Mysterious woman claims to be girl who disappeared almost 40 years ago

A mysterious woman has come forward and claimed she was an eight-year-old girl who disappeared almost 30 years ago.

The heartbreaking story of Cherrie Mahan took place on February 22, 1985, in Winfield Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States.

Cherrie was getting off a school bus about 100 yards from her home when she disappeared, with authorities still unsure how it happened.

According to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, a blue 1976 Dodge pickup truck emblazoned with a mountain mural may be involved in her disappearance, according to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.

An anonymous woman recently came forward and claimed she was the missing girl, posting a message on May 23 on the Facebook group “Memories of Cherrie Mahan.”

She hasn't publicly posted a photo, so authorities aren't sure what she looks like, although Cherrie's mother isn't convinced the woman is her.

Cherrie's mother, Janice McKinney, said she did not believe it was her and that the woman had “thought in her mind” that she was her daughter.

Janice also saw a photo of the woman and said she looked nothing like her long-lost daughter.

A Pennsylvania State Police spokesperson told DailyMail.com: “We are investigating this woman's claim that she is Cherrie Mahan,

“We are working with an outside agency to positively identify the woman. They have not made contact with her based on the contact information she provided. The outside agency is attempting to locate her.”

Since posting the message, the anonymous woman's posts have been deleted by the group's administrator, who alleged that she was “harassing and bullying” others, according to DailyMail.com.

The admin apologized and Cherrie's mother commented under the apology post, revealing that she had spoken to the police.

Janice posted: “I have spoken to the police, they are investigating, it's very hard for me, please know that I see everything.”

This isn't the first time Cherrie's mother has experienced something like this, saying she typically receives a number of claims every February, the anniversary of her disappearance, and every August, the month of Cherrie's birthday.

However, she said the claim hit her “differently” because someone had to tell her about it before she saw it.

“People are mean, they're cruel, but it really gets to me. It's going to be 40 years since Cherrie went missing,” she told the Butler Eagle.

Janice revealed that she is at peace with the idea that her daughter is dead or alive, because she believes that if her daughter is dead, she will be in heaven with her grandparents and uncles, and if she is alive, she feels like someone is. take care of her, admitting that she doesn't know why she believes that.

In February, the mother remembers waiting with her husband in the family driveway for Cherrie to come running up the hill to say hello, even refusing her husband's offer to pick her up, but she never came. presented.

Lt. Adam Reed of the Pennsylvania Police Department told LADbible: “We are investigating this woman's claim to be Cherrie Mahan and are currently working with an out-of-state agency to identify her. The out-of-state agency the state has not yet made contact with her based on the contact information she provided. The investigation is ongoing.

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