The end of May 1980, Dorothy Jane Scott attended a business meeting at the end of which, she and another woman she worked with took their coworker to the hospital to have a bite on his hand treated. When she went to pull the car around to pick her coworkers up from the front of the hospital, they never saw her again. As they stepped outside to wait for her, they saw her car driving fast and erratically through the parking lot and onto the highway. That was the last time Dorothy Scott was seen alive.

If you have any information about the abduction and murder of Dorothy, please contact Orange County Sheriff Department here.

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Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Dorothy_Jane_Scott

https://www.ocsheriff.gov/page/may-1980-dorothy-jane-scott

https://forensictales.com/dorothy-jane-scott-murder/

https://medium.com/tftunderworld/shadow-of-fear-the-relentless-stalking-and-unsolved-murder-of-dorothy-jane-scott-a98b49016eb1

He claimed to speak for God, but his actions were entirely criminal. This episode details the dark history of FLDS leader Warren Jeffs. We explore how his extreme edicts, forced polygamous marriages involving minors, and absolute rule tore families apart—triggering one of the most intense FBI manhunts in modern history.

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On October 23, 1995, Karmen Smith was brutally attacked and killed in the house she shared with her 5 year old son Nick, her friend Lottie Spencer Blatz, and Lottie's daughter. Nick was also attacked and left for dead. In 2009, her murder was linked to DNA that ultimately brought her killer to justice...

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Georgia Appellate Court Record: Daker v. State 2000

ABC News: Star Witness Admits Lying

Homicide: Hours to Kill - Season 2 Episode 17

On June 23, 1997, eighteen-year-old Kristen Deborah Modafferi clocked out of her shift at Spinelli's Coffee in the Crocker Galleria in San Francisco's Financial District and was seen forty-five minutes later, on the second level of the arcade, walking with an unidentified blonde woman. She has not been seen since.

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ABC7 News (KGO-TV San Francisco), "The Kristen Modafferi Mystery: 20 years later, private investigators shed light on cold case" (2017) — https://abc7news.com/kristen-modafferi-disappearance-san-francisco-coffee-shop/2134466/

ABC7 News (KGO-TV San Francisco), "Persons of interest in 20-year-old San Francisco cold case" (2017) — https://abc7news.com/news/kristen-modafferi-mystery-private-investigators-shed-light-on-cold-case/2138162/

WSOC-TV Charlotte, "The search for Kristen Modafferi: 20 years later" by Paul Boyd (2017) — https://www.wsoctv.com/news/local/family-speaks-out-20-years-after-charlotte-teen-disappears-in-california/530724359/

WRAL Raleigh, "Police Track Down New Lead in Case of Missing NCSU Student" (May 24, 1999) — https://www.wral.com/story/136150/

WRAL Raleigh, "Family and Friends of Missing NCSU Student Hope to Generate New Leads" (1999) — https://www.wral.com/story/168446/

SFGate, "Disappearance of Woman, 18, Linked to Ad" — https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Disappearance-Of-Woman-18-Linked-to-Ad-3007247.php

SFGate, "Potential lead in Kristen Modafferi cold case goes uninvestigated" by Mike Moffitt (2018)

NBC Bay Area (2015) — coverage of the Buster cadaver-dog basement alert at the Jayne Avenue residence

HuffPost, "Cold Case: The Mysterious Disappearance Of Kristen Modafferi" (2015) — https://www.huffpost.com/entry/kristen-modafferi-cold-case_n_7673236

FBI Kidnappings/Missing Persons listing, Kristen Modafferi — https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/kidnap/kristen-modafferi

NamUs Missing Persons Case #4015 — https://www.namus.gov/MissingPersons/Case#/4015/details

Doe Network Case File 1864DFCA — https://www.doenetwork.org/cases/1864dfca.html

Charley Project, Kristen Deborah Modafferi — https://charleyproject.org/case/kristen-deborah-modafferi

Find a Grave memorial, Kristen Deborah Modafferi — https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/9179518/kristen-deborah-modafferi

The Kristen Foundation — http://www.kristenfoundation.org

"Help Find Kristen Modafferi" public Facebook group

Dennis Mahon, FindKristen.com — https://findkristen.com

Wikipedia, "Disappearance of Kristen Modafferi" — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Kristen_Modafferi

Wikipedia, "Crocker Galleria" — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crocker_Galleria

Wikipedia, "Craigslist" — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craigslist

NC State Park Scholarships program history — https://park.ncsu.edu

Pacific Coast Architecture Database (PCAD), Crocker Galleria entry

Acappology (NC State a cappella group) members archive — https://www.acappology.com

On June 23, 1997, eighteen-year-old Kristen Deborah Modafferi clocked out of her shift at Spinelli's Coffee in the Crocker Galleria in San Francisco's Financial District and was seen forty-five minutes later, on the second level of the arcade, walking with an unidentified blonde woman. She has not been seen since. Part 1 of "Kristen's Law" walks through who Kristen was — the Charlotte-raised inaugural Park Scholar at NC State, in San Francisco for a summer photography course at UC Berkeley and working two jobs — and reconstructs the day she vanished, the seven-day delay before the Oakland Police Department opened an investigation, the bloodhound trail that ended near Sutro Heights Park, and the early moves the Modafferi family made when they flew west on Friday, June 27, and were told to come back Monday.

