US EditionKada Scott's Cause of Death Ruled Homicide, Keon King Charged with Murder
Keon King faces multiple charges including murder after remains of nursing student Kada Scott were found following an anonymous tip, Philadelphia officials said.
- On Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025, the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office approved a murder charge against Keon King, 21, after the medical examiner ruled Kada Scott's death a homicide.
- Cellphone and surveillance records indicate Keon King, 21, exchanged texts with Kada Scott, 23-year-old nursing student, and met her around 10:15 p.m. on October 4, 2025; her phone went dead nine minutes later.
- At Awbury Recreation Center, surveillance captured a stolen 2008 Hyundai Accent minutes after Scott's phone went inactive, while investigators found contractor bags, a hammer and ammunition on the 5500 block of Belmar Terrace as video showed two people removing a large object from a trunk.
- King was arraigned on Thursday and held on $2.5 million bail, which was revoked after the murder charge; his preliminary hearing is scheduled for Nov. 3, and the DA's office says the investigation remains active.
- With prior accusations earlier this year, prosecutors say Keon King, 21, faces a pattern of violence including kidnapping and strangulation, while community members left flowers at a memorial on Oct. 20, 2025, near Ada H. Lewis Middle School.
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Keon King now charged with murder in killing of Kada Scott
The Philadelphia District Attorney's Office has filed homicide charges against Keon King, 21, the man suspected of kidnapping and killing Kada Scott, 23. The Mount Airy woman's remains were found near a closed school in East Germantown on Oct. 18, two weeks she disappeared.
Man Charged with Murder 4 Days After Remains of Kada Scott Found in Woods Behind Abandoned School
Kada Scott was receiving harassing phone calls in the lead up to her disappearance on Oct. 4, her family told policeGoFundMe; Philadelphia Police Department Kada Scott (left); and Keon King.**CHECK FOR UPDATESNEED TO KNOWKada Scott's remains were found two weeks after she disappeared in PhiladelphiaKeon King has been charged with murder in connection with her killing, the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office announced Wednesday, Oct. 22King h…
A Stalker's Threats Were Ignored And It May Have Cost This Philly Woman Her Life
On October 4, 2025, Kada Scott was reportedly working a night shift at an assisted living facility in Philadelphia when she suddenly disappeared after leaving early. Two weeks later, authorities found her body buried behind an abandoned school. Now, it’s been discovered that the man behind her kidnapping and death had a violent past. So, how was he on the street and able to reach Scott?Now, The Shade Room‘s Justin Carter is looking into it on ‘T…
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