SOLVED 30 Years Later: April Tinsley Case
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The eye witness women you talked about was my grandmother. She still talks about the case to me to this day and she recalls everything.
Was she really the eye witness?
Audrey Hewitt probably not
She probably regrets a lot but it wasn’t her fault. It seemed normal and back in the days, it was so different..
Veronica Norene that’s crazy! April tinsley was my great aunts daughter.
Audrey Hewitt it’s true , I was the eye
My softball coach was talking about this when the case was solved. Turns out Ive been playing softball for over 4 years just across the street from where the guy lived. Scares me to know that he could've been watching all of the little girls playing.
Millie Ohneck scary tho
Out of all these comments I've read, that one just sent chills down my spine. He could have nabbed any one of you.
Omg I have a scary story too! There was a killing in my city! Turns out the killer/raper was my neighbor!
Now you know you ard safe (from him)
@@beccc2242 that's terrifying. My ex shot his mom and sister to death then kidnapped his nephew. He turned himself in and got life in prison.
That man- who painted his truck just after April’s death- would be in prison to this day had it not been for DNA. Frightening thought.
Tough it would be terrible that he would’ve gotten into jail for something he didn’t do, I wouldn’t feel bad about it, that man sounded like a real creep and should’ve gotten help...
That man who painted his his truck just after April death would be in prison to this day had it not been
For DNA
He probably painted his truck so he wouldn’t get mistaken for the killer
@Taylor Anderson that’s exactly what Kate Marlowe said, that doesn’t add anything to this comment wtf
I agree. It's scary to think how many innocent people are in jail. That particular guy however, had some serious issues though.
I just got my AncestryDNA test back today. I kind of want to contact that company you spoke about and let them know to test my dna against crimes in certain areas where I lived when younger. My father is a convicted child molester and not sure his dna was collected when he went in. I googled and can’t find a definite answer as to if his dna would have been collected or not.
Can't hurt to ask!
Kelli Maddock, MMT, MT-BC I’ve started the Parabon snapshot process but I’m a procrastinator unfortunately and haven’t finished it all. I’m also looking for other companies that do it as well.
If he is a felon, they have his DNA in the database.
coffee drinker That’s actually not true. I googled it. It depends on when and where his intake was. Not to mention information is rarely shared between agencies. From my research I can’t be certain his dna is in a national database, there’s a likelihood but I don’t want to take the chance.
Not all felons have their samples taken, even when its court ordered. Really depends on where they serve their sentence or who their probation/parole officer. Also depends on the location and funding or how dedicated people are to actually doing their jobs. Load your DNA into Gedmatch and opt in so that the police can compare you to suspects. Gedmatch is under new ownership and one must log in and opt in or else they can't compare to your sample now
After 30 years the mother says " now we can sleep".....omg! HEART BREAKING!!!
*Yea it is...*
Sooo sad
Absolutely beyond heartbreaking. 😪
God bless🥰
Yes it is......
I honestly don't understand why people are able to do such things like this to innocent kids. I'm talking about kidnapping, killing, and raping ... i just don't get it. If you have urges, u should really seek help... don't hurt others for your "needs."
Its disgusting. I am a social worker so u work in these cases (I used to not anymore as it is too heavy) and I studied psychology and most of these perpetrators like the power they hold when they torture/ kill the victims and seeing others in pai is their own gain.
I just hope they do go to hospital and admit themselves and get help. Like I dont get the reason to do this, like in the end you will end up in Prison and affecting many innocent lives
Exactly! Like with the whole Elizabeth Smart case the guy that kidnapped her kept telling her "god told me to do this." Um no he didn't dude you're just insane.
Honestly though, this happens way to often and I can’t help but imagine what it would be like to be raped or kidnapped
Because they are evil and lack any ounce of empathy. They don't see the children as autonomous human beings with feelings, emotions and dreams of their own. They see them as toys to play with and discard or break (ie kill) when they get bored of them. They are very scary people and I don't think they can be rehabilitated.
I feel bad when I accidentally step on a snail and hear the crunch sound. There's no way I could torture, abuse and then kill a child. It's reprehensible to any normal adult. Most adult's natural instinct is to protect children, not prey on them.
Yeah turns out pedophiles have a part of their brain that’s different from a normal persons. It could literally be solved through medicine, but when people get these urges they’re either to ashamed to get help or are pieces of sh*t with no empathy and refuse to get help
My little brother is 8 years old. I can’t imagine something like that happening to him. Finally April can rest.
same ☹️! my little brother is my whole world 😣
I care so much for my little brother. I CANNOT imagine this happening to him. I'd gladly give up my life if he doesn't get harmed.
my brother is also 8 and i could not imagine losing him. we don't always see eye to eye but he is my world and losing him would crush me.
