Overview
- Miami police identified the woman as 32-year-old Helen Massiell Garay Sanchez, whose body was discovered by an employee around 8 a.m. Sunday at the Dollar Tree on 968 SW 8th St. in Little Havana.
- Investigators say she entered the store before closing Saturday, made no purchases, accessed a restricted employee-only area and remained inside a freezer overnight.
- Authorities report no signs she was forced into the freezer, and detectives are speaking with relatives while gathering information about possible personal or mental health factors.
- The store was temporarily closed during the on-scene investigation until about 1 p.m. Sunday, and Dollar Tree said it is cooperating with police.
- Family members launched a GoFundMe to repatriate her remains to Nicaragua, describing her as an anesthesiologist and mother of two, with donations climbing into the thousands.