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| Police say former porn actor accused of dismemberment may have fled Canada | Police say former porn actor accused of dismemberment may have fled Canada |
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| An international manhunt has been launched for a former porn actor wanted in the killing of a man whose body parts were mailed to the offices of political parties in Canada. | An international manhunt has been launched for a former porn actor wanted in the killing of a man whose body parts were mailed to the offices of political parties in Canada. |
| Montreal police said Thursday that Luka Rocco Magnotta may have fled the country, and Interpol has added him to its list of international fugitives. | Montreal police said Thursday that Luka Rocco Magnotta may have fled the country, and Interpol has added him to its list of international fugitives. |
| There are reports that he fled to France on Saturday. "We again ask people to help us and to quickly give us all information," Montreal police spokesman Ian Lafrenière said in a news briefing. "We want to apprehend the suspect to ensure that he appears before the court for the horrible crime that he committed." | There are reports that he fled to France on Saturday. "We again ask people to help us and to quickly give us all information," Montreal police spokesman Ian Lafrenière said in a news briefing. "We want to apprehend the suspect to ensure that he appears before the court for the horrible crime that he committed." |
| The search for Magnotta, 29, continued as new details emerged of a video the suspect apparently made of the killing. On 25 May, a user calling himself Luka Magnotta uploaded a ten-minute video to a website for amateur horror film directors. | The search for Magnotta, 29, continued as new details emerged of a video the suspect apparently made of the killing. On 25 May, a user calling himself Luka Magnotta uploaded a ten-minute video to a website for amateur horror film directors. |
| The video shows a man being stabbed repeatedly with an ice pick. The perpetrator commits sexual acts on the body of the victim and dismembers the body. The song True Faith by New Order played at top volume accompanies the video. | The video shows a man being stabbed repeatedly with an ice pick. The perpetrator commits sexual acts on the body of the victim and dismembers the body. The song True Faith by New Order played at top volume accompanies the video. |
| The Montreal newspaper La Presse reported details of the video under the headline Canadian Psycho. | The Montreal newspaper La Presse reported details of the video under the headline Canadian Psycho. |
| The 2000 film American Psycho, based on the novel by Bret Easton Ellis, tells the story of a preening murderer obsessed with pop music who dismembers his victims. True Faith plays over its opening credits. | The 2000 film American Psycho, based on the novel by Bret Easton Ellis, tells the story of a preening murderer obsessed with pop music who dismembers his victims. True Faith plays over its opening credits. |
| Magnotta had a history of posting violent videos to the internet. Animal rights groups had sought to have him arrested after he was identified as appearing in videos depicting the torture and killing of kittens as loud music played. | Magnotta had a history of posting violent videos to the internet. Animal rights groups had sought to have him arrested after he was identified as appearing in videos depicting the torture and killing of kittens as loud music played. |
| He denied the claims of kitten abuse on his website. "I do not feel the necessity to address the specific accusations made in the posts since they are so far from my character that responding to them will give them more credibility than they will ever hold," Magnotta wrote. | He denied the claims of kitten abuse on his website. "I do not feel the necessity to address the specific accusations made in the posts since they are so far from my character that responding to them will give them more credibility than they will ever hold," Magnotta wrote. |
| La Presse published video footage of the apartment where the murder was apparently committed, in the Cotes-des-Neiges neighborhood of Montreal, where Magnotta had lived for four months. The footage shows a blood-stained mattress and sheets. "It's very stressful," a neighbor told La Presse. "It's not something you want to have in your building." | La Presse published video footage of the apartment where the murder was apparently committed, in the Cotes-des-Neiges neighborhood of Montreal, where Magnotta had lived for four months. The footage shows a blood-stained mattress and sheets. "It's very stressful," a neighbor told La Presse. "It's not something you want to have in your building." |
| The building superintendent told the Ottawa Citizen that Magnotta was quiet and kept to himself. | The building superintendent told the Ottawa Citizen that Magnotta was quiet and kept to himself. |
| "It's like you see in the movies. It's always the good neighbour. It's the cliche," said the superintendent, who was not named. | "It's like you see in the movies. It's always the good neighbour. It's the cliche," said the superintendent, who was not named. |
| Magnotta was born Eric Clinton Newman in Ontario, Canada, and speaks English, according to the Interpol notice. He also used the name Vladimir Romanov. | Magnotta was born Eric Clinton Newman in Ontario, Canada, and speaks English, according to the Interpol notice. He also used the name Vladimir Romanov. |
| Luka Magnotta's Facebook page lists his favorite quotation as "monsters, demons and ghosts, they live inside of us and they are real, and sometimes they win". Under "People who inspire Luka" are pictures of Josef Stalin, Vladimir Putin and the actor James Franco. | Luka Magnotta's Facebook page lists his favorite quotation as "monsters, demons and ghosts, they live inside of us and they are real, and sometimes they win". Under "People who inspire Luka" are pictures of Josef Stalin, Vladimir Putin and the actor James Franco. |
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