1988 April Tinsley Murder To Be America's Most Wanted Profile Case

[Video Guy]

kokopelli4me wrote:

Video Guy, it was said before that April played at her friends a lot to get away from home.

It was one of Tommys friends that said this.

kokopelli4me wrote:

I can almost bet it wasn't a pleasant environment. Neither parents had a job. It had to be hard. I have seen some of April's pictures and what I got from them was a sad little girl that looked as tho she needed love and attention.

I'd like to see some sad pictures of her...I'm sure there were times, being poor is not a happy state to be in. I do have a picture of her with her mother and brother and she is very happy

kokopelli4me wrote:

The paper I read where her father said there was no yelling before April went to play with her friends... also drew my attention

I'm sure there was yelling and as I said before being out of work causes stress...it does not mean April was being yelled at, it could have been between her parents.

[Video Guy]

kokopelli4me wrote:

I think her abduction was either a random thing, some psycho out and about, or someone who knew the family. Something just not fitting.

Or a temporary railroad construction worker who felt comfortable along that stretch of RR track when in Fort Wayne...I just don't feel it was a down and out druggie or x-con. It cost money and cunning to be so discrete for so long. who ever they are they are not in the system and do not have a criminal record...neither did Paul Barnardo, Gary Ridgeway, Ted Bundy...ect. Actually the burn out ramblers are the rarity in such crimes...until they are caught and released, becoming jobless because of their criminal history.

[Friend of Family]

I think you're going to learn vry quickly that it was April's father. He is very upset over Video Guy's interest in his daughter. His next step will be talking to LE about it. Don't know how it could be any clearer.

kokopelli 4me wrote:

Well I wasn't accusing April's father of anything. The person who wrote on VG's web page claimed to be April's father and yes he spells his last name just like the NOTE writer spelled April's last name in 2004.
Whoever it was that posted on VG's page, being a stranger or April's father...needs to be examined.
It is awfully strange how that person spells Tinsely instead of Tinsley.

[CybersuzieQ]

Leisure World Resident wrote:

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Mildred Muhammad told Larry King that she wanted to get in bed with him so that she can help deal with her husband being a criminal. She had to go outside nude for 20 minutes to help make her children horny in order to make her children deal with the ordeal. At the center protesters Derick Lane and son Desmond decided to look at a few penthouse magazines and play with themselves in a ladie's bathroom to get help in dealing with the execution of Muhammad. Mildred asked Larry King for some head and want to get him in bed in order to deal with the loss of her husband. She wanted to check out Larry King's wet noodle. Conrad Johnson's son said that he can deal with things by masturbating in the closet while reading a playboy magazine. It is possible that Mildred will get depressed and commit suicide by hanging herself in the bathroom shower at home and the childrn will go out and commit crimes such as robbery and murder. Her hokey friends Derick Lane and son Desmond may overdose on sleeping pills and dring car antifreeze to commit suicide or go out and rob banks and burn the banks down and steal money. Mildred says that she needs to get in bed with white men like Donald Trump so she can be happy or Conrad Johnson's son will look as white women like Pamela Anderson while masterbating in the closet to deal with the loss of his father on the metrobus.

Are you off your rocker!! GET HELP NOW !!!!

[Video Guy]

Friend of Family wrote:

I think you're going to learn vry quickly that it was April's father. He is very upset over Video Guy's interest in his daughter. His next step will be talking to LE about it. Don't know how it could be any clearer.
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That would make you to be the one spreading lies to them if true...BTW I have every right to discus this case. I think your problem is that you have been bulling people around there in your Fort Wayne neighborhood for so long that you think it will work everywhere.

So when did he start spelling his name wrong?

[kokopelli4me]

Friend of Family wrote:

I think you're going to learn vry quickly that it was April's father. He is very upset over Video Guy's interest in his daughter. His next step will be talking to LE about it. Don't know how it could be any clearer.
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Wow, I didn't know any of us had interest in anyones daughter, it's the person that "got away with murder" to be our focus in this room. And....why would that upset anyone? If this had happened to you, wouldn't you want to find the perp?

[Video Guy]

kokopelli4me wrote:

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Wow, I didn't know any of us had interest in anyones daughter, it's the person that "got away with murder" to be our focus in this room. And....why would that upset anyone? If this had happened to you, wouldn't you want to find the perp?

You cannot reason with these peoples...they wish to direct this investigation in one direction and anyone who questions them is to be trashed and lied about...names posted on the Internet! You know...like Stalin would do as he murdered millions.

I think there is something there...something is not right with this family who claims to be the fighter of evil.

[kokopelli4me]

Friend of Family wrote:

I think you're going to learn vry quickly that it was April's father. He is very upset over Video Guy's interest in his daughter. His next step will be talking to LE about it. Don't know how it could be any clearer.
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You have been posting in this room Friend of Family.
Obviously you have an interest as well. You have taken part in all of this as much, so your coming in here and posting that April's father is upset is bogus. You speak against what Video Guy does, yet you come in here and participate in conversation.
Why did April's father not want a part in the Americas Most Wanted show? He refused to speak with them and said it was a waste of time. I can understand his anger in the perp never being caught, but why not participate when the opportunity is there?
People care....they don't want this swept under the rug because they want justice for a little girl..

[kokopelli4me]

Friend of Family wrote:

Like you turned into one?
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See...here is one of your old posts. You come in here to make arguments, not help. That is disrespect to April and her family. You claim to be their friend?

