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Woman’s body found inside freezer at Miami Dollar Tree store

David Williams December 16, 2025
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An inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the death of Helen Massiell Garay Sanchez, 32 years old, has been launched after her corpse was found in the freezer of a Dollar Tree shop located in the Little Havana district of Miami. As a result of the woman’s unsolved death, her family has been left in utter disarray, and the police in the area have begun an exhaustive inquiry.

After receiving a call from a Dollar Tree employee early on Sunday morning, who said that they discovered Sanchez’s corpse inside the store’s freezer, the Miami police department arrived at the scene. The incident reportedly took place at a Dollar Tree location on Saturday night, when Sanchez entered the business before it closed, as reported by CBS News Miami.

The video from the surveillance cameras showed that she did not make a purchase but rather headed into the rear storage area, which is where her body was discovered later. It is still unknown what caused Sanchez’s death; this is the case at this moment. There has been no particular information supplied by the Miami police department, and the investigation is still underway. It has been stated that the authorities are now in communication with Sanchez’s family to ascertain whether or not she had any preexisting mental health conditions that may have played a role in the unfortunate event.

An online fundraising effort on GoFundMe has been initiated by the family of the dead individual to generate cash for her return to Nicaragua, where she will be put to rest. Sanchez is described by her family as a “devoted doctor and a beloved mother of two children,” highlighting the fact that she is devoted to her family and loves them for who they are.

With the intention of paying tribute to her memory and carrying out her last requests, they want to transport her corpse back to Nicaragua. “Her strength, warmth, and unwavering love for her family will always be remembered,” Sanchez’s relatives said on the GoFundMe site. “She will be remembered through the years.” The expenditures associated with repatriation, transportation, and funerals will be partially covered by donations at this time.

Sanchez, who was born in Nicaragua, had a reputation among her family as a kind and devoted physician who had a profound concern for the community in which she worked. Due to the unfortunate circumstances that surrounded her passing, her loved ones are now coping with the loss of someone they held dear while seeking answers to their heartbreaking questions.

During the course of the investigation, the Miami police department is examining the evidence and conducting interviews with witnesses to ascertain how Sanchez came to be in the freezer and what ultimately led to her tragic death.

NEW: Woman’s body found inside freezer at Miami Dollar Tree store

Miami Police said Helen Massiell Garay Sanchez, 32, entered the store Saturday night, didn’t buy anything, and stayed in a freezer in the back storage room overnight

She was found by an employee the next morning… pic.twitter.com/sYvlly2oBL

— Unlimited L's (@unlimited_ls) December 15, 2025

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