Man charged in slaying of H.B. woman found in ice chest

A Los Angeles man was charged Monday in the death of a Huntington Beach 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 Los Angeles County coroner’s office.

Authorities said that Moreno uses a wheelchair and would have needed help moving the victim’s body.

The ice chest was found inside the rear cargo area of the 1991 Toyota.

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.

Winton writes for the Los Angeles Times.