Lavita Anthony, also known as Sharon, was a 51-year-old woman living unhoused in Miami when she was beaten to death in the early hours of January 14, 2014. Witnesses reported she had been involved in an argument with an unidentified male just before an extremely violent attack. Her body was found about 2:30 am on a sidewalk near Northwest 17th Street and 7th Avenue in Miami, not far from a shelter where she had stayed previously.

Lavita often stayed at the Camillus House and had traveled between Miami and Chicago before planning to move back to Illinois to be closer to family; those plans were never realized. Investigators have not solved the case and it is being treated as a cold case.

If anyone has information about Lavita’s murder, please contact Crime Stoppers of Miami-Dade at (305) 471-TIPS (8477) or submit a tip through their online form.