Luka Magnotta

Luka Rocco Magnotta

German police mugshot of Magnotta taken following his arrest in Berlin.

The Berlin Police mugshot of Luka Magnotta taken following his arrest.
Born Eric Clinton Kirk Newman[1]
July 24, 1982
Scarborough, Ontario, Canada[1]
Nationality Canadian
Other names Vladimir Romanov[2]
Mattia Del Santo[2]
"Jimmy"[3]
"Justin"[4]
"Angel"[5]
Kirk Trammel[6]
Occupation model, sex worker
Criminal charge
 first-degree murder; committing an indignity to a body, criminally harassing Prime Minister Stephen Harper and other members of Parliament; mailing obscene and indecent material; publishing obscene materials.[7]
Criminal penalty
 automatic life sentence with no possibility of parole for 25 years plus 19 years to be served concurrently[8]
Criminal status in prison
Conviction(s) convicted on all counts, December 23, 2014
Capture status
 apprehended June 4, 2012 in Berlin following an international manhunt

Luka Rocco Magnotta (born Eric Clinton Kirk Newman; July 24, 1982) is a Canadian former pornographic actor and model who killed and dismembered Lin Jun, a Chinese international student, then mailed his limbs to elementary schools and federal political party offices.[9] This act gained international notoriety. After a video depicting the murder was posted online, Magnotta fled Canada, becoming the subject of an Interpol Red Notice and prompting an international manhunt. He was apprehended at an Internet café in Berlin while reading news about himself in June 2012.[9] After 8 days of deliberations, a jury convicted him of first-degree murder on December 23, 2014.[10]

He was previously sought by animal rights groups for allegedly uploading videos of himself killing kittens.[11]

Biography

Magnotta was born Eric Clinton Kirk Newman on July 24, 1982 in Scarborough, Toronto.[1] He attended I. E. Weldon Secondary School in Lindsay.[1]

In 2003, he began to appear in gay pornographic videos, occasionally working as a stripper and a male escort.[1][12] He appeared as a pin-up model in a 2005 issue of Toronto's fab magazine using the pseudonym "Jimmy".[3] In 2007, he was an unsuccessful competitor in OUTtv's reality series COVERguy.[13][14][15] Magnotta had multiple cosmetic surgeries and auditioned for the Slice network television show Plastic Makes Perfect in February 2008.[16]

In 2005, he was convicted of one count of impersonation and three counts of fraud (against Sears Canada, The Brick, and 2001 Audio Video) after impersonating a woman to apply for a credit card and purchasing over $10,000 worth of goods. He pleaded guilty and received a nine-month conditional sentence with 12 months of probation.[17][1]

He legally changed his name to Luka Rocco Magnotta on August 12, 2006.[18] Magnotta declared bankruptcy in March 2007, owing $17,000 in various debts.[19][20] The bankruptcy was fully discharged in December 2007.[19]

Rumors emerged in 2007 claiming Magnotta was in a relationship with Karla Homolka, a high-profile Canadian triple killer, though he denied this in an interview with the Toronto Sun.[21][22][23] During the murder investigation, Montreal police initially announced the pair had dated but subsequently retracted the statement and acknowledged that they had no evidence to corroborate the claim.[21]

Many profiles on various internet social media and discussion forums were created over several years to plant false or unverified claims about Magnotta.[18][20] Magnotta himself repeatedly dismissed such accounts as hoaxes and part of a campaign of cyber stalking against him.[18] According to police, Magnotta set up at least 70 Facebook pages and 20 websites under different names.[2]

Murder of Lin Jun

Lin Jun (Chinese: 林俊; pinyin: Lín Jùn) (30 December 1978 – May 2012), also known as Justin Lin, was an international student from Wuhan and an undergraduate in the engineering and computer science faculty at Concordia University.[24] He worked part-time as a convenience store clerk in Pointe-Saint-Charles.[25] Lin had been studying in Montreal since July 2011.[24] Lin moved into a Griffintown-area apartment with a roommate on May 1.[24] He was last seen on May 24, 2012 and his friends reported getting a text message from his phone at 9 PM.[25] His boss became suspicious when he didn't show up for his shift the next day.[26][27] Three of his friends went into his apartment on May 27.[25][28][27] He was reported missing to police on May 29.[24][28]

