Murder of Dorothy Jane Scott

Dorthy Jane Scott mysteriously disappeared on May 28, 1980 in Anaheim, California. Some websites have listed this case as among the most strange unsolved disappearances ever. Victim: At the time of her abduction Scott was a 32-year-old single mother. She worked at a "head" shop. She was described as being a religious, kindhearted, and compassionate person. Person of interest: One day at work Scott began receiving anonymous phone calls from an unidentified man. She thought that the man's voice sounded familiar but could never figure out his identity. For months, the same caller called her and expressed a range of emotions. Some days the man would express admiration and other days would express hatred and violence. The caller threatened to kill her. He claimed that he was stalking her; he was able to correctly provide details of her day-to-day life to prove that. Frightened, Scott began studying karate and considered buying a handgun. The Case- Disappearance: On May 28, 1980, Scott offered to drive an injured co-worker to a hospital. She crossed the parking lot to her car. Two coworkers were waiting for her outside the hospital doors. As they looked they spotted her car, but it pulled out of the hospital parking lot at a relatively fast speed. The car suddenly turned off headlights and drove off into the night. At first, the co-workers assumed that she had an emergency with her son. A few hours later, with no contact, they knew that something was wrong and contacted police to report her missing. A few hours later, her car was found burning in an alley, about 10 miles from the hospital. Dorothy and the supposed kidnapper were no where to be found. "I've got her": Just about every Wednesday after her disappearance until 1984, an unidentified man called Vera, Scott's mother, and claimed that he had Dorothy or that he killed her. In the first call the killer said, "Are you related to Dorothy Scott?". Vera replied , "Yes" . The caller quickly said, "I've got her" and hung up For years the supposedly same unidentified man called Vera, telling her that he had Dorothy or that he killed her. The calls were very brief and usually occurred on Wednesdays when she was home alone. Police planted a voice recorder at the Scott residence. However, police were not able to trace the call due to the fact that the caller never stayed on the line long enough. Police believe that the anonymous caller was responsible for Dorothy's death. Motivation: The motivation for the crime is unknown. However, one day the anonymous called called the front desk at Orange County Register and stated “I killed her.” “I killed Dorothy Scott. She was my love. I caught her cheating with another man. She denied having someone else. I killed her.” Discovery of corpse: In July or August 1984 a construction worker discovered skeletal remains on Santa Ana Canyon Road. The human bones were positively identified as belonging to Dorothy Jane Scott. After the announcement about her remains ran in the newspaper the Scott house received two last calls from the anonymous man, asking, "Is Dorothy home?".