[kokopelli4me]

I watched a you tube video about little Peter Connelly that was sent to me by a friend. It was sent to sign and pass on, to Stop child abuse!
This post is a good thing. Stop Child Abduction!
Why would anyone want to be angry about people that care enough to take time out of their lives to "want" to Stop this craziness?

[Video Guy]

Friend of Family wrote:

His next step will be talking to LE about it.

Ya know, I hope LE does read this forum and the posts you people made trashing the FWPD. You have no idea what a crime like this does to them… This is the stuff that gives them nightmares. I know, I have friends in LE and an uncle who was a cop!(he is decease now) Let them read of your tactics, lies, and the posting of peoples names because of you vengeance…something a psychopath would do.

They know as I do from experience that people are not always what they present themselves to be…When I was much younger there was this so called friend who appeared to be such a great guy, come over and help us when we worked on our vehicles. Soon, each and every one of us that he helped had their garage burglarized. We began to investigate these crimes and it was this so called friend who would give us misinformation, pointing his finger in the other direction and even at others in our group. I asked my uncle for help and he gave us the names of all the known burglars in our neighborhood…and one name stood out to us. We confronted this burglar and he confessed, also telling us that our so called friend was setting us up, unlocking the service door in our garages after he helped us work on our vehicles and then calling this burglar to rob us. We knew this friend always stole from his employers but thought he would NEVER do such a thing to us…we were wrong, it is what he is!
Lets not forget that Ted Bundy worked a suicide hot line as he was going around torturing and murdering young girls.

I have followed the Fort Wayne newspapers and have read about the recent surge in pedophile arrests, I have no doubt that this investigation has been looking into this aspect causing this surge. They have looked into every lead; every person who wore their hat crooked in that city and still…nothing!

Time to look at the people they least expect!

[CybersuzieQ]

We really need confirmation that Michael Tinsley is not capable of spelling his last name, we know Mr. Tinsley is not unintelligent therefore who left the message on VG's youtube spelling the Tinsley name EXACTLY THE SAME as in the NOTES?
I sure Mr. Tinsley himself would want to know who
is spelling Tinsley EXACTLY THE SAME as in the NOTES and who took it upon themselves to leave this message on youtube on Mr. Tinsley's behalf unknown to him, I also believe Mr. Tinsley is right on when he stated April would not go with someone she did'nt know, he knew his daughter's personality and he and Janet taught April not to talk to strangers, I say April knew the person who abducted her and whoever it was couldn't or didn't spell Tinsley correctly.

[CybersuzieQ]

Friend of the family:
Please understand NO DISRESPECT INTENDED, just a question, Did you submit your DNA to LE, being a male and a friend of the family?

[kokopelli4me]

Here are words from a newspaper article:
The day after April Marir Tinsley was found dead, ended with a lot of people asking a lt of questions.
Police continued their search for the person who sexually molested then suffocated the 8-year-old first-grader from Fort Wayne. Her parents wondered quietly why their daughter was the victim. And neighbors cast suspicious glances, wondering whether the killer was still stalking their neighborhood.(skipping a few paragraphs)
April's parents, who are unemployed, have began recovering from news of the death. Support from neighbors.(here is the kicker!!!)
About 4 p.m. she (April) left there (friends) to go to another friend's and pick up an umbrella. But she never arrived.
FRIDAY NIGHT, her mother, Janet, contacted police, who began searching the near southwest side neighborhood.

[kokopelli4me]

The witnesses that saw the truck on the county rd., and the little girl that saw April being forced into the truck, didn't tell police until SUNDAY!

[kokopelli4me]

The young girl said it was a white man in a beat up blue pickup truck, yell at April and force her in the vehicle.

[kokopelli4me]

From 4 p.m. till Friday night, when April's mother decided to call police. There was a lot of time lost...If that truck would have been reported right when the abduction occurred, maybe LE would have been able to catch him. I can understand the little girl not thinking anything was wrong but the 2 women also saw it take place???

[Video Guy]

kokopelli4me wrote:

From 4 p.m. till Friday night, when April's mother decided to call police. There was a lot of time lost...

You are right, much time was lost but please consider…

What is in question here is what is considered “night”…until 7pm is measured as evening and after 7pm night time.

Now consider when April was supposed to be home and officially late…dinnertime? That would be between 5-6pm.

Now think about the human factor…many children dilly dally around and are late and the last thing the Tinsleys expected is that their child was abducted.

Now mull over logistics…after she is considered late Mr. Tinsley would have had to track down her movements when he went looking for her which would have included three friends houses, and talk to the parents and her friends at each location. Once he narrowed it down to Hoagland and Suttenfield he would have searched every ally-way and Side Street back to their home, and probably back again using different routs. This would take hours!

The police, as a rule, will not file a missing persons report until 24 hours have passed…they do act quicker if it is a child. But two to three hours late for a child is common, still…they would want the parent to explore every possible option as to where their child might be...I'm sure the Tinsleys searched high and low before they considered her truly missing and called the police

[Video Guy]

kokopelli4me wrote:

The witnesses that saw the truck on the county rd., and the little girl that saw April being forced into the truck, didn't tell police until SUNDAY!

This is probably because the info about April being missing did not reach this child until Sunday

[Video Guy]

kokopelli4me wrote:

The young girl said it was a white man in a beat up blue pickup truck, yell at April and force her in the vehicle.

This could be someone she knows, or an experienced abductor that knows most potential witnesses and possible help to the child would think it was a parent.