India, May 19 -- Justice Unresolved is a series of articles examining cold cases, disappearances and unsolved crimes that continue to haunt families and communities in America. The stories revisit the known facts, unanswered questions and latest developments in cases where the search for truth is far from over.

Dorothy Jane Scott's murder remains a mystery decades after the 1980 crime. The circumstances that led to her disappearance still haunt America. The 32-year-old went missing shortly after midnight on a fateful day in May 1980.

Scott lived in Anaheim, California, and was a single mother focused on raising her four-year-old son. She was working as a secretary for two jointly-owned Anaheim stores.

However, Scott's life took a horri...