Found Deceased FL - Miya Marcano, 19, Arden Villas apts, Orlando, 24 Sep 2021

[Satchie]

I'm just curious about the timeline. She misses her flight. Her parents call LE to do a Welfare check. What time did they show up at her apt to do the check? Do police go in to locked homes for welfare checks? If they see no signs of forced entry or anything suspect, do they still enter the home? Did the LEO ask a property manager to allow him access? Did the property manager check activity for her apt locking mechanism and tell LE that one of their own maintenance men had entered her apt earlier? What was LE thinking during the check? Miya was playing a game of hide and seek? Her apt is a mess and her room is barricaded. None of that seemed suspicious? Lots of questions here.

Yes, they will enter a home during a welfare check, preferably getting someone to let them in, but they'll go in through a window (the person may be inside dying from a drug overdose, for eg).

IMO, they will look for evidence of whether the person left voluntarily. That will often be a missing phone/wallet/purse/etc. They would look for anything obviously suspicious for eg a suicide note, a trail of blood. They don't know the person, they don't know what happened, they can't jump to conclusions based on a bureau being moved or a window being wonky. She could have been in a car accident, abducted by an uber on her way to the airport, suicidal (2nd cause of death for young people after accidental). Or she could have had a secret life the family didn't know about.

We don't know when/how the evidence of the master key came out, but it doesn't appear to have been right away. The media only report that Caballero killed himself after he found out that there was evidence about the master key. From that video of the encounter between him and the family, there was as yet no evidence about the master key, and that must have been after the initial check on her apartment, since the family had come down to Orlando themselves.

 

[sds71]

@DavePuglisiTV
In just a few minutes Sheriff John Mina will be providing an update in the Miya Marcano investigation. The Marcano family attorney claims that sheriffs and Arden Villas mishandled the early hours of the search for her. They also added Miya was found with her mouth and hands taped

@OrangeCoSheriff
TODAY at 5:45 PM: Sheriff John Mina will provide details on the Miya Marcano case. We will stream the news conference LIVE on our Facebook, Twitter and YouTube pages
.(1) Orange County Sheriff's Office, Florida | Facebook

 

[winterparkmom]

Yes, they will enter a home during a welfare check, preferably getting someone to let them in, but they'll go in through a window (the person may be inside dying from a drug overdose, for eg).

IMO, they will look for evidence of whether the person left voluntarily. That will often be a missing phone/wallet/purse/etc. They would look for anything obviously suspicious for eg a suicide note, a trail of blood. They don't know the person, they don't know what happened, they can't jump to conclusions based on a bureau being moved or a window being wonky. She could have been in a car accident, abducted by an uber on her way to the airport, suicidal (2nd cause of death for young people after accidental). Or she could have had a secret life the family didn't know about.

We don't know when/how the evidence of the master key came out, but it doesn't appear to have been right away. The media only report that Caballero killed himself after he found out that there was evidence about the master key. From that video of the encounter between him and the family, there was as yet no evidence about the master key, and that must have been after the initial check on her apartment, since the family had come down to Orlando themselves.

Did the media report that POI killed himself after he found out that there was evidence about the master key? I missed that. I didn’t know that was released as I thought the master key info was released in the same presser as the POI’s suicide. I wondered if the family being on to him made him kill himself, but this info, if correct, changes that narrative.

 

[winterparkmom]

“Thousands have already signed an online petition demanding changes at Arden Villas, including more security at the front gate, surveillance cameras throughout the complex, no unannounced maintenance visits and elimination of all master keys.”Protest planned at Miya Marcano’s apartment complex. Here’s what they hope to change

 

[JurassicParker]

Did the media report that POI killed himself after he found out that there was evidence about the master key? I missed that. I didn’t know that was released as I thought the master key info was released in the same presser as the POI’s suicide. I wondered if the family being on to him made him kill himself, but this info, if correct, changes that narrative.

I don't remember seeing anywhere that the release of the info is what pushed him to kill himself. I feel like the fact that the family and LE were involved so early scared him. He knew eventually they would find the info about the key. Maybe he didn't know she was going out of town so he figured he had a couple of days before someone reported her missing.

 

[sds71]

@Bmatternews

Mina “We are still awaiting the cause and manner of death from the ME office.”

@Fox35Amy
@OrangeCoSheriff
John Mina says deputies did not have just cause to arrest maintenance man Armando Caballero in the disappearance of #MiyaMarcano when he showed up at her apartment at 4am Saturday, hours after Miya was reported missing.
@fox35orlando
He also says Miya was dead before they got the call to do a well-being check. Deputies have said Caballero’s phone pinged between 8-9 pm at the Tymber Skan apartments the night Miya disappeared.

 

[winterparkmom]

From the most recent presser, a reporter asked about reports that “a roommate was led in through a back window by a deputy…”
1st time I recall hearing Miya had a roommate. Around the 10:35 mark of the video Log into Facebook | Facebook

 

[Marysmith]

@HazenWESH

NEW: attorney for #MiyaMarcano family releases video of prime suspect Armando Caballero with deputy on night Miya disappeared

https://twitter.com/HazenWESH/status/1445776017398767623?s=20

So it seems, per the presser, that this was taken at 4 am.

 

[Satchie]

I don't remember seeing anywhere that the release of the info is what pushed him to kill himself. I feel like the fact that the family and LE were involved so early scared him. He knew eventually they would find the info about the key. Maybe he didn't know she was going out of town so he figured he had a couple of days before someone reported her missing.

