Thirty-six years after she disappeared following arguments with her ex-boyfriend, police still don’t know what happened to 20-year-old April Grisanti.
The older man she was with that night, James “Purple” Aaron, was convicted of kidnapping her but never was charged with murder. Her body has not been found, and she is presumed dead.
“This is not a ‘whodunit,’ ” said Gina Grisanti, April’s sister who is looking for help in a renewed effort to uncover information in the case. “This is, ‘Let’s find her.’ "
Gina Grisanti’s loss is magnified by the fact that she didn’t become close with her sister until shortly before she disappeared in February 1985.