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Unknown April Tinsley Killer

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Possible Location(s):

  • Indiana
  • Fort Wayne , IN

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April Marie Tinsley was like many other 8-year-old girls, spending her days with friends and playing outside. But on Good Friday, April 1, 1988, someone took her innocence, and her life. Investigators have released new evidence which we've uploaded to the "Media" tab of this case file, and are asking for your help in identifying and arresting her killer.

Sex:
Male
Race:
Hispanic, White, Other
Height:
Unknown
Weight:
Unknown
Hair (Color, Description, Facial Hair):
  • Unknown
Eyes:
  • Unknown
Scars and Tattoos:
  • No known scars.
  • No known tattoos.
Last Seen:
  • Fort Wayne , IN
Other Possible Locations:
  • Indiana
  • Fort Wayne , IN
Last Known Locations:
  • Fort Wayne , IN
Last updated August 24, 2012

Unknown April Tinsley Killer

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Media Photo Police say this note was placed in a ziplock bag that also included a condom They also say the DNA on the condom matches the DNA found on April Tinsley fugitives,Unknown April Tinsley Killer
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Police say this note was placed in a ziplock bag that also included a condom. They also say the DNA on the condom matches the DNA found on April Tinsley.
Media Photo FBI Profiler Jennifer Eakin says writing experts believe that the killer may have the writing disorder known as disgraphia fugitives,Unknown April Tinsley Killer
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FBI Profiler Jennifer Eakin says writing experts believe that the killer may have the writing disorder known as disgraphia.
Media Photo Authorities found this sex toy 20 feet from the crime scene The device is called a Ben Wa Squirmy Manual Crank and investigators are looking for more information on the device fugitives,Unknown April Tinsley Killer
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Authorities found this sex toy 20 feet from the crime scene. The device is called a Ben Wa Squirmy Manual Crank, and investigators are looking for more information on the device.
Media Photo April Marie Tinsley 8 was abducted by an unknown suspect on April 1 1988 She was found three days later raped and murdered on the side of a rural Indiana road fugitives,Unknown April Tinsley Killer
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April Marie Tinsley, 8, was abducted by an unknown suspect on April 1, 1988. She was found three days later, raped and murdered, on the side of a rural Indiana road.
Media Photo A disturbing threat was scrawled across a barn door in Fort Wayne Ind two years after April Tinsley was brutally killed Cops believe the person responsible for April s murder is the same person who wrote this message fugitives,Unknown April Tinsley Killer
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A disturbing threat was scrawled across a barn door in Fort Wayne, Ind., two years after April Tinsley was brutally killed. Cops believe the person responsible for April's murder is the same person who wrote this message.
Media Photo Cops say this bedspread may be a key clue in identifying April s killer Included with the fourth and final note he left specifically for a young Fort Wayne girl to see were pictures of the suspect himself lying on a blue green paisley patterned bedspread fugitives,Unknown April Tinsley Killer
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Cops say this bedspread may be a key clue in identifying April's killer. Included with the fourth and final note he left specifically for a young Fort Wayne girl to see, were pictures of the suspect himself lying on a blue-green, paisley-patterned bedspread.
Media Photo In 2004 April Tinsley s killer left the first of four sick notes in the basket of this bicycle fugitives,Unknown April Tinsley Killer
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In 2004, April Tinsley's killer left the first of four sick notes in the basket of this bicycle.
Media Photo This is the killer s first known direct correspondence with anyone since he scrawled a note on the side of a barn in May 1990 In each of his five known messages he claimed responsibility for April Tinsley s murder fugitives,Unknown April Tinsley Killer
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This is the killer's first known direct correspondence with anyone since he scrawled a note on the side of a barn in May 1990. In each of his five known messages, he claimed responsibility for April Tinsley's murder.
Media Photo In June 2004 the killer left this fourth and final known letter on a little girl s bicycle in Fort Wayne Ind Though removal of many of the killer s explicit words was necessary notice the double underline markings at the bottom of the note fugitives,Unknown April Tinsley Killer
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In June 2004, the killer left this fourth and final known letter on a little girl's bicycle in Fort Wayne, Ind. Though removal of many of the killer's explicit words was necessary, notice the double-underline markings at the bottom of the note.
Media Photo This map shows the locations of all seven significant events surrounding April Tinsley s disappearance and murder Over the years the killer carefully stayed within a distinctly unique geographical area fugitives,Unknown April Tinsley Killer
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This map shows the locations of all seven significant events surrounding April Tinsley's disappearance and murder. Over the years, the killer carefully stayed within a distinctly unique geographical area.

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