WINFIELD TOWNSHIP, Pa. (KDKA) – Pennsylvania State Police are investigating a report of a person claiming to be Cherrie Mahan, the 8-year-old girl who went missing from a bus stop in 1985.
Cherrie was last seen in Winfield Township, Butler County, and There has been no trace of her for 39 years.
Now state police are investigating after a woman posted on social media claiming she was Cherrie Mahan.
Last month, the woman posted her claim in a Facebook group.
The Mahan family says they don’t believe her, but state police are working with an out-of-state agency to positively identify the woman making the claim.
(Photo: National Center for Missing and Exploited Children)
State police have not contacted the woman and the Foreign Service is trying to find her.
Mahan was last seen getting off her school bus on Cornplanter Road in Winfield Township on February 22, 1985. Police say a bright blue 1976 Dodge van with a mural of a mountain and a skier may be involved in her disappearance.
State police say the amount of time that has passed makes this case difficult to solve.
Three other women have claimed to be Mahan over the years.
There is still a $5,000 reward for anyone with information leading to an arrest, solving the case or finding Mahan.
