134: MISSING: April Pitzer
Detective Perspective
Derrick Levasseur & Square Mile Studios
4.9 • 2K Ratings
🗓️ 27 April 2026
⏱️ 48 minutes
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Summary
On June 27, 2004, 30 year old April Pitzer was last seen in Newberry Springs, California, after telling loved ones she was preparing to come back home to Arkansas. She had been terrified for her life and was desperate to return, but she never made it back.
In the months that followed, investigators received a series of strange and unsettling tips, including one involving a message written on a truck stop bathroom wall hundreds of miles away that appeared to reference her disappearance.
Investigators eventually determined April was likely murdered. But more than 20 years later, no one has been charged, and her family is still searching for answers, her remains, and the person responsible.
If you have any information in April’s case, please call the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department at (909) 387-3690.
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| 0:45.9 | On June 27, 2004, 30-year-old April Pitzer was last seen in Newberry Springs, California, |
| 0:50.1 | after telling loved ones she was preparing to come back home to Arkansas. |
| 0:55.9 | She had been terrified for her life and was desperate to return, but she never made it back. |
| 1:01.7 | In the months that followed, investigators received a series of strange and unsettling tips, |
| 1:07.4 | including one involving a written message on a truck stop bathroom wall hundreds of miles away that appeared to reference her disappearance. |
| 1:10.5 | Investigators eventually determined that April was likely murdered, but more than 20 years |
| 1:15.4 | later, no one has been charged, and her family is still searching for answers, her remains, |
| 1:20.8 | and the person or people responsible. I'm AIME Hey, everyone back to Detective Perspective. |
| 1:55.9 | My name is Derek Lavasser. |
| 1:57.4 | I'm a licensed private investigator and former police detective. |
| 2:01.0 | Each week, I'll be covering an unsolved case in story format. |
| 2:03.9 | I'll then give you my perspective on the investigation and provide contact information for the individuals or organizations connected to the case so that if you have any tips, you can contact them directly and maybe you can help solve a case. |
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| 2:23.1 | on those investigations, please consider subscribing whether you're watching on YouTube or |
| 2:28.0 | listening on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or whatever platform you use. So April Pitzer's case is the ultimate call to action. |
| 2:37.5 | If there's ever been an investigation that I've covered on this show where I believe |
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