A woman was murdered inside her South Beach apartment. Her family is pleading for help
Aubrey Figg was looking forward to visiting her aunt Diggy in Indiana. She had her bags packed and ready to go.
Late Wednesday, a day before her expected flight, Figg, 38, was found dead with a knife wound to her neck inside her South Beach apartment, according to Miami Beach police. Her husband was the one who found her in the apartment in the 200 block of Ocean Court.
Her husband’s attorney, Kenneth Weisman, said his client is devastated.
“My client has been completely cooperative with detectives and was at work when this horrible tragedy occurred,” Weisman said. “He’s heartbroken and hopes police are able to find the culprit.”
Figg was born in Indianapolis, Indiana. She attended high school in Tallahassee. Eventually, she and her husband (they married in South Beach) found their way to South Florida, where Figg’s mother lives.
Figg worked at the TGI Fridays in Miami Beach for about 10 years, her aunt Diane “Diggy” Fletcher said. She graduated from Miami Dade College in May 2019 with an associate’s degree with a pathway to a major in teaching, in addition to a bachelor’s degree in exceptional student education.
Her dream was to work with children as a speech pathologist, Fletcher said. She would have started teaching at a school on the beach in August.
“My older sister Aubrey Figg was tragically robbed from us,” her brother Jack Maloy wrote on Facebook. “I know there are many of us that are suffering right now. She touched many people’s lives. In her memory, I ask you all to remind your family that you love them.”
Those who knew Figg describe her as a fun and “special soul” with a passion for helping children. She loved visiting the beach, doing everybody’s make-up and dancing with her friends. She also loved to travel.
Figg’s last public post on Facebook was on May 18. It included photos and videos of a “magical trip” she took with her friend Phay Bridges to Rasayana Cove, a 25-acre eco-retreat in the woods that is about an hour’s drive east of Sarasota. The Central Florida site offers ayurvedic treatment programs, including meditation retreats, to help individuals, couples and groups find inner awareness and healing, according to its website.
Brittany Jordan, Figg’s cousin, has posted on Facebook daily about her death and says she feels “angry and alone.” She also created a GoFundMe page to help with Figg’s funeral expenses. On Tuesday, she made another post, asking for prayers and assistance in the investigation.
“I can’t breathe and something died in me last night [June 3] when ever u moved on ... You were more than just my first cousin and my first best friend in life. You were like my sister before little Amanda was born,” Jordan wrote on Facebook. “I want to wake from this nightmare and have u back right now. I miss u Aubrey Figg aka my cakes/ soul sister.”
Figg’s social-distancing funeral will be held from noon to 2 p.m. Wednesday at Stanfill Funeral Homes, 10545 South Dixie Highway.
Anyone with info that can help police arrest Figg’s murderer, contact Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-TIPS.
This story was originally published June 9, 2020 at 9:59 AM.
