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A desperate search for a missing Philadelphia woman has taken a heartbreaking turn after human remains were located Saturday.
The grim discovery was made behind an abandoned school near Awbury Arboretum, where police had been scouring the area for 23-year-old Kada Scott, missing since October 4.
Investigators returned to the site around 10 a.m. Saturday after receiving a “very specific” anonymous tip overnight, according to First Deputy Commissioner John Stanford.
The remains, believed to be those of a female, were found buried in a shallow grave in a heavily wooded section of the property, WPVI reported.
By late afternoon, they had been removed from the scene and turned over to the city’s Medical Examiner’s Office to confirm the person’s identity.
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