The family of Miya Marcano, 19, a missing Valencia College student whose body is believed to have been found, speak of their anguish.
An emergency response team was searching in an area near the Tymber Skan apartments in Orlando when they found a body believed to be that of the student; officials are waiting for a positive identification from the medical examiner’s office. A cause of death has not yet been identified.
“When I saw the news and they said where she was, the saddest part was seeing where they left her — in a dumpster. And Miya was not garbage,” Sánchez said. “I never thought this could happen to our family, but I want to let people know that this could happen to anyone. Please take care of your girls.”
Armando Caballero, who authorities believe is responsible for the teenager’s death, died of an apparent suicide last week. He once lived in the apartment complex near the wooded area where she was found. Caballero was a maintenance worker at the Arden Villas apartment complex where Marcano lived. Officials said a maintenance-issued master key fob was used to enter her apartment around 4:30 p.m. Sept 24, the day she went missing.
The family and its attorney believe the management company of the apartment complex put her in danger and said Marcano’s death could have been prevented with simple measures. They said it was negligent to allow the suspect to work there as a maintenance person. “We didn’t find her alive but we found her and we can have an end,” Violet Delville, Marcano’s grandmother, said. “I love you Miya, I love you a lot. I have pain that I don’t know how to get rid of.”
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