Kevin Scott, Kada Scott’s father, with a photo of his daughter. Read more Jessica Griffin / Staff Photographer

by Ellie Rushing Published Oct. 17, 2025, 6:13 p.m. ET

Nearly two weeks since Kada Scott went missing , her family is holding on to hope — fragile now, but still alive — that they will soon be reunited.

“We raised Kada,” her father Kevin Scott said Friday, his voice steady, but tired. “She’s a strong, beautiful young woman. ... She’s going to make her way out of it. I’m confident, I’m still hopeful that she’s OK.”

But each day without her, he said, that confidence frays, and his greatest fear begins to creep in.

The detectives searching for her share that unease. As of Friday, they were still pursuing leads — following dozens of tips that continue to come in from

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