April Jones Murder: The Largest Search In British History | Most Evil Killers | Absolute Crime

In 2012, April Jones disappeared from outside her home in Wales never to be seen again, prompting the largest police response in British History. Her abductor, and murderer, was found to be Mark Bridger, but what happened to her?
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[@michellejones9741]

Don't dare make that family feel any worse than they already do. Obviously she wasn't the only child that was outside playing that evening

[@claudiaesparza1712]

Agree with you. This world should be safer as the years go by. And sadly it’s worst than ever

[@lovepet4565]

Esp with cameras But then there are more people and more exposure to pedo porn online

[@bicj1179]

I was in uni at Aberystwyth, not too far away, when this happened. The sight of pink ribbon after pink ribbon, tied to the seaside promenade to keep April's case in the public's mind, will never leave my mind. So tragic.

[@patriciamartinez5836]

Any person who is murdered deserves justice. Such a tragedy for this little girl and her family. I am so sorry for your loss.♥️

[@coolkingww2d-daygillespie196]

I'm truly sorry, April Jones. Rest in peace, sweet angel .

[@marnie9063]

I remember this happening. I was sixteen and living in South Wales at the time and constantly resharing the posters online for her like we all were back then, hoping that it might possibly do some good and get her back. Such a tragic story. Just goes to show you that even in a small town, you really don't know everyone!

[@CW1971]

I remember this so well, I worked nights as a nurse back then and we always had the TV on in the background at the nurses station, my partners side of the family are from Mac so we felt a connection to the case, I was praying they would find her, so sad that they never did.

[@ruthwhittingham4]

Her family have incredible strength, no one can even imagine what they went through. The support from their community was exemplary. Such a wicked crime

[@cockoffgewgle4993]

Her family are complicit in her murder. Who tf lets a 5 year old play out alone at night?

[@cherylstevens4717]

God bless little april she's now one of god's beautiful angels she's probably running around playing with her new friends in heaven and proudly watching over her family with a cute beaming smile on her adorable face until they're all reunited with april again one day in the afterlife. If april was allowed to live her beautiful sparkling life she would have been 14 years old and enjoying secondary school, graduating from high school attending college going to her first prom having a boyfriend her daddy paul walking april down the aisle at her wedding children of her own a great career her own home and going out into the big wide world on her own and enjoying being a teenager but all of that was so cruelly snatched away from april she will never get her life back but the main thing is at least april is in a far better place now safe with god jesus and other people who are kindly looking after april for her loving family. At least april's family had her for the best 5 years it's a terrible shame it wasn't forever but april and her story will never be forgotten and always embedded in everyone's hearts thoughts prayers and dreams. April was the beautiful welsh angel. Goodnight sweet april fly high little one hope you're enjoying it up in heaven. Xx

[@bernardmcmahon351]

God bless you Coral, I lost my daughter in different circumstances, I send my love and prayers to you, try to be strong for your beautiful angel in heaven and your family, hugs to you all

[@Boe-Temeraire]

Hearing her family talk is so painful. Even with them being as strong as they are there’s an undeniable pain. It hurts to hear them talk about April and what happened.

[@golic7123]

The people of Machynlleth were amazing - Well done every last one of you, who got involved

[@EWAMILENAP]

This is a great documentary. Thank you.

[@l.s.s.8-8-16]

Thankfully, that guy didn't plan his crime well... The fact that he used his car like that helped him get caught more quickly.

[@gaylesbeautycorner1996]

No way thats been over 10 years already? (Commenting December 2022) I remember this case like it just happened the other day, rest in peace April x

[@mrpucklepops4447]

Just got through that traumatik 3 Part series on channel 4, my heart is truly broken for the the family of the Jones, I'm not religious "but i'll pray everyday that they get too see little April again ❤️🙏

[@rosemarypeace9000]

Jazmine what a strong courageous young lady you are I'm sorry you had to grow up so quick I'm sorry how this has changed you I can see you are an exceptional lady who's been quite probably an amazing support and strength to your parents and little brother I am so sorry for our cruel society I'm sorry you all lost your prescious April May she frorevr rest in peace 🎈 I pray you find comfort and solace and it will somehow become a little more bearable I pray for peace and comfort in the rest of all your days for each and every one of you who cherished April and have a void that will never be replace we cannot imagine your suffering Sorry so tragic 🙏

[@EWAMILENAP]

Your comment is precious♡

[@rosemarypeace9000]

@@EWAMILENAP our Children are prescious 💕

[@dazediss6629]

Jaz is one incredible young lady, April must have been so proud to have her as a big sister.

