A body found near an Orlando, Fla., apartment complex over the weekend was confirmed Tuesday to be that of missing 19-year-old college student Miya Marcano.
The Orange County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the remains as Marcano, who was reported missing on Sept. 24.
The cause and manner of death were not released.
Marcano’s body was discovered Saturday morning during a search near the Tymber Skan on the Lake Condominiums. Her purse was also found nearby, police said.
The sole suspect in the case, Armando Manuel Caballero, was found dead of an apparent suicide in his own apartment elsewhere in Orlando on Sept. 27.
Marcano, who was studying at Valencia College, had reportedly turned down multiple advances by Caballero, a maintenance worker at her apartment complex. His cellphone data led cops to Marcano’s body.
Armando Manuel Caballero was the sole person of interest in the case. He was found dead of apparent suicide in his apartment. Twitter
Miya Marcano was living in the Arden Villas and studying at a local college before going missing. Facebook
According to police, Miya Marcano had turned down Armando Manuel Caballero’s advances several times. Orange County Sheriff's Office via AP
Attendees raise candles and phone flashlights to music during a candlelight vigil for Miya Marcano at Arden Villas. Chasity Maynard/Orlando Sentinel via AP
Flowers adorn a memorial for slain college student Miya Marcano at Flanagan High School in Pembroke Pines. Joe Cavaretta/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via APMarcano’s cousin Caili Sue said that the family has been “very somber” since the news of the tragic discovery.
“We are devastated. We are angry and we know our lives have now been changed forever,” she told the Sun on Saturday.
