Miya Marcano, the 19-year-old Hispanic student who, according to authorities, was killed by a maintenance worker at the apartments where they both worked in Florida, died in a
"homicide with indeterminate means
,
"
according to the autopsy.
According to the forensic report, obtained on Monday by the WPLG television station in Miami, Marcano's body was found in October
with the limbs tied up with duct tape
near a dilapidated apartment complex after an intense search that extended More than a week.
The body was
"almost completely skeletal"
when it was found, according to the report, and had black duct tape around its
neck, wrists and ankles.
[The forensic analysis confirms that the body found in Orlando is that of the young Latina Miya Marcano]
Orange-Osceola Chief Medical Examiner Joshua Stephany said he was unable to examine Marcano's body for any particular injuries because it was in an advanced state of decomposition.
Miya Marcano: new video shows the suspect of his death on the night of the disappearance
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The young woman's body was found on October 2, five days after her alleged murderer, Armando Caballero, was found dead of an apparent suicide.
[Miya Marcano's family asks for justice and seeks those responsible in the apartments where the young woman lived]
Marcano was studying at Valencia College, living and working in the Orlando apartment complex where Caballero, 27, was a maintenance worker.
Investigators ultimately determined that Caballero used a passkey to enter Marcano's apartment.
According to a lawsuit filed by Marcano's family against the apartment complex's owners,
Caballero made an unwelcome insinuation at Marcano,
who raised concerns with a manager at the complex.
But it "did not take the safety concerns of employees and tenants seriously," according to the lawsuit.
How to identify if a person is a victim of domestic violence?
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If you or someone you know is experiencing abuse and needs help, you can call the
National Domestic Violence Hotline
in Spanish at 1-800-799-SAFE.
