April Tinsley

Women and Crime

Cloud10

True Crime, Social Sciences, Science, Society & Culture

4.6 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 14 October 2025

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Ep 284: In 1988, an 8-year-old girl disappeared off of Hogan Avenue in Fort Wayne, Indiana. It would take 30 years for forensic technology to catch her abductor This is the April Tinsley Story Live Show info (Nov 5th 7pm): https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1815658135359?aff=oddtdtcreator Sources for Today's Episode: The podcast DNA ID The Indy Star CNN Find a Grave Sponsors: (thanks for using our promo codes, it really does help the show!) Shopify - If you want to see less carts being abandoned, its time for you to head over to Shopify! Sign up for your $1-per-month trial and start selling today at shopify.com/crimewomen Credits: Written and Hosted by Amy Shlosberg and Meghan Sacks Produced by James Varga Audio Editor, Jose Alfonzo Script Editor, Abagail Belcastro Music by Dessert Media Get Even More Women&Crime Episodes: • Patreon - Ad-free shows starting at $2 a month, or upgrade for $5 a month to get a new extra episode every month, as well as exclusive virtual HappyHours with Meg & Amy. Check-out other tiers for perks such as lectures, true crime book club, and more! Visit our Patreon page for more info: https://www.patreon.com/womenandcrime • Apple Subscriptions - Exclusive episodes and ad-free regular stories are now available through Apple’s podcast app for only $4.99 a month, or save with an annual membership. • YouTube Memberships - Exclusive episode available on YouTube for only $4.99 a month. https://www.youtube.com/@WomenandCrime/membershipHelp is Available: If you or someone you know is in a crisis situation, or a victim of domestic, or other violence, there are many organizations that can offer support or help you in your specific situation. For direct links to these organizations please visit https://womenandcrimepodcast.com/resources/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:33.7	An eight-year-old girl disappeared in 1988, but 30 years later, could forensic technology catch her abductor?
0:43.3	This is the April Tinsley story. Hi, Amy.
0:59.2	Hey, Megan.
1:00.5	So today's case involves the abduction and violence against a child.
1:05.9	I just want to say, while these aren't my favorite cases to cover, and I do tend to shy away from them now,
1:11.1	I read something about this one, and I remembered it so well. It was one of those cases that
1:16.4	stuck with me, but I had never known about the update. And when I saw it, I became invested in
1:23.5	the case again. And it's one of those cases as well, Amy, where some of these horrible crimes
1:29.5	that happen, families are left without answers. And there's no ability to move on because
1:34.8	there's never any ability, there's never ability to move on without answers or, you know,
1:41.3	it's harder to move on. But in a few rare cases, the families, even if they have to wait
1:46.4	30 years, might just find out what happened and who's responsible. And technology now, as we've
1:55.1	said before, means that all cases are truly solvable. So I think that in this case, even though there's a tragedy, there was also some answers,
2:05.9	and I was glad to see that part of this one.
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