The human remains found stashed at an abandoned Philadelphia school have been confirmed to belong to missing beauty queen Kada Scott — as authorities reveal new details about her alleged kidnapper.

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They are hidden in the woods, walls crumbling after falling victim to the elements. They sit dormant along rural roads, frozen in time. They are the ghosts of buildings past, abandoned long ago and ...