"We want answers. We want to know why. We don't understand who would do such a disgusting crime," says a grief-stricken aunt.
21-year-old Felicia Jones was due to give birth on October 8, 2021, She was excited about being a mother for the very first time, but on September 25, she was found dead in a Florida state park, reports PEOPLE. Her lifeless body was discovered around 6:30 am local time, by an individual who was walking in Jacksonville's Riverview Park, according to First Coast News.
Per the Jacksonville Sheriff's office, the person then called 911. Dispatchers located the body and then declared her dead. Investigators with the Florida-based Sheriff's Office said they are now treating the case as a "suspicious death with foul play expected," though it is yet to be revealed why they came to that conclusion.
Now, Jones's aunt, Angelica Williams, and her family are requesting the public to help bring justice to her niece and her unborn child. "I want Jacksonville to come together on this. We can't let this go. We can't let this slide. We need everybody to come together," she said. "This is a whole unborn baby ready to be born in two weeks. A beautiful young lady who just turned 21 this month."
Family members tell @fcn2go she was excited to become a first time mom. Felicia Jones, 21 is found dead in Riverview Park. @JSOPIO is calling her death “suspicious.”https://t.co/hTD7OxofZs pic.twitter.com/zoxU3lU3nB
— Keitha Nelson (@KeithaNelsonFCN) September 27, 2021
"We want to let the world know that she was loved," Williams continued. "Her baby was expected. We wanted this baby. I was super excited about my nephew. All of that has been taken away from us. We're distraught right now."
"Felicia, better known as Fee Fee, she was a beautiful person inside and out," added the distraught relative. "She had that bubbly spirit. Even if she was going through something, you wouldn't be able to tell because she was that type of person where she had a lot of strength. She was super excited about being a first-time mom."
"We're not taking it well right now," Williams said. "We want answers. We want to know why. We don't understand who would do such a disgusting crime. It's sickening."
Anyone with information on the incident should call the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office at 904-630-0500 or Crimestoppers at 1-866-845-TIPS. You may also email jsocrimetips@jaxsheriff.org.
Meanwhile, a GoFundMe has been set up to pay for Jones's and her son's funeral.
Hopefully, the mom and son didn't experience a lot of pain, and the real culprit behind this pays for their sins.
References:
https://people.com/crime/9-month-pregnant-woman-found-dead-in-florida-park/
Cover Image Source: GoFundMe | FeLicia And Baby Ma’kailand Home going