[@BruceLee-zd9bw]

Such a sad sad tragedy. Poor little girl.😥😥😥😥😥😥😥😥😥😥 I hope she is at peace now. 🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@cherylstevens4717]

April would have turned 14 years old now if she had lived god bless you beautiful little april you are safe in heaven with god and jesus watch over your family until you're all reunited one day. Xx

[@lindsay5348]

I could never have kids in this evil world :(

[@nonna-non]

Me neither - I'm mid 50s and so pleased not to have any!

[@geraldinethomas3180]

That is so sad but I understand. I have a daughter and all I want to do since she was born is to protect her always and forever. I would die for her and kill for her.

[@LeedsUn]

You can just pretect them

[@PaganPunk]

Get A Grip!!! I've got 4 children....(2 daughters 29 & 20 and 2 sons 27 & 23)....If we all thought like you none of us would be here!! .....Its Not THE WORLD....Its just the Few!!

[@aodhan3153]

@@PaganPunk based pagan

[@paulinemakepeace4582]

The cottage they showed looked very familiar to me..I think it was rented out in the 1970's I am sure it was where myself and school friends stayed on an art trip.

[@bambinaforever1402]

The moral of any crime story: DO NOT TRUST ANYONE. people are despicable.

[@suitejudyblueeyes1]

What a Strong Sister

[@annmariemazzotta2495]

Poor little girl ☹️☹️☹️🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@Simo-un2zu]

It makes you wonder how these people are formed, like what's the thing that ties them all together?

[@stepashka88]

April Tinsley / April Millsap / April Jones - Rest and Piece for you girls and Sorry for your loss to all families …. No one deserved this

[@fionasaunders7646]

Little April will be in heaven, where does Mark Bridger think he will be when he dies 🔥

[@rhh6470]

If prison in UK is same as USA, being a child killer puts a target on him with other prisoners. His life in prison will be nightmare on earth, every day!

[@cmcmahon8551]

In the US, they put child killers and some other categories in "protective" units. They don't mix with the general population.

[@geraldinethomas3180]

We were on holiday in Saundersfoot for two weeks when we saw it on the tv and followed it.

[@katherinecollins4685]

Really sad

[@Daisy-tl2lh]

I have always thought there are many more people involved in April's murder than the person locked up ... people who will never face justice because of who they are

[@kayleet8370]

What do you mean by this comment

[@marielewis2803]

Yes you may be right there but who else do you think are involved in her murder.

[@lamh5265]

Why entertain the thought of him hitting her with the car, when other minors saw her get into a truck; they didn't he was carying her into his truck. Unless the poor girl tried to run afte the abduction, then he intentionally hit her with the car. Of course, if that was the case he is evil because the little girl would have had difficulty running with her disability. That would make his actions unbelievably cruel.

[@jta6]

Did you not watch it ?

[@nonna-non]

This doc says the family want to know where April is buried, but I didn't think April was buried anywhere - very sadly didn't the Police find remains of her bones in the wood burner?

[@PaganPunk]

Yes They did!!

[@lovingmayberry307]

They found "human bone fragments" in the wood burner but the fragments were so degraded that no DNA was present to test to determine if it was from her.

[@cockoffgewgle4993]

@@lovingmayberry307 They found her blood all over the house. So obviously the bone fragments were hers. Unless this guy had killed other people.

[@MUFC1933]

Yeh 😢

[@scottallan1441]

The Prison should let a few inmates have a wee while alone with Bridger and they will find out the location of the poor little girls body .

[@janerohr8055]

RIP sweet heart ❤️

[@carolinehoward180]

A perfect example of why we need the death penalty in UK.

[@badazzbarbiePOV]

that’s too easy . jail day after miserable day .

[@haideraliibnakhlaq8823]

@@badazzbarbiePOV not really if they suffer a painful death. simply jailing someone is not justice

[@marilynvallance]

Don’t be silly.

[@joshuasimber8588]

Are you going to pay for it? It's much more expensive than keeping someone in prison for life. Also, what happens if someone is wrongfully convicted and it's found out after the fact? You now become a murderer of innocent.

