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Dorothy Jane Scott Part 3 To read more about the Dorothy Jane Scott case, and the crime blog that got Cat interested in the case please visit:https://crimeblogger1983.blogspot.com/2021/09/more-on-dorothy-jane-scott.html

Dorothy Jane Scott Part 2

When we started this story, like so many others, we don't know how they will end. This one rekindled an old acquaintance, who is now a friend, it introduced me to Bob Taft, who I know now, will be a long time friend and created an even closer relationship with Kristi, an old friend. So, if all this has done is get Kerry's story out there and help people remember her then we've done what we set out to do, what we didn't plan on was Kerry bringing us all together, I've said it before, and I will say it again, we were all brought to this one place for a reason, if that reason is friendship, I myself, am good with that, if its to tell  more stories like Kerry's I'm good with that, ultimately we are all  here for the  journey, no matter where that leads us...and Im good with that too. Thanks Kerry. Crystal sent me an email of her final thoughts, that email is here in its entirety: As you have heard in this Podcast so skillfully assembled by Cathie Curtis, on June 14, 1980 our family moved to Fullerton from Cerritos, mainly because we wanted our then15 year old daughter Kerry to go to Sunny Hills High School. The new neighborhood was bustling with trades people laying concrete patios, putting in sod, doing landscaping and brick walkways. We were one of the last homes sold so most owners were well on their way to finishing up their exteriors and front yard landscaping. On June 26 Kerry and Michelle were going to take the beach bus to Huntington Beach for the first time with their new boogie boards. At the last minute we were informed that a piece of furniture we ordered was going to be delivered that day, so I had to ask the girls to stay home and wait for the delivery. In the early afternoon Kerry called an old friend who had moved to Fullerton a year before and made plans to meet up with him and a couple of his friends at the Ice Cream Castle about a mile from our new home. Kerry told Michelle she would bring her back a candy bar, and she took off on foot to walk the short distance to the strip mall where the ice cream store was. That was the last time anyone in our family saw Kerry. I have spent the last 40 years trying to sort out what happened to my daughter. To begin with, the Fullerton Police Department mishandled Kerry’s case from the beginning. According the “statistics” at the time I was told, “girls between the ages of 12-17 who go missing are 99% of the time runaways. Unfortunately for Kerry her age put her in that category, and no amount of exculpatory evidence like $20 sitting on her dresser, a suitcase mostly packed for a weekend trip in her room, and close friends and family saying she would never run away, made any difference to the Fullerton Police Department. Kerry falling into their “statistic” made it easy for them to put forth minimal effort to help us find my child. As a result, critical evidence and leads were overlooked. Proper notes and documentation were non-existent so trying to piece together what happened at the time made it nearly impossible for follow up efforts throughout the years. After Kerry’s remains were found in an unincorporated area of Brea, the case was transferred to the Orange County Sheriff’s Department. Most of the detectives I dealt with there were compassionate and helpful, and were also appalled at the lack of information provided by Fullerton. I continued to push forward for leads. I met with movie directors who talked about making a movie of her disappearance, journalists who wrote articles in local papers about her murder. I met with people like you Cathie who so graciously have taken their time to create this unbelievable Podcast about Kerry’s murder. I sent letters to John Walsh and Mark Fuhrman begging them to help me, all to no avail. I contacted the TV Show Cold Justice but due to another pending case the Orange County Sheriff’s Department was working on that may or may not have involved Kerry, they would not cooperate with the show.

Kerry Patterson Cerritos High School 1979 (Picture Michele is referring to in this episode)             For more information on Kristi Vaughn please visit https://www.spiritwindowproject.com/   or   email her at [email protected]      

We are pleased  that the Orange County Sheriff's Department agreed to be interviewed for this case. The disappearance and murder of Kerry Patterson hit home for Investigator Bob Taft, being a father himself, its hard to imagine the heartbreak of losing a child. He joins us today to discuss the case.

Michelle The loss of a loved one changes you,  in ways you may never expect. Interview with Kerry's sister

Kerry Patterson was a pretty, outgoing orange county teenager. On December 27, 1980, a worker in the Union oil field in Brea California, specifically in tonner Canyon,  came across a human skull, located on flat ground in the middle of the oil field, about 50 feet from an oil derrick, rested what would break a mothers heart, send a sister on a life long search and a cold case detective looking for answers, the life and death of Kerry Patterson has touched many lives, lives of people she never even had a chance to meet.

