Overview
- Makea Matthews, 29, was discovered under an I-95 overpass on the 2000 block of Richmond Street less than a day after visiting a Delaware Avenue nightclub.
- Her family says club security reported she was escorted out for intoxication on Jan. 23, and her two friends told relatives they briefly went back inside and returned to find her gone.
- Matthews’ girlfriend reported her missing around 4:25 p.m. the next day, and an officer located her body roughly 20 minutes later during a city Code Blue for freezing temperatures.
- Relatives say they were told she died from exposure but report visible bruising and trauma to the side of her face, prompting doubts about a hypothermia-only explanation.
- Police and the Medical Examiner have not released a cause or manner of death, are still investigating, and have been unable to reach the friends; the family has posted viral TikTok appeals and is retracing her steps.