Missing Philly woman’s disappearance being investigated as homicide, police say

After missing for more than a week, police said the case of 23-year-old Kada Scott is now being investigated as a homicide.

Contacted Tuesday, police did not immediately provide more information other than to confirm that the police homicide unit was working the case.

Scott has been missing since Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025, after she disappeared while working an overnight shift at her job at the Terrace at Chestnut Hill, a nursing home on East Abington Avenue.

Her family last saw her at about 9:45 p.m. that evening when she left her home along the 8300 block of Rodney Street to head to work.

However, police said she never finished her shift.

Police said that she drive to work, and parked her car there, but she didn’t leave in her vehicle. The car was found by police in the parking lot of the nursing home after she was reported missing, officials said.

Also, officials said that interviews with Scott’s coworker revealed that she had complained that someone had been harassing her through her phone shortly before her disappearance.

However, police also said they haven’t seen any cellphone activity from Scott since she went missing.

Also, police also said Scott was typically active on social media but they haven’t seen any activity on her social media accounts since her disappearance.

Family members also said Scott does not have a history of disappearing, describing her as an energetic woman.

Her family hasn’t given up hope of finding Scott and they spent last weekend canvassing the neighborhood where she was last seen and handing out flyers with the hopes that they can find any clues that can lead to her being found.

“We are just trying to figure out more. As much as we can,” said Sanaya Murray, Scott’s friend.

A day earlier, Friday, Oct. 10, 2025, investigators were searching the Awbury Arboretum in Philly’s Germantown neighborhood, but officials said they found nothing.