“She was inviting a monster into her home:” Family of Southside murder victim wants justice

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The family of a young woman beaten to death in her apartment wants her killer punished to the full extent of the law.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said Aisha Levy, 25, was found dead in her Southside apartment Friday.

“She didn’t realize, I think, that she was inviting a monster into her home,” said the victim’s father, Marlow Levy.

Her family said Levy and her boyfriend took the man suspected of her murder in to help him in his time of need. Her family said that was just the kind of person she was.

Aisha Levy’s dad, Marlow, and stepmom, Anthonia, are remembering the good times with her. As a military family, they moved all over.

They say the 25-year-old was a huge Marvel and “Game of Thrones” fan and dreamed of one day writing her own novel.

“There’s no time I think that will ever go by that she’s not in our thoughts, and every time we see something beautiful and something that’s amazing, we’ll know that she’s in that,” Marlow Levy said.

JSO said Aisha Levy’s boyfriend arrived at their unit and found blood all over.

In a newly-released report, he told police his handgun was missing and he smelled bleach inside like someone tried to clean up the scene.

Officers would arrest Markas Fishburne, 25, at the Greyhound station as he was boarding a bus to Indiana.

Fishburne was allegedly staying with Levy and her boyfriend in the apartment on the Southside of Jacksonville

Wednesday night, Action News Jax told you a local mom filed an injunction against Fishburne for repeated alleged attacks, but it was dismissed due to lack of evidence.

Just more than a week before the murder, police arrested Fishburne on a battery charge, saying headbutted his father.

Records show Fishburne was out on probation and was required to have a mental health evaluation and anger management.

“We just hope he’s held accountable to the fullest extent of the law, where he never has an opportunity to do this to anyone else,” Marlow Levy said.

Fishburne faces second-degree murder and other charges. He’s scheduled to appear in court next month, and Levy’s family said they’ll be there.

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