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Murder trial set to begin for ‘Canadian Psycho’
The epilogue of the most significant Canadian crime story in years begins Monday in Montreal with the trial of Luka Rocco Magnotta, accused of slaying and dismembering a Chinese student. The case made international headlines after the murder and lewd acts involving the victim’s corpse were filmed by the killer…
‘Canadian psycho’ victim’s mother pained by online video
The mother of the Chinese student victim in the “Canadian Psycho” murder and dismemberment case says her “most unbearable pain” is that the killing is still watched online, she told Canada’s public broadcaster. “What a disaster and huge pain for our family,” Zhigui Du said in an interview with the…
‘Canadian Psycho’ extradited from Germany
The Canadian porn actor accused of the grisly killing and dismemberment of a Chinese student in Montreal last month, was extradited from Germany to Canada Monday in a case that has sent shock waves through several countries. “Luka Rocco Magnotta was removed from Berlin by a Canadian military transport in…
Family of ‘Canadian Psycho’ victim says loss is ‘devastating’
The family of a Chinese student murdered and dismembered in Montreal called their loss “devastating” on Tuesday and urged the extradition of suspect Luka Rocco Magnotta, now in a German jail, as soon as possible. Magnotta, dubbed the “Canadian Psycho,” allegedly stabbed Lin Jun with ice-pick, carved up his body…
Was Canadian ‘psycho killer’ inspired by Hollywood?
Was alleged Canadian “psycho killer” Luka Rocco Magnotta inspired by Hollywood? That’s a growing question fueled by multiple clues surrounding the grisly murder of a Chinese student. The fact that Magnotta — a porn actor — allegedly filmed himself killing and dismembering 33-year-old Lin Jun, and made a series of…
‘Canadian Psycho’ likely extradited by the end of June
German prosecutors said Thursday the Canadian porn star accused of the grisly killing and dismemberment of a Chinese student in Montreal last month will likely be extradited by the end of June. “We hope that he can be extradited by the end of the month,” a spokesman for the Berlin…
‘Canadian Psycho’ may have sent body parts to Vancouver schools
Luka Rocco Magnotta, would-be porn star and accused murderer, may have mailed body parts to two schools in Vancouver, British Columbia, according to the Vancouver Sun. A hand and foot were mailed to Vancouver’s St. George junior school and False Creek elementary school. Experts are currently trying to determine whether…
‘Canadian Psycho’ won’t fight extradition from Germany
A porn actor dubbed the “Canadian Psycho” for allegedly killing and chopping up another man told a Berlin judge Tuesday he would not challenge his extradition from Germany. “He has been before the judge, who has confirmed the arrest,” a spokesman for the Berlin public prosecutor’s office told AFP, the…
Macabre profile emerges of porn star who dismembered Chinese student
A macabre profile of a Canadian porn actor suspected of filming the dismemberment of a Chinese student and mailing his body parts emerged from his acquaintances and hundreds of websites Friday. Lin Jun had been “in a relationship” with the suspect, Luka Rocco Magnotta, 29, according to Montreal police commander…
Global hunt for Canada ‘body parts’ murder suspect
A global manhunt was under way Friday for a Canadian porn star suspected of dismembering his boyfriend and mailing the body parts, after a video of the grisly killing surfaced online. Interpol posted the picture and profile of Luka Rocco Magnotta, 29, who is being hunted across Canada over the…
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