Identified! MO - St. Louis, Miss River, WhtMale 40-99, UP5306, appendectomy scar, heart condition, Etonic sport shoes, Mar'94 - Steve Asplund

[YaYa_521]

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

1783UMMO

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1783UMMO - Unidentified Male​

Date of Discovery: March 21, 1994
Location of Discovery: St Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri
Estimated Date of Death: One month
State of Remains: Not recognizable - Decomposing/putrefaction
Cause of Death: Unknown

Physical Description​

Estimated Age: 34-39 years old
Race: White
Sex: Male
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 197 lbs.
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Unknown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Appendectomy scar. Well-developed body. Heart condition.

Identifiers​

Dentals: Not available. Edentulous.
Fingerprints: Not available.
DNA: Unknown. Partial body X-rays available.

Clothing & Personal Items​

Clothing: White sweat pants, white socks, and Etonic sport shoes.
Jewelry: None listed.
Additional Personal Items: None listed.

Circumstances of Discovery​

The decedent was recovered from the Mississippi River in St. Louis, Missouri on March 21, 1994.

Investigating Agency(s)​

Agency Name: St Louis County Police Department
Agency Contact Person: N/A
Agency Phone Number: (314) 615-5000
Agency E-Mail: ContactPD@stlouisco.com
Agency Case Number: 94-94959

Agency Name: St Louis County Medical Examiner's Office
Agency Contact Person: Mary Case
Agency Phone Number: 1-314-522-326
Agency E-Mail: Clara.Land@mshp.dps.mo.gov
Agency Case Number: 94-999

Agency Name: Missouri State Highway Patrol
Agency Contact Person: Clara Land / Heather Elder
Agency Phone Number: 573-526-6178
Agency E-Mail: missingpersons@mshp.dps.mo.gov or Clara.Land@mshp.dps.mo.gov
Agency Case Number: N/A

NCIC Case Number: U174435546
NamUs Case Number: UP #5306
Former Hot Case Number: 1745

Information Source(s)​

Missouri State Highway Patrol
NamUs

Admin Notes​

Added: Prior to 2011; Last Updated: 11/8/20

 

[iulia]

His NamUs page is down.

 

[iulia]

I think he may have been identified as Steven Robert Asplund. His NamUs page has also been removed in the past couple of days.

Steven went missing on January 9, 1994 from Moline, IL, 2 months before the UID was found approx. 250 miles away. The UID was estimated to have died 1 month prior.
His height fits, the weight is a bit off (180 lb vs 197 lbs), he has blond hair vs brown hair for the UID.
Both Steven and the UID were wearing sweatpants (gray for Steven vs white for the UID) and sports/tennis shoes.
Steven was 32 when he went missing and the UID was estimated to be 40-99 per NamUs and 34-39 per Doe Network.

It is not a perfect match but the things that differ aren't a deal breaker IMO.

Steven's Doe Network page: 953DMIL - Steven R. Asplund
Steven's WS thread: IL - IL - Steven Asplund, 32, Moline, 9 Jan 1994

 

[Nancy Drew RN]

He is still up on the Missouri State Highway Patrol website.

https://www.mshp.dps.missouri.gov/MSHPWeb/upphotos/A1001001A16E16B34406J587931.pdf

 

[Nancy Drew RN]

I think he may have been identified as Steven Robert Asplund. His NamUs page has also been removed in the past couple of days.

Steven went missing on January 9, 1994 from Moline, IL, 2 months before the UID was found approx. 250 miles away. The UID was estimated to have died 1 month prior.
His height fits, the weight is a bit off (180 lb vs 197 lbs), he has blond hair vs brown hair for the UID.
Both Steven and the UID were wearing sweatpants (gray for Steven vs white for the UID) and sports/tennis shoes.
Steven was 32 when he went missing and the UID was estimated to be 40-99 per NamUs and 34-39 per Doe Network.

It is not a perfect match but the things that differ aren't a deal breaker IMO.

Steven's Doe Network page: 953DMIL - Steven R. Asplund
Steven's WS thread: IL - IL - Steven Asplund, 32, Moline, 9 Jan 1994

Asplund's insurance card was located on a footbridge at Loud Thunder Forest Preserve in Rock Island County, which borders the Mississippi River. Bettendorf, where his car was found west of I-74 near the Mississippi, is very close to the preserve and across the river from Moline, where he was last seen.

Steven Asplund 1/8/95 - Newspapers.com

Clipping found in Quad-City Times in Davenport, Iowa on Jan 8, 1995. Steven Asplund 1/8/95

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Steven Asplund 8/4/1994 - Newspapers.com

Clipping found in Quad-City Times in Davenport, Iowa on Aug 4, 1994. Steven Asplund 8/4/1994

www.newspapers.com

 

[Nancy Drew RN]

It seems there were persons of interest a few years back in Steve's case--maybe waiting to announce since an active investigation? I don't know if they were ever able to determine or release a cause of death in the case of the unidentified man.

Break in the case on 20th anniversary of missing Moline man

Police say there’s a break in the case of a Quad City man reported missing 20 years ago, calling it the most promising lead in 2 decades. Steve Asplund, 3...

www.wqad.com

 

[imstilla.grandma]

Steve Asplund

He drove away …. and vanished​

He left a friend’s Moline residence near 4th Street and 20th Avenue in his Ford Mustang and vanished.

He had gone to his friend’s house to borrow a caulking gun. At 7:30 p.m. he left for home, which was close by.

He never made it home. When he hadn’t shown up by 6 a.m. the next day, his fiancée reported him missing to Moline Police.

His 1987 Ford Mustang was found abandoned in a parking lot at the 13th Street landing at the base of the Interstate 74 Bridge in Bettendorf. Evidence gathered from the car was inconclusive…

Police: Remains of QC man missing for 28 years identified

After 28 years, Moline Police have brought some closure to the family and friends of a Moline man who has been missing since 1994. At a 3:30 p.m. news conference Monday, Moline Police announced the…

www.ourquadcities.com

 

[MadMcGoo]

Steven Robert Asplund – The Charley Project

Asplund disappeared from Moline, Illinois on January 9, 1994. A few days later, Asplund's red or black 1987 Ford Mustang was discovered abandoned in a parking lot at the base of the Interstate 74 Bridge in Bettendorf, Iowa. There was no sign of him at the scene.

His body was found in the Mississippi River in St. Louis County, Missouri in April 1994, but it wasn't identified at the time. The remains were identified 28 years later, in September 2022. Investigators stated there was no indication of foul play in Asplund's death and they believe he drowned after either accidentally or intentionally going into the water.

Rest peacefully now Steven.