MIAMI BEACH, FLA. (WSVN) - Chilling surveillance video captured the moments when, police said, a man beat a transgender woman to death with a metal pipe outside the Miami City Ballet building in Miami Beach.
The security footage, obtained through the Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office, captures the suspect, 53-year-old Gregory Gibert, as he sat across from the victim, 37-year-old Andrea Doria Dos Passos, who was sleeping next to the entrance of the building, located at the corner of 22nd Street and Liberty Avenue, at around 5 a.m. on Tuesday, April 23.
Gibert, seen wearing a black T-shirt and red shorts, looks around, apparently to make sure he is alone, before he stands up while holding the metal pipe in his right hand. He is seen looking around again, then starts walking toward Dos Passos. 7News froze the video before he reached the victim and carried out the brutal crime, striking her repeatedly with the pipe.
After the bludgeoning, Gibert walked a few feet away, only to return moments later to inspect the victim’s body and continue his onslaught, clubbing the victim at least 10 times in total.
Gibert is later seen tossing the pipe in the trash.
The arrest report states that at approximately 6:45 a.m., an employee of the Miami City Ballet spotted the victim and attempted to wake her. The employee saw blood surrounding Dos Passos and called 911.
Miami Beach Police and Fire Rescue units later responded to the scene.
“Upon arrival, officers did locate the victim, who was deceased at the time and was pronounced by Miami Beach Fire Rescue,” said Miami Beach Police Officer Christopher Bess.
Speaking with 7News days later, Dos Passos’ mother, Ana Van Gilst, she wondered aloud what could motivate such evil.
“She never hurt anybody in her life. She wasn’t perfect, she had issues and stuff, but she never caused harm to anyone,” she said. “It’s like, so why? Someone who was just sleeping.”
Investigators said Dos Passos had wooden sticks lodged in her nostrils.
Detectives were able to track down and arrest Gibert shortly thereafter. They said they used the surveillance video to help locate him.
Arresting officers said the suspect’s shoes and shorts appeared to be stained with blood. He has been charged with second-degree murder.
In the arrest report, police said the victim, formerly known as Heitor Doria Dos Passos, had changed her name and gender in October 2023.
Dos Passos was homeless at the time of the killing. Residents in the area told 7News that homeless women sleep on those steps.
Pridelines, a Miami-Dade LGBTQ+ support organization, helped arrange a memorial for Dos Passos that was held on April 25.
7News on Thursday showed the surveillance video to Nicolle Nyariri with Pridelines.
“It’s really traumatic when events like this happen,” she said. “[The Miami City Ballet building] is such a public space, and the fact that people are not safe in these public spaces, it really just highlights how flawed the system is.”
Another memorial was held at the Torch of Friendship in downtown Miami on April 27.
An ex-convict with a long rap sheet, Gibert remains behind bars. His trial pending.
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