The search for Keisha Nicole Jones has ended in heartbreak. The 31-year-old woman, who had been missing for several days, was found dead in the waters off Biscayne Bay near a NOAA research building on Virginia Key. Her tragic death has left her family devastated and searching for answers.
According to reports, Keisha was last seen alive outside a strip club in Florida. Surveillance video reportedly showed her holding hands with a man before the two walked away together. The location where she was last seen was about 21 miles from where her body was later discovered.
Jones was seen around 6 a.m. Friday morning leaving Dean’s Gold — an adult entertainment joint in North Miami Beach — and then jumping in a taxi to Scarlett’s Cabaret — another adult club in Hallandale Beach, local police said.
“That was one of the places where she was last seen with the person that she was with,” Richard Furlow, Jones’ father, told WSVN.
The FBI is now working to piece together what occurred that night, but declined to share any information.
“The FBI is aware of this matter. Out of respect for the ongoing investigation, we will refrain from commenting on its substance,” a spokesperson told The Post.
Jones’ mother, who also traveled down to Florida, could not immediately be reached for comment.
Jones had “just got a relationship with her boyfriend recently, and she was starting a new life going to church, and kids go through things when they’re young, and then I felt that she was really trying to turn her life around,” Furlow told WSVN.
“My family is broken. My sister can’t stop crying. I’ve gotten so sick to the point where I’ve been having stiffness in my heart, my stomach, so I just try to keep it out of my mind, ’cause that’s the only way I can survive. Just trying to stay strong.”
He told the outlet that he spoke to the morgue and that “her body that fits the description” was found between 2:30 and 4 a.m. on Monday morning.
The family told Local 10 News that they are looking for answers about who she was last with and how she ended up dead.
As the investigation continues, friends and family are remembering Keisha for the life she lived, not just the tragedy that ended it. They hope the truth will come out and that those responsible, if any wrongdoing is involved, will be held accountable.
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