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Sources: Investigative Reporting

ABC7 News (KGO-TV San Francisco), "The Kristen Modafferi Mystery: 20 years later, private investigators shed light on cold case" (2017) — https://abc7news.com/kristen-modafferi-disappearance-san-francisco-coffee-shop/2134466/

ABC7 News (KGO-TV San Francisco), "Persons of interest in 20-year-old San Francisco cold case" (2017) — https://abc7news.com/news/kristen-modafferi-mystery-private-investigators-shed-light-on-cold-case/2138162/

WSOC-TV Charlotte, "The search for Kristen Modafferi: 20 years later" by Paul Boyd (2017) — https://www.wsoctv.com/news/local/family-speaks-out-20-years-after-charlotte-teen-disappears-in-california/530724359/

WRAL Raleigh, "Police Track Down New Lead in Case of Missing NCSU Student" (May 24, 1999) — https://www.wral.com/story/136150/

WRAL Raleigh, "Family and Friends of Missing NCSU Student Hope to Generate New Leads" (1999) — https://www.wral.com/story/168446/

SFGate, "Disappearance of Woman, 18, Linked to Ad" — https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Disappearance-Of-Woman-18-Linked-to-Ad-3007247.php

SFGate, "Potential lead in Kristen Modafferi cold case goes uninvestigated" by Mike Moffitt (2018)

NBC Bay Area (2015) — coverage of the Buster cadaver-dog basement alert at the Jayne Avenue residence

HuffPost, "Cold Case: The Mysterious Disappearance Of Kristen Modafferi" (2015) — https://www.huffpost.com/entry/kristen-modafferi-cold-case_n_7673236

Federal and Official Case Records

FBI Kidnappings/Missing Persons listing, Kristen Modafferi — https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/kidnap/kristen-modafferi

NamUs Missing Persons Case #4015 — https://www.namus.gov/MissingPersons/Case#/4015/details

Doe Network Case File 1864DFCA — https://www.doenetwork.org/cases/1864dfca.html

Charley Project, Kristen Deborah Modafferi — https://charleyproject.org/case/kristen-deborah-modafferi

Find a Grave memorial, Kristen Deborah Modafferi — https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/9179518/kristen-deborah-modafferi

Family and Foundation

The Kristen Foundation — http://www.kristenfoundation.org

"Help Find Kristen Modafferi" public Facebook group

Independent Investigator

Dennis Mahon, FindKristen.com — https://findkristen.com

Reference and Background Context

Wikipedia, "Disappearance of Kristen Modafferi" — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Kristen_Modafferi

Wikipedia, "Crocker Galleria" — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crocker_Galleria

Wikipedia, "Craigslist" — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craigslist

NC State Park Scholarships program history — https://park.ncsu.edu

Pacific Coast Architecture Database (PCAD), Crocker Galleria entry

Acappology (NC State a cappella group) members archive — https://www.acappology.com

Louis Charles Musso, or Buddy as he was known, had grown up with intellectual disabilities. In 1980, his wife lost her battle with cancer, and Buddy, who had always loved being a husband, was left devastated. In 1997, he thought he had met a woman who would turn things around for him, so he packed up and moved to Texas to be with her...

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suzanne_Basso

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/10700041/louis_charles-musso

Court Documents: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit filings related to the appeals of Suzanne Basso and her co-defendants.

Newspaper Archives: The Record (Bergen County) and the Houston Chronicle.

Advocacy Groups: Texas Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty (TCADP) and The Marshall Project.

https://morbidology.com/the-horrific-death-of-buddy-musso/#:~:text=All%20six%20were%20charged%20with,to%20become%20Buddy's%20legal%20guardian.

https://globalnews.ca/news/1131646/texas-executes-woman-for-killing-of-mentally-impaired-man-she-lured-with-promise-of-marriage/

In 1973, Robert Garrow went on the run from law enforcement and a 12 day manhunt ensued. The crimes he had to answer for were gruesome and growing. His attorneys made choices that questioned their ethics, and legality.

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https://www.adirondack.net/history/garrow-manhunt/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Garrow

https://www.nytimes.com/1973/08/08/archives/murder-suspect-visits-his-sister-man-sought-in-the-stabbing-of.html

In the early 1990s, New York City’s nightlife was a vibrant escape, but for a specific community, it became a hunting ground. This week, we dive into the chilling case of Richard Rogers, notoriously known as the "Last Call Killer."

Operating under the cover of the city’s bustling piano bars and gay lounges, Rogers was a master of the "ordinary." He was a mild-mannered nurse by day who spent his evenings befriending men, buying them drinks, and offering them rides home—rides that would ultimately lead to their gruesome ends.

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