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Police investigating the grisly killing of a Chinese student in Canada said that posted packages containing the man's body parts also included notes.Police investigating the grisly killing of a Chinese student in Canada said that posted packages containing the man's body parts also included notes.
The case was discovered last week when Jun Lin's left hand and left foot were mailed to Canada's top political parties. The investigation spread to the other end of the country this week as more body parts were mailed from Montreal to two schools in Vancouver. Those parcels contained a right hand and a right foot, and police said they would conduct DNA tests to confirm a match, Montreal police commander Ian Lafreniere said:The case was discovered last week when Jun Lin's left hand and left foot were mailed to Canada's top political parties. The investigation spread to the other end of the country this week as more body parts were mailed from Montreal to two schools in Vancouver. Those parcels contained a right hand and a right foot, and police said they would conduct DNA tests to confirm a match, Montreal police commander Ian Lafreniere said:
"They were the same limbs we were looking for," Lafreniere said. The victim's head is still unaccounted for."They were the same limbs we were looking for," Lafreniere said. The victim's head is still unaccounted for.
Lafreniere said the parcels were sent to the Conservative and Liberal parties, and at least one of the Vancouver packages contained a note. He declined to say to whom they were addressed, or what they said, for fear of encouraging copycat crimes.Lafreniere said the parcels were sent to the Conservative and Liberal parties, and at least one of the Vancouver packages contained a note. He declined to say to whom they were addressed, or what they said, for fear of encouraging copycat crimes.
Lin's lover, porn actor Luka Rocco Magnotta, 29, was arrested in Berlin on Monday and could be extradited to Canada by the end of the week.Lin's lover, porn actor Luka Rocco Magnotta, 29, was arrested in Berlin on Monday and could be extradited to Canada by the end of the week.
Lafreniere said Magnotta had either lived in Vancouver or passed through there at one point, but could not otherwise say if he had a connection to those two schools. In 2003, Magnotta worked on a porn movie for a company that was based in Vancouver, according to Jeff Vanzetti, webmaster for the US-based Internet Adult Film Database. It was not immediately known if the movie was filmed in Vancouver, however.Lafreniere said Magnotta had either lived in Vancouver or passed through there at one point, but could not otherwise say if he had a connection to those two schools. In 2003, Magnotta worked on a porn movie for a company that was based in Vancouver, according to Jeff Vanzetti, webmaster for the US-based Internet Adult Film Database. It was not immediately known if the movie was filmed in Vancouver, however.
Investigators say Magnotta videotaped the killing and dismemberment in his apartment and posted it online. The video also shows the suspect eating parts of the body, police said. The video did not show anyone eating the body but did show a man using a fork and knife on it. Police suggested they have access to more extensive video of the killing, possibly an unedited version. Investigators say Magnotta videotaped the killing and dismemberment in his apartment and posted it online. The video also shows the suspect eating parts of the body, police said. A copy of the video viewed by the Associated Press did not show anyone eating the body but did show a man using a fork and knife on it. Police suggested they have access to more extensive video of the killing, possibly an unedited version.
Magnotta was caught at an internet cafe in Berlin after evading police for days while he partied in Paris. He has told German authorities he would not fight extradition.Magnotta was caught at an internet cafe in Berlin after evading police for days while he partied in Paris. He has told German authorities he would not fight extradition.
German authorities are waiting for Canada's formal extradition requestaccording to Martin Steltner, a spokesman for Berlin prosecutors. The Canadian embassy in Berlin declined to comment on when Ottawa may file the official papers seeking extradition. German authorities are waiting for Canada's formal extradition request, according to Martin Steltner, a spokesman for Berlin prosecutors. The Canadian embassy in Berlin declined to comment on when Ottawa may file the official papers seeking extradition.
Lin's parents, meanwhile, met with investigators and officials from Concordia University, said Zheng Xu, a press spokesman at the Chinese consulate. Lin, 33, was registered as an undergraduate in the department of engineering and computer science. Lin's parents, meanwhile, met investigators and officials from Concordia University, said Zheng Xu, a press spokesman at the Chinese consulate. Lin, 33, was registered as an undergraduate in the department of engineering and computer science.
Yan Shi, the head of Concordia's Chinese student association, met the family and described the painful scene at the airport when they arrived from China on Tuesday.Yan Shi, the head of Concordia's Chinese student association, met the family and described the painful scene at the airport when they arrived from China on Tuesday.
"It's heartbreaking," Yan Shi said. "Lin's mother was very emotional. She was crying all the time … She could barely walk. We had to help her.""It's heartbreaking," Yan Shi said. "Lin's mother was very emotional. She was crying all the time … She could barely walk. We had to help her."