On May 25, 2012, an 11-minute video titled 1 Lunatic 1 Ice Pick was uploaded to Bestgore.com, 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.[29][30] The perpetrator uses a knife and fork to cut off some of the flesh and gets a dog to chew on the body.[29][31] During the video, the 1987 New Order song "True Faith" plays in the background,[29] and a poster for the 1942 film Casablanca is visible on the wall.[32] Canadian authorities obtained a "more extensive" version of the video and said cannibalism may have been performed.[6][33] Materials promoting the video appeared online ten days before the murder took place.[34][35]

On May 26, an attorney from Montana attempted to report the video to Toronto Police, his local Sheriff, and the FBI, but the report was dismissed by officials.[36][37] Bestgore viewers also attempted to report the video.[38] Police later confirmed it as authentic and identified the victim, an Asian male, as the same one whose body parts were sent to Ottawa.[39]

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.[40] The package was stained with blood and had a foul smell.[41][42] It was marked with a red heart symbol.[39] Another package containing a left hand was intercepted in a Canada Post processing facility, addressed to the Liberal Party.[39] A janitor discovered a decomposing torso inside a suitcase, left in a garbage pile in the alley behind an apartment building in the Snowdon area of Montreal.[40] He first saw the suitcase on May 25, but it was not picked up due to the large amount of garbage that day.[39]

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.[43] Footage from surveillance cameras inside the building showed a suspect bringing numerous garbage bags outside, and the images matched the suspect who was captured on video at the post office in Côte-des-Neiges.[43]

At 23:33 EDT (03:33 UTC), police searched apartment 208, which Magnotta was renting.[43] He had moved in four months prior, and his rent was paid up to June 1.[44] The apartment had been mostly emptied before he left.[44] Blood was found on different items including the mattress, the refrigerator, the table, and the bathtub.[44] "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.[44]

On May 30, 2012, it was confirmed that the body parts belonged to the same individual, later identified as Lin Jun.[28] The suspect in the case was quickly identified as Magnotta, who had by then fled.[28]

A note was found with the package sent to the Conservative Party, saying six body parts had been distributed and the perpetrator would kill again.[45] The other three packages also contained notes, but their contents were undisclosed by police, who cited their concerns about possible copycat crimes.[46]

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.[6][47] Both schools opened as normal the following morning.[48][46] It was confirmed that both packages were sent from Montreal.[46]

On June 13, the four limbs and the torso were matched to Lin Jun using DNA samples from his family.[49] On July 1, his head was recovered at the edge of a small lake in Montreal's Angrignon Park after police received an anonymous tip.[50]

Lin's body was cremated on July 11 and his ashes were buried on July 26 at Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery in Montreal.[51][52][53]

Manhunt

An arrest warrant for Magnotta was issued by the Service de police de la Ville de Montréal (SPVM), later upgraded to a Canada-wide warrant[54] by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), accusing him of the following crimes:[55]

  1. First-degree murder;
  2. Committing an indignity to a dead body;
  3. Publishing obscene material;
  4. Mailing obscene, indecent, immoral or scurrilous material; and
  5. Criminally harassing Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and several (unnamed) members of Parliament.

