handwriting and grammar mistakes suggested a child-like mentality, raising initial concerns of a prank. However, the mention of finding 'the other shoe' added a chilling layer of mystery, prompting the teenager to alert the police about the unsettling message and potential danger lurking in the rural area.
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