Deceased/Not Found PA - Diane Thomas Scott, 40, Harrisburg, May 2001

[Kat]

NOTE: I did not post the day in May 2001 that she is reported to have gone missing because there are varying dates reported. Once the date has been verified, I'll ask mods to modify the heading of the thread.

http://www.fox43.com/news/wpmt-coldcase-10-23-2010,0,6523345.story
9:34 p.m. EDT, October 23, 2010

Video coverage at link above.

Snipped from link above:

Diane Scott was last seen dropping her daughter off at school on Thursday, May 24th 2001. She never returned to pick her up. Family knew there was something wrong.

More at link, POI named. Article to short to snip more and not violate TOS.

Vital Statistics at Time of Disappearance



Missing Since: May 2001 from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Classification: Missing
Date Of Birth: May 20, 1961
Age: 40
Height: 4'9"
Weight: 109 lbs.
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Brown
Race: Black
Gender: Female
Distinguishing Characteristics: Birthmark on her back.


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Details of Disappearance
A noted civic figure, Diane disappeared from Harrisburg sometime beween May 5 and May 23, 2001.



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Investigating Agency
If you have any information concerning this case, please contact:
Harrisburg Bureau of Police
(717) 255-3131



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Source Information
Pennsylvania Missing

http://www.abc27.com/Global/story.asp?S=13377066
Posted: Oct 23, 2010 2:48 PM
Updated: Oct 23, 2010 2:50 PM

Vigil held for Harrisburg woman missing since '01

NOTE: Article to short to snip, the above is the title of the article.


http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/s/scott_diane.html

I do not find her listed at Doe Network. Could be my oversight.

http://www.pennsylvaniamissing.com/dianethomasscott.html

http://www.unsolvedmysteries.com/usm134000.html?t=Missing

https://www.findthemissing.org/cases/7046/0/
NamUs Profile:
Dental: Charting available and entered
DNA: NA
Fingerprints: NA

snipped from Namus:

A noted civic figure, Ms Scott disappeared from Harrisburg sometime between May 5 and May 23, 2001. Few details are known about this case.

Diane has been missing over 9 years. Come home soon. Prayers for your children and family.

 

[summer_breeze]

North American Missing Persons Network

http://www.nampn.org/cases/scott_diane.html

Project Jason

http://projectjason.org/forums/index.php?topic=9905.0

 

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http://www.abc27.com/story/13377066/vigil-held-for-harrisburg-woman-missing-since-01?redirected=true

Posted: Oct 23, 2010 8:48 PM EDT
Updated: Oct 23, 2010 8:50 PM EDT
By Myles Snyder

Family and friends held a candlelight vigil Saturday for a Harrisburg woman who went missing nine years ago.

 

[asp17061]

bumping for diane.

 

[Houston Mom]

New on NamUs black female found Sept 2002, 35-55 years old, 100 lbs, 60 inches. No mention of birthmark. Dentals available for rule out.
https://identifyus.org/en/cases/14829

 

[JerseyGirl]

still missing: http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2015/04/missing_persons_midstate_pa_be.html#12

 

[JerseyGirl]

• Diane Scott, 39, Harrisburg, missing since May 2001

A noted civic figure, Scott disappeared from Harrisburg sometime between May 5-23, 2001. Police are treating the case as a homicide.

Missing persons: In Pennsylvania, how many are lost and from where?

 

[Bit of hope]

2017
Unsolved In PA : The case of Diane Scott

Jackson <detective) says one of the most suspicious tips over the years was that there was a large tub missing from Diane’s house. He emphasized Diane’s small size. But Jackson says they never found that tub.

Refreshing file
Diane Thomas Scott – The Charley Project

A good look at her teeth

 

[mlhenn]

Diane Thomas Scott – The Charley Project

Last updated February 17, 2021; date of disappearance corrected, details of disappearance updated.

• Missing Since: 05/05/2001

Details of Disappearance
Scott was last seen in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania on the morning of May 5, 2001, when she dropped one of her children off at school. She didn't come to pick up the child that afternoon and has never been heard from again. She was not reported missing until May 24.

She was a noted civic figure in the area at the time of her disappearance, and lived in the 2600 block of Jefferson Street. When investigators checked her house, they found her blue Pontiac Sunfire parked there and her pocketbook, dentures and wallet inside her home.

