A Minnesota convicted felon was arrested Wednesday for the murder of a Los Angeles-based model who was stuffed inside her refrigerator, her mouth gagged and wrists and ankles bound together.
Maleesa Mooney, 31, sister of Guyanese pop star Jourdin Pauline, was found dead after Los Angeles police conducted a welfare check at her apartment on Sept. 12, 2023.
Magnus Daniel Humphrey was picked up by police at his Hopkins, Minn. home on an unrelated warrant and was identified as the “suspect responsible” for Mooney’s brutal slaying.
“The Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office filed murder charges against Humphrey,” the statement continued. “Humphrey waived extradition and will be transported back to Los Angeles to face charges.”
He had been on probation for federal narcotic offenses.
Mooney’s sister told local TV station KTLA that her sister was two months pregnant when she died and had always wanted to be a mom.
“I can’t imagine what my sister went through and it pains me to even think about it,” Pauline told the outlet.
A coroner report found Mooney was pregnant at the time of her death.
Her death came just two days after another model, Nichole “Nikki” Coats, was found dead inside her LA apartment on Grand Avenue.