They say kids say the darnest things, but, some do the scarest, listen as we chat about things perfectly normal kids have said to completely freak out their parents and hear about kids who really were the scariest thing you can imagine.         Watch the 1956 version of The Bad Seed on Amazon Prime https://www.amazon.com/Bad-Seed-Nancy-Kelly/dp/B001TGXNXU     ********* None of the photos on this page belong to Haunting History Podcast. No copyright infringement intended and are only used as enhancements to the story told.    At times when reporting facts regarding a true crime, (and photos) multiple sources  use the same wording. Every effort is made to avoid any copyright infringements and no single work  was intentionally plagiarized when reporting the facts of the crimes or the telling of the stories.  Below is a  list of resources  used during the research and telling of this story. (partial)  Information Credits https://www.boredpanda.com/creepy-weird-kids-stories-tweets/ https://www.buzzfeed.com/kristatorres/innocent-kids-who-had-no-idea-they-were-being-creepy-af https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/kidhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_youngest_killerss-who-kill-shootings-stranglings-8753436 https://www.jsonline.com/story/communities/waukesha/news/waukesha/2020/08/12/waukesha-slender-man-stabbing-morgan-geyser-loses-appeal/3354632001/ https://abcnews.go.com/US/investigators-slender-man-case-discuss-chilling-interviews-12/story?id=66320806 https://www.oprahmag.com/entertainment/tv-movies/a29591703/slender-man-stabbing-true-storyhttps://medium.com/crimebeat/the-11-year-old-serial-killer-6c64a552ffe8 Photo Credits https://www.elitereaders.com/five-kids-surprising-discovery/ https://www.etsy.com/sg-en/listing/722313540/4x6-vintage-creepy-children-halloween https://www.boredpanda.com/darkest-things-kids-said/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=organic Special thanks to Anthony Donatelli @anthony_donatelli @kfrogradio and of course Ancestry.com, MyHeritage.com, Newspaperarchives, FamilySearch.org  Haunting History Podcast Logo compliments of: Website is www.treleavencreative.com   Insta and Facebook @treleavencreative   This presentation is protected by US & International copyright laws. Reproduction & distribution of the presentation without written permission of the sponsor is prohibited.   

The Hollywood Roosevelt hotel, financed in part by the roaring twenties kings and queen of Hollywood, Louis B. Mayer, Douglas Fairbanks, the silent screen queen herself Mary Pickford and Grauman Theater owner Sid Grauman.  The 12-story hotel has 300 guest rooms including 63 suites it was  Built in 1927, and named for US President Theodore Roosevelt, the hotel has penthouse views of the hollywood hills and sign. Building took a year and half and at the time cost what seemed like an astronomical amount for the time of 2.5 million, which would be well over 25 million today.   Its known for hosting the first academy awards on May 16, 1929, and for the guests that may have never checked out.  Advertisement The Famous Blossom Room, does one of the spirits haunt this room because he didn't win the award he thought he deserved?     Special thanks to Craig Owens Author, Historian https://bizarrela.com/ https://bizarrela.com/product-category/haunted-by-history-books/ You can follow Craig at bizarre_los_Angeles on instagram or at Bizarre Los Angeles on Facebook ********* None of the photos on this page belong to Haunting History Podcast. No copyright infringement intended and are only used as enhancements to the story told.    At times when reporting facts regarding a true crime, (and photos) multiple sources  use the same wording. Every effort is made to avoid any copyright infringements and no single work  was intentionally plagiarized when reporting the facts of the crimes or the telling of the stories.  Below is a  list of resources  used during the research and telling of this story. (partial)  Information Credits: https://www.historichotels.org/us/hotels-resorts/the-hollywood-roosevelt/history.php https://la.curbed.com/2015/10/27/9907144/haunted-hotels-los-angeles https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hollywood_Roosevelt_Hotel https://amuse.vice.com/en_us/article/nehttps://laist.com/2017/05/16/roosevelt_hotel_history.phpmn8k/hollywood-roosevelt-review https://www.seeing-stars.com/Died/Haunted.shtml https://ladailymirror.com/2014/04/07/mary-mallory-hollywood-heights-the-roosevelt-hotel-hollywood-party-central/ https://frightfind.com/haunted-hollywood-roosevelt/ Photo Credits https://amuse.vice.com/en_us/article/nemn8k/hollywood-roosevelt-review https://www.pinterest.com/pin/305541155944307665/?nic_v2=1a5mA0hRd https://www.hauntedrooms.com/california/los-angeles/haunted-places/haunted-hotels/hollywood-roosevelt-hotel https://ladailymirror.com/2014/04/07/mary-mallory-hollywood-heights-the-roosevelt-hotel-hollywood-party-central/ and of course Ancestry.com, MyHeritage.com, Newspaperarchives, FamilySearch.org  Haunting History Podcast Logo compliments of: Website is www.treleavencreative.com   Insta and Facebook @treleavencreative   This presentation is protected by US & International copyright laws. Reproduction & distribution of the presentation without written permission of the sponsor is prohibited.