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Suspect Held on $2.5 Million Bail as Search for Kada Scott Intensifies in Philadelphia

Prosecutors report new alleged victims contacting them since the arrest, prompting renewed scrutiny of a prior case that was withdrawn then refiled.

Keon King was the last person in contact with Kada Scott before her phone and social media activities dropped, authorities shared.
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Overview

  • Keon King, 21, was arraigned on kidnapping and related counts in Scott’s disappearance and is held on $2.5 million bail, with officials saying he was the last known contact when her phone went dark.
  • Scott, 23, remains missing after leaving an overnight shift on Oct. 4, and homicide investigators with federal partners are leading a citywide search while treating her as alive.
  • Police recovered a 1999 metallic-gold Toyota Camry linked to the case at an East Falls complex and are processing it for forensic evidence after tips led them to the vehicle.
  • Detectives found physical items tying Scott to the abandoned Ada H. Lewis Middle School site, including a phone case and a card bearing her name, which authorities called substantial.
  • Prosecutors refiled an earlier kidnapping and strangulation case against King as new video evidence and additional alleged victims surface; his next court date is Nov. 3 and officials continue to solicit public tips.