Disappearance of Marjorie West

Marjorie West was a missing American child who disappeared on May 8, 1938. She had just turned 4 when she was taken from McKean County, Pennsylvania on May 8, 1938. Her disappearance was heavily covered by both local and national media, but her whereabouts have never been ascertained. Disappearance: In May 8, 1938, Marjorie along with her parents including, a 7-years old brother Allan and 11-years old sister Dorothea were attended a church in Bradford, Pennsylvania. After they attended the church, they went to Marshburg, Pennsylvania for a picnic to celebrate Mother's Day. Marjorie and her sister walked towards McKean County. However, their parents had warned them against walking alone. Following the child rearing-advice, her sister Dorothea left Marjorie alone and went to inform her parents. Immediate after parents were informed, they rushed towards McKean County. But before reaching there, she disappeared and has never heard again. Her parents called the police but found no evidence of Marjorie's whereabouts. Five days after her disappearance, the state police commissioner of that time, PW Foote, told the newspapers that Marjorie's disappearance probably began with Hide-and-seek children's game which was her one of the favorite games. Investigation: Plice used dogs to pick up her scent trail but nothing was found. The searches were conducted by 3,000 local people, 500 police men, including the Civilian Conservation Corps and the American federal order Elks lodge to trace the missing child. Despite conducting massive searches of five months, police couldn’t find the missing child, "All available flash-lights in the city were pressed into service", noted the Bradford Era newspaper. The next day, police began a massive search and interviewed motorists ranging from motorcyclists to car drivers within a 300-square-mile area. Later developments: Marjorie's disappearance was noted by the Bradford Era. Bradford Citizen Reward Committee later, offered a reward of $2,500 for her safe return and information. Later, on May 10, police found clues they thought were related to the case and brought bloodhound from New York, but the accounts vary.