Same. My little sister is like my own child. I take care of her like my own daughter. Can’t imagine something like this happening to her. I wouldn’t be able to live with myself because I would feel like I let her down and couldn’t protect her
You are all amazing siblings. You and your siblings deserve the world. I wish you all heath, happiness and protection! 💘🥂✌️
I really want to give a big hug to April's mother. Her life was stuck for 30 years
Oh poor april she was so cute.
This case is in my hometown. I was not alive when it happened. They had a community event this past weekend at "Aprils Garden" which is a memorial. We went out there and saw her mom. I am so glad they caught this guy. Rip April
Wow that's so great, what an incredible community. I showed the garden at the end, I was so touched by that
Same!!! I live in Fort Wayne!
Did the family know the killer?
Rana 1016 not that I am aware of. I think a lot of details have yet to be released.
Oh my gosh same!! I live in the hometown too it’s very sad 🙁
April would have been about 39 years old now... RIP April Tinsley
40 yesterday
RIP ❤️😭
40 you mean????
@@avigaillemmel 39
She'd be 39 peeps not 40.
When you said that he responded with "April Tinsley" when police knocked on his door, I gasped and got shivers.
Imagine if she never left her umbrella at her friends house that day
I also wonder what would have happened if her friend walked back with her. I wonder if they would have both been killed or if he wouldn’t have touched either of them.
Imagine if the mother would take better care of her 8 eight 8 years old little girl
@@RATCULT-ol9sz LMAO girl it was the 80s XD I assure you this wasn't the only parent that allowed this. believe it or not hun, ppl would leave their front doors and windows open for centuries. this type of stuff use to be unheard of. that doesn't mean they didn't care?? imagine being in that place and taking sm precaution like we do now when literally no one back then did. people would think ur crazy or have severe anxiety or something. may I remind you, this is the MURDERERS faults. don't blame the parents.
@@RATCULT-ol9sz I was born in 96 and I remember when I was young 7/8 we used to just come in and out all day, doors left open the lot. It wasn't as out there as it is now, people are way more scared of these things. I have two little boys, and never would I let them out of my sight like this, but this is now, that was then.
@@RATCULT-ol9sz back in the day kids did everything by themselves especially in small towns and neighborhoods. Now parents are more cautious
The fact that the family was literally stuck in time, like time went on for everyone except for them, is so heartbreaking. Wow.
Ya...
Not “literally “
@@adriannagarcia7640 p
not "literally"
They still are stuck in time, grieving her death like it happened yesterday even tho it was over 30 years ago.
This is why parents now drive their kids everywhere , even if it's a 5min walk: & all the local nurseries have access via entryphone only, 6foot fences & CCTV in the playground, with primary schools following suit. Sad.
I’m again how things could have been prevented if we just carried ourselves like that from jump...every child care facility or school should be running like that as a standard.
Horrible horrible idea. It might sound hard, but just because of some sad cases a whole generation should loose their ability of exploring the world by their own? You let monsters rule society if things go that way. Whats next? Testing everyones DNA to catch one criminal?
My nieces school wanted my driver's license and a pin number only my sister and the school knew plus they wanted to know what kind of car I was in.
i agree it's so sad what society has come to nowadays
@@gwennyx5815 If it takes taking everyone's DNA at birth to catch a murderer before he murders again, then I think its a great idea. I'm sure if you asked any of the parents of murdered children, if they regret letting their child walk alone, they'd all say yes. I wouldn't let my child alone on the streets to prove a point. It's like playing Russian Roulette with your child's life.
“He was trolling down the street and he told us he saw April walking down the street and he pulled up a block and waited outside his vehicle for her to walk by. He told her to get in the car and she did. He then took her to his trailer in Grabill, the same trailer he was living in [when he was caught],” Martin recalled.
Miller sexually assaulted and killed April in his trailer and then under the cover of night, he took her body to a ditch along County Road 68 in DeKalb County.
But there was still the question of why. Miller had told police he had pre-meditated wanting to take a child, but he had never seen April before the day he abducted her.
“[I think he answered it] in an indirect way. He was looking for a child suitable for what he wanted and he saw her as a target and he jumped on it,” Martin said.
“It’s scary to think there are people in our society capable of doing this. Had she been five minutes earlier or five minutes later, we probably wouldn’t be sitting here today. It could have been anybody, any little kid in that area that day and that was probably not the first time he had gone looking,” Hetrick said.
Miller admitted to Detectives Martin and Hetrick that, after he snatched and killed April, over the years he had thought about taking a child again. He even went trolling through neighborhoods and parking lots, but he never found an opportunity.
“To think he could do something so heinous as what he did to April in 1988 and then just stop, I think everyone was very skeptical of that and I think we tried to answer those questions,” Martin said. “We were very direct with John about other cases. We kept going over other cases. We knew there was no DNA match, but we were persistent with John to tell us and help other families if there are other families and he was very insistent there was not. It’s incredible that he went looking and fortunately no one was there.”
