Tanaya Campbell Ortiz, 38, a mother of five, was found dead inside a trash can near Plumb Beach in Brooklyn on Sept. 16, police said. Her cause of death has not been determined; police said no arrests have been made as the investigation continues.
A man told WPIX that he and a friend hit a trash can while parking. He said a garbage bag fell out when he tried to move it; they opened it, found a woman wrapped in blankets and called 911.
Ortiz’s daughter, Julissa Hernandez, wrote in a fundraiser for funeral expenses that her mother had not been herself recently. Hernandez said the family had recently seen or spoken with her.
