Man who last saw a missing and presumed dead Pittsburgh-area woman is charged with identity theft

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The man who last saw a missing and presumed dead Pittsburgh-area woman is accused of stealing her identity.

Last week, the Susquehanna Township Police Department in central Pennsylvania said Tracy Scanlon’s missing person case had become a murder investigation. On Thursday, CBS 21 reported that Anthony Proctor was charged with forgery, identity theft and access device fraud in connection with his use of Scanlon’s state Social Security card.

The television station, citing police, reported that Proctor was the last person to see Scanlon, also known as Tracy Zalenski.

Police said Scanlon, who was from Millvale, had been missing since late February. Police reportedly left Scanlon Allegheny County for Harrisburg on February 7 and planned to return to Pittsburgh on March 1. She last had contact with anyone on Feb. 20 and was reported missing to the Millvale Borough Police Department, Penn Live reported. She was temporarily living with Proctor in Harrisburg, CBS 21 reported.

CBS 21 reported that Proctor used Scanlon’s electronic benefit transfer card at a Sam’s Club in the Harrisburg area on Feb. 15 and when he was arrested, Proctor denied knowing Scanlon. According to the television station, police said a witness identified Proctor as the person who picked Scanlon up in the Harrisburg area on Feb. 7.

Proctor was not charged in Scanlon’s death. Police did not say why they are investigating Scanlon’s case as a homicide. It is not clear whether her remains have been found.

Penn Live reported, citing Pittsburgh Post-Gazette archives, that Proctor shot and killed a man in Pittsburgh in 1994. Proctor reportedly told police he shot him because he thought the victim was going to rob him. Proctor was later convicted of third-degree murder.

Penn Live reported that Proctor was also found guilty of simple assault and reckless endangerment in 2010.

Anyone with information about Scanlon’s case can call Susquehanna Parish Police Sergeant Aaron Osman at 717-909-9232.