Illinois SR 663: MEMORIAL JOHN H ALLEN

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SR0663LRB104 21109 LAW 35296 r

1SENATE RESOLUTION

2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate wish to 

3recognize Detective Michael Griffin of the Moline Police 

4Department Criminal Investigations unit for his unrelenting 

5commitment to pursuing justice in the 1996 disappearance of 

611-year-old Trudy Appleby; and

7 WHEREAS, Trudy Appleby was last seen near her family's 

8residence in East Moline on August 21, 1996; and

9 WHEREAS, Over almost three decades, the Quad Cities 

10refused to let Trudy Appleby's case go cold, with family, 

11friends, and community members hosting annual candlelight 

12vigils on the anniversary of her disappearance and sponsoring 

13billboards bearing her image to keep continued attention on 

14the case; and

15 WHEREAS, Through the tireless work by investigators over 

16the decades since the disappearance of Trudy Appleby and in 

17congruence with the unwavering support of the community and 

18the gathering of new pieces of information, an arrest has been 

19made in the case, which has been under Det. Griffin's 

20leadership; and

21 WHEREAS, A grand jury in Henry County indicted a subject 

SR0663- 2 -LRB104 21109 LAW 35296 r

1for the murder of Trudy Appleby on August 13, 2025, and he 

2faces three counts of first-degree murder and one count of 

3concealment of a homicidal death; and

4 WHEREAS, Thanks to the dedication, skill, and persistence 

5of Det. Griffin and his fellow Moline Police Department 

6officers, Trudy Appleby's family and friends are one step 

7closer to achieving answers and justice; therefore, be it

8 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL 

9ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we recognize Detective 

10Michael Griffin of the Moline