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‘Just one grain of sand’: Retired Moline firefighter reflects on volunteering at Ground Zero (opens the original)
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MOLINE, Ill. (KWQC) -On Sept. 11, 2001, former Moline firefighter Mike Radford watched in disbelief as the attacks unfolded across the country. “I’ve never seen a mass casualty like that in America that was caused by terrorists,” Radford said. “And so it was just hard to take.” Radford had recently retired from the department. Compelled to help, he and three others packed up and drove straight to New York City. “You just felt like all the training that you’ve done over the period of years and ne
‘We’re shutting down the airport’: QCIA police chief recounts working at airport on 9/11 (opens the original)
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MOLINE, Ill. (KWQC) - On Sept. 11, 2001, Jeff Swan was just 25-years-old and less than two years into his career as an officer at the Quad Cities International Airport. It started as an ordinary morning, but within moments, it became the day that fundamentally altered American life and airport operations forever. Swan was in the lounge with other officers watching the Today Show when he saw coverage of the first plane hitting the towers. He then saw the second plane hit. “We’re watching the news
Trudy Appleby case: How a 30-year Quad Cities mystery led to a murder indictment (opens the original)
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MOLINE, Ill. (KWQC) - For 30 years, the Quad Cities has known the name Trudy Appleby. She was only 11 when police say she climbed into an older gray car and vanished into thin air. Years later, prosecutors believe they finally have her killer - but the search for Appleby is far from over. Here is how a generation-spanning investigation led to an indictment, even as her body remains lost. Appleby asks to go swimming with a friend, but her father, Dennis, says no. Police say it appears she made pl
Man accused of killing Trudy Appleby gives second interview, prosecutors seek contempt ruling (opens the original)
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HENRY Co., Ill. (KWQC) - Jamison Fisher, the man accused of killing Trudy Appleby, is speaking out a second time from the Henry County Jail, despite his attorneys telling him not to. “I’m going to go to jail for life for something I didn’t do and I have nothing to do with,” he said. Fisher said his lawyers are not defending him. “Look, all I want is a fair trial. I want them to go investigate,” Fisher said. On Aug. 21, 1996, Appleby went missing from her Moline home after apparently planning to
Trudy Appleby’s uncle turns grief into search and rescue work (opens the original)
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QUAD CITIES (KWQC) - Keeping Trudy Appleby’s name and photo at the forefront has always been her family’s goal. Her disappearance led her uncle, Ray Eddleman, to find a new purpose. “If I can save one, maybe that would help my wound close,” Eddleman said. Years after Appleby’s disappearance, Eddleman felt lost. In 2014, his sister and Trudy’s mother, Brenda Gordon, was killed by a drunk driver while she was crossing the street. A year later, his mother died. “I was searching for an outlet,” Eddl
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