The body of Miya Marcano, the 19-year-old college student who went missing late last month, was found bound with duct tape in the woods near the home of suspect Armando Caballero.
Police revealed graphic details of the teen's murder while declaring there is "no doubt" Caballero is responsible for a pre-meditated confrontation that led to her death, ABC News reports.
Orange County Sheriff John Mina told a press conference that there was no indication of sexual assault despite the way her body was found near Caballero's Florida apartment complex on October 2.
Watch Orange County Sheriff John Mina's full press conference below:
"Miya was found bound with black duct tape on her feet and hands, and her mouth was also covered with black duct tape," he said, per CNN.
"The way she was found is she did have jeans on, her shirt was taken off, she was wearing a bra, there was a robe that was on her as well."
The orange shirt she was last seen alive in was found inside her purse, which was found nearby, he said.
Mina confirmed that Marcano had "rebuffed" the romantic advances of Caballero, who was a maintenance worker at the Arden Villas Apartments in Orlando.
Caballero, 27, was found dead in an apparent suicide after police had named him as the prime suspect in Marcano's death.
Marcano, who lived and worked in the building, went missing after a shift on Friday, 24 September.
Mina told reporters the fact he had illegally entered her apartment, with a maintenance key, earlier in the day, which led investigators to believe there was "some plan" in place.
"I don’t know what that is exactly, did he just plan on confronting her or did he plan this out, we’re not really sure, but we’re going to try and find those answers for Miya’s parents," he said, per CNN.
"There’s no doubt he was waiting for her knowing she was going to be coming home from work, and so whether she went willingly or not, I would speculate that she did not go willingly based on everything that we know thus far," he added.
Mina said they’re still waiting for the exact cause and manner of death from the medical examiner’s office, which could take "some time" as they await toxicology results.
"I’ll say again, Armando Caballero is the person responsible for Miya’s death, he is the only person that is involved in this case, we’re not looking for any other suspects, he is the one responsible for Miya’s death," he added.
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