Social media influencer s cause of death confirmed after body found on roadway By Amanda Flannery
Her body was allegedly found along a Texas roadway after she went missing over Thanksgiving.
Now, officials have announced that Alexis was strangled to death, according to the New York Post.
The Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences ruled on Tuesday that the 26-year-old Houston resident’s death was a homicide.
Sharkey went missing in November before her naked body was found along the roadway. The influencer s mother allegedly told local media at the time that she left her house that evening following an alleged fight with her husband, Tom Sharkey, but did not take her car.
‘stressed’ before she left their house on the Friday after
Thanksgiving. Her body was found the next day. He denied that he and his wife were in the process of filing for a divorceand said he and Alexis ‘didn’t fight when she left.’
Pictured, Tom Sharkey & Alexis Sharkey.
No suspects, no arrests
Police have not identified any suspects and have not announced any update in the case since December.
The Daily Beast, citing Alexis Sharkey’s friends, reported the young woman wanted to file for divorce or was already in the process of getting one. She spent a recent trip arguing with her husband and said he
Instagram Influencer Alexis Sharkey Strangled To Death, Autopsy Reveals
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The investigation is ongoing and no arrests have been made thus far
The 26-year-old Instagram influencer was found dead in Houston last year
Social media influencer Alexis Sharkey, who was found dead on the side of a road in Houston last fall, was killed by strangulation, authorities announced Tuesday.
The cause of her death was confirmed by a spokesperson of the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences following Sharkey’s autopsy. The spokesperson also confirmed that her death has been deemed a homicide, Fox News first reported.
The 26-year-old Instagram influencer was found dead two days after spending Thanksgiving morning with her husband Tom. Her naked corpse was discovered by a sanitation worker in Houston who thought it was a mannequin.
Texas social media influencer Alexis Sharkey’s death has been ruled a homicide after the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences determined that her cause of death was strangulation, KPRC reported.