31-year-old Maleesa Mooney, a Los-Angeles resident and model was discovered bound in her refrigerator, with autopsy reports revealing she had been beaten and gagged by the perpetrator.
Mooney worked as an active real estate agent in the LA area as well.
The report identified that Mooney was killed as a result of blunt force trauma. The examiner noted that “based on the circumstances of how Ms. Mooney was found… she was likely involved in [a] violent physical altercation prior to her death.”
LA model Maleesa Mooney’s body found in fridge, her ankles and wrists bound: autopsy https://t.co/47yzycSQi2 pic.twitter.com/HJnCNEceEl
— New York Post (@nypost) October 28, 2023
Mooney’s sister Pauline described her as the “most amazing girl ever.”
“She loved to cook, she was very nice, very sweet genuine person,” she stated. “She would ask a stranger how their day was going – just a very sweet, open-hearted person.”
“She was very funny, very goofy. She could make a whole room laugh. And smart, and was very, very smart.”
LA model Maleesa Mooney found dead in refrigerator in downtown apartment, officials say https://t.co/C4vWSWR2YC pic.twitter.com/4sJqvTCGyv
— FOX 11 Los Angeles (@FOXLA) October 28, 2023
“Never in a million years did I think I’d have to make this post and get justice for my one & only sister… my heart is crushed I can’t believe you won’t be here with us anymore,” Pauline posted.
“This is so sick I can’t believe my big baby sister is gone… we will get justice for you my sister I promise you won’t be gone in vain!”
Pregnant model Maleesa Mooney was found beaten and bound in a REFRIGERATOR at her apartment with 'blunt force injuries', autopsy reveals https://t.co/cCyqwSDYCQ pic.twitter.com/dvEraLpGLt
— Daily Mail US (@DailyMail) October 28, 2023
