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Today in True Crime

February 22, 1985: Cherrie Mahan Abducted

Today in True Crime

Parcast

True Crime, Education, History

4.42.4K Ratings

🗓️ 22 February 2022

⏱️ 10 minutes

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In rural Winfield Township, Pennsylvania, eight-year-old Cherrie Mahan disappeared while walking home from her bus stop. Although she was declared legally dead in 1998, her abduction still remains unsolved. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Today is Tuesday, February 22nd, 2022. On this day in 1985, 8-year-old Cherry Mahan was abducted on the short walk from her bus stop to her home.

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For more information, go to amazon.com.uk.U.K. slash Prime. Welcome to Today in True Crime, a Spotify original from Parcast. Due to the graphic nature of these crimes, listener discretion is advised. This episode includes discussions of kidnapping, sexual assault, and murder. We advise extreme caution for children under 13. Today we're covering

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the tragic kidnapping of 8-year-old Cherry Mahan. Her disappearance remains unsolved to this day.

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Now let's go back to Cabot, Pennsylvania on February 22, 1985. It was a Friday. Cherry, like most of her classmates, was

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excited for the weekend. The man's hadn't lived in Cabot long, but Cherry had great friends. She was

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sleeping over at one of their houses that night. Cherry put on her cabbage patch earmuffs to

1:46.0

fight the cold. They were a gift from her grandmother who knew how much she loved dolls. A care bear

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she'd gotten for Christmas was chewed up by the family dog, so her mother, Janice, planned to use her

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day off to find a replacement. She dropped Cherry off at the bus stop and

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headed for town. Cherry enjoyed her day in school. She and her best friend accidentally matched

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their clothes and Cherry loved it. The class got their school photos back and Cherry was excited to

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