India, Aug. 15 -- Authorities have announced on Thursday, August 14, that 50-year-old Jamison Albert 'Jamie' Fisher has been indicted in the 1996 disappearance of Trudy Appleby, who was just 11 years old when she vanished from her Moline home.

A Henry County grand jury charged Fisher with three counts of first-degree murder and one count of concealment of a homicidal death. Prosecutors have alleged that Fisher strangled Trudy and concealed her body, which has never been recovered, reported Quad City Times.

Henry County State's Attorney Catherine Runty confirmed the indictment was filed on Wednesday, August 13. While evidence backs kidnapping allegations, Rock Island County State's Attorney Dora Villarreal said the statute of limitations...