Kada Scott, 23, of Philadelphia, disappeared after leaving her nursing home job on October 4, 2025. Her remains were recovered in a shallow grave in woods behind the long-vacant Ada H. H. Lewis Middle School in East Germantown on October 18, 2025. The Philadelphia Medical Examiner ruled the cause of death a gunshot wound to the head and formally classified the death as a homicide, listing October 18 as the date of death.

Investigators reconstructed aspects of the case from surveillance and digital evidence. Cameras captured two people moving what appeared to be a body from a vehicle near the abandoned school the night after Scott vanished. Police linked a burned black Hyundai Accent believed to have been used to transport her, and phone data placed a suspect at key locations connected to the crime. Authorities arrested 21-year-old Keon King of Delaware; he was initially held on kidnapping and related charges and was later charged with murder after the medical examiner’s findings. Prosecutors also brought charges including robbery, abuse of a corpse, theft, arson, and conspiracy, and he was denied bail.

Detectives say surveillance suggests a second person may have been involved and continue to pursue leads.

If anyone has information about Scott, the movements seen on the surveillance footage, or the burned Hyundai Accent, please share what is known with investigators.