Archive · 15 Aug 2025
Man Arrested in 1996 Disappearance of Trudy Appleby
Nearly 30 years after she disappeared, a man named Jamison Albert Fisher has been arrested for the murder of 11-year-old Trudy Appleby.
Trudy went missing in 1996 from Moline, Illinois.
Fisher is accused of strangling her.
Although the remains have not been found, he is charged with murder and concealing a death.
Fisher was previously a person of interest and is currently in jail on other charges.
The police are still searching for Trudy's body and more legal proceedings are expected in the coming weeks, months or possibly years.
Jamison Albert Fisher has been arrested in connection with the disappearance of 11-year-old Trudy Appleby.
Fisher faces charges of first-degree murder and concealment of a homicidal death.
Trudy Appleby went missing in Moline, Illinois, nearly three decades ago.
Fisher was previously a person of interest in 2020 and is currently held on unrelated charges.
Trudy's remains have not been recovered, and the investigation is ongoing.
- Who
- Jamison Albert Fisher and Trudy Appleby.
- What
- Jamison Albert Fisher was arrested and charged with the murder of Trudy Appleby.
- When
- Appleby disappeared in 1996, and Fisher was arrested in August.
- Where
- Moline, Illinois.
- Why
- The exact motive for the murder is not specified in the articles.
- Suspect
- Jamison Albert Fisher
- Victim
- Trudy Appleby
- Age at Disappearance
- 11
- Charges
- First-degree murder, concealment of a homicidal death
- Disappearance Date
- August 21, 1996
- Location
- Moline, Illinois