(I went digging cause some of this was left not answered. He didnt know her he just wanted to do it and saw an opportunity and jumped.. disgusting.. Also he has been portrayed as slow and was sent to some sort of institution where he was supposedly raped.. So him being slow he took it as it was "ok" to do it.. crock of shit if you ask me.. Since he went around writing all that shit to other girls.. He even fantasized about doing it again. and has insisted that he did not.. only because he never got another chance)
Wow! Thanks for this!!
What triggered police to retrieve his DNA fr garbage etc? What put specifically him on police radar? Thx
Her underwear contained the suspect’s semen, but it was too minuscule an amount to create a DNA profile at the time. It wasnt until notes appeared on other children's bikes stating that he had killed and raped April and was going to do the same to them. So now that science has advanced they reran the DNA.
@@charvanr312 if I remember they had to wait untill advancement of technology.. once was available they reopened and used it but it ..Came down to him and his brother so needed his DNA to make sure had the right brother
@@charvanr312 also family everyone else keep pursuing for this case to be solved also
I can’t believe people sexually assault children. It makes me so so so sick and angry. How can someone look at a CHILD like that?! Hurts my stomach to think about that.
If we as a society started making the consequences terrifying enough, it would stop.
"my memory of her as..when she was just a little girl. that's when it ends" oh boy, that broke my heart!!!
that line made me tear up. And I don't usually because I hear these types of things all the time, but just hearing her mother say that one line...; man that's the saddest thing I've ever heard.
Gennie Linara i agree. i can’t imagine the pain of losing a child.
Briceida Meraz Lopez 21:25
I swear when I heard the mother say that, tears from both of my eyes dropped on my cheeks... What a heartbreaking story.
If you’re looking for another case out of Indiana, please look into the deaths of Liberty German and Abigail Williams. They were murdered in 2017 and there is a photo, sketch, and Audio file of his voice. He’s never been found though.
Jessicas Animal Friends i believe it was 2017!
Jessicas Animal Friends it was last year on Valentine's day not 2014 :)
Jessicas Animal Friends I mentioned the case to her in another video, but it was 2017 when it happened.
Shannon Milligan Stout yeah I typed 2014 by accident! I was in the car at the time lol
annaoddle accidentally typed 2014 bc I was in the car :)
The end makes me really sad because my mother often tells me about how when I was little she imagined me as adult what I'd look like what I'd be like as a person who I might get married too what my career would be and now she always tells me your more beautiful than I could have imagined... That got stolen from this imaginative mother I know her daughter too would have been more beautiful than she could have imagined
April was so cute. She trusted this world, the world failed her.
😭😭😭😭💔💔
Cop: do you know what this is about
Killer: April Tinsly
Cop: what? we are here for tax evasion
Killer: ummm I said nothing
lmfao omg
"I've won, Near!"
He knew he wasn't getting out of it He was fully aware that he was caught
At this point, I think something like this will likely be the only way the Jon Benet Ramsey case is solved.
Connie Beard i dont think so. I her case there were some powerful people covering her murder up.
MsMedford Good point.
I think most can agree that Jon Benet's parents had something to do with it. The ransom note is BS.
Parents know what happened to Jon Bennett money talks
kay luh Yeah. Asking for the specific amount of his bonus. Even if it were someone who knew about his bonus, you'd think they would've rounded it up or down to a more logical amount.
Why.Do.I.Watch.These.at.night?!?
Ugh I'm thinking the same. My bedroom has no curtains at the moment either so I'm thinking someone's looking at me or some shit 😂😂
youwhutmatex I always think that and I HAVE curtains but they’re useless and see through 😭
+Amethyst - Studio Oof...rip
Galaxy - Neko ME
- Milky - Even worse Im home alone ;(
Finally someone that tells the stories with their normal voice 🤣
I usually avoid true crime since I had like a true crime phase and eventually it freaked me out too much but I like kendall's videos occasionally because I feel like she presents all the facts normally and respectfully & doesn't get super graphic so yeah
Damn, spill some tea, who are you referring to?
Kendall's voice is almost calming too, its like motherly but pleasant.
Yeah, but it’s disturbing af how she inserts her mug into every thumbnail.
@@sunshine3914 who"?
I live in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and I was in baton. before the killer was found, he lived in this neighborhood. I was in a parade, and marched right past his house. I was about 10 years old when I marched in the parade. it is truly chilling knowing that me and my group marched past the killers house.
In Grabill, IN? That's where he lived
@@kristinasnyder1170 yep. that’s where some of the parade was.
If anyone is reading this watch a movie called “Lovely Bones” it’s about a girl who was murdered and she refuses to go to heaven so she watches over her family and gives them signs that she’s still here. It’s so good and it made me cry
I watch that movie numerous of times that movie is so sad
It’s Courtney I’ve also watched that movie. I think it was more frustrating than sad
It’s Courtney oh yea,I remember seeing that movie
"Lovely Bones" is the movie I cried profusely over. When it came out I was young & made me more aware of just people in general. Great movie in general!
