Right 2: Age progressed by NCMEC to 24 years; 30 years
Right 2: Age progressed by NCMEC to 24 years; 30 years
Name: Trudy Leann Appleby
Nickname/Alias: Unknown
Case Classification: Non-Family Abduction
Missing Since: August 21, 1996
Location Last Seen: Moline, Scott County, Illinois
Date of Birth: September 4, 1984
Age: 11 years old
Race: White
Gender: Female
Height: 4'8"
Weight: 75 lbs.
Hair Color: Brown long
Eye Color: Blue
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Average build; pierced ears; scar on neck and chest
Dentals: Available
Fingerprints: Unknown
DNA: Available in CODIS.
Clothing: Black bicycle stretch shorts; shirt; blue Nike deck shoes with white shoe laces; white socks
Jewelry: Unknown
Additional Personal Items: Unknown
Trudy Appleby was last seen in Moline, Illinois on August 21, 1996.
She was last seen getting into an older, four-door silver or grey vehicle with an unknown white male. The male was described as being in his 20's with brown, curly hair. A neighbor spotted Trudy inside the car, but couldn't identify who she was with.
Trudy's father first noticed something was wrong when he came home from work and things were exactly as he left them.
Police first thought Appleby had ran away.
She didn't take any of her money, she didn't take anything except a swimming suit and a towel. The family believe they know who is responsible for her disappearance, a friend of the family, who is a convicted child molester. He is now in jail on unrelated charges.
Agency Name: Moline Police Department
Agency Contact Person: Detective Michael Griffin
Agency Phone Number: 309-797-0401
Agency E-Mail: N/A
Agency Case Number: M96D8063
NCIC Case Number: M956021571
NamUs Case Number: 2300
NCMEC Case Number: NCMC822441
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Added: Prior to 2011; Last Updated: 03-25-2024 - By: Htmlcnvtr
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** Listed information is from the time of disappearance.
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