Overview
- Helen Massiell Garay Sanchez, a 32-year-old anesthesiologist from Nicaragua, was found dead in a walk-in freezer at a Dollar Tree in Little Havana on Dec. 14.
- Surveillance footage shows her entering the store’s employee-only freezer the night of Dec. 13 shortly before closing, and an employee discovered her body the next morning.
- Miami police say there were no immediate signs of foul play and the investigation remains open as they await autopsy and toxicology results.
- Authorities reported that she entered the store without making a purchase and accessed a restricted area before remaining there overnight.
- A GoFundMe organized to repatriate her to Nicaragua reported $18,382 in donations as of Friday, and Dollar Tree says it is cooperating with investigators.