It’s Courtney OMG that movie was SOOO good!
I can’t be the only one who scrolls through comments while watching so I don’t get too scared hahah
same
Me too!
Literally exactly what I’m doing right now.
I do that too
I do this!!! But not because I get scared, but because I get bored?? Even though I’m super interested in the video, I HAVE to scroll to keep myself entertained and engaged in more than one way. Really weird. I even scroll through twitter while watching a movie because for some reason I need to focus on more than one thing
Ima cry that little girl was so cute and innocent And this man is a monster
I can’t understand how anyone could be this evil. This whole thing just hurts my heart so badly
Someone needs to get on Jon Benet Ramsey’s case ASAP that’s by far the most frustrating case I’ve ever read & I need answers
Poor young girl. They need to find the killer :(
Jenn H SAMEE OHHMYYY
Jenn H same it’s so sad
Its horrible😣😦😢😭 but there are a few videos of it😊😳😢😭
YES I NEED ANSWERS TO THAT CASE.
I'm I the only one that thinks is insane to let a kid that small walk alone? Maybe time were "different" but were they real ?
I grew up in the 1980s and was in 8th grade then, when this happen in 1988, it was not uncommon for kids to walk to store alone or ride bikes to parks. My parents were the type they never let us stay at people's homes or roam alone. Now I look back and as a mother now, it just makes sense why they were protective. It was different time and there was cases of child kidnappers but it was always in other people's towns. It can happen anywhere but in today crime climate no children should roam alone. I remember this case and glad the killer was found he one sick scum of the earth.
Yeah, it does sound pretty bad. My mom was telling me how her mom always let her and her sister ride around the neighborhood in their bikes because it was pretty safe back then, but no one would even think about doing that now.
I never did understand the phrase "times were different back then" concerning child rape,kidnapping,murder &/or molestation & ALL the sick mfs that commit these disgusting,evil acts to innocent little children....makes zero sense sorry!their has ALWAYS been pedophiles ppl!maybe just way less media coverage is all due to lack of technology like today💁they were never "safe",kiddie rapists/killers didnt all of a sudden just "appear" or develop after the 80-early 90's...
Stephanie Junkins I think she means that people didn’t think about it back then. People were not thinking about things like that happening because it wasn’t common. People did let let their kids walk around because they thought everything was safe even though it clearly wasn’t
exactly and at her age, I grew up in a super safe town but My mom never let me go out alone until I was older. and the fact that people never thought this could happen just shows how out of touch with the world people used to be, because people still got kidnapped back then but less news outlets and no internet to see what's going on around the country/world
now i understand why my mom never wanted me to talk and always said no and made me take the bus.
I’m from Fort Wayne and people still talk about this case when they do the “stranger danger” presentation at schools.
The music playing freaks me out more than the video lol. But this case is so sad I wish it never happened
Rachelle Roux I’m glad i am not the only one who gets scared by the music playing in the blackground
Really? I think it's so annoying just playing over nd over
Try Criminally Listed. If you think this music is scary, you clearly haven't heard the horrifying music that Criminally Listed uses.
I've heard this song before and I can't figure out where! It makes me feel like it's not a good memory though. Another missing person's case or show? It's driving me crazy.
i absolutely hate when they put scary music, almost as if the misfortunes of actual humans are entertainment
She was so adorable- ;-; it's hard to look at someone picture and know that person is actually dead and how they died.
As a teacher, I can attest to the full moon thing... I noticed that my students acted weirder, or that the days didn't go as planned. I casually brought it up with my mother who has been teaching for 35 years, and she was like "OMG! EVERY TEACHER KNOWS THIS!"
Super windy days too the kids were always wilder! Its like we are not so very removed from nature as we pretend!
Bartenders too!🤨💜✨
I’m currently 16 and my mom woulddd neverrrrr let me walk the streets alone no matter the neighborhood
This was 1988. It was a complete different time, over 30 years ago
emilee i didn’t say there was anything wrong about it nor mentioned anything about myself walking around the neighborhood in 1988. I simply said my mom wouldn’t let me do that now.....
@@nataliaworthington1298 At 16? Your mom sounds insane
Evelyn Hyde haha no, where she let’s me go out just doesn’t let me walk around town alone, there’s a bunch of drug addicts & what not in my small hometown lol
Evelyn Hyde You never know, people are crazy now days. Anything can happen, there’s cases of teenage girls getting kidnapped, rap%d, and even murdered while being alone
That’s incredible that these new technologies are helping solve these cases. People worry about Ancestry and 23 & Me using their DNA, but in situations like this I’m glad they do!
Elle Handley It's great but what is REALLY scary is that these companies are owned by Google and Google has already filed for patents for technology which uses our DNA. Really disturbing technology. I highly suggest looking into it.
