{"id":3759,"date":"2026-07-04T11:35:35","date_gmt":"2026-07-04T11:35:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southfloridamovingguides.com\/?p=3759"},"modified":"2026-07-04T11:35:35","modified_gmt":"2026-07-04T11:35:35","slug":"answers-sought-as-family-gathers-for-candlelight-vigil-honoring-woman-found-dead-off-virginia-key","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southfloridamovingguides.com\/?p=3759","title":{"rendered":"Answers sought as family gathers for candlelight vigil honoring woman found dead off Virginia Key"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<p>DANIA BEACH, Fla. \u2014 Fighting back tears, the mother of Keisha Jones spoke out for the first time since her daughter\u2019s body was discovered in the waters off Virginia Key.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/southfloridamovingguides.com\/?p=3757\">MDSO: Man killed in hit-and-run in northwest Miami-Dade; driver sought<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe was a good girl, never got in trouble,\u201d her mother said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt means a whole lot, she loved her friends and you can see by the turnout here that loved her also,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Family and friends gathered along Dania Beach Friday to honor the life of the 31-year-old.<\/p>\n<p>According to Local 10 News sources, Jones\u2019 remains were discovered in the water off Virginia Key on Monday, near a NOAA research facility.<\/p>\n<p>Just three days before the deadly discovery, surveillance cameras were rolling, believed to have captured her final moments. Friday morning, she\u2019s seen outside of Scarlett\u2019s Cabaret on Hallandale Beach Boulevard, leaving with a man.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/southfloridamovingguides.com\/?p=3755\">South Florida under July 4 Heat Advisory as storms loom<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Investigators say earlier that morning, around 6 a.m., she was seen at Dean\u2019s Gold off 163rd Street in North Miami Beach.<\/p>\n<p>How and why she ended up in the water is still unknown.<\/p>\n<p>Jones\u2019 family, most of whom live in Michigan, are left heartbroken and searching for clues to answer this puzzling mystery.<\/p>\n<p>The FBI is now heading up the death investigation. In a previous statement, a spokesperson for the Federal Bureau of Investigation told Local 10 News: \u201cThe FBI is aware of this matter. Out of respect for the ongoing investigation, we will refrain from commenting on its substance.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/southfloridamovingguides.com\/?p=3753\">Soft-spoken Malik Tillman delivers a loud statement with his bloody sock goal at the World Cup<\/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>A candlelight vigil honoring the life of Keisha Jones is set to start at 6:30 p.m. in Dania Beach on Friday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3758,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3759","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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