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Vanished Without a Trace: The Mysterious Disappearance of Shelva Rafte
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Vanished Without a Trace: The Mysterious Disappearance of Shelva Rafte
Posted by admin on March 29, 2025, 22:49 103 0

Introduction to the Case

In the quiet town of Pittston, Pennsylvania, the sudden disappearance of Shelva Jean Rafte on May 28, 2006, left a community in shock and a family in anguish. Known affectionately as "Shelly," Shelva was a 44-year-old mother of four whose unexplained absence has puzzled investigators and loved ones for nearly two decades. Despite extensive searches and ongoing inquiries, her whereabouts remain unknown, and the circumstances surrounding her disappearance continue to raise more questions than answers.

The Evening of the Disappearance

On Memorial Day weekend in 2006, Shelva attended her daughter's graduation party at her oldest sister's residence in Nicholson Borough, Wyoming County, Pennsylvania. She arrived accompanied by her on-again, off-again boyfriend, John Para. Witnesses at the party observed the couple engaged in a heated argument outside the house shortly before they departed together around 10:30 p.m. This confrontation would be one of the last confirmed sightings of Shelva....Read More

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