In January, workers found a body while emptying the shelves and coolers of a closed supermarket. However, at that time, the identity, age, and gender of the body could not be determined; after months of investigation, autopsy, and DNA testing, it was revealed that the body belonged to a former employee named Larry Ely Murillo-Moncada, who disappeared without a trace 10 years ago. TRAPPED IN BETWEENIt is believed that Murillo-Moncada climbed onto the coolers in the supermarket but accidentally fell behind the cooler, getting stuck between the half-meter gap between the cooler and the wall. HE WAS TAKING ANTIDEPRESSANT MEDICATIONLarry Ely Murillo-Moncada was 25 years old when he went missing. The police officer investigating the Murillo-Moncada case stated that there was a storm at the time and that Murillo-Moncada disappeared without taking his shoes, socks, keys, or car. Murillo-Moncada's mother, Ana Moncada, said in an interview with a local newspaper that her son came home from work with a disheveled head two days before he went missing, which was Thanksgiving Day. The mother explained that she took her son to a doctor who prescribed him an antidepressant medication. She said that her son started hearing voices after a while and that the voices told him to eat sugar, believing that it would slow down his heart rate. The mother also mentioned that her son suspected that someone was following him and that he was afraid. At the time, nearby prisons were searched, and it was investigated whether he was deported to Honduras by the immigration office, but no results were obtained. NOT HEARD DUE TO THE NOISE OF THE COOLERSDuring the investigation after the discovery of the body, former employees of No-Frills supermarket stated that they used to take breaks on top of the coolers, away from prying eyes. Detectives concluded that Murillo-Moncada left home and went to the supermarket, climbed onto the cooler, and then fell between the wall and the cooler from a height of 3.5 meters, resulting in his death. Brandon Danielson, one of the police officers conducting the investigation, stated that Murillo-Moncada's voice was probably not heard due to the loud noise of the coolers' motors. While no signs of trauma were found in the autopsy report, Murillo-Moncada's case was closed as an "accidental death."
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