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| French police hunt Canadian porn actor suspected of body parts murder | French police hunt Canadian porn actor suspected of body parts murder |
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| French police are hunting a Canadian porn actor suspected of killing and dismembering a man and posting his body parts to the offices of political parties. | French police are hunting a Canadian porn actor suspected of killing and dismembering a man and posting his body parts to the offices of political parties. |
| A senior police official told Associated Press he was "sure" Luka Rocco Magnotta, believed to have fled Montreal, was in France. Another official said the suspect had apparently flown to Paris last weekend. | A senior police official told Associated Press he was "sure" Luka Rocco Magnotta, believed to have fled Montreal, was in France. Another official said the suspect had apparently flown to Paris last weekend. |
| Magnotta, born Eric Clinton Newman and also sometimes using the name Vladimir Romanov, is said to know France well, having travelled there in 2010. The actor and model is wanted in a murder case that has seen him dubbed "Canadian Psycho". | Magnotta, born Eric Clinton Newman and also sometimes using the name Vladimir Romanov, is said to know France well, having travelled there in 2010. The actor and model is wanted in a murder case that has seen him dubbed "Canadian Psycho". |
| The police investigation was launched on Tuesday after officers found a man's torso in a suitcase behind Magnotta's apartment building in Montreal and a severed foot was discovered in a package posted to the Conservative party headquarters in Ottawa. A hand was found in a separate package at a postal facility, addressed to the Liberal party of Canada. | The police investigation was launched on Tuesday after officers found a man's torso in a suitcase behind Magnotta's apartment building in Montreal and a severed foot was discovered in a package posted to the Conservative party headquarters in Ottawa. A hand was found in a separate package at a postal facility, addressed to the Liberal party of Canada. |
| It then emerged that on Friday 25 May that a graphic 10-minute film had been posted on amateur horror sites. The footage showed a man stabbing a naked victim with an ice-pick, as well as performing sexual acts and the dismemberment of the corpse while the song True Faith by New Order played. | It then emerged that on Friday 25 May that a graphic 10-minute film had been posted on amateur horror sites. The footage showed a man stabbing a naked victim with an ice-pick, as well as performing sexual acts and the dismemberment of the corpse while the song True Faith by New Order played. |
| Montreal police said they had taken down the film but it kept reappearing online. "It's horrible. I can't believe people take advantage of watching this," Commander Ian Lafreniere said. | Montreal police said they had taken down the film but it kept reappearing online. "It's horrible. I can't believe people take advantage of watching this," Commander Ian Lafreniere said. |
| Other body parts are missing, and police are investigating the possibility they also may have been put in the mail. | Other body parts are missing, and police are investigating the possibility they also may have been put in the mail. |
| The victim is believed to have been a man Magnotta knew and possibly dated. Police have not identified the victim but Canadian newspapers, including La Presse, said he was a 33-year-old student from China who had been reported missing the day before. | The victim is believed to have been a man Magnotta knew and possibly dated. Police have not identified the victim but Canadian newspapers, including La Presse, said he was a 33-year-old student from China who had been reported missing the day before. |
| Magnotta, who was born in the Toronto area and speaks English, had been renting a flat in a Montreal neighbourhood. He changed his name from Eric Clinton Newman in 2006, and online posts suggest he had a longtime fascination with identity change and escape. | Magnotta, who was born in the Toronto area and speaks English, had been renting a flat in a Montreal neighbourhood. He changed his name from Eric Clinton Newman in 2006, and online posts suggest he had a longtime fascination with identity change and escape. |
| In a post on the Digital Journal website in 2009 that police confirmed, a six-step article under Magnotta's name describes how to disappear. "When making the decision to disappear, it is very important to understand that this is not a process that can be successfully accomplished overnight," it reads. | In a post on the Digital Journal website in 2009 that police confirmed, a six-step article under Magnotta's name describes how to disappear. "When making the decision to disappear, it is very important to understand that this is not a process that can be successfully accomplished overnight," it reads. |
| "For best results under normal circumstances, a minimum of four months is really necessary to successfully carry out the heroic actions necessary to leave your old life behind. This is certainly not an undertaking to be entered into lightly be completely sure of yourself before you commit to this." | "For best results under normal circumstances, a minimum of four months is really necessary to successfully carry out the heroic actions necessary to leave your old life behind. This is certainly not an undertaking to be entered into lightly be completely sure of yourself before you commit to this." |
| Magnotta's blog and online presence had made references to violence. For nearly two years, animal rights activists had been looking for a man who tortured and killed cats and posted videos of it online, believed to be Magnotta. However he had denied abusing animals. | Magnotta's blog and online presence had made references to violence. For nearly two years, animal rights activists had been looking for a man who tortured and killed cats and posted videos of it online, believed to be Magnotta. However he had denied abusing animals. |
| The Globe and Mail reported that Magnotta had auditioned for a reality show, Cover Guy, a Canadian competition for male underwear models, and said in his audition tape five years ago: "A lotta people tell me I'm really devastatingly good looking," but he was rejected by the judges and told to try again the following year. | The Globe and Mail reported that Magnotta had auditioned for a reality show, Cover Guy, a Canadian competition for male underwear models, and said in his audition tape five years ago: "A lotta people tell me I'm really devastatingly good looking," but he was rejected by the judges and told to try again the following year. |
| The paper also reported Magnotta had been convicted of fraud in 2005, for defrauding shops and impersonating someone to obtain an American Express card. He was given a suspended sentence and 12 months' probation. | The paper also reported Magnotta had been convicted of fraud in 2005, for defrauding shops and impersonating someone to obtain an American Express card. He was given a suspended sentence and 12 months' probation. |
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