The body of young doctor Soanny Montero was found in a decomposed state on Sunday, 21 October inside her gray Honda Civic parked in the basement of the Caribe Tours bus terminal in Santo Domingo. She was last seen on Monday, 15 October after leaving her job as a resident at the Police General Hospital. She was on duty that evening and the hospital called her family when she did not show up for the shift, starting a nationwide search and investigation by the Police.
According to press reports, footage from the bus company security camera shows the car entering the garage at about 4pm last Monday. She turned off the engine and did not get out. The Police report indicates that the doctor placed the sun shield on the back and front windshields but did not leave the vehicle. They also said that they located the vehicle by tracing the last cell phone calls that were made. The body does not present signs of violence. An autopsy is scheduled for Monday, 22 October.