Overview
- Helen Massiell Garay Sanchez, 32, a Nicaraguan anesthesiologist and mother of two, was identified as the woman found inside the store’s walk-in freezer in Little Havana.
- Police say she entered the Dollar Tree before closing on Saturday, did not make a purchase, accessed a restricted employee area, and was discovered by an employee around 8 a.m. Sunday.
- Investigators report she was not forced into the freezer and surveillance has not indicated foul play, with the death classified as unclassified pending further findings.
- Miami police are interviewing relatives and reviewing evidence, including surveillance, and are exploring whether personal or mental‑health factors may have contributed, according to local reports.
- Dollar Tree says it is cooperating with authorities, and relatives have launched a GoFundMe to repatriate her remains to Nicaragua; dispatcher audio reported the caller found her nude.