Kathy Shea, Never Found, Never Forgotten...

 Kathy Shea, at 6 years old, in 1965 was kidnapped in Tyrone, PA. She was on her way to kindergarten at the time. On her way to school, she stopped to say hello to her neighbor. Then she continued on her way. Somewhere within the next block and a half, she vanished. Kathy Shea was never seen again.

Kathy Shae, 6 years old.

The day she disappeared. she was wearing a brown hat, beige coat with a fur collar, red gloves, red knit sweater,  brown jumper; red tights, and yellow boots with black soles.  She had brown hair and bright blue eyes.  Police brought in bloodhounds and conducted a very large manhunt, searching the nearby river and the ridges surrounding the community; however, they  lost her trail  in an alleyway. This led the police to believe that she had been taken in a car. The search for Kathy continued for many years, with police sending notice after notice to every state hoping for a lead.  By September 1996, police had logged over 1,300 hours searching for Kathy, vowing to continue.  Kathy's mother died in the years following Kathy's disappearance; however, her father continued searching for any possible clue  to her whereabouts up until his own death. 


Below is an artist's rendition of what Kathy would look like at age 43.

Kathy Shae's progressed picture at age 43

This is a crime that had touched the lives of Tyrone locals for many years. Kathy will always be in the heart of her loved ones and in the minds of those who followed her case.


I feel that this is a very sad case.  If I were around then and old enough, I would have volunteered to help search for her.

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