Overview
- An anonymous, highly specific tip on Oct. 18 led police to a shallow grave behind the shuttered Ada H. Lewis Middle School, where human remains were recovered.
- District Attorney Larry Krasner said DNA testing confirmed the remains are those of 23-year-old Kada Scott, whose family has been notified.
- Prosecutors announced new counts against Keon King, 21, including arson causing catastrophe, conspiracy, unauthorized use of an automobile, tampering with evidence, recklessly endangering another person, and receipt of stolen property; he remains jailed on $2.5 million bail alongside earlier kidnapping-related charges.
- Investigators cited cell-phone location data and surveillance video, including footage of a stolen 2008 Hyundai Accent later found burned, as evidence allegedly linking King to moving Scott to the school site.
- Authorities said they are investigating whether others were involved after the fact and will seek homicide charges when evidentiary thresholds for probable cause are met; a prior kidnapping case against King has been refiled after earlier dismissal.