“I Remember Now”: Woman Claims She’s Cherrie Mahan, 8-Year-Old Girl Who Vanished From A Bus Stop In 1985

Another woman has come forward in a since-deleted claim that she is an 8-year-old girl authorities have been trying to find for the past four decades.

WhenCherrie Ann Mahandisappeared after getting off her school bus back in 1985, the world went into shock. Since then, multiple social media groups have been created in memory, including one on Facebook.

HighlightsKera Turner is claiming that she is Cherrie Mahan, a little girl who’s been missing since 1985.A DNA test hasn’t confirmed anything yet, which has raised a lot of public skepticism.Many criticize Kera’s post, seeing it as potentially harmful to Cherrie’s family.

Now, a woman namedKera Turneris convinced she may be the long lost girl.

Kera Turner believes she is Cherrie Ann Mahan

A young girl with short dark hair and a blue sweater, related to the Cherrie Mahan case from 1985.

Image credits:Memories of Cherrie Mahan

“I believe in my heart that I am Cherrie Mahan. I have been living in a lie of a life for a very long time,” shewroteon January 18. “I’m extremely traumatized and have had a very hard life. I’ve been looking at photos of my family and I remember now.

Missing poster for Cherrie Mahan, showing age-progressed photo from 1985 bus stop disappearance.

She also claimed that she is the same age Cherrie would be today — which is 48 years old.

The woman has contacted police and is waiting on the results of a DNA test

A woman with brown hair and a nose ring sits in a chair, claiming to be Cherrie Mahan who vanished in 1985.

Image credits:Kera Turner

“Please don’t do this to her family,” one user wrote.

“Prove it before posting here, giving false hope to her family,” another agreed.

Others saw the statement as nothing but a scheme for more attention.

“Instead of posting this, go get DNA tested but I really think this is a scam honestly, someone just out there to get publicity and fame…” a netizen theorized.

“If you made all of this up for attention, you should be placed in a mental hospital,” a fourth scolded, adding that it was a “cruel, mischievous” kind of punishment to Cherrie’s family.

Woman claims she is Cherrie Mahan, missing 8-year-old from 1985, expressing her struggle and hope in a social media post.

This is an ongoing incident as the attention now turns to the authorities.

Cherrie was only 8 years old when she disappeared 40 years ago

A woman with dark hair and earrings, suggesting she might be Cherrie Mahan, who vanished from a bus stop in 1985.

Cherrie was a little girl from rural Winfield Township, Butler County inPennsylvaniaborn in 1976. Less than ten years of her life passed before she mysteriously vanished on February 22, 1985.

40 years later, it still remains one of the most infamous unsolved missing children’s cases in the United States, and many posters attempting to raise awareness with the headlineHave You Seen Me?have been hung all over the nation.

Comments were very speculative on how true Kera’s claims were

Facebook post discussing claims related to Cherrie Mahan, a girl who vanished in 1985.

And, interestingly enough, Kera’s statement isn’t the first time a stranger has claimed to be Cherrie — as four people have come forward with the same line of thinking.

Back in the early summer of 2024, awoman postedin the same Facebook group that she was the missing girl in question.

Woman in white dress standing on porch, claiming to be Cherrie Mahan, girl who vanished from bus stop in 1985.

To this day, Cherrie’s mother is still holding on to the hope that her daughter will be found. She has become accustomed to seeing random bits of information floating around, but it was still a shock to see the words in front of her.

“If you wanted your 15 minutes of fame, you’ve already blown it,” she said toButler Eagle. “People are mean, they are cruel, but this affects me really crazy. It’s gonna be 40 years since Cherrie’s been missing.”

“I Remember Now”: Woman Claims She’s Cherrie Mahan, 8-Year-Old Girl Who Vanished From A Bus Stop In 1985