The medical examiner is still working to determine Kada Scott's cause of death following the discovery of the missing woman's remains over the weekend.

When it opened in 1973, Ada H.H. Lewis Middle School was a source of deep pride for East Germantown, the kind of state-of-the-art educational facility that only suburban kids had at the time. But on Saturday,

Remains found buried in a wooded area behind an abandoned school are those of Kada Scott, a 23-year-old woman who had been missing for about two weeks, prosecutors in Philadelphia said Monday.

A real estate developer who offered to buy the property in 2021 said Philadelphia's moves to clean up the site now are "too little too late."

Scott was last seen Oct. 4 after she left work early. Police say she met with a man who has since been charged in connection with her disappearance.

It’s not yet clear how Kada Scott died, but a law enforcement source said police believe she was likely killed within 30 minutes of leaving her workplace the night she disappeared.

Her legacy is not in vain’: Kada Scott remembered during Germantown vigil as investigation into her death continues Days after authorities discovered Kada […]

The vigil took place outside Ada H. Lewis Middle School, where the Philadelphia woman’s remains were discovered over the weekend.