DNA testing has strongly suggested that human remains discovered behind a vacant school in Philadelphia belong to missing woman Kada Scott , sources told Action News.
According to those sources, the DNA from the remains matches samples provided by Scott’s parents.
The grim discovery was made behind an abandoned school near Awbury Arboretum in Germantown, the same area where authorities had conducted an intensive search just days earlier, on Wednesday.
First deputy commissioner John Stanford said a "very specific" anonymous tip came in overnight, and officers were back out at the scene around 10 am.
Sources also told Action News they recovered surveillance video evidence linked to the case at a nearby Recreation Centre. The remains, which Stanford said appeared to be those of a female, were found in a shallow grave in a heavily wooded area.
Chopper 6 was over the scene Saturday after human remains were found amid the search for missing Philadelphia woman Kada Scott. Philadelphia police and the district attorney's office held a news conference after human remains were found Saturday amid the search for missing woman Kada Scott.
The remains were removed from the scene by late afternoon. They are now being handled by the medical examiner's office, which will also handle identifying the person who was found. Stanford said investigators have been in touch with Scott's family.
"We have been in communication with her family as to this process and in the fact that we have recovered a human being," he said. Stanford urged the public to continue providing information related to this case by calling 215-686-TIPS (8477).
Sources said police found physical evidence at the scene during Wednesday's search, including Scott's debit card and a phone case.
Police said tips had been flooding in after they announced the arrest of 21-year-old Keon King of Southwest Philadelphia, who authorities say was the last person in contact with Scott.
King has been arrested and charged with kidnapping and other offences in connection with Scott's disappearance.
Authorities are investigating a video posted to TikTok that may be connected to the disappearance of Philadelphia woman Kada Scott.
Police are still working to determine how King and Scott knew each other, but they believe the pair came into contact in the days before the disappearance.
Before her disappearance, Scott had told people that she was being harassed, but it is unclear if King was the person allegedly harassing her. Scott vanished the night of Saturday, October 4, after leaving her workplace, an assisted living facility in Chestnut Hill.
King is facing charges in what officials call a similar case from earlier this year in which a woman was allegedly kidnapped and strangled, but survived. Those charges were dropped when the accuser failed to appear in court, but will now be refiled, the district attorney's office said.
According to those sources, the DNA from the remains matches samples provided by Scott’s parents.
The grim discovery was made behind an abandoned school near Awbury Arboretum in Germantown, the same area where authorities had conducted an intensive search just days earlier, on Wednesday.
First deputy commissioner John Stanford said a "very specific" anonymous tip came in overnight, and officers were back out at the scene around 10 am.
Sources also told Action News they recovered surveillance video evidence linked to the case at a nearby Recreation Centre. The remains, which Stanford said appeared to be those of a female, were found in a shallow grave in a heavily wooded area.
Chopper 6 was over the scene Saturday after human remains were found amid the search for missing Philadelphia woman Kada Scott. Philadelphia police and the district attorney's office held a news conference after human remains were found Saturday amid the search for missing woman Kada Scott.
The remains were removed from the scene by late afternoon. They are now being handled by the medical examiner's office, which will also handle identifying the person who was found. Stanford said investigators have been in touch with Scott's family.
"We have been in communication with her family as to this process and in the fact that we have recovered a human being," he said. Stanford urged the public to continue providing information related to this case by calling 215-686-TIPS (8477).
Sources said police found physical evidence at the scene during Wednesday's search, including Scott's debit card and a phone case.
Police said tips had been flooding in after they announced the arrest of 21-year-old Keon King of Southwest Philadelphia, who authorities say was the last person in contact with Scott.
King has been arrested and charged with kidnapping and other offences in connection with Scott's disappearance.
Authorities are investigating a video posted to TikTok that may be connected to the disappearance of Philadelphia woman Kada Scott.
Police are still working to determine how King and Scott knew each other, but they believe the pair came into contact in the days before the disappearance.
Before her disappearance, Scott had told people that she was being harassed, but it is unclear if King was the person allegedly harassing her. Scott vanished the night of Saturday, October 4, after leaving her workplace, an assisted living facility in Chestnut Hill.
King is facing charges in what officials call a similar case from earlier this year in which a woman was allegedly kidnapped and strangled, but survived. Those charges were dropped when the accuser failed to appear in court, but will now be refiled, the district attorney's office said.
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