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| Former porn actor suspected of mailing body parts to Canadian political parties | Former porn actor suspected of mailing body parts to Canadian political parties |
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| Canadian police have disclosed they are hunting a former porn actor in connection with the suspected murder of an acquaintance whose body parts were mailed to the offices of political parties. | Canadian police have disclosed they are hunting a former porn actor in connection with the suspected murder of an acquaintance whose body parts were mailed to the offices of political parties. |
| Police said they believe the suspect, Luka Rocco Magnotta, 29, recorded the killing and dismemberment. | Police said they believe the suspect, Luka Rocco Magnotta, 29, recorded the killing and dismemberment. |
| "[Magnotta] is our No 1 suspect," commander Ian Lafrenière of the Montreal police said in a news briefing. Lafrenière said the suspect and victim "knew one another". | "[Magnotta] is our No 1 suspect," commander Ian Lafrenière of the Montreal police said in a news briefing. Lafrenière said the suspect and victim "knew one another". |
| The crime was committed in Montreal, where the torso of the victim was discovered in a suitcase. At least two other body parts were mailed to Ottawa. Police said they believe all the body parts are from one victim, a white male. | |
| An emergency call brought police on Tuesday to the Ottawa offices of the Conservative party, where they retrieved a package containing a left foot. A hand was recovered at a Canada Post outlet in a package apparently addressed to the Liberal party. | An emergency call brought police on Tuesday to the Ottawa offices of the Conservative party, where they retrieved a package containing a left foot. A hand was recovered at a Canada Post outlet in a package apparently addressed to the Liberal party. |
| "Conservative party staff are very upset and disturbed by what happened yesterday. It was such a horrible odor I'm sure many of us will never forget it," Fred DeLorey, director of communications for the party, told the CBC. | "Conservative party staff are very upset and disturbed by what happened yesterday. It was such a horrible odor I'm sure many of us will never forget it," Fred DeLorey, director of communications for the party, told the CBC. |
| A building maintenance worker discovered the torso in the suitcase on Tuesday. | A building maintenance worker discovered the torso in the suitcase on Tuesday. |
| "I'd seen the suitcase in the alley since at least Friday, with the trash," the worker, Michael Nadeau, told Montreal's La Presse. "This morning, I noticed that the smell was very strong. A neighbour and I decided to open it. There was a torso, but no arms, head or legs." | |
| Magnotta, who legally changed his name from Eric Clinton Newman, is the subject of a lurid internet trail. He is reported to have uploaded videos to YouTube that showed him torturing kittens. | Magnotta, who legally changed his name from Eric Clinton Newman, is the subject of a lurid internet trail. He is reported to have uploaded videos to YouTube that showed him torturing kittens. |
| Police have said there could be more body parts in the mail. | Police have said there could be more body parts in the mail. |