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A missing person is a person who has disappeared and whose status as alive or dead cannot be confirmed as their location and condition are unknown. A person may go missing through a voluntary disappearance, or else due to an accident, crime, death in a location where they cannot be found (such as at sea), or many other reasons. In most parts of the world, a missing person will usually be found quickly. While criminal abductions are some of the most widely reported missing person cases, these account for only 2 to 5 percent of missing children in Europe. By contrast, some missing person cases remain unresolved for many years. Laws related to these cases are often complex since, in many jurisdictions, relatives and third parties may not deal with a person's assets until their death is considered proven by law and a formal death certificate issued. The situation, uncertainties, and lack of closure or a funeral resulting when a person goes missing may be extremely painful with long-lasting effects on family and friends. A number of organizations seek to connect, share best practices, and disseminate information and images of missing children to improve the effectiveness of missing children investigations, including the International Commission on Missing Persons, the International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children (ICMEC), as well as national organizations, including the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children in the US, Missing People in the UK, Child Focus in Belgium, and The Smile of the Child in Greece.



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According to current statistics, 4,000 people in the United States go missing every day. Sometimes a child suddenly vanishes from the bus stop or the local park or even from their own yard or bedroom. Or a teenager doesn�t return home after a walk to the neighborhood grocery store or a bike ride or a party with friends. Other times, an adult is mysteriously absent from their job or neighbors haven�t seen them for several days, and family and friends haven�t heard from them either.

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Anita Scott
missing 2023 updates
Scott, date, approximate 2003
Date Missing 02/20/2003
Missing From
Upper Providence Township, Pennsylvania
Missing Classification Endangered Missing
Sex Female
Race
White
Date of Birth 11/17/1944 (77)
Age 58 years old
Height and Weight 5'2, 140 pounds
Associated Vehicle(s) Silver 1986 Volkswagen Golf with the Pennsylvania license plate number EGA-7600 (acounted for)
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian female. Blonde hair, brown eyes. Scott's maiden name is Panepinto.
Details of Disappearance Scott was last seen at 6:00 p.m. on February 20, 2003 as she departed her residence on Sycamore Mills Road in Upper Providence Township, Pennsylvania. After dinner she told her husband and son that she was going out, but didn't say where she was going or when she would return. Her husband stated she was behaving normally at the time.
Scott drove away in her silver 1986 Volkswagen Golf with the Pennsylvania license plate number EGA-7600. She has never been heard from again. Her husband reported her missing two days after he last saw her. He husband stated he and his wife had a good relationship at the time of her disappearance.
Scott's husband claimed she had gone missing many times over the course of their nineteen-year marriage, and would reappear a short time later with no explanation as to where she had been or what she had been doing. He said she had never disappeared for more than about twenty-four hours before, however. Scott's family contradicts her husband's account; they said they were unaware of any prior disappearances.
Scott's vehicle was located at a metered parking spot on 22nd Street near Market in downtown Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was ticketed at least three times before being towed on February 25, 2003. There was no sign of her at the scene. Her eyeglasses, purse and checkbook were found inside the car, but her wallet was missing.
Although she is a woman of means, having inherited several million dollars from an uncle, Scott did not live lavishly in 2003 and usually did not carry more than $25 to $50 in cash and several credit cards on her person. Oddly, her car was found parked near her uncle's former home.
Scott is a trained lawyer and a graduate of Temple Law School, but had not worked for many years prior to her disappearance. She has one son who was a high school senior at the time of her disappearance.
Scott is a devout Catholic who attended Mass regularly at the time she went missing. Her husband has since sold the home they shared and moved into a smaller house. Scott's husband and son have been fully cooperative in her investigation. Her remains unsolved.
Investigating Agency
Pennsylvania State Police
610-566-8445
Other
Pennsylvania Missing Persons Ring
The Philadelphia Daily News
The Philadelphia Inquirer
The Delco Times

Missing Person Photos

A missing person is a person who has disappeared and whose status as alive or dead cannot be confirmed as their location and condition are unknown. A person may go missing through a voluntary disappearance, or else due to an accident, crime, death in a location where they cannot be found (such as at sea), or many other reasons. In most parts of the world, a missing person will usually be found quickly. While criminal abductions are some of the most widely reported missing person cases, these account for only 2 to 5 percent of missing children in Europe. By contrast, some missing person cases remain unresolved for many years. Laws related to these cases are often complex since, in many jurisdictions, relatives and third parties may not deal with a person's assets until their death is considered proven by law and a formal death certificate issued. The situation, uncertainties, and lack of closure or a funeral resulting when a person goes missing may be extremely painful with long-lasting effects on family and friends. A number of organizations seek to connect, share best practices, and disseminate information and images of missing children to improve the effectiveness of missing children investigations, including the International Commission on Missing Persons, the International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children (ICMEC), as well as national organizations, including the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children in the US, Missing People in the UK, Child Focus in Belgium, and The Smile of the Child in Greece.



Missing Person Photos

Resources for Missing Persons

According to current statistics, 4,000 people in the United States go missing every day. Sometimes a child suddenly vanishes from the bus stop or the local park or even from their own yard or bedroom. Or a teenager doesn�t return home after a walk to the neighborhood grocery store or a bike ride or a party with friends. Other times, an adult is mysteriously absent from their job or neighbors haven�t seen them for several days, and family and friends haven�t heard from them either.

Missing Person Case Updates with Photos