Harry 3 Let’s see if this hooligan is actually willing to link anything, because I’m calling bullshit.
Juicy Satsuma See I’ve heard this, but have yet to see one article or press release about it
Google doesn't own it, but one of the co-founders was married to one of the co-founders of Google at the time and Google invested a shit ton of money into it.
Elle Handley same
Ok, about those notes: that's when I'd just pack up and leave that freaking town. I would never wait around for some perv to threaten my child.
Now, I know that most people don't have the means to just skip town like that...
Lady Breton like you mentioned it is unfortunately true that most people do not have the resources to move, but what is really sad is that anyone would have to. There’s just so many sickos out there and there really isn’t a way to escape them.
Totally agree, though.
So scary that he was doing that in my city during a time when I could've been a potential victim!
As a child of the 80s, my sister and I both thank our lucky stars that we made it through. We used to run around the neighborhood at 3+ years old with our brother and our neighborhood friends. I still have a scar on my knee from when I fell down my neighbor's driveway when I was 4. Life was different back then. Things like this didn't happen or they happened to other people. It could have been any one of us. Scary.
I was born in 1991 woo
I've seen so many of these sad stories, but this story of April really broke my heart and I just caught myself crying especially when I saw how they built the April's garden.
My little sister is about to be in 1st grade ... I would never stop looking for her if she went missing. I'm glad that justice was served. Many Cases go by without being solved .. I'm glad this one was solved.
omg panic! at the disco.
'' Janette wished her whole life to be a mother, April was the daughter she dreamed of'' Damn that hit me right in the feels, ouchie!
I know it probably wouldn’t help but I hope she was able to have other children eventually.
They need to do this for the Zodiac killer.
But like he's been caught-
Jordyn Randolph he hasn’t has he?
@@ashgood7368 he has
Jordyn Randolph who was it?
Jordyn Randolph I thought so to but apparently not?
I got my own my story.
My mom was a teacher at a university and I went to give her something with my dad and maid,my dad went inside to give my mom her jacket and my maid took me outside to get some fresh air right outside the car she put me on top of the car and kinda you know stretched and looked away for a little bit,a man snatched me of the roof and started running away my maid screamed and and a student (god bless him) tackled him and got me back (I was 5) and I wish I could thank him,I’m really great full I am alive to tell this story.
A beautiful little girl called April was killed i am great full I survived but sad she didn’t 😖
Omg if this is true im so sorry :*(
*I’m so sorry*
How heart breaking.....r.i.p to that poor little girl!
ITSLIAMLEWIS R.I.P😭💔
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ITSLIAMLEWIS yeah
Ik this is soo crazy Because the guy that killed her lived RIGHT across the street from where I played softball 💀
Hey Kendall! I'd love to get your take on my great-uncle's case. My uncle Richard, his wife Belinda, and their two young children went missing September 1974 on a camping trip in the forests of southern Oregon. Their bodies were found the following spring. Unsolved case and has at least one suspect who is currently incarcerated for other similar crimes.
Ryan Murphy that’s crazy! I live in Oregon
i’m so sorry for your loss♥️
im so sorry!
I’m so sorry. I can see how these horrific crimes haunt generations of a family.
that is so horrible! sorry for your family's loss!
i feel so bad for everyone involved, the lady who saw her last, her friend she went to go play with, her mom. They all must have some guilt they will never compile shake.
Imagine being a relative of a killer
Wait ur u related to him 🥺
Pipersninios no 🤦♀️ did you not listen? it was because they had to use his BROTHERS dna in order to trace it back to him-
Scary
I am, but my family hasn’t told me enough for me to be able to look him up. He shot someone at a bar I think.
You can’t control that.
I love that not only is this technology thriving BUT that people are caring enough to go back to old fold cases and still fix it. I feel like a lot of times cases go cold and that’s that.
To me it feels like, yes, cases do go cold, but the ones that don't, still get attention. When you have people like April's family, and all the other countless families that Kendall has covered, this is what makes the cases stay open. And even though I could never give as much credit to Kendall as I can to the families of these individual cases, I just want to say, even though she already knows, that what you (Kendall) are doing, is not only spearing awareness about these cases to people, but also, keeping them in media attention enough to solve them. So just saying THANK YOU TO ALL THE FAMILIES OUT THERE that never let these cases go cold, and all the people who care enough about other people and see that they have a platform to spread a message, THANK YOU. You all are the ones bringing justice like this to innocent people. You really are some of the best human beings living on this planet. And thank you again.
People get scared of technology but this is exactly what it should be used for! So glad it’s been solved and the family can have closure. RIP little April.
