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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
Victim Details

Jun 10, 2009

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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