The fiend accused of snatching magnificence queen Kada Scott has now been charged together with her homicide — as chilling new texts seem to indicate him discussing his plans to “kidnap” her simply hours earlier than she vanished.
Keon King, 21, was already charged with kidnapping Scott, 23, in Philadelphia on Oct. 4 — months after he was freed on money bail on related expenses from January for taking a girl who was additionally choked.
He has now been charged with homicide and a slew of different crimes — together with abuse of a corpse — after the sweetness queen’s physique was found in a shallow grave behind an deserted center college final week, the Philadelphia District Legal professional’s Workplace introduced Wednesday.
Investigators are additionally trying on the risk that somebody helped him after surveillance caught two folks shifting a body-size bag from a automobile to an space close to the place the physique was discovered.
An affidavit instructed that Scott knew her now-accused killer and texted with him till hours earlier than she was reported lacking, based on court docket paperwork obtained by WPVI.
“Kidnap me once more,” she even texted to a quantity linked to King round 12 hours earlier than she vanished, based on the report, which careworn that police had no experiences of earlier incidents between the 2.
“Higher be up too,” King allegedly texted again, together with plans to satisfy up later that evening.
King allegedly drove to satisfy Scott in a Hyundai Accent that he stole from a meals supply employee who had left it operating shortly earlier than midnight the earlier evening, based on court docket paperwork.
Scott’s remaining textual content change with King was “cm [call me] when u right here.”
Round 10:15 p.m., the 2 have been collectively close to a senior house the place Scott labored, based on cellphone knowledge reviewed by authorities.
One in all Scott’s co-workers instructed cops she final noticed her there across the identical time, and heard her saying, “I can’t imagine you’re calling me about this [expletive.]”
Courtroom paperwork say that’s when Scott walked towards a darkish SUV that was parked exterior and left instantly after. Scott’s telephone then went offline.
King’s telephone, in the meantime, was tracked taking a number of journeys between a home on Belmar Terrace and the world across the vacant Ada Lewis Center College, the place Scott’s physique was discovered days later.
Police visited the home and located contractor baggage, a hammer, ammunition and different suspicious objects, however King was not there, based on court docket paperwork.
Two girls who have been on the property have been detained and interviewed however later launched.
On Oct. 5, simply earlier than midnight, King’s registered Toyota Camry was caught on surveillance digicam parking on the rec middle subsequent door to the varsity. Two folks exited the automobile and 4 hours later, the 2 appeared to take a big object — which appeared like a physique — out of the passenger aspect.
The physique of Scott, who represented Philadelphia Township on this yr’s Miss Pennsylvania USA Magnificence Pageant, was found buried behind the shuttered college on Saturday.
Officers dominated her loss of life a murder, however haven’t revealed precisely how she was killed.
Authorities are nonetheless investigating the connection between Scott and King and the way they initially met, WPVI reported.
King had confronted kidnapping expenses from a January incident during which he allegedly stalked a girl earlier than abducting her from her house and assaulting her in his automobile. Nevertheless, he was allowed out on bail and the costs have been ultimately dismissed in Might when the accuser stopped displaying up for court docket.
Prosecutors have since reopened that case after Scott’s homicide.