This case scares me every time I hear about it…. Because I grew up in Fort Wayne, Indiana and so did my mother. She says she remembers when April went missing and how scared everyone was. Unfortunately, I also ended up being witness to a case that happened in Fort Wayne as well… In 2011 when our family friend Aliahna Lemmon went missing around the holidays and was found murdered… it really traumatized me knowing someone that close who was only a few years younger than me was killed… it’s so messed up how people can just do this to others… absolutely horrible! Makes me sick 😞
Both April and Aliahna’s cases haunted me growing up. I grew up about a town over from Fort Wayne and spent most of my time there. I’m so sorry you were a witness and lost a friend. Such tragic losses.
I have been binge watching all of your videos between studying for nursing school exams; it's my reward after listening to lectures. Thank you so much for your easy to navigate page and awesome, detailed deep dives into these crazy stories.
When i was younger (aprils age) i would get so mad that my mum wouldnt let me go out by myself etc like my friends did but now i totally get it and i will be the same because you never know who is out there some people are capable of these things and you never expect it to happen to you but these cases just really make you think how easily these situations could have been avoided ☹️ so sad
Ana Alves same with my parents. Especially my dad. I thought he was overprotective, he was simply just being a good dad ❤️
my mom was born around the time she was born and she was 8 when April was sooo that terrifies me
Ana Alves yah.
You know when she uses past tenses to describe April that it's about to take a bad turn..
this channel only really takes bad turns...
@@rottenhead8385 except when it came to Elizabeth Smart, that little girl went through so much and survived a devil.
@@rottenhead8385 no she has cases where people are found safe too
How amazing is science!? God bless all the amazing scientists out there… who help make solving crimes easier as time goes by. So happy that April’s family got Justice.
Such a beautiful little girl.
I can’t lie. I’ve been binge watching your videos and my heart breaks for these victims and their families. Makes me wanna hold my baby tighter and never let him go!
Wow. Technology is truly amazing. As much as I talk smack about people constantly on their cell phones, or people sitting in front of the TV/Computer all day, we would be nothing without technology
Something good about prison: Child abusers, child molesters, and child murderers are the enemy of EVERYONE. This dude won’t last. And as horrible as it is to say, I hope his end is gruesome and painful.
Sometimes this is true but most state prisons make all of them live in a back housing unit away from General Population. It actually costs less to keep them away from the "regular" inmates because NO one, in and out, of prison likes a child killer!! It's hard to be nice to people like that...
Yeah people that are in jail are messed up but most people in there don’t like people who do anything to children, they don’t last.
My cousin was in prison with a lady that caught her house on fire to kill her kids, another one killed her child and cooked it and fed it to her husband. They walked around like they owned the place. People need to stop romanticizing criminals, because some may be good people most are really bad.
Just stop this bullshit. Men and women in prison are generally just people trying to get free again. They are not some superhero revenge squad to fulfill your frustrated fantasies. The actions you're so blithely advocating would compromise their quests for freedom. If you want someone's death to be "gruesome and painful," do it yourself. Imaginary incarcerees are not your karma-bitches.
Prickly Pear The original comment was not stated as a romanticization. It tends to be common fact in prison that inmates with horrendous crimes related to children tend to be harassed by other inmates, usually by bullying or gang-ups. Or they’ll commit suicide, whichever comes first. Does this happen to every child-harming prisoner? No, of course not. When it does happen, does it make the other inmates saints or superheroes? Also no. They’re there for a reason; the original comment wasn’t disregarding their crime, only acknowledging that a lot of inmates have enough of a head on their shoulders to know involving children in crime is wrong. It’s not an advocation to say that, nor is it an expectation. It just happens, and the hope is that fact applies here. No need to have a justice shtick over it.
I wish at birth everyone legally has to participate in a DNA test. Would solve so many more murders and sexual assault cases.
That would be soooo good! But unfortunately majority of people would protest and claim it’s the government trying to control them and take away their human rights etc but this would help so many criminal cases and if people know they already have their DNA they might think twice before committing the crime
Too many antivax Karen's... they couldn't care less about anyone else
It would be some what difficult to do that as some people give birth at their house or end up trying to keep their child a secret
Some commercial DNA sites like ancestry DNA (but not that one specifically) do this. There is a disclaimer
I think it is a wonderful thing but of course folks can’t think of the greater good and complain it’s an invasion. My thought is if you aren’t guilty you have no reason to be concerned.
If someone’s dna isn’t in the system they shouldn’t be considered a US citizen honestly
“theres only one thing im gonna ask him. why” :(
Cause evil ppl exist. Didn't she know?
@@emoemo80 yea but she has a point. it's just why her?
He appears in court today. I'm keeping myself updated! So happy justice was served. Rest in peace, April.
ネイサン Do you no what happened?
Broken Silence The next hearing is October 5th and the trial is set for February 11th.
Anyone know what happened on the fifth?
Nathan Chung i hope they let him rot in jail
OMGG the note on the barn scared the shit out of me...
legit i never usually get scared watching kendall's vids and that creeped me the fuk out
Same, I locked my doors 😆
Julia Nell ikr? Creepy as hell
SAME!!! That along with those other notes totally freaked me tf out!!! Thank God for this amazing technology because that sorry s.o.b really thought he was gonna get away with it!