No, I don't exactly know the reason for the suicide.

But the sequence seems to be
Sept 24 - Miya Disappeared
Sept 27 - Police prepare an arrest warrant for Caballero, based on evidence that the maintence copy of the master key was used to enter her apartment at 4:30 pm, and he had access to that key. When they arrived to arrest him, they found him dead.

I sort of suspect someone from work contacted him about the maintenance key, but I have no knowledge.

I don't agree that he knew LE could track the use of the key. He was just a maintenance worker, he may not have realized each use of the specific keys leave a permanent record. He seemed pretty cocky after the murder, that he could get away with it.

JMO

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/10/05/miya-marcano-body-identified/

ETA corrected time for use of key

 

[Allabouttrial]

At this point, I can't see anything they could've done a whole lot differently. Fact of the matter is at that time they didn't have enough probable cause to arrest him.

 

[Marysmith]

At this point, I can't see anything they could've done a whole lot differently. Fact of the matter is at that time they didn't have enough probable cause to arrest him.

I know. And I hate to see it get ugly like this. It’s already the ugliest thing imaginable.

 

[Satchie]

I do feel that he could have found another way though to get to her IMO but this made it so easy.

I was just pondering this point. Was it truly his obsession with her, uniquely her, that led to this crime? Or was the fact that he had access to women's apartments in the back of his mind all the time? There are so many cases where men take advantage of situations (such as waiting for joggers in parks), to attack random women - while this case wasn't fully random, he didn't really have a relationship with her, she may have just caught his eye as being vulnerable and attractive enough to target with this audacious crime.

 

[Marysmith]

https://mobile.twitter.com/ALorenzoTV/status/1445869166003642368
This is the timeline provide by the Orange County Sherriff’s Office.

 

[sds71]

SEE: Orange County Sheriff’s Office releases detailed timeline in Miya Marcano case

 

[Marysmith]

SEE: Orange County Sheriff’s Office releases detailed timeline in Miya Marcano case

I was surprised that the alleged perpetrator first left the Arden Villa apartments at 5:52. So much earlier than I had thought.

 

[swedeheart]

Miya Marcano's family releases video with suspect killer Armando Caballero hours after Miya's vanish | Daily Mail Online

Video of the family's encounter with the suspect.

 

[sds71]

Orange County Sheriff's Office defends investigation into Miya Marcano's disappearance (wesh.com)

"Sadly, detaining Caballero at 4:30 a.m. would not have changed the fact that Caballero left her body at the Tymber Skan apartments between 8 p.m. and 9 p.m. the night before."

 

[winterparkmom]

I was surprised that the alleged perpetrator first left the Arden Villa apartments at 5:52. So much earlier than I had thought.

Only 46 minutes from when Miya opened the door, home from work to when POI’s car left Arden Villas. Poor Miya. My heart breaks for her family.

 

[sweetbabyg]

At this point, I can't see anything they could've done a whole lot differently. Fact of the matter is at that time they didn't have enough probable cause to arrest him.

agreed. not to defend them in anyway bc they do handle cases v poorly, I was beaten & almost abducted in downtown orlando and my detective couldn’t find anything despite all the cameras in the area…. But with the lack of evidence early on, they had no reason to suspect the poi until the Arden Villas gave them reason days later.

however, the press conference yesterday didn’t sit right with me. Mina says the apartment looked clean according to deputies, but the family said there were clear signs of struggle (blood on sheets, broken jewelry on floor, bedroom door was barred). Also, he says Miya was already dead by the time they were alerted about her but that’s not necessarily true since cause of death hasn’t been confirmed.

Bc they found her purse near her body, I think it’s possible she was alive and left her apartment with him that evening… Maybe, he was even supposed to take her to the airport which is why her bag and blanket was also in his possession. She was found shirtless, tied up around her arms, legs, and mouth taped. I think she was dumped alive, maybe suffered a heart attack or dehydration. Idk. My mind is going so many places. Wish he was alive to say what triggered him. This case is getting more confusing with every update.

 

[Allabouttrial]

agreed. not to defend them in anyway bc they do handle cases v poorly, I was beaten & almost abducted in downtown orlando and my detective couldn’t find anything despite all the cameras in the area…. But with the lack of evidence early on, they had no reason to suspect the poi until the Arden Villas gave them reason days later.

however, the press conference yesterday didn’t sit right with me. Mina says the apartment looked clean according to deputies, but the family said there were clear signs of struggle (blood on sheets, broken jewelry on floor, bedroom door was barred). Also, he says Miya was already dead by the time they were alerted about her but that’s not necessarily true since cause of death hasn’t been confirmed.

Bc they found her purse near her body, I think it’s possible she was alive and left her apartment with him that evening… Maybe, he was even supposed to take her to the airport which is why her bag and blanket was also in his possession. She was found shirtless, tied up around her arms, legs, and mouth taped. I think she was dumped alive, maybe suffered a heart attack or dehydration. Idk. My mind is going so many places. Wish he was alive to say what triggered him. This case is getting more confusing with every update.

So sorry to hear your story. Can't imagine how awful that must have been for you.

I wonder if it was just the bedroom that was in disarray rather than the whole apartment?

Also IIRC he said in the press conference that there were no signs of sexual assault. I find that strange as I thought for sure that was his motivation. Then again, it could be that gaining control over her was enough for him.