{"id":674,"date":"2026-05-19T18:02:01","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T18:02:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/floridamovingchronicle.com\/?p=674"},"modified":"2026-05-19T18:02:01","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T18:02:01","slug":"over-a-decade-after-woman-vanished-in-broward-police-say-her-body-was-found","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/floridamovingchronicle.com\/?p=674","title":{"rendered":"Over a decade after woman vanished in Broward, police say her body was found"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><!-- --><!-- --><!-- WPS-5038 -- removed the script from WPS and added the placeholder for trinity player --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- CONTENT --><!--[--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>More than a decade after Trukita Scott vanished in Fort Lauderdale, her body has been found, the Fort Lauderdale Police Department announced Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/floridamovingchronicle.com\/?p=672\">Does it cost more to fly after Spirit Airlines shut down? \u2018Upward pressure\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Scott was last seen in Fort Lauderdale on June 25, 2014.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The 24-year-old mother of two grew up in Miami Gardens and worked two jobs \u2014 at U-Haul and as a home health worker for mentally challenged adults \u2014 the Miami Herald reported in 2022.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Scott dreamed of becoming a police officer in the city where she grew up and had even gone on a ride-along with an officer shortly before she disappeared.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>According to her family, the day she went missing, she was supposed to meet with her ex-boyfriend, Carl Watts \u2014 the father of her son, C.J. \u2014 in Miami to pick up child-support money, her father, Charles Scott, said.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Watts has long been suspected in her disappearance.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>According to Charles Scott, Watts told the family they met up that day and that Scott later left. He denied having any involvement in her disappearance.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Watts, 49, is now a convicted killer after being arrested on murder charges linked to the 2022 slaying of his wife, Shandell Harris.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p><b>READ MORE: Three South Florida victims tied to JCC shooter Carl Watts. All were working moms.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>He has also been linked to the disappearance of 25-year-old Vickie Simmons, who vanished in 2009.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/floridamovingchronicle.com\/?p=670\">Sly Stallone seen holding a cane in new post. Why does he need it?<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Six days after Scott disappeared and was classified as a \u201cmissing endangered person,\u201d Miami police found her 2007 Nissan Altima near Northwest 40th Street and 10th Avenue.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Wanted for questioning, Watts later surrendered to authorities on an outstanding federal arrest warrant. However, he was never arrested in connection with Scott\u2019s disappearance but remained a person of interest.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<h2>A convicted murderer<\/h2>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>On April 3, 2022, Shandell Harris was at the Michael-Ann Russell Jewish Community Center in northeast Miami-Dade with her mother for her daughter\u2019s swim class.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Watts showed up and offered Harris money to drop the charges against him for stabbing her the day before. She refused to take the money and told Watts to leave, but he pulled out a gun and shot her multiple times, according to his 2022 arrest affidavit.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Even as Harris lay on the ground, Watts stood over her and fired at her until he ran out of cartridges.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Watts ran but was detained at gunpoint by private security.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Court records show that Watts was convicted of his wife\u2019s murder and sentenced to 45 years for first-degree murder after taking a plea deal. He was also convicted of tampering with physical evidence.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The Fort Lauderdale Police Department will be holding a press conference at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, when they are expected to provide updates on the homicide investigation. Scott\u2019s family will be at the press conference.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/floridamovingchronicle.com\/?p=668\">Be sure to do this if you\u2019re renewing your Florida driver\u2019s license<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p><i>Miami Herald Staff Writer Grethel Aguila contributed to this report.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--]--><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>More than a decade after Trukita Scott vanished in Fort Lauderdale, police say her body has been found. 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