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Jul 2024
39m 45s

WOMAN CLAIMS TO BE MISSING CHERRIE MAHAN...

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About this episode

Two family grapple with individuals who claim to be long lost missing children. 

A woman comes forward claiming to be Cherrie Ann Mahan. The little girl was just  8-years-old when she went missing, after getting off her school bus. just feet away from her home.  A blue or green van is the only clue. 

Six-year-old Timmothy James Pitzen  was dropped off at school by his father James. Not longer after, he was picked up  after by his mother, Amy Fry-Pitzen, who took the boy on a three-day trip to amusement parks in their region.  Fry-Pitzen's body was found in a motel room. The mom had committed suicide, leaving note says Timmothy was safe, but his father would never see him again.

Who would claim to be a missing child? 

JOINING NANCY TODAY: 

  • Irv Brandt - Former US Marshals Service International Investigations Branch, Author: "FLYING SOLO: Top of the World" available on Amazon- irvbrandt.com Twitter: @JackSoloAuthor 
  • Lynn Shaw  – Founder and Executive Director of Lynn's Warriors 
  • Molly Miller, Crime reporter, at the 'Butler Eagle' in Pennsylvania - 
  • Caryn Stark, Psychologist, renowned TV and Radio trauma expert and consultant, www.carynstark.com, Instagram: carynpsych, FB: Caryn Stark Private Practice 
  • Alexis Tereszcuk –(CA) CrimeOnline.com Investigative Reporter, Writer/Fact Checker, Lead Stories dot Com, Twitter: @swimmie2009  

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