Kada Scott, 23, was kidnapped outside her workplace on Oct. 4, police said. Investigators believe she was killed shortly after. Read more Courtesy of Scott family

by Ellie Rushing Published Oct. 19, 2025, 6:27 p.m. ET

DNA analysis confirmed that the body recovered in the woods behind Ada H.H. Lewis Middle School in East Germantown is that of Kada Scott, the young woman who officials say was kidnapped two weeks ago, law enforcement sources said Sunday, and new details emerged about what led investigators to find her corpse.

An anonymous tipster contacted police Friday night, adamant that Scott’s body was on the grounds of the school.

Police had missed it in their earlier searches, the tipster said, and they should look along the old wooden fence that divides the school from

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