Police say that the deaths of two Black models in downtown Los Angeles are unrelated, despite speculation that a serial killer may be responsible.
The Los Angeles Police Department told the press on Sept. 19 that the two deaths were not connected.
The two models were found dead inside their apartments one mile apart within days of each other. Thirty-two-year-old Nichole Coats was found deceased inside her apartment on South Grand Avenue on Sept. 10. Maleesa Mooney, 31, was found inside her apartment on South Figueroa Street two days later.
According to the Los Angeles Times, the LAPD said there was “no evidence to suggest that the deaths of Ms. Coats and Ms. Mooney are related to one another.” The investigations into their deaths are open, but the LAPD did not provide additional details.
Coats was discovered in a bloody bed with one leg up, according to her aunt, May Stevens.
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“I couldn’t recognize her,” said Coats. “I believe it was murder, I really do. One of her legs was up in the air in a kicking position. That’s not somebody who just laid in their bed and died.”
Her mother, Sharon Coats, told the Los Angeles Times that her daughter was murdered and she would not rest until the killer was found.
“The bed was covered up and I went over there and I pulled the sheets back and I started screaming because there was blood everywhere,” she said. “I think it was foul play, and I’m not going to rest until I find the killer.”
Mooney was found after her family members became concerned when she did not respond to text messages and phone calls. The model and real-estate agent had moved into the building a month prior to her death. Mooney is the sister of Guyanese pop singer Jourdin Pauline. Pauline shared a tribute to…
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