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Bartender Charged with Murder in Laguna Beach

Dino Rojas-Moreno accused of killing Tatum Goodwin with a fire extinguisher, no known motive or prior relationship between the two.

  • Dino Rojas-Moreno, 26, a bartender, has been arrested and charged with the murder of Tatum Goodwin, 27, in Laguna Beach, California.
  • Rojas-Moreno is accused of assaulting Goodwin near her car in a parking lot, dragging her to a secluded area behind a movie theater under construction, and beating her to death with a fire extinguisher.
  • Goodwin's body was found by a construction worker on Sunday morning at the construction site.
  • Rojas-Moreno is charged with murder, with enhancements of committing the murder in the commission of a kidnapping and for the personal use of a weapon.
  • Goodwin was an assistant manager at Carmelita's Restaurants in Laguna Beach, and a GoFundMe page has been set up to raise money for her memorial services and a memorial in the city.
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