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Jan 28, 2026
Jan 28, 2026
Cheryl
Ann Moser Iacovone
17
17
5'8 inches
120 lbs
White
Female
On July 12, 1977, a 17-year-old girl named Cheryl Ann Moser Iacovone left her home on Chipmunk Lane in Secane, Pennsylvania, to walk to a friend's house. She never arrived at her destination and has not been seen or heard from since that day. At the time of her disappearance, the teenager, who had blonde hair and green eyes, was more commonly known as Cheryl Ann Moser, not using her second last name. Her family acknowledged that Cheryl was going through a rebellious period and had a history of running away from home. However, during her previous absences, she had always made a point to call home to let her mother know she was safe. The silence that followed her departure in July 1977 was different and marked the beginning of a mystery that has spanned decades. The investigation into Cheryl's disappearance soon uncovered troubling connections and led authorities to suspect foul play. Tips began to surface suggesting that Cheryl had been murdered by members of a local motorcycle gang and her body left in the Tinicum Marsh. This theory was disturbingly plausible, as six other young women from the area, aged 15 to 19, had been murdered around that time in the mid-1970s, and some were found in the very same marsh. All of these victims had established ties to biker gangs. While Cheryl herself did not have direct connections to any motorcycle clubs, she was dating 25-year-old David Thompson. In 1978, a year after Cheryl vanished, Thompson was convicted of conspiracy and assault related to the fatal beating of a member of the Warlocks motorcycle club, for which he served a prison sentence. Additionally, one of Cheryl’s close friends was known to be a long-time associate of the Pagans, another biker gang. Decades have passed, but no trace of Cheryl Ann Moser Iacovone has ever been found, and her case remains an unsolved non-family abduction. The theories surrounding her disappearance point to a dark undercurrent in the community at the time, involving motorcycle gangs and a string of violent crimes against young women. The fact that she had run away before initially complicated the perception of her case, but her unbroken silence on this occasion convinced her family and investigators that she had met a tragic end. The overview of the case suggests a young woman who, on a summer evening, walked away from her home and vanished into a web of dangerous associations that may have ultimately led to her death. Without answers or a resolution, the story of Cheryl's disappearance continues to be a sorrowful and unsettling mystery.
Jul 12, 1977
Secane
Pennsylvania
Secane
Ridley Township Police Departmen
610-532-4000
06/04/2026
