Scott vanished after she was subject to "harassing" phone calls in the days leading up to her disappearance, Philadelphia police previously told PEOPLE. When inquired during the early stages of the investigation, police declined to comment on whether King is connected to the phone calls.

Keon King, 21, was already charged with kidnapping Scott, 23, in Philadelphia on Oct. 4 — months after he was freed on cash bail on similar charges from January for taking a woman who was

Less than 24 hours after authorities ruled Kada Scott's death a homicide and charged Keon King with murder, the Philadelphia Medical Examiner's Office reported she died from a gunshot wound to the head.

Police believe at least one other person helped Keon King move Kada Scott’s body and bury it in a shallow grave behind a closed East Germantown school in the days after she was killed, new court records show,

Republican challenger Pat Dugan criticizes Philadelphia DA Larry Krasner's policies after repeat offender Keon King was charged in beauty queen Kada Scott's disappearance.