PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — Female human remains were found Saturday amid the search for missing Philadelphia woman Kada Scott, police sources tell Action News.
The remains were found in what was described as a “fresh grave,” according to sources.
The discovery was made by an abandoned elementary school near the Awbury Arboretum in Germantown.
Chopper 6 is live over the scene as the search continues.
That area was the focus of an intensive search by Philadelphia police back on Wednesday.
Sources say they found physical evidence at the scene during Wednesday’s search, including Scott’s debit card and a phone case.
Formal identification of the remains has not been made. The Medical Examiner’s Office has been called to the scene.
Police say 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 offenses in connection with Scott’s disappearance.
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.
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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, Oct. 4, after leaving her workplace, an assisted living facility in Chestnut Hill.
King is being held on $2.5 million bail.
Stay with Action News and 6abc.com as this story develops.
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