A man who was convicted of murdering a Palmdale woman off the 14 freeway in Acton in 1978 was sentenced on Monday, Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office officials said.

Neil Antoine Matthews, 60, was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the 1978 kidnapping and killing of Palmdale gas station attendant Leslie Long, a news release stated.

Matthews was convicted of one count of first-degree murder with special circumstance allegations of murder during a robbery, murder during a kidnapping and murder during a rape.

Long was working a night shift on Dec. 3, 1978 when she was robbed and kidnapped. Her body was found by authorities three days later off the 14 freeway in Acton, where investigators believe she was shot and killed, according to officials.

Deputy District Attorney Tannaz Mokayef of the Major Crimes Division prosecuted the case against Matthews.

Co-defendant Terry Moses, 61, was sentenced last month to three consecutive terms to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

He pleaded guilty in January 2016 to one count of first-degree murder and admitted the special circumstance allegations of murder during a robbery, murder during a kidnapping and murder during a rape.

Moses also pleaded guilty to the murders of Carlton Goodwin and Michael Fuqua on Aug. 22, 1976; and to the attempted murder of Kenney Guevara on Dec. 7, 1996.

DNA evidence tied both men to Long’s murder.

The case was investigated by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.

Ed. Note: The above information was provided to KHTS by the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office.

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