Breakthrough in 30-Year-Old Illinois Cold Case: Shocking New Clues Surface in Trudy Appleby’s Disappearance at Age 11
While the evidence supported charging Fisher with kidnapping as well, the statute of limitations had expired for such charges. Sadly, Trudy’s remains have yet to be recovered, and the investigation is still ongoing.
A Renewed Hope For Closure In The Trudy Appleby Case
Kelly Roland CarlsonIt’s believed that Trudy Appleby was trying to go swimming with a friend on the day she vanished.
Trudy Appleby, who would be about 40 years old today, was last seen around 9:30 a.m. on August 21, 1996. She had gotten into a grey car, possibly a Chevrolet Cavalier, with a white man in his 20s in Moline, Illinois.
Shortly before her disappearance, she had asked her father if she could go swimming with a friend, but her dad had said no. It’s believed that she went ahead with those plans anyway, and she was attacked along the way. When she went missing, Trudy was reportedly wearing a black, one-piece swimsuit with a t-shirt, spandex shorts, socks, and blue tennis shoes. Witnesses said that she was also carrying a beach towel.
As the years passed, the Moline Police Department continued to work on the case. However, it was a frustratingly slow process, as it was difficult to find people who would cooperate with the investigation.
“We continue to work on it, we continue to get a lot of community support, and we’ll continue to do that until we get justice for the Appleby family,” Moline Police Detective Michael Griffin told WQAD back in 2024. “Those with knowledge of the case, they’re not coming forward. We’re getting half-truths from some, stonewalled by others. They’re protecting a child predator.”
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