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Shawn D. Manella, 39, of Orlando was found dead outside a dumpster at a Goodwill on August 16, 2021. He had been dumpster diving when he was attacked and fatally stabbed; reports say he managed to climb out of the dumpster but succumbed to his injuries on the ground nearby.

Surveillance footage reportedly shows a man later identified as 43-year-old Osmar Despaigne searching the dumpsters for Manella before the attack, and Despaigne turned himself in to authorities more than a month after the killing. Investigators concluded the footage indicated the attack was premeditated; Despaigne was charged with first-degree murder and held at the Orange County Jail awaiting trial. The motive remains unclear.

If anyone knew Shawn’s routines or saw activity behind the Goodwill on August 16, 2021, please share what you know.