Missing
Steven Robert Asplund
Asplund, approximately 1994
Date and time person was reported missing : 01/09/1994
Missing location (approx) :
Moline, Illinois
Missing classification : Endangered Missing
Gender : Male
Ethnicity :
White
DOB : 07/28/1961 (60)
Age at the time of disappearance: 32 years old
Height / Weight : 6'0, 180 pounds
Description, clothing, jewerly and more : A Chicago Bears pullover jacket, a white sweatshirt, gray sweatpants and sneakers.
Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos
: Caucasian male. Blond hair, blue eyes. Asplund's nickname is Steve.
Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Asplund was last seen at a friend's house at 4th Street and 20th Avenue in Moline, Illinois on January 9, 1994. He was doing a remodeling project at home and went to his friend's to borrow a caulking gun. After collecting the caulking gun, at 7:30 p.m. he left for home, which was only a short distance away. He never arrived. When he didn't come home by 6:00 a.m. the following day, his fiancee began searching for him.
A few days later, Asplund's red or black 1987 Ford Mustang was discovered abandoned in a parking lot at the 13th Street landing at the base of the Interstate 74 Bridge in Bettendorf, Iowa. There was no sign of him at the scene. Unspecified forensic evidence was discovered inside the vehicle, but test results on it were inconclusive.
In August 1994, Asplund's medical insurance card was located sitting on the rail of a footbridge at Loud Thunder Forest Preserve in Rock Island County, Illinois. Police searched the river below for his body but found no evidence relevant to the case. They stated they thought the card had been deliberately placed on the rail, perhaps by someone innocently who found it elsewhere, and said they weren't sure whether it had any connection to Asplund's disappearance or if he had lost it beforehand.
For years, authorities sought to locate a bearded man who was a possible witness in Asplund's case. He had a tattoo of the letters "HR" on the back of his left hand and wore a Green Bay Packers jacket. The individual was finally identified in January 2014, but hasn't been named in the press.
Asplund worked for a local tool and die maker at the time of his disappearance. Both authorities and Asplund's brother believe foul play was involved in his case. Since his disappearance he has not used his credit cards or withdrawn any money from his bank account. His case remains unsolved.
Other information and links : ncy
Moline Police Department
309-797-0401
September 2021 updates and sources
WHBF-TV Quad Cities Eyewitness News
The Doe Network
WQAD 8
KWQC 6
The Moline Dispatch
The Quad City Times
October 12, 2004. January 14, 2021; middle name and picture added, Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : updated.
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