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http://www.ourquadcities.com/news/search-for-missing-moline-man-enters-24th-year/916901205Steve Asplund of Moline disappeared January 9th 1994.
24 years later his brother speaks about his brother's disappearance and the impact it has had.
"One morning we got a phone call from Steve's fiance that he didn't come home that evening after going to a friend's house to borrow some tools for some home remodeling he was doing. We knew something was up, was wrong, pretty much immediately. Very uncharacteristic."
"Started looking right away. The following day they found Steve's vehicle in Bettendorf down by the river. They tested the car but didn't really find anything. Searched a number of places in the Quad Cities in the month of January. Later that summer there was an insurance card found on a bridge railing out at Loud Thunder Forest Reserve. Probably a hiker or something found the card on the trail or someplace and set it up on the railing of a bridge. Someone else picked it up and recognized the name."
"It was quite a large search. I don't believe the police had any big leads or much to go on. There was a composite drawing at the time from someone who thought maybe it looked like Steve, but we don't know for sure it was Steve either."
Older article from 2014:
http://wqad.com/2014/01/09/break-in-the-case-on-20th-anniversary-of-missing-moline-man/Williams says a recent review of old tips has garnered new information, specifically, about an old sketch of a man potentially seen with Asplund by a witness who came forward after his disappearance. Police say they have now identified the man, who was described back then as a man with a beard, an "HR" tattoo on the back of his left hand, and wearing a Green Bay Packers jacket.
Police are not identifying him. They also say the investigation has expanded to include the Henry County Sheriffs Department and Illinois State Police, and issued a warning to those who may have information after all these years.
"We believe more than one person was involved in Steve's disappearance. We have narrowed our scope to several individuals of interest. Now is the time for those individuals to step forward and make themselves known to police. Now is the time to call and try and get the best outcome for them," he said.