April 26--A Los Angeles man was charged Monday in the death of a woman whose body was found stuffed in an ice chest in a stolen vehicle, and investigators said they are looking for accomplices in the killing.
Prosecutors charged Anthony Moreno, 38, with murder and possession of a firearm by a felon.
Moreno is accused of killing Dawn McEveety, 19, in Artesia on Nov. 24 and then with others dumping her body in a stolen Toyota that was found abandoned in unincorporated Whittier five days later, sheriff's homicide Lt. John Corina said.
McEveety died of multiple shotgun wounds, according to the L.A. County coroner's office.
Authorities said that Moreno uses a wheelchair and would have needed help in moving the victim's body.
"We are still looking for a couple of people who helped this guy out," Corina said. "Moreno is in a wheelchair, and he had help moving the body ... she was petite, and she was stuffed into a substantial ice chest."
The ice chest was found inside the rear cargo area of the 1991 Toyota abandoned in unincorporated Whittier.
Corina said Moreno was "an acquaintance" of the teenager. He said he could not provide further details or be more precise about the motive for the shotgun slaying because suspects are still being sought.
After the shooting, Moreno was arrested and sentenced to state prison for an unrelated robbery, Corina said.
A judge issued a removal order from state prison so that Moreno can be arraigned in Los Angeles County.
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