[@kattitudeORIGINAL]

Isn't this from True Crime's channel? This is their series, isn't it?

[@martinclayton7260]

I hope he gets a bad time in prison, then rots in hell!

[@EWAMILENAP]

Poor innocent girl snatched by a monster.

[@adedamolaadeleke1316]

Ten years gone by that moment

[@Matt_-um4ce]

I’m sorry 5 years old is way too young to be out without an adult. Poor little girl so sad

[@danhanqvist4237]

The murderer's name should be forgotten. That's why this film, now available on the internet for decades, should not have named him.

[@fmm3487]

Wish u had not spoiled it by saying who did it at-the beginning

[@joshuasimber8588]

Same what's the point in watching the rest

[@geraldinethomas3180]

Sadly if a missing person is not found within the first 24 hours they will not be found alive.

[@RichardShearer]

Well most of the time yes but there have been exceptions

[@peterd788]

For children under 10 it’s certainly true.

[@RichardShearer]

@@peterd788 still not everytime tho

[@peterd788]

@@RichardShearer Only rarely, though. Shannon Mathews and Cleo Smith in Australia are two such happy cases.

[@RichardShearer]

@@peterd788 shame

[@freyashipley6556]

So he decided that murdering a child would make him feel like less of a loser?

[@kimberlycanady306]

What an amazing strong young lady April's sister is sorry for your loss

[@adrianh332]

I remember this, it was absolutely heartbreaking. I'm normally opposed to capital punishment but in the cases of Bridger Huntley and Whiting I'd make exceptions.

[@cherylstevens4717]

Adrian H i hope bridger huntley whiting, hazel venables thompson and other paedophiles leave jail dead and their scrawny bodies get thrown into the ground where they'll roll down to hell where satan himself will be waiting for them. Hell is a far better place for these vile appalling poison infested child abusing animals they'll see brady hindley, fred and rose west down there is well.

[@casmatori]

The two nutters that beheaded that soldier in Woolwich are two good candidates for execution also.

[@lucyhardy-styles-shield2728]

They'd deserve it, Huntley's almost been murdered several times in Frankland Prison

[@anateixeira7972]

Para mim os pais são culpados , deixarem uma criança de 5 anos brincar sozinha , mesmo que seja com outras crianças , é vergonhoso haver imensos casos em Inglaterra deste tipo, pais deixarem crianças pequenas brincar sozinhas sem a vigilância de um adulto , por isso os pais são os primeiros culpados negligência paternal

[@ritag93]

I was thinking that, why such small child out alone? 5 years old it's really tiny

[@roberttalbot6397]

I thought Soham was largest manhunt?

[@DrBozoEinstein]

His life in the prison hierarchy is going to reach a status level of "less-than-vomit" at best. He will most likely never give up the little girl's location, since that would mean that he committed the crime.

[@margoc88]

Why did her parents let her out on her own at that age??

[@PaganPunk]

She wasn't on her own!! And if you look at the estate where they lived the kids played on the greens directly outside their houses!!! .....I wouldn't do it but I don't live on an estate like that!!

[@Daisy-tl2lh]

@@PaganPunk the murderer was her uncle she knew him and should have been able to trust him ... April didn't go off with a stranger

[@peterd788]

Abduction of children in England and Wales by a stranger is very rare in the white local population (that isn’t racist because a common reason for a stranger abduction is someone acting on behalf of an alienated father living abroad). For the whole of the UK in most years for a century the incidence of a stranger abduction murder of a child under 12 is zero. This was a small community of 2,200 people. You wouldn’t find a case in such a place in centuries. It’s why everyone remembers these terrible crimes. In this case a stranger is classified as not an immediate family member or person living in the family home.

[@VampyRagDoll]

@@Daisy-tl2lh he wasn’t her uncle at all. He was no relation to them.

[@marilynvallance]

@@Daisy-tl2lh He wasn’t related

[@lovely3908]

So many cases of children’s kidnapping and murder, l would never let my daughter to play alone on the street. Poor little girl became a victim of her parents naivety, so sorry…

[@Albanyky]

It's obvious he burned her in the stove

[@deealex1402]

i thought maddeleine had largest search of the British history. at least what they said. anyhow, very sad that little children are always in danger.

[@mbkim8]

Spoiler alert??? Identifying the culprit so early in the video???

