Scranton, PA – Authorities in Pennsylvania are offering a $5,000 reward for information that leads to a breakthrough in the decades-old disappearance of Michelle Jolene Lakey, who vanished at age 11 while walking home in Scranton in 1986.
Lakey, who also went by Jolene, was last seen on August 26, 1986, after visiting her mother at Mercy Hospital. She was walking home with a friend when they parted ways on Myrtle Street. Her friend watched Jolene continue alone toward North Washington Avenue, but she never arrived.
According to the Pennsylvania State Police, Troop R in Dunmore, witnesses reported seeing a girl matching Jolene’s description enter a light-yellow car about a block from her family’s home. She was never seen again.
Jolene was last known to be wearing a white blouse with purple trim, blue sweatpants, and sandals. At the time of her disappearance, she stood 5 feet tall, weighed approximately 80 pounds, and had brown eyes and shoulder-length brown hair.
Her last known address was on the 1300 block of North Washington Avenue in Scranton, Lackawanna County.
State police are urging anyone with information to contact PSP Tips toll-free at 1-800-4PA-TIPS (8477) or submit tips online at https://www.p3tips.com/tipform.aspx?ID=107. Callers may remain anonymous and could be eligible for the cash reward if their tip leads to an arrest or solves the case.
Further case details are available through the Charley Project at https://charleyproject.org/case/michelle-jolene-lakey.
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