On May 31, 2012, Interpol issued a Red notice for Magnotta at the request of Canadian authorities, and for several days before and after his arrest his name and photo were displayed prominently at the top of the home page of the Interpol website. The Red Notice requested that Magnotta be provisionally arrested pending extradition back to Canada by any Interpol member state.[56]

Magnotta booked a ticket for a flight from Montreal to Paris on May 25, using a passport with his own name.[57] After his arrival in France, his cell phone signal was traced to a hotel in Bagnolet, but he had left by the time police arrived.[58] Pornographic magazines and an air-sickness bag were found in the hotel room.[58][59] Magnotta used a false passport with the name "Kirk Trammel" at the hotel.[60] He had contacts in Paris from a previous visit in 2010, and police were following a large-framed man who had been in contact with Magnotta.[47] Another man he stayed with for two nights did not realize who he was until he had left.[47] Magnotta then boarded a Eurolines bus at the Bagnolet coach station bound for Berlin, Germany.[47]

On June 4, 2012, Magnotta was apprehended by Berlin Police at an Internet café in the Neukölln district while reading news stories about himself.[61] He tried giving fake names before admitting who he was.[61] His identity was confirmed through fingerprint evidence.[61] Magnotta appeared in a Berlin court on June 5, 2012.[62] According to German officials, he did not oppose his extradition.[62] There was sufficient evidence to keep him in custody until extradition,[49] and he agreed to a simplified process.[63]

On June 18, 2012, Magnotta was delivered to Canadian authorities in Berlin and flown aboard a Royal Canadian Air Force CC-150 Polaris to Mirabel International Airport, north of Montreal. A military transport was necessary due to safety concerns with using a commercial flight and potential legal difficulties if the plane was diverted to another country.[64] He was placed into solitary confinement at the Rivière-des-Prairies detention centre.[65]

Immediate aftermath

Reactions in China were highly critical, with some believing the murder was racially motivated.[66] Some Chinese questioned public safety in Canada, as the killing was the second high-profile murder of a Chinese student there in slightly over a year.[66] Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird called Chinese ambassador Zhang Junsai (章均赛) to convey his condolences.[67]

On June 4, 2012, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper said he was pleased that the suspect was arrested and congratulated the police forces on their good work in apprehending him.[61] Interim Liberal Party leader Bob Rae said that Canadians should mourn the victim rather than "in any way, shape or form" celebrate Magnotta's notoriety.[61]

Two days later, Lin Jun's family arrived at Trudeau Airport in Montreal.[63][68][69] The Chinese Students and Scholars Association of Concordia University established a fund to defray expenses incurred by Lin's family while in Canada and an award was created in his honor.[70][71][72] A candlelight vigil was held in Montreal.[73][74]

Magnotta was named Canadian Newsmaker of the Year by The Canadian Press, which caused controversy.[75][76]

On July 16, 2013, Edmonton police charged BestGore.com owner Mark Marek with corrupting public morals, a rarely used obscenity charge, for posting the 1 Lunatic 1 Ice Pick video online.[77] Marek is out on bail and is awaiting trial, which is scheduled to begin January 2016.[78]

Legal proceedings

Preliminary hearing

On June 19, Magnotta appeared in court by video link to plead not guilty to all charges through his lawyer.[79] On June 21, Magnotta appeared in person at a high-security Montreal courtroom to request a trial by jury.[80]

A preliminary hearing began on March 11, 2013. The evidence presented is subject to a publication ban. Magnotta's defence team requested the media and the public be barred entirely from the hearing; this was declined the next day.[81] Lin Jun's father, Lin Diran, travelled from China to attend the hearing.[82] On March 13, one of Magnotta's lawyers resigned, due to a possible conflict of interest.[83] Expert witnesses testified, including a forensic pathologist, a forensic toxicologist, a forensic odontologist,[84] a bloodstain analyst,[85] data recovery specialists[86] and an Internet investigations officer.[87] The prosecution also displayed video evidence.[86] Both Magnotta and Lin physically collapsed at separate times during the proceedings.[88][85][87]

On April 12, 2013, 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.[89]

Trial

Magnotta elected to be tried by judge and jury.[89] He pleaded not guilty, admitting to the acts he is accused of but claiming diminished responsibility due to mental disorders. Crown Attorney Louis Bouthillier made his opening statement on September 29, 2014. Quebec Superior Court Justice Guy Cournoyer presided over the trial, which