Police investigate woman claiming to be Cherrie Mahan, last seen in Pennsylvania 39 years ago

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 disappeared from a bus stop in 1985.

Cherrie was last seen in Winfield Township, Butler County, and there has been no sign of her for 39 years.

State police are now investigating a woman's social media post claiming she was Cherrie Mahan.

Last month, the woman posted her claim in a Facebook group.

The Mahan family doesn't believe her, but state police are working with an out-of-state agency to positively identify the woman making the complaint.

State police have not made contact with the woman and the outside agency is trying to track her down.

Mahan was last seen getting off her school bus on Cornplanter Road in Winfield Township on Feb. 22, 1985. Police said a bright blue 1976 Dodge pickup truck with a mural of a mountain and a skier could be involved in her disappearance.

State police say the passage of time makes this case difficult to solve.

Over the years, three other women have claimed to be Mahan.

There is still a $5,000 cash reward for anyone with information leading to an arrest, solving the case or finding Mahan.