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Human remains that were found in a wooded area behind an abandoned school in East Germantown on Saturday have been identified to be belonging to Kada Scott, a missing 23-year-old Philadelphia woman, two sources told NBC10 Investigators.

Police and community members have been searching for Scott since she went missing on the night of Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025.

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The remains were found on Saturday, Oct. 18 , in a shallow grave in a wooded area behind the vacant Ada H. Lewis Middle School near the Awbury Arboretum and appeared to be around a week old or less, Deputy Commissioner of the Philadelphia Police Department John Stanford said at the time.

The remains were identified by the medica

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