{"id":684,"date":"2026-05-19T19:05:04","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T19:05:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southfloridamovingguides.com\/?p=684"},"modified":"2026-05-19T19:05:04","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T19:05:04","slug":"remains-found-in-little-haiti-ided-as-trukita-scott-who-vanished-in-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southfloridamovingguides.com\/?p=684","title":{"rendered":"Remains found in Little Haiti IDed as Trukita Scott, who vanished in 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<p>MIAMI \u2014 There\u2019s been a major break in the case of Trukita Scott, the missing South Florida mother of two who vanished in the summer of 2014. Authorities said her remains were found last Tuesday in the backyard of a home in Miami\u2019s Little Haiti neighborhood. <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/southfloridamovingguides.com\/?p=682\">Miami-Dade man accused of firing gun at wife during domestic dispute<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Leer en espa\u00f1ol<\/p>\n<p>Local 10 News was there as Miami-Dade and Broward law enforcement agencies conducted their investigation. <\/p>\n<p>Scott, 24, was last seen in Miami Gardens after leaving her job at U-Haul in Fort Lauderdale. She was reported missing that same day when she failed to pick up her kids from daycare. <\/p>\n<p>Now that her remains have been found, the question that still remains, 12 years after her disappearance, is who killed her and why. <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/southfloridamovingguides.com\/?p=680\">Florida reading recovery lags as arts programs expand in Miami-Dade schools<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Scott\u2019s ex, Carl Watts, has long been the subject of suspicion. <\/p>\n<p>The 49-year-old is currently behind bars for killing his wife. <\/p>\n<p>Watts, then 45, attacked and stabbed Shandell Harris, 30, then shot and killed her a day later at her daughter\u2019s swim lesson. <\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s also been romantically linked to another murdered woman. Vickie Simmons, 25, was killed at a Miami motel in 2009. Watts has not been charged with her killing. <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/southfloridamovingguides.com\/?p=678\">UAE says drones that targeted Barakah nuclear power plant came from Iraqi territory<\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\ud83c\udfe0 News From Your Neighborhood<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>Latest headlines from:<\/div>\n<div>\nMiami-Dade<br \/>\nBroward<br \/>\nFlorida Keys<\/p>\n<details>\n<summary><span>Cities<\/span><span>\u25be<\/span><\/summary>\n<div>\n<div>\nMiami<br \/>\nFort Lauderdale<br \/>\nCoral Springs<br \/>\nDavie<br \/>\nDeerfield Beach<br \/>\nDoral<br \/>\nHialeah<br \/>\nHollywood<br \/>\nHomestead<br \/>\nLauderhill<br \/>\nMiami Beach<br \/>\nMiami Gardens<br \/>\nMiramar<br \/>\nPembroke Pines<br \/>\nPlantation<br \/>\nPompano Beach<br \/>\nSunrise<br \/>\nTamarac\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There\u2019s been a major break in the case of Trukita Scott, the missing South Florida mother of two who vanished in the summer of 2014. 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