Nichole Coats, a 32-year-old model in Los Angeles, was found dead in her luxury apartment on Sept. 10. Coats’ family members first became concerned when they were unable to reach her by phone.

Coats’ father and aunt then went to check on her at her apartment, where they were met with a gruesome scene, local TV station KTLA 5 reported.

“I couldn’t recognize her,” May Stevens, Coats’ aunt, told KTLA 5. “I believe it was murder, I really do. One of her legs was up in the air in a kicking position. That’s not somebody who just laid in their bed and died.”

Loved ones said it was Coats’ friends who last heard from her on Sept. 8  when she told them that she was going out on a date. The model’s mother, Sharon Coats, said she doesn’t know anybody who would hate her daughter.

“I don’t know who she went out with or what transpired there,” Sharon told KTLA 5. “I have no idea, but I’m going to find out. So if you’re out there, you’re going to get caught. You’re messing with the wrong person.”

She added, “This is senseless and I want some answers because my daughter is gone. And it’s not fair. I want everybody to find out who did this to her. She shouldn’t be gone.”

Just a couple days following Coats’ death, another model, 31-year-old Maleesa Mooney, was found dead inside her apartment, which is less than a mile away from Coats’ apartment, leading both families to believe there’s a possible link due to the similarities.

Source: Two Models Found Dead Inside Their Downtown Los Angeles Apartments Just Days Apart