Special Report: “Retiring the Robe”
Allen Superior Court Chief Judge John Surbeck is retiring at the end of the year after serving 30 years on the bench, but not before possibly…
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ONE YEAR LATER: Looking back at the April Tinsley cold case breakthrough
It took 30 years, but family members of April Tinsley finally got answers after their 8-year-old was found raped and murdered in southern DeKalb…
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Lead genealogist at lab that led police to alleged April Tinsley’s killer explains how genetics is cracking cold cases
The turning point in solving what decades of detective work couldn’t? Comparing DNA samples with a genealogy database – a database put together…
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Hoosiers arrested for a felony now required to submit DNA sample
As of the new year, if you get arrested on a felony charge in Indiana, a fingerprint isn’t the only piece of evidence jail staff will expect you to…
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20th Anniversary of April Tinsley Case
One of Fort Wayne’s most notorious cold cases is still being…
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Family: ‘He killed her. I want his head.’
Family of April Tinsley spoke out Friday after they sat in the court room as John D. Miller admitted to abducting and raping April Tinsley. The…
Continue Reading ‘You kidnapped her, you sexually assaulted her, and threw her little body out like it was trash’
Emotions ran high inside the packed courtroom today. Nobody waiting for this moment more than the mother who got to address her daughter’s killer…
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Grabill man charged with the cold-case murder of April Tinsley
Fort Wayne Police have made an arrest in one of the most famous cold cases in the city’s…
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April Tinsley Tragedy: DNA leads to arrest
The role of DNA in criminal investigations has grown tremendously over the years. Now, investigators are crediting cutting edge technology for an…
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Grabill community, where arrested suspect lives, reacts to the April Tinsley case
The Grabill community reacted to the news of a 30 year old cold case, they were shocked to hear that an arrest had been made in the April Tinsley…
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