6abc Philadelphia reporter Cheyenne Corin stood in Fishtown and described a case that, even in a city used to tough headlines, has left one family stuck in a loop of disbelief, anger, and unanswered questions.
Corin reports that 29-year-old Makea Matthews left a nightclub in the Fishtown area and was found dead less than 24 hours later, her body discovered beneath an Interstate 95 overpass on the 2000 block of Richmond Street, more than a mile from where the night began on Delaware Avenue.
The family says they were told she froze to death, but they’re openly questioning how she ended up in that exact spot, especially with what they say were visible injuries on her face and bruises elsewhere on her body.
A Night Out That Never Turned Into A Ride Home
Corin reports that Matthews went out on Friday, January 23, heading to a nightclub on Delaware Avenue with two female friends, expecting it to be a normal night that ended with everyone safely back home…