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Michelle Lakey

Missing
Case Description
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Michelle Jolene Lakey, an 11-year-old girl from Scranton, Pennsylvania, vanished on August 26, 1986, while walking home after visiting her mother at Mercy Hospital. After parting ways with a friend near Myrtle Street, she was last seen walking along North Washington Avenue toward her home on the 1300 block of the street. Witnesses reported seeing a girl fitting Michelle's description enter a light-yellow car shortly after she parted ways with her friend. Despite extensive searches, she has not b ...Read More
Last Seen: Aug 26, 1986
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  • Have you seen this child? Michelle Jolene Lakey - MissingKids.org
  • Michelle Jolene Lakey - The Charley Project
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    Victim Details

    Sep 18, 2009

    Jul 29, 2020

    Michelle

    Lakey

    49

    11

    57 inches

    80 lbs

    White / Caucasian

    Female

    Aug 26, 1986

    Scranton

    Pennsylvania

    Lackawanna County

    No

    229

    25958

    Scranton Police Department

    Scranton

    Pennsylvania

    Lackawanna County

    18503

    100 South Washington Avenue, Pennsylvania

    5703484134

    Local

    Law Enforcement

    Scranton Police Department

    7513

    Brown

    Brown

    Brown

    11/20/2025


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    Forum Posts (3)
    I just can't shake the eerie detail about that light-yellow car spotted near where Michelle was last... ...Read More
    05/19/2024
    Has anyone looked deeper into the connection between Michelle and Frank Osellanie? I came across som... ...Read More
    11/12/2023
    I find it so intriguing how crucial witness accounts can shape a case. In Michelle Lakey's disappear... ...Read More
    03/05/2023
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