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Pennsylvania authorities have determined Kata Scott was murdered after recovering her remains

14 days after she was last seen at her nursing home job.

On October 18th, Scott's body was discovered behind an abandoned

school near the Aubrey-Auberietam in Germantown. Her body was located in a wooded area

in a shallow grave. Based on a tip that came in last night through the night, investigators

began the process of following up on that tip. And the tip was very specific

that led us back to this location here today. Philadelphia Police's first deputy commissioner

John Stanford said the remains appeared to be about a week old. Officers had already searched the

school on a previous tip, locating some of Scott's belongings, but returned on a second,

more specific tip.

The week we received a tip to go to the Ada Lewis Middle School.

Investigators went, did a thorough search.

Essentially what the new tip was this weekend was, go back.

It was go back, she's there, look again, and they did give more specific details in terms of where to look, and ultimately that is what led us to her.

Law enforcement has not commented on the identity of the tipster. The Philadelphia medical examiner determined Kada Scott, 23, died of a gunshot wound to the head.

On Wednesday, prosecutors formally

charged Keon King, 21, with Scott's murder. King was initially arrested on October 15th and charged

with kidnapping and unauthorized use of a vehicle. Monday, the district attorney's office added

arson, causing catastrophe, conspiracy, tampering with evidence,

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