A well-known burlesque performer from Rochester was found stabbed to death inside her Highland Park apartment on Friday morning, and police say they still do not have the suspect in custody.

Kelly O'May, 31, whose stage name was Penny Scandall, was found by officers who went to check on her just after midnight when family members reported they had not heard from her in at least a day, the Democrat & Chronicle reported.

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Police said the stabbing was not random, but do not have a suspect in custody in connection with the slaying. It marks Rochester's ninth homicide of 2018, and the fourth homicide in the city since the beginning of June.

Friends and co-workers at Sirens and Stilettos Cabaret remember O'May as someone with an infectious smile that lit up the room.

"She was selfless and a friend with an ear. She would always listen and never judge you for anything," Erica Bochetto told WROC-TV. "She would try to give you the shirt off her back."

A candlelight vigil will be held at 224 Caroline Street on Wednesday, June 20, 2018 at 8 p.m.

A GoFundMe account has been set up to raise money for O'May's family.