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Michelle Lakey Missing Person Case

Last seen in Scranton, Pennsylvania on Aug 26, 1986

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Case Description

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On a summer day in 1986, 11-year-old Michelle Jolene Lakey, who was known to her loved ones as Jolene, vanished from her neighborhood in Scranton, Pennsylvania. On August 26th, she had been to visit her mother at Mercy Hospital and was last seen walking along North Washington Avenue, heading towards her home in the 1300 block of the same street. That evening, Jolene had plans to sleep over at a friend's house on Myrtle Street. She was last seen wearing dark blue sweatpants, a white t-shirt ...Read More
Last Seen: Aug 26, 1986

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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

    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

    06/24/2026


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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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