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I-Team Cold Case: Jenkins Twp. Woman Disappears

I-Team Cold Case: Jenkins Twp. Woman Disappears - Tuesday, October 6, 2009 at 6:25PM EST

Reported by: Andy Mehalshick
Tuesday, Oct 6, 2009 @ 06:25pm EDT
JENKINS TWP., LUZERNE COUNTY -- The family of a woman who's been missing for three years talks about her disappearance. Shelva Rafte of Pittston vanished in May of 2006. Her whereabouts remain a mystery.

But Rafte's daughter believes someone out there can help solve this real-life mystery.

Shelva Rafte was a fun-loving mother of four who loved life and had no reason to walk away from everything she knew and loved.

Rafte was last seen walking along Market Street in Jenkins Township. She left a party and was walking to her home in Pittston. She had a fight with her boyfriend. It was the last time she was seen alive, three years ago.

Her boyfriend was cleared of any involvement. For her daughter Janelle, itŐs been a three year nightmare. "It's been really, really hardÉ You drive down the road, what if she's in the river? What if someone took here? You think about it constantly, but at same time have to live and try to move on," she said.

But she admits that's easier said than done. "We just know she wouldn't have gone out late at night by herself. She would always call one of us," she said.

Pittston police have no new leads. The case is cold. Chief Jeff Tayoun said, "There' been no evidence of foul play but at same time no evidence as to why she would disappear like this."

The family is offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to Rafte's whereabouts. If you know anything, even if it seems like itŐs no big deal, Pittston Police want to hear from you.
 


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