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Tragic Discovery: Human Remains Linked to Missing Philadelphia Woman Kada Scott | Crime Alert 10.20.25 · Crime Stories with Nancy Grace

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  Speaker 1: Crime Alert. I'm Nancy Grace Breaking crime News. Now straight
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  Speaker 1: out to Nicole Parton for the latest Nancy breaking news
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  Speaker 1: out of Philadelphia. Authorities have uncovered human remains while searching
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  Speaker 1: for Kata Scott, a woman reported missing just two weeks
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  Speaker 1: ago after leaving her job at a nursing home. John Stanford,
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  Speaker 1: the Deputy Commissioner of the Philadelphia Police Department, confirmed at
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  Speaker 1: a press briefing that the remains were found in a
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  Speaker 1: shallow grave near an abandoned middle school on Saturday.
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  Speaker 2: Based on the investigative information based on the investigation of
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  Speaker 2: what they were following up on that tip today led
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  Speaker 2: us back to this area behind the school whereas a
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  Speaker 2: wooded area. I don't know if any of you have
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  Speaker 2: been back there, but as a wooded area that goes
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  Speaker 2: beyond the school. And so we begin to go back
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  Speaker 2: into that area where we would locate a shallow grave.
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  Speaker 2: After being able to remove some of the debris back there,
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  Speaker 2: able to locate the body of the human being. All
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  Speaker 2: indications at this point is that it's a female.
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  Speaker 1: The Philadelphia Medical Examiner's Office will be responsible for identifying
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  Speaker 1: those remains.
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  Speaker 2: We are not going to confirm at this point that
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  Speaker 2: it is miss Kata Scott, because that has to be
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  Speaker 2: done by the Medical Examiner's office, but we have been
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  Speaker 2: in communication with her family as to this process and
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  Speaker 2: in the fact that we have recovered a human being.
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  Speaker 1: Scott's family reported her missing on October five, the day
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  Speaker 1: after she left her overnight shift early at the assisted
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  Speaker 1: living facility where she worked. The case has captured the
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  Speaker 1: city's attention, resulting in a significant turnout of volunteers assisting
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  Speaker 1: the police in the search for Scott. This is a
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  Speaker 1: tragic development and our hearts go out to Kata's family
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  Speaker 1: and friends during this incredible time, the police department expressed
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  Speaker 1: in a statement following the discovery of the remains. The
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  Speaker 1: grim finding comes shortly after police apprehended a suspect related
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  Speaker 1: to Scott's disappearance. Keon King, twenty one years old, was
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  Speaker 1: taken into custody on October fourteen, facing charges of kidnapping
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  Speaker 1: and reckless endangerment. As stated by prosecutors, authorities indicated that
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  Speaker 1: there was evidence suggesting King had been in contact with
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  Speaker 1: Scott prior to her disappearance. Earlier reports noted that Scott
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  Speaker 1: had confided in family members about being harassed, but it
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  Speaker 1: remains unclear if she was referring to King. In addition,
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  Speaker 1: King is considered the primary suspect in another kidnapping incident,
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  Speaker 1: where he allegedly forced a woman into his car outside
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  Speaker 1: her home and assaulted her. That case was previously dismissed
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  Speaker 1: when a witness failed to report and appear in court,
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  Speaker 1: but it has since been reopened. During a news conference
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  Speaker 1: over the weekend, Stanford urged anyone with information about the
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  Speaker 1: case or King to reach out to law enforcement. We
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  Speaker 1: are not certain if there are other victims connected to
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  Speaker 1: this individual we have in custody, he remarked. The remains
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  Speaker 1: were located in a wooded area adjacent to the Ada
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  Speaker 1: Lewis Middle School. That's an abandoned school in Philadelphia's German
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  Speaker 1: Town neighborhood. Last week, police searched that vicinity and recovered
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  Speaker 1: items belonging to Scott, including an iPad case, a card
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  Speaker 1: with her name on it, and a pair of glasses.
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  Speaker 1: While investigators had already focused on the densely wooded area,
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  Speaker 1: it was that anonymous tip that ultimately led to this breakthrough.
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  Speaker 1: Stanford noted that the tip was submitted via the department's
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  Speaker 1: anonymous tip line, which guided them to that shallow grave.
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  Speaker 1: We do not know the identity of the tipster, but
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  Speaker 1: we are thankful for their submission that directed us there,
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  Speaker 1: he said, Nicole, thank you. More Primate Justice news after this,
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  Speaker 1: an active shooter incident at an Oklahoma State University dorm
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  Speaker 1: resulted in at least three injuries during the homecoming weekend festival.
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  Speaker 1: The OSU Police Department reported that officers were dispatched to
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  Speaker 1: the East Residential Hall after several shooting victims were taken
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  Speaker 1: to off campus locations in Stillwater, Oklahoma, around three forty
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  Speaker 1: am on Sunday. Chief of Police Michael Beckner confirmed that
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  Speaker 1: multiple individuals were affected, with at least one victim identified
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  Speaker 1: as a university student and receiving medical attention in hospitals
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  Speaker 1: in Oklahoma City and Tulsa. While officials are actively investigating
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  Speaker 1: the situation, law enforcement at OSU has assured the public
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  Speaker 1: that there is no ongoing threat to the campus community.
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  Speaker 1: According to a police statement, preliminary findings suggests that a
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  Speaker 1: large private party took place at an off campus venue
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  Speaker 1: before some of the attendees returned to the East location
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  Speaker 1: where the shooting happened. There has been no information released
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  Speaker 1: regarding whether any suspects are in custody or if any
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  Speaker 1: of the injured individuals were suspects themselves. When this account
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  Speaker 1: reported to News nine that a student residing in East
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  Speaker 1: heard multiple gunshots early Sunday morning and observed students fleeing
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  Speaker 1: from the building, even jumping from a balcony. This violent
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  Speaker 1: event unfolded during Oklahoma State University's twenty twenty five homecoming celebrations,
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  Speaker 1: known as America's Greatest Homecoming, which attracted numerous alumni and
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  Speaker 1: families for tailgating, the Sea of Orange Parade and a
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  Speaker 1: football game against the University of Cincinnati. Officials are advising
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  Speaker 1: students not residing in residential East to steer clear of
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  Speaker 1: the area. Oklahoma State University maintains a strict policy prohibiting
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  Speaker 1: weapons and firearms on campus. The policy states students, faculty,
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  Speaker 1: and staff at Oklahoma State University can best learn, work,
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  Speaker 1: and live in an environment free from dangers both physical
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  Speaker 1: and psychological, which can arise upon unauthorized weapons, firearm, mo fireworks,
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  Speaker 1: and any explosions being on our campus. And In Pennsylvania,
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  Speaker 1: the State College Police are asking for the public's help
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  Speaker 1: and locating a missing fifteen year old boy Dominic. Caesar
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  Speaker 1: was last seen on Thursday, when he ran away from
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  Speaker 1: his brother in the area of Penhills Park in College Township.
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  Speaker 1: He has described as five seven weighing about one hundred
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  Speaker 1: and seventy five pounds. He was last seen wearing black sweatpants,
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  Speaker 1: a gray sweatshirt, and black and gray sneakers. A Facebook
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  Speaker 1: post from a family member said the family is extremely
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  Speaker 1: worried and once him returned home safely. Police are asking
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  Speaker 1: anyone with information to contact the State College Police Department
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