Cold-Case Murder of 8-year-old Indiana Girl Cracked Using DNA & Genealogy Sites

April Tinsley

Parabon has done it again. This is the sixth cold case they have cracked using GedMatch and DNA samples. The following excerpt is from an article posted July 17, 2018 at cbsnews.com.

FORT WAYNE, Ind. – April Tinsley disappeared on a spring day in 1988 while walking to a neighbor’s house. The 8-year-old’s body was discovered in a ditch three days later. She had been raped and strangled.

Now, authorities say they’ve finally solved the case.

“This case has haunted this community for 30 years,” said prosecutor Karen Richards. “I believe we have given us some closure.”

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About Leland Meitzler

Leland K. Meitzler founded Heritage Quest in 1985, and has worked as Managing Editor of both Heritage Quest Magazine and The Genealogical Helper. He currently operates Family Roots Publishing Company (www.FamilyRootsPublishing.com), writes daily at GenealogyBlog.com, writes the weekly Genealogy Newsline, conducts the annual Salt Lake Christmas Tour to the Family History Library, and speaks nationally, having given over 2000 lectures since 1983.

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