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Trudy Appleby, an 11-year-old girl from Moline, Illinois, disappeared on the morning of August 21, 1996. That day, she was seen getting into a silver or gray box-style vehicle, possibly a Chevrolet Celebrity, with a man in his twenties who had long, curly brown or black hair and was wearing a baseball cap. A neighbor reported seeing the vehicle in the driveway of her home around 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. before Trudy vanished. Her father, who had left for work earlier, reported her missing when he retu ...Read More
Last Seen: Aug 21, 1996
Last Seen: Aug 21, 1996
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May 10, 2023
Trudy
Appleby
39
11
56 inches
75 lbs
White / Caucasian
Female
Aug 21, 1996
Moline
Illinois
Rock Island County
244
25784
Moline Police Department
Moline
Illinois
Rock Island County
61265
Michael Griffin
Detective
1640 6th Avenue, Illinois
3097970401
Local
Law Enforcement
M96D8063
Moline Police Department
8140
Brown
Blue
Blue
11/09/2025
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