Over a year after Magnus Humphrey was charged in connection to the murder of Maleesa Mooney, details about the pair’s alleged relationship leading up to the model’s 2023 killing have been shared. 

New details are being uncovered surrounding Maleesa Mooney‘s murder. 

Over a year after Magnus Humphrey was arrested and charged in connection to her killing, prosecutors shared details about the alleged relationship he had with the model, who was found bound and gagged in a refrigerator during a routine welfare check in Los Angeles in 2023. 

During an Oct. 16 court hearing, the prosecution alleged that Humphrey, 43, and Mooney, 31, were engaged in a five-day romance in the days leading up to her death, according to the Los Angeles Times, who had a reporter in the room. The pair were allegedly introduced through his estranged brother in September 2023.

One of Mooney’s friends, Keirsten Dossett, said that Humphrey had become “obsessive” about her pal, with the pair rarely “more than one foot apart” during their weeklong relationship, per the outlet. 

Additionally, Dossett alleged that Humphrey attended a family barbecue with Mooney during that time and referred to her as “my girl” and “my woman,” the Los Angeles Times reported. 

And while Humphrey’s lawyer Michael Lambrose acknowledged that he was in a relationship with Mooney at the time of her death, he denied his client had any involvement in her murder.  

The attorney said during the hearing that the prosecution’s evidence—including DNA matches and video footage proving Humphrey was at the crime scene and had had sex with Mooney—was “thin.” 

Moreover, Lambrose argued that details about their relationship don’t prove any violent intent.

“All of the evidence we have to his mental state is that he cared very deeply about this person,” he said in court, per the Los Angeles Times, “that they talked about getting married.” 

Humphrey was charged with felony murder and torture in connection to Mooney’s killing in 2023, according to L.A. Supreme Court records reviewed by E! News at the time. Following the Oct. 16 hearing, a judge ruled that there is enough evidence for him to stand trial, according to the Los Angeles Times.

He is eligible to face the death penalty if convicted, though prosecutors have not yet decided whether to seek capital punishment. 

E! News reached out to Humphrey’s attorney, as well as the Los Angeles County Public Defender’s office, for comment but has not heard back. 

Source: www.eonline.com