Death of influencer, 26, found naked by side of Houston road ‘with no visible signs of injury’ is investigated as a homicide

Alexis Sharkey had not been heard from since Black Friday – She disappeared over Thanksgiving ‘following an argument’ her mom said

Her naked body was found by city workers who saw feet in bushes Saturday

Police say they do not believe her death was natural and are investigating

Stacey Robinault said her daughter had an ‘argument’; it is not known whom with

Tom Sharkey, 49, Alexis’ husband paid tribute to his wife calling her ‘the most amazing woman’

The couple got married in December last year and moved to Houston in January

The naked body of an influencer has been found by the side of the road in Houston, Texas road after she disappeared over Thanksgiving ‘following an argument’. 
The body was found ‘with no visible signs of injury’ by city workers in Houston on Saturday after they spotted feet in bushes.  The remains belonged to Alexis Sharkey, 26, police confirmed Monday.
Police tweeted: ‘HPD Homicide Detectives are on the scene of a woman found deceased on the side of the road in the 1000 Block of Red Haw Lane.’
Officers say they do not believe her death was natural and they believe the body had been there overnight, KVUE reports.
A cause of death is unknown; an autopsy is pending.
Alexis had not been heard from since Black Friday. Her mom Stacey Robinault, Sharkey was last in contact with her friends at 6 p.m., and no one has heard from her since, according to her mother.
Robinault, told Click 2 Houston her daughter ‘had an argument’ shortly before she went missing but it is not clear who with. 
Her mother said ‘There was an argument and she left and didn’t take her car,’ her mother said.

Sharkey was a popular Houston Instagram influencer.
Speaking with ABC’s Eyewitness News from her hometown in northwestern Pennsylvania, Robinault remembered her daughter as a ray of sunshine who adored traveling the world.
“She was so excited about finding her way in the world. Even though we’re from a small town and she loves coming home … she wants to see the world, always wanted to see the world,” said Robinault. Adding, “Alexis. She was literally a ray of sunshine from the beginning.”
Robinault described Alexis as someone who was health conscious and loved selling organic health care products. She graduated from college with a major in biology.

Alexis Sharkey was found ‘with no visible signs of injury’ by city workers in Houston on Saturday after they spotted feet in bushes.
Following news of her death Alexis’ husband Tom, 49, paid tribute calling her ‘the most amazing woman’.  
The couple got married in December last year and moved to Houston in January. 
Tom shared pictures of his late wife in her wedding dress, adding: ‘Never seen or felt such beauty! You are my world! You made life so incredible! Made sense of my existence! My purpose! And showed me how to truly love!’ 

Robinault said she had been discussing Christmas plans with her daughter in the days before she disappeared. Alexis, who had more than 21,000 followers on Instagram, regularly shared updates about her life, most recently a trip to Mexico.  
Confirming her death Robinault wrote: ‘It’s with deeply broken hearts that Mike and I want to let you all know that Lexi’s body has been found. We cannot begin to thank you all for your love and the kind words you’ve extended to our family!’ 
Speaking before her body was found Robinault, who lives in Pennsylvania, had said: ‘[Thanksgiving] was a busy day on her end and our end and so it was just one of those passing, type of ‘Love you’ things’.
‘Then Friday … honestly, Friday got away. [It was a] busy day. We never talked, and then she went missing Friday night and I have not seen her or heard from her since.’

The couple got married in December last year and moved to Houston in January.
Tom paid tribute to his wife of 11 months, writing: ‘Never seen or felt such beauty! You are my world! You made life so incredible! Made sense of my existence! My purpose! And showed me how to truly love!’
Robinault said her friends last heard from her at 6pm and since then her calls have gone to voicemail. 
She added: ‘They’ve [her friends] never known her to disappear and I’ve never known her to not communicate when we reach out to her … ever. She always has her phone with her. She always responds. 

An initial Facebook post about Alexis’ disappearance had been shared thousands of times. Her mom had written: ‘Please share this post!!! My daughter, Alexis Sharkey, is missing!! No one has heard from her for over 24 hours and the police are involved. 
‘She has lived in Houston Texas since January and that was where she was last seen. Please help us find her and bring her home safely!! We are so very desperate!!! Please share!!’
Anyone with information in this case is urged to contact the HPD Homicide Division at 713-308-3600 or Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS. 

“I mean, just threw her on the side of the road, naked, like garbage. I just, I don’t get it,” said Tanya Ricardo, one of Alexis’ best friends.
“No one gets away with something like this. No one.”
Ricardo said Alexis spent Thanksgiving at her house and they made plans to watch movies with other friends all day on Saturday.
The last time they spoke was around 6 p.m. Friday.
Sharkey’s cause of death is pending an autopsy by the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences.
A GoFundMe account has also been set up to help raise money for funeral costs and to cover travel fees for her family.
The case remains under investigation.