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‘Certain people … know certain things.’ Trudy Appleby has been gone for 30 years
By Linda CookBryan Bobb,
22 hours agoFriday marked 30 years since 11-year-old Trudy Appleby was last seen leaving her home in Moline. Her family moves toward some closure after the man police say killed her waits to go on trial for her murder.
But her family will never be the same, despite what happens in court.
Trudy Appleby's family and friends got together Friday at Bass Street Landing in Moline for a candlelight vigil in her honor. They do this every year on the date she disappeared.
Detectives have been on the case since 1996. Investigators announced a break in the case last year when prosecutors charged Jamison Fisher with her murder. Still, the location of her body remains a mystery, and her family won't rest until she is found.
"I want to get my message across to certain people that know certain things. And I want them to hear what I have to say," said Ray Eddleman, Trudy's uncle. "And for them to come forward and give us answers. everything else doesn't matter. it's bringing Trudy home. That's what I want."
Fisher remains in custody, and is scheduled to appear in court next month for a change-of-venue hearing.
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