[@0hMyLife]

That image towards the end of her brother crying while the cottage was being torn down absolutely broke my heart...... You can feel the pain and anguish. RIP April May you be forever playing happily and peacefully in heaven....

[@peterkavanagh64]

Ypmoorow try a thin spup

[@MUFC1933]

22:17 never heard such nonsense imo

[@barbaradyson6951]

what kind of mother lets her 5 year old play outside on her own.

[@roannedsouza3690]

seriously I am thinking the same thing... my daughter is 6 and I dont let her out of my sight when shes playing outside... when all such tragedies happen I always blame the mother... mother has to protect and always think there is danger out there....

[@mothermaclean]

What your forgetting is we all played out on our own when we were kids, crimes like this are so rare really. Plus she was playing right outside her house. We should not have to lock our children up or have to watch them every second this is how are kids have become wrapped up in cotton wall.

[@susanyoung1600]

So they found a piece of human bone in the wood burner. I don't remember anyone saying they went thru it with a fine toothed comb to find anything else. Maybe they did. I just know a wood burner doesn't get hot enough to incinerate bone.completely. A tooth may have survived with dna protected by the enamel. I watch too many of these. Poor baby.

[@TAMMYVANCE205]

Water i would be checking.

[@simondimps1002]

what you need to do is get spiritule medium and ask her spirit of where is her body

[@stevenedwards4470]

I wonder if British prisoners kill guys like that the way American prisoners do. 5 rolling around unsupervised is a bit young for 2012. I know it's a small neighborhood. Still.

[@wayneronnie7402]

He's been attacked numerous times

[@ann-kristinjansen8277]

😢🌹🌹

[@marilynvallance]

5 yrs old and out alone ?

[@ann-sylvianalule305]

.. my thoughts exactly!

[@PaganPunk]

She wasn't on her own!!! And he was known to the kids!

[@marilynvallance]

@@PaganPunk She might as well have been.

[@bp6329]

@@marilynvallance well she wasn't so stop talking out of your arse.

[@marilynvallance]

@@bp6329 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@jamescampbell6737]

Ye,let me prove it ,sombody in power arrange fr me to visit this killer and I'll put closure on what he Actually did with 5yr old victim,,fact,jcvw

[@adedamolaadeleke1316]

I was seventeen years old.

[@michaelholler4841]

These narrator feminists kill me. He burned the body. He would sing like a canary if didn’t burn it to ashes. The courts would probably shorten his sentence. It’s the only thing he regrets

[@adedamolaadeleke1316]

Seventeen the age a young adult

[@adedamolaadeleke1316]

I had delicious lunch for enjoyment

[@BennDown]

Guy at 24:30 is a sociopath. His delivery is so bizarre. Seen these symptoms so many times.

[@cookie_dough_hangover]

Are you a psychologist or a psychiatrist?

[@BennDown]

@@cookie_dough_hangover psychologist why?

[@cookie_dough_hangover]

@@BennDown Cool. Because I have seen people diagnose people on the internet without any credentials or knowledge. I prefer to listen to a professional.

[@BennDown]

@@cookie_dough_hangover I totally agree. Armchair warriors are rabid on this platform… go well!

[@donnajohnson8035]

You never let a 5 year old to play out without an adult; especially one that is disabled and when it’s getting dark!!!! And then, instead of going to look for April themselves, her parents sent ANOTHER CHILD to go look!! Sounds like she was left alone outside as well while the parents were at parents evening!!!

[@marilynvallance]

I got my head ripped off for saying the same.

[@donnajohnson8035]

@@marilynvallance unfortunately it’s the truth though isn’t it??

[@leeturton9254]

I have to agree... but then again I'm from a city... maybe it's different in these small villages... but it does seem a huge mistake...one April's poor family paid for in the worst possible way

[@lelebella3252]

True true!!!

[@tashaax1993xanimalloverx]

No it's pretty common in small towns n villages

[@cavemanmeat8321]

This is why male sexual needs should be taken seriously. Mail order brides via government subsidization would end these kind of assaults.

[@Terry-lh8cn]

No it wouldn't. They want children, end of story.

[@TheresFuckeryAfoot]

We Definitely should take male violence/rpe & pedophilia seriously. Some possible remedies are castration/dismemberment & execution. Serious consequences for serious sociopathy.