An arrest has been made in the disappearance of Trudy Appleby in 1996.

Several law enforcement agencies, including the Henry County State’s Attorney’s Office and the Rock Island County State’s Attorney’s Office, held a press conference Thursday at the Henry County Courthouse in Cambridge. Moline Chief of Police Darren Gault announced that Jamison Fisher, 50, has been charged in Trudy's disappearance.

Fisher is being charged with Trudy's death and concealment of a body in connection with her disappearance. Her body still has not been located but authorities mentioned hundreds of cases nationwide that have been prosecuted without a body.

Fisher is being held without bond in the Scott County Jail for parole violation and controlled substance violations. He will be extradited to Henry Count

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