I live in fort wayne. He did so much more
I found your channel a few weeks ago and I've been hooked, I've been watching every day since. I love the way you piece apart the information!
Kendall, your videos always have so much heart. Thank you for helping us discover April’s story, and may she rest in peace.
Can u talk about Sandra Cantu she was found but I have found her case very interesting
Sasha I took my kids to a park up in Northern Cali. When we were doing our picnic we noticed a plaque that looked similar to a grave plaque. The girls age was so young and the park was dedicated to her. When I researched who she was, I was heartbroken. Her trailor park use to be up the streeet and the community donated this park in her name. The story is so disturbing and different from the normal horrible stories we read about. Its a very interesting case! Thanks for suggesting it. I hope she covers it!
megan davenport what happened
Would be interested to see this case too!
Sasha i remember seeing her posters up at the mall since i lived nearby. So incredibly tragic :(
Golden Barbx well she was found dead in a lake but that's all I am gonna say bc I don't wanna spoil it if she does a video
I'll never understand how some men do such sick, twisted, discusting things to children. Thank God for technology. I hope it advances soo such that no one gets away with this shit anymore. God bless ❤
*disgusting
@@singtalklaughli8999
*fuck off
It’s not just men
And women
@@mackers9672 It's mostly men.
As I’m on the treadmill , binge watching these videos, I look behind my back especially with the spooky music 😩😩😩💔💔❤️❤️ 👀
What a beautiful little girl. Breaks my heart. So sick. I love how the family finally has closure. That’s really the best you can ask for.
I just couldn't take it when April's mother started to speak...i just broke down... couldn't control my tears... she is so sweet but she must be in soooooo much pain
Nabanita Kundu yea 😭
A little girl died and you are making this about you 😒
@@erinpoin7513 "she is so sweet but she must be in so much pain" ...ya totally making it about herself 🙄
Erin Poin oh my god there is so much wrong with your comment. How is this making this about themself? They clearly understand that the poor mother must be heartbroken because her child was KILLED.
Erin Poin she’s not making this about her read again 👍🏻
Every time I watch 1 of these I break. I have 2 little girls that are my whole world and I cannot imagine the immense amount of pain these poor parents go through after losing their little angels.
It’s so awful :(
We Are Here me too 😭
We are here Certainly my worst fear! I cry for these children & their parents/family. April looks so much like my daughter. Just so heart wrenching😢.
I feel the same way! These stories are absolutely heart breaking and make me want to keep my babies in a bubble, but I just love true crime.
This is why I worry about my daughter everyday. She's only 6 months. My heart hurts with these videos. Rip April. Glad her family knows who took her.
I am in my kitchen watching and this the first video I have watched from Kendall that made me cry. That poor baby. This happened to me when I was twelve years old but I LIVED TO TELL. Blessings to that sweet girl and her family.
These cases always hit me super hard as a mom and stepmom :( I can imagine the heartbreak parents in these cases feel and what the children went through
Its so satisfying when they get solved
tho it doesn't take away the gutting pain
@@rottenhead8385 never
its a lot different for me, i feel like im satisfied but i just also feel a big sadness where im just like, but why did it happen. ya know?
@@kissaverystulipsfloraldesign yeah, people can be so messed up I don’t get it, I was 7 when I was first sexually abused , I still wonder why to this day.I am 18
@@deliaalphonse4495 i am so so sorry i hope ur doing better😔💖that’s such a traumatic experience ur so strong
My sister is an OB-GYN. 100% weird shit happens with the full moon! They actually have extra staff that day, because more women go into labor. It's a fact, not even opinion!
Also- I think it's amazing that they're able to use new DNA and technology to solve crimes!
Elisabeth Rogers Oh wow I didnt know they employed more staff on a full moon.
I have always felt weird things happen then though.
I worked in a nursing home for almost 2 years. The residents would act crazy on full moons. They would get into fights, residents that weren't usually violent were violent, residents that were usually chill most the time acted crazy. Theres definitely things about the moon that we don't understand.
I am a night shift nurse in a Critical Care unit. Full moons are nuts. Even the tamest patients become handfuls
No this has been debunked. Many medical professionals say this but reviews of documentation show no difference in care or needed behavior interventions. People will attribute things to the full moon that happen with the same frequency at other times they blame on something else.
Elisabeth Rogers Omg crazy my mom works in the E.R and she says that when there's a full moon out at night those are the nights where they get critical patients all day and the E.R is full of patients and they get alot of pysche patients 😂😆
These videos are encouraging me to stop just looking with a glance at my surroundings and start observing the details around me--especially children. You never know how you might be able to help an investigation.
God bless the children, the innocent, and the vulnerable.
