Lucca Magnotta

Summary

Luka Rocco Magnotta (born Eric Clinton Kirk Newman; July 24, 1982) is a Canadian
pornographic actor and model accused of killing and dismembering Lin Jun, a Chinese
international student, then mailing his severed limbs to political parties and
elementary schools.

Biography

In 2003, he began to appear in gay pornographic videos, occasionally working as a stripper and a male escort. He
appeared as a pin-up model in a 2005 issue of Toronto's fab magazine using the pseudonym "Jimmy." In 2007, he was an
unsuccessful competitor in OUTtv's reality series COVERguy. Magnotta had multiple cosmetic surgeries and auditioned
for Slice network show Plastic Makes Perfect in February 2008.

In 2005, he was convicted of one count of impersonation and three counts of fraud after impersonating a woman to
apply for a credit cards and purchasing over $10,000 worth of goods. He pleaded guilty and received a nine-month
conditional sentence with 12 months of probation.

Magnotta declared bankruptcy in March 2007, owing $17,000 in various debts. The bankruptcy was fully discharged in
December 2007.

Rumors emerged in 2007 claiming Magnotta was in a relationship with Karla Homolka, a high-profile Canadian murderer,
though he denied this in an interview with the Toronto Sun. Many profiles on various internet social media and
discussion forums were created over several years to plant false or unverified claims about Magnotta. According to
police, Magnotta set up at least 70 Facebook pages and 20 websites under different names.

Magnotta is alleged to be the person behind a series of videos of animal cruelty involving cats which were posted to
YouTube beginning in 2010, including one titled "1 boy 2 kittens" which showed a man deliberately suffocating two
kittens with a vacuum cleaner. Animal rights activist groups offered a $5,000 reward for bringing him to justice.

Murder of Lin Jun

On May 25, 2012, an 11-minute video titled 1 Lunatic 1 Ice

Pick was uploaded to depicting a naked male tied to a bed
frame being repeatedly stabbed with an ice pick and a
kitchen knife, then dismembered, followed by acts of
necrophilia. The perpetrator uses a knife and fork to cut off
some of the flesh and gets a dog to chew on the body.
During the video, the 1987 New Order song "True Faith"
plays in the background. Canadian authorities were able to
obtain a "more extensive" version of the video and
confirmed that cannibalism may have been performed.
Materials promoting the video appeared online at least 10
days before the murder took place.
The Body

At 11 AM on May 29, 2012, a package containing a left foot was delivered to the national headquarters of the
Conservative Party of Canada. The package was stained with blood and had a foul smell. It was marked with a red heart
symbol. A note was found with the package sent to the Conservative Party, stating that a total of six body parts have
been distributed and that the perpetrator would kill again. Notes were also included in the other three packages.
Another package containing a left hand was intercepted in a Canada Post processing facility, addressed to the Liberal
Party. On June 5, 2012, a package containing a right foot was delivered to St. George's School and another package
containing a right hand to False Creek Elementary School in Vancouver. A janitor discovered a decomposing torso inside
a suitcase, left in a garbage pile in the alley behind an apartment building in Montreal. After searching the scene, police
recovered human remains, bloody clothes, papers identifying the suspect, as well as "sharp and blunt objects" from the
back alley. Footage from surveillance cameras inside the building showed a suspect bringing numerous garbage bags
outside.

The Search

Police searched the apartment that Luka Rocco Magnotta was renting. The apartment had been mostly emptied. Blood
was found on different items including the mattress, the refrigerator, the table, and the bathtub. If you don't like the
reflection. Don't look in the mirror. I don't care was written in red ink on the inside of a closet. An arrest warrant for him
was issued and later upgraded to a Canada-wide warrant. He was then put on Interpol (international) wanted list.

On June 4, 2012, Magnotta was apprehended by Berlin Police at an Internet café while reading news stories about
himself. He tried giving fake names before admitting who he was. On April 12, 2013, Luka

The Trial

Magnotta was indicted on charges of first degree murder, offering indignities to a human body, distributing obscene
materials, using the postal service to distribute obscene materials and criminal harassment. The preliminary inquiry
judge set a tentative trial for the fall of 2014 on April 29, 2013. Magnotta elected to be tried by judge and jury. It is
assumed that he will use the insanity defense.