The Brief

LOS ANGELES - A M innesota man pleaded not guilty on Thursday to murder and torture charges stemming from the death of a model who was found bound, gagged and stuffed inside the refrigerator in her downtown Los Angeles apartment.

What we know:

Magnus Daniel Humphrey, 43, is charged in the September 2023 death of Maleesa Mooney, 31.

The murder charge includes the special-circumstance allegation of murder involving the infliction of torture.

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The backstory:

Mooney, the sister of Guyanese pop singer Jourdin Pailine, was found dead on Sept. 12, 2023, inside her refrigerator at her apartment in the 200 block of South Figueroa Street. The last time anyone heard from Mooney was on September 7,

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