Scott was happy with her life when she disappeared and her family doesn't believe she would have left on her own. She was a devoted and active member of the Bethuel Temple Church, she had just purchased a new car and she had enrolled in cosmetology school. Both of her parents died within a two-month period when she was six years old, and her aunt and uncle raised her after that. She has one sister.

Authorities believe Scott was the victim of a homicide. They questioned her estranged husband several times. He stated he wasn't with Scott on the day she disappeared, and he hasn't been named as a suspect in her case, but he is considered a person of interest. There was reportedly a history of violence in their relationship. A large tub disappeared from Scott's house at around the same time she did; it would have been large enough to conceal a woman of Scott's size.

Scott's disappearance remains unsolved.

 

[Atombudd]

Family of Harrisburg woman who disappeared 20 years ago asks for help solving case

Diane Thomas Scott was last seen dropping her kids off at school in May 2001.

www.wgal.com

 

[Bit of hope]

Can't open the link above but I worked around it.

Family of Harrisburg woman who disappeared 20 years ago asks for help solving case

Diane Thomas Scott was last seen dropping her kids off at school in May 2001.

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Diane Thomas Scott has not been seen in 20 years and her family is asking for help to give them closure.

Meanwhile, law enforcement is also still searching for answers.

"We've come to the firm conclusion that she is the victim of murder. We're never going to let it go," Dauphin County District Attorney Fran Chardo said.

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She was 4 feet, 8 inches tall, and fierce.

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Former lead investigator Victor Rivera said the case was suspicious from the start.

"Some neighbors heard her on the phone arguing with somebody," he said.

When Scott didn't show up to pick up her daughter from school, her best friend, Sonya Palmer, knew something wasn't right. Palmer went right to Scott's home on Jefferson Street in Harrisburg.

"The white sweater was on the floor, and her slippers were kind of askew in the living room. The TV was on. Her purse, her keys, everything was there," Palmer said.

"This was not a person who left that home voluntarily," Rivera said.

Investigators say they have a person of interest in this case. The person has never been charged.

"The comments, statements that were made throughout the course of the investigation were completely out of place for a person who lost a loved one," Rivera said.

Investigators said they are suspicious of a missing cooler from the home of the person of interest.

"It's large enough that you could fit someone in it if they were small, and this was a very small woman," Chardo said. <earlier info is that there was a large tub missing from Diane's house. Is it and a tub and a cooler or is it a cooler instead of a tub?>

Chardo said he believes the perpetrator got lucky and deposited Scott's remains in such a way that she will never be found.

Investigators want to close the case that's taunted them for years.

"We think we know what happened," Chardo said.

 

[Pennysmom2]

April 7, 2020

Diane Scott Dropped Her Kids Off At School & Vanished in 2001

Diane Scott took her children to school in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, but failed to pick them up. She's never been seen or heard from since.

ourblackgirls.com

May 22, 2017

Unsolved In PA : The case of Diane Scott

Every May flowers start to bloom and the trees turn green again. It’s a sign of Spring and a sign of new life. But not for the Thomas family. For them, it’s a painful reminder of what happened nearly 16 years ago.May 24th, 2001 Diane Scott was reported mis

local21news.com

 

[Bit of hope]

What a sad story.

Were their any signs or sightings she made it back to her house or was forced back to her house? I guess the following means she was there after bringing her daughter to school.

When investigators checked her house, they found her blue Pontiac Sunfire parked there and her pocketbook, dentures and wallet inside her home. "Some neighbors heard her on the phone arguing with somebody," he said.

I thought she had more children, besides the daughter. Where was/were the other child(ren) btw? Did she use her car traveling to the school or was it on walking distance?

Did somebody visit her there/forced them into the house?

"Some neighbors heard her on the phone arguing with somebody," he said.

Authorities believe Scott was the victim of a homicide. They questioned her estranged husband several times. He stated he wasn't with Scott on the day she disappeared, and he hasn't been named as a suspect in her case, but he is considered a person of interest. There was reportedly a history of violence in their relationship.

One nagging clue was a large-sized tub missing from Diane’s residence.
I still wonder if this is relevant and how big exactly this tub was. Was it f.i. a tub to put dirty laundry in, did it have a lid? According to Charlie P. it was large enough to carry a woman of her size. Other sources say it was a cooler. It always has a lid.

Diane Thomas Scott – The Charley Project