Griffin, Michael
Asplund was last seen in January, 1994 visiting a friend. His car was found a few days later in Leach Park in Bettendorf.
Two months later, barge workers in St. Louis County, Missouri found a body in the Mississippi River but attempts to identify it were unsuccessful.
Then last year Moline Detective Mike Griffin began researching unidentified remains found along the river from Memphis to the Quad Cities, and eventually came across the body found by the barge workers soon after Asplund disappeared. With help from a forensic anthropologist and the Illinois State Police lab, dna was taken from the remains and matched with family members in the Quad Cities.
Moline police say no foul play is suspected and no charges will be filed.
