Left: Appleby, circa 1996 Right: Age progressed to 19

Trudy Leann Appleby
Missing since August 21, 1996 from Moline, Rock Island County, Illinois
Classification: Non-Family Abduction

Vital Statistics

• Date Of Birth: September 4, 1984
• Age at Time of Disappearance: 11 years old
• Height and Weight at Time of Disappearance: 4'8"; 75 lbs.
• Distinguishing Characteristics: White female. Brown long hair; blue eyes. Average build.
• Clothing: Black bicycle stretch shorts, blue Nike deck shoes with white shoe laces and white socks.
• DNA: Available in CODIS.

Circumstances of Disappearance
Appleby was last seen in Moline, Illinois on August 21, 1996.
She was last seen getting into a silver or grey, box-type vehicle with an unknown white male. The male was described as being in his 20's with brown, curly hair.
Her 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, and father of one of Trudy's best friends. He is now in jail on unrelated charges.
The day Trudy disappeared, the suspect took several family members to Credit Island in Davenport. Trudy's family believes someone picked Trudy up as well, as they had done in the past. A neighbor spotted Trudy inside the car, but couldn't identify who she was with.