Chapel and the victim, 22-year-old Denise Figueroa of North Hills, had been involved in a relationship.
An autopsy will also likely be conducted Tuesday on Figueroa's body, which was found in the trunk of a black Nissan Altima in the 11700 block of Hortense Street, near Colfax Avenue, said Assistant Coroner's Chief Ed Winter.
Officers opened the trunk shortly before 2 p.m. Saturday after being notified by an L.A. television station that had received a fax from "someone trying to help." The fax included the names of two possible suspects, including Chapel. The fax said the killing occurred Feb. 28, police said.
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