Kada Scott’s death ruled homicide; Keon King charged


Kada Scott, the Philadelphia woman whose remains were found in a wooded area behind an abandoned school last week, was killed by a gunshot to the head, officials said Thursday.

The 23-year-old woman went missing on October 4 shortly after arriving at her job, an assisted living facility in Chestnut Hill, around 10 p.m. On Monday, officials confirmed that human remains found in a shallow grave near Ada H. Lewis Middle School belonged to Scott.

“The manner of her death has been declared a homicide,”  the medical examiner’s office said in a statement Thursday. “Her date of death is listed as October 18, 2025.”

The announcement comes a day after authorities charged Keon King, the suspect in her kidnapping, with murder.

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Keon King, 21, was arrested Monday in connection with the disappearance of Philadelphia woman Kada Scott. (Philadelphia PD)

King, 21, is believed to be the last person to be in contact with the victim. He was arrested Oct. 14 and charged with kidnapping for ransom, false imprisonment, stalking, recklessly endangering another person and other offenses.

On Wednesday, officials announced that King was additionally charged with murder, abuse of corpse and robbery, local CW affiliate PHL17 reported.

Court documents show that shortly before her disappearance, Scott sent a message to a cell phone believed to be connected to King saying, “ kidnap me again,” to which King replied, “better be up too.”

That exchange took place on the morning of Oct. 4, authorities said. Later that evening, King allegedly kidnapped Scott from her place of work in northeast Philly.

“We will continue to pursue justice for Ms. Scott, her family, and all victims of crime,” Deputy Commissioner Frank Vanore said on X.

King is being held at the Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility on $2.5 million bail, NBC Philadelphia reported. He is expected to be arraigned on the murder charge later on Thursday.



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