A university student has gone missing as the person of interest "who was in love with her" and "constantly texted her" was found dead in an apparent suicide.
Miya Marcano, 19, worked at the leasing office of the Arden Villas student housing complex in Orlando with Armando Caballero who was a maintenance worker.
She was last seen on September 24 wearing a red shirt, jeans and a black hoodie when she finished her shift.
She was meant to head to the airport to fly home to Fort Lauderdale but never arrived.
Miya lived in the same housing complex that she and Caballero worked at as police suspected he entered her flat using a master key.
Orange County Police issued an arrest warrant for burglary for Caballero, but in a dramatic twist - the 27-year-old was found dead on Monday.
Sheriff John Mina told the Orlando Sentinel that Caballero "killed himself" and he had been "dead for quite some time".
He added that Miya's silver Ford Fusion was recovered at his flat - 30 miles away from the centre of Orlando.
Miya is still missing as family members have come forward to say Caballero was "infatuated with her".
Caili Sue, the student's cousin, told WPLG Channel 10 : "He was infatuated with her, he was in love with her.
“I don’t know the very specifics, but he was constantly texting her.”
Family members also told WPLG Channel 10 that a pink blanket seen in video footage of Caballero returning to his flat belonged to Miya.
Miya's family also say when they entered her flat on Saturday say they found blood on her pillow and a neckless that she wore broken.
A spokesperson for Arden Villas told WPLG that it subjected all potential hires to a background check, which in Caballero’s case found no records of burglary or sexual assault.
They added: “All new employees undergo thorough sexual harassment deterrence training... we take all accusations very seriously but received none from any parties involved directly or indirectly with the situation.”
In a Facebook post on Monday, they said: "As we continue to provide necessary information to detectives to assist them in their investigation, we urge you to continue posting and raising awareness about Miya’s disappearance.
"We also ask that you continue to keep Miya’s friends and family’s in your thoughts and prayers as they continue to navigate this difficult situation."
Officer Mina added: “Her disappearance is suspicious, and our detectives and her family members obviously suspect foul play.
“Her family raised this level of alarm and concern. Knowing Miya, she would never not be in contact with them. She would never turn off her phone, never let her phone battery drain completely down.”
