The Tragic Disappearance of Dorothy Jane Scott: A Mystery Unveiled
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Chapter 1: A Fateful Night
On May 28, 1980, at 9:00 PM, Dorothy Jane Scott was attending a staff meeting when she noticed her colleague, Conrad Bostron, appeared unwell. Spotting a troubling red mark on his arm, she insisted on driving him to the hospital for a check-up.
Joining them was another coworker, Pam Head, as they headed to UC Irvine Medical Center. Before their visit, they stopped by Dorothy's parents' home to check on her four-year-old son, whom her parents were babysitting. She informed them that she would be returning home later than anticipated. After exchanging her red scarf for a black one, she got back in the car.
Upon their arrival at the Emergency Room, medical staff confirmed that Conrad had suffered a black widow spider bite. At 11:00 PM, while Dorothy and Pam waited for Conrad's treatment to conclude, Dorothy offered to retrieve her car and pick him up at the hospital exit since he still felt faint.
Before heading to the parking lot, she and Pam visited the restroom. After Conrad filled his prescription, he and Pam waited outside for Dorothy's white 1973 Toyota station wagon. However, time passed without any sign of her. Then, they spotted her car approaching but were bewildered when it sped past them, its headlights blinding them and its driver invisible. Despite their frantic waves and calls, the vehicle made a sharp turn and vanished from sight.
Though they found the incident odd, Pam and Conrad initially suspected an emergency involving Dorothy's son. A responsible single mother and devout Christian, it was out of character for her to abandon them without cause. However, as hours went by without a word from her, their concerns turned toward something more sinister.
May 29, 1980, at 4:30 AM, passersby found Dorothy's burning vehicle in an alley about ten miles from the hospital. There was no sign of her or any potential abductor.
Section 1.1: The Stalker Emerges
In the months leading up to her disappearance, Dorothy, who worked as a secretary for two Anaheim stores, experienced an unsettling change in her routine. During her shifts, she began receiving phone calls from an unidentified male voice. Although she could not identify him, he seemed to know intricate details about her life—who she spoke to, where she went, and even what she did daily.
At times, the caller expressed his obsession with her, proclaiming his love, while in other moments, he revealed a darker side, threatening her with violent intentions. He had even left a dead rose on her windshield, a chilling sign of his fixation. Just before May 28, he ominously declared his plan to isolate her and dispose of her so thoroughly that she would never be found.
Section 1.2: The Disturbing Call
On June 1980, a week after Dorothy's disappearance, the stalker contacted her mother, Vera. The call began with the man confir