Ep 76: Sinister Inference - The Murder of April Barber

Court Junkie

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Government, True Crime, News

4.8 • 8.8K Ratings

🗓️ 23 June 2019

⏱️ 69 minutes

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On August 17, 2002, Justin Barber told police that he and his wife, April Barber, had been walking hand-in-hand along the beach when a man approached them with a gun. He was shot four times and survived, but April died from a single gunshot wound to the head. After a nearly two year investigation, Justin was arrested and charged with April's murder. Could prosecutors prove that he had murdered April and then shot himself to cover it up? Sponsors in this episode: Pet Releaf - Pet Releaf makes all-natural, USDA Certified Organic CBD products for pets, using full spectrum CBD hemp oil that is grown and extracted in Colorado. With a wide variety of products, they have something to assist a range of ailments such as hip and joint pain, inflammation, situational anxiety and more. Go to petreleaf.com and enter the promo code JUNKIE to get 10% off your order. PROcure - Try PROcure's Hydrocortisone and RosaCare today, and get a special $3 discount on Amazon. Just go to procureheals.com/JUNKIE to be directed to Amazon where you'll get a special $3 discount with the code 3JUNKIE. Noom - Noom is a habit changing solution that helps users develop a new relationship with food through personalized courses. Sign up for your trial today at NOOM.com/junkie. Please consider supporting Court Junkie with as little as $3 a month via Patreon.com/CourtJunkie. Help support Court Junkie with $6 a month and get access to bonus monthly episodes. Follow me on Twitter @CourtJunkiePod See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0	At about 11 o'clock at night on August 17, 2002, a man I'll refer to as Jim was driving
0:08.4	down Ponta Vigilayx Boulevard in Jacksonville, Florida.
0:12.8	As he was approaching his stoplight, another car pulled up alongside him, and he could tell
0:17.5	that the occupant inside was trying to get his attention.
0:21.6	Jim assumed the other driver was going to tell him that his back tail light was out, but
0:26.4	that's not what the man wanted at all.
0:29.5	Instead the man called out, hey, call the police, somebody shot me and my wife.
0:35.8	The man then pulled his car over onto the median, and so Jim pulled his car over to the
0:40.4	other side of the street and then ran over.
0:43.8	He opened up the man's car door, and the man said, I've got to get to a hospital.
0:49.4	Jim noticed that the man who was bleeding heavily was alone inside the car.
0:54.7	Where's your wife?
0:55.7	He asked, I don't know, the man said.
0:58.6	She's on the beach.
1:00.4	Jim asked where on the beach, and the man replied, I don't know, she's back on the beach
1:04.8	somewhere.
1:05.8	I got to get to a hospital.
1:08.0	Jim flagged down another passing vehicle, this with a couple inside, and asked to use their
1:13.1	cell phone so he could call 911.
1:16.5	Jacksonville Beach police officers in fire rescue ascended onto the scene.
1:21.7	Rescue personnel immediately started tending to the man who had been shot four times.
1:27.3	And meanwhile, the man was trying to direct the officers to where he had last seen his
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