PHILADELPHIA – The Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office is set to address the latest developments in the case of Keon King, the man accused of kidnapping Kada Scott, whose remains were discovered over the weekend in East Germantown.
What we know:
District Attorney Larry Krasner, along with First Assistant Robert Listenbee and several members of the Homicide and Victim Services Units, will speak Monday morning from the Justice Sonia Sotomayor Training Center inside the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office. The event is scheduled for 11 a.m. and will be streamed live.
The briefing follows confirmation from sources familiar with the investigation and the Medical Examiner’s Office that the human remains discovered behind the former Ada Lewis Middle School belong to 23-year-old Kada Scott, who had been missing since Oct. 4.
Kada Scott has been missing since Oct. 4. Philadelphia detectives say she “completely disappeared.” (Credit: Philadelphia Police Department)
Investigators say Scott’s body was found in a shallow grave near the same location where her personal belongings — including her glasses and bank card — were recovered earlier in the search.
Keon King, 21, was already charged with kidnapping, false imprisonment, and stalking in connection with Scott’s disappearance. Prosecutors are now expected to discuss how those charges may evolve following the confirmation of her death.
Officials will also announce new resources and victim-support initiatives for the Scott family through the DA’s Victim Services Unit and the C.A.R.E.S. program, which provides assistance to families affected by violence.
Who’s expected to speak
- District Attorney Larry Krasner
- First Assistant District Attorney Robert Listenbee
- Assistant District Attorney Bob Wainwright, Supervisor, Homicide & Non-Fatal Shootings Unit
- Assistant District Attorney Ashley Toczylowski, Homicide & Non-Fatal Shootings Unit
- Councilmember Anthony Phillips (District 9)
- Mariel Delacruz, Director, Victim Services Unit
- Jessica Serrano, Victim Witness Coordinator
- Tania Leonard, Director, C.A.R.E.S. Unit
When and where
- Monday, October 20, 2025 – 11:00 a.m.
- Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office – Justice Sonia Sotomayor Training Center
- Three South Penn Square, Philadelphia, PA 19107
Watch Live
Viewers can watch the press conference live on FOX 29’s website, YouTube and the FOX LOCAL app starting at 11 a.m. Monday.
Timeline: The Disappearance of Kada Scott
October 4 – Kada Scott goes missing
- Investigators say Scott arrived for her overnight shift around 10 p.m. at The Terrace at Chestnut Hill, a senior-living facility in East Mount Airy.
- Police believe she was not on the job long before leaving the campus.
- There were no surveillance cameras in the parking lot where she was last seen.
October 4 – Reported missing by parents
- When Scott didn’t return home that morning, her mother called the facility and received conflicting reports about her whereabouts. Scott’s parents met police at the nursing home shortly afterward, where they found her car still in the parking lot.
- Inside the car were none of her personal items — her phone, iPad, keys and other belongings were missing.
- Her father, Kevin Scott, told FOX 29 that the last time anyone saw Kada was around 10:30 or 10:45 p.m. that night.
October 10 – Police search Awbury Arboretum
- Acting on new leads, investigators searched Awbury Arboretum in East Germantown — one of the last places where Kada’s phone pinged before it was deactivated.
- Officers and K9 units combed the 55-acre property but found no evidence of her whereabouts.
October 11–14 – FBI and Homicide detectives join search
- The FBI and the Philadelphia Homicide Unit joined the investigation to assist local police.
- Officials clarified that homicide detectives’ involvement did not automatically mean Scott’s case was being treated as a homicide, but rather that the department’s most experienced investigators were working the case.
October 15 – Keon King charged with kidnapping
- Nearly two weeks after the search began, police charged 21-year-old Keon King with kidnapping, false imprisonment and stalking in connection with Scott’s disappearance.
- Investigators believe King was the last person to have seen her on the night she vanished.
October 16 – Philadelphia DA reopens King’s prior case
- District Attorney Larry Krasner announced that King’s earlier kidnapping and assault case — previously dismissed when a key witness failed to appear — had been re-filed.
- Krasner called the decision to release King on bail in that prior case “a failure that may have had tragic consequences.”
October 18 – Human remains discovered
- Acting on an anonymous tip, investigators returned to a wooded area near the former Ada Lewis Middle School in East Germantown and found a shallow grave containing human remains.
October 19 – Investigation continues
- Prosecutors are reviewing evidence to determine what King will be additionally charged with.
October 20 – District Attorney to discuss King case
- Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner is set to announce the next steps in the prosecution of Keon King.
The Source: Information in this story is from the Philadelphia Police Department and previous FOX 29 reports.
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