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GENETIC DETECTIVE, THE
Air Date: Tuesday, June 16, 2020
Time Slot: 10:00 PM-11:00 PM EST on ABC
Episode Title: (#101) "The Deadly Playdate"
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THE IDENTITY OF A KILLER WHO TAUNTED POLICE FOR DECADES AFTER MURDERING AN 8-YEAR-OLD IS UNCOVERED ON ABC NEWS' 'THE GENETIC DETECTIVE,' TUESDAY, JUNE 16, ON ABC

"The Deadly Playdate" - The killer of 8-year-old April Tinsley taunted police for decades in Fort Wayne, Indiana, leaving notes and threats with viable DNA samples, but they still couldn't catch him until now. Interviews featured in the episode include April's mother, Janet Tinsley, and cousin Kristina Snyder; Fort Wayne Police Department's Detective Brian Martin and retired detective Danny Jackson; coroner Chris Meihls; retired forensic scientist Linda McDonald; reporter Jamie Duffy; and Parabon NanoLabs' founder Steve Armentrout and director of bioinformatics Ellen Greytak. A new episode of "The Genetic Detective" premieres TUESDAY, JUNE 16 (10:00-11:00 p.m. EDT), on ABC.

"The Genetic Detective" is a co-production with ABC News and XCON Productions. Carrie Cook and Marc Dorian serve as co-executive producers for ABC News. Christine Connor is executive producer, and Christopher K. Dillon is co-executive producer for XCON Productions. CeCe Moore is producer.

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