FBI investigates after woman last seen at South Florida strip clubs found dead off Biscayne Bay

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The FBI is investigating after they said a woman’s body was found in the waters off Biscayne Bay, as her family searches for answers about what happened in the days leading up to her death.

VIRGINIA KEY, Fla. — The FBI is investigating after they said a woman’s body was found in the waters off Biscayne Bay, as her family searches for answers about what happened in the days leading up to her death.

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Surveillance video provided to Local 10 by Jones’s family member purportedly show her outside of Scarlett’s Cabaret off Hallandale Beach Boulevard They believe it shows some of the last moments of 31-year-old her life.

In a missing person’s flyer first issued by North Miami Beach Police, they say Jones was last seen at 6 a.m. Friday morning at Dean’s Gold off 163rd Street in North Miami Beach.

NMBPD investigators then said they believed she booked a rideshare and came to Scarlett’s. It was the last place she was seen.

Three days later, Jones’ body was found in the waters off Biscayne Bay near a NOAA research building on Virginia Key, sources told Local 10 News.

The FBI is now investigating the circumstances surrounding her death.

Jones’ family, who is mostly from Michigan, said they are in disbelief and are looking for answers about who she was last with and how she ended up dead.

Investigators are working to piece together the timeline as they try to determine what happened to Jones.

Anyone with information on the case is urged to call the FBI at 1-800-225-5324.

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