Dorothy Jane Scott Murder

Weird phone calls started it all. Months before Scott vanished in 1980, her phone rang constantly with random calls.A person on the line told her horrifying, threatening things.This person seemed to know Scott's schedule and every move. The caller swung between friendly and obsessive, then violent and angry. Scott had a devoted stalker.

Terrifyingly, Scott once said the voice sounded like someone she knew.They never revealed their name or location. Scott never told anyone who the stalker was.Scott never got the chance to reveal the mystery of her stalker. No one else ever would.

The calls grew serious and terrifying. Scott began fearing for her life. At one point, she felt scared.The caller told her something.The caller said, "...when I get you alone I will cut you up into bits so no one will ever find you." The caller also told her what she wore that day. This shook Scott. She started taking self-defense classes and karate to prepare for an attack.

Scott considered buying a handgun for self-defense. She eventually decided against it. She had a four-year-old son, Shawn, whom she feared would hurt himself. Thus, she never bought the gun. Scott worked with a hippie community, preferring peace over carrying a weapon.

Given what happened later, she might have needed the gun after all.

Things went wrong when Scott saw a coworker acting strange. On May 28th, 1980, Scott noticed a coworker, Conrad Bostron, fidgeting and in pain. His arm looked odd. Scott convinced him to go to the emergency room, suspecting trouble. She asked another worker, Pam Head, to go with them. At the hospital, they found Bostron had been bitten by a black widow spider, and the bite was infected.May 28th, 1980Scott convinced Conrad Bostron to go to the emergency room. They found Bostron bitten by a black widow spider, and the bite was infected. Scott asked Pam Head to go with them.

Bostron got treatment quickly and recovered. Scott told Head and Bostron she would drive the car for them. They waited. Scott waited. The car appeared, but it sped past, showing no signs of stopping.The car sped out of the parking lot into the night without warning. It left her coworkers standing by the hospital, confused. This was the last time anyone saw her alive.After some time, coworkers and family worried and called the police. Police searched for Scott's car. They found the vehicle engulfed in flames.

Police searched for Scott's car for several hours. They found the vehicle engulfed in flames.The car burned. It was ten miles away in Santa Ana. Police found no accident and no sign of Scott.The car burned ten miles from Santa Ana. No accident signs appeared. Scott did not appear.

Hope rose that the fire did not kill her. But as she stayed missing, her family grew worried. They were told not to contact the news or media.They were told not to contact the news or media.They waited for news about the disappearance during the investigation. Soon, they faced a greater fear for Scott's safety.

About a week after her disappearance, Scott's mother, Vera, received a call at their home. A male voice asked if she was related to Dorothy Scott. When she confirmed it, the caller simply said"I've got her." and hung up.The family panicked. They contacted the media and tried to find out who the caller was. They failed.

Another week passed. On the day the Santa Ana Register ran a story about the case, Scott's mother got another call from the mysterious male caller. This timehe had more to say.The Stalker Called And Claimed Responsibility For Her Death

"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."

The caller gave details about the clothing she wore and what she did at the hospital. He seemed to know everything about her activities that day, even though she had only been gone briefly. Police quickly targeted the caller as a suspect, but they found nothing about him. He made chilling calls again.

Scott's murderer called her parents weekly for four years after her death. Police tried tapping the phone to find the caller's location, but the voice never stayed long enough to help. The killer still tormented the family during these short calls. He sometimes told them he had her. He claimed he killed her, tortured her, and held her captive.This occurred almost every Wednesday for four years., using the same disguised voice no one could recognize.

The calls stopped in 1984., when Jacob, Scott's father, answered the phone instead of Vera. After that, the stalker quit calling. He may have assumed someone new moved in because he had never spoken to Jacob before, but it is impossible to know.

In August 1984, construction workers in North Anaheim found strange bones on the worksite. Some bones were animal bones, but some looked a little odd, even human. When police arrived, theyalso found a watch.The watch stopped at 12:30 AM on May 29th, 1980, the same day Dorothy went missing. A turquoise ring was also there, which Vera identified as belonging to her daughter. A week later, tests confirmed this was Dorothy Scott, found ten miles from where her car was.

Finding her body added a horrifying detail that seemed to restart the stalker. He called the housePolice asked Dorothy Jane Scott if she was home twice more, but this did not give them more leads.Police asked Dorothy Jane Scott if she was home twice more, but this did not give them more leads.

Strangely, Scott was foundShe was buried beneath a dog.This dog had no relation to her; Scott did not own a pet. People usually skip this detail in stories about Scott's murder. Most people see it as just another strange twist on an already dark story.If you check some odd Reddit pagesyou will find the importance of this detail.

People hide bodies by burying them under a dog or other animal to trick police dogs. This creates a false positive. They dig only for the animal carcass, leaving the murder victim untouched. The killer likely knew this and tried to hide the body.

The case remains unsolved, but one strong theory has persisted. A man who sometimes visited Scott's workplace fits this theory.The man was named Mike Butler.His sister worked at the shop. He became obsessed with Scott. He lived in the nearby mountains. Rumors said he was unstable and maybe involved in cult activities. Scott's son...Scott's son believes this man is the stalker and killer.Butler had met Scott's father before. He might have not spoken when Jacob answered the phone, fearing the man would recognize his voice. Butler had access to follow Scott and know her schedule because he linked up with his sister and could use it as an excuse to visit the area. Still, Scott's son has no solid proof for his theory.

Shawn's father was suspected briefly, but he had a solid alibi and police did not investigate him further.Both Vera and Jacob have died.They never knew exactly what happened to their daughter.

Police had few leads, but one appeared during investigations. In July 1982, two years after Scott disappeared, a lead surfaced.Patricia Schneider also went missing.She called saying her car broke down and then disappeared. Her car was found hours later, burning in a field, just as Scott's car was found.There was no sign of Schneider at the scene. Police instantly suspected she was kidnapped, maybe by the same person who took Scott.Scheider was not at the scene. People instantly suspected she was kidnapped. Perhaps the same person who took Scott did it.

Schneider never got threatening phone calls. This does not match. Her disappearance remains unsolved. Even if the two crimes share no link, we still question who committed this terrible murder.

Scott knew something was wrong before she vanished. She stopped at her parents' house on the way to the hospital. She checked on her son and told her parents what she was doing. Then, she became very specific aboutshe changed her black scarf to a red oneNo one knows why she did this. It seemed important to her.

Later, her stalkernoted her red scarf that day. This meant he saw her between going home and reaching the hospital. This made police think this stalker killed her.Later, her stalker noted her red scarf that day. This meant he saw her between going home and reaching the hospital. This made police think this stalker killed her.

Dorothy Jane Scott did not have a tragic backstory or horrifying life events like many who face bad luck. She worked as a secretary at a head shop. She was a single mother to a four-year-old boy. She lived with him and an aunt in Stanton, California. Her parents lived in Anaheim, California, and often babysat their grandson while Scott worked. Everyone had a happy family. Scott did not date or leave the house often, except for work.

Friends described Scott as a church-going woman. They called her loving and "dull as a phone book," if they spoke plainly. Scott was normal. Her life was plain, but her death would be remembered for decades.