This is my hometown. I was in high school when the arrest was made and the trials began. I distinctly remember sitting in my AP Language class in first semester of my senior year when the news broke. We spent the whole class on it - everyone was talking about it. So happy April and her family can finally rest peacefully.
bruh this music is scaring me but i can’t stop watching because i have to no how this ends!!!
Me right now.......
Olivia Woodford omg I thought i was the only one 😭
Fionaa May not at all!!!!!!!
Me rn Lmfaooo
The music is actually annoying to me
He worked at the Walmart I worked at. Crazy.
that’s horrifying
That’s scary
Erin Quinn I dropped my dorito while reading your comment
Savannah Marie i want doritosss
The Kittiest me to bro
This beautiful little angel was born on my birthday the year my Mom was born... so sad this happened to her😔☹️
It's so beautiful and heartwarming to see all the support from the community to April's mom and the rest of the family. ❤️
8 years old 1988, April in the 1st grade missing on April 1st. Wut
And I'm called April, born on April 1st.. I'm 18 years old and it's 2018? I'm scared
it can only be the illuminati
KK TheUnicorn ... how is that a theory or strange at all ?? Did you know her Orr ?
And her name is April
Laura Laura she said that XD
To add on to the full moon thing, my dog that passed away ago had a seizure only on full moons. So weird!!
Morgan I used to breed guinea pigs. Every single litter was born on a full moon. We were careful, and had 5 moms with a litter per year for 3 years. All of them gave birth on full moons. 15 litters. It was strange
Oh that’s so sad!
Did you start noticing after he passed away or before?
Its so nice to see people are still going back and doing the research and using new developed methods to solve cases that have been cold for years. Its nice to know people still care about ones who families think have probably been forgotten.
He was convicted and sentenced to 80 years. I guess there's justice in him having to die alone in prison.
80 years but only has to serve 35 and if completes programs it will be knocked down even more... he is in prison but locked up safe from general population..he will never be out with the other convicts cause the police are scared he might get killed ... go fig... sonthe nightmare still lives on for my family... I don't consider this justice at all
I say they should continue to use this method to find the killers. The goal should be to solve ALL the murders that are cold unsolved murders. I'm just happy that April has her justice, and now other cases can be solved and murderers can be put away for good.
My mum would never let me out, I wasn’t even aloud to walk home or to school until I was in grade 8.
aye adelaide my daughter is 14 and she still has to get picked up
Cleo Has
aye adelaide Same here my mom wouldn’t let me walk alone by myself either!
I’ve even walked alone to kindergarten, I guess I’m lucky nothing ever happened to me😶
I’m not allowed to walk anywhere by myself and I’m 19
This is so sad, she was a beautiful little girl. I am glad her family finally got justice. RIP sweet angel ❤️
Prayers for this sweet family, for little April to RIL and for her to get the justice she deserves 🙏🏽
I’m happy that they found the killer. The worst thing is to find your child/ someone you know dead and not even know who did it. I hope April rests in peace.
Black Veil Brides Fan She’s been in heaven for about 30 years.
Truly sad story but I'm so happy she got justice and that the killer is caught 😭💛💜so much love to her and her family keep up the great work kendall
leilv l. Yes it's so upsetting 💔💔💔😭
Thank you for not using those creepy scary sounds that they use to tell crime stories. It makes it so much easier to watch these type of videos. I really really enjoy your content and this youtube channel is such a comfort zone for me. Thank you for doing so much research and posting videos for us.
That sad music at the end that you play on some of your videos gets me every time I cry
I remember seeing an article that they’ve found the killer . I’m glad they found justice for her. Its so sad for the family . Thanks for the update
Wow, he looks SO much like the sketch
Dee Rad you can already tell he's a perv...ugh, I hope he having a fun time in jail. I can't believe people do this. Poor child.
Kookie MMD I hope he isn’t having a fun time in jail
I fort the exact same !!
Dee Rad ikr! honestly especially the furrowed brows, that police sketch artist should be given a raise!
She was being sarcastic
This is so heartbreaking but at least im glad her mom was alive to see justice done
I live in Fort Wayne Indiana and barely anybody talks about this story, this is only my second time hearing this.💯
Ive heard about it a lot. I live here too
Your videos always make my day, Kendall! I appreciate all the work you put into these videos for us, and I wish you success in the future!!
Thank you!
Kendall Rae plaes reeply I’m yuor bigist fan!!
I am NOT a commenter. I am a true crime junkie though. And I am also from Fort Wayne. I was so upset to see none of my channels covering this story when it broke. This was huge for our city - this had tormented us for decades. I’m 26, so my childhood was vastly different than my parents BECAUSE of this case - particularly the notes. Thank you so much for covering this.
Ali Litchfield really? I think WANE covered this story and Channel 21 as well, at least from what I saw. It's on their CZcams channel if you want to see.
Your channel is so good! You are amazing at what you do, thank you!!
Not sure why just today I found this channel, but I love it. Have binge watched 4 videos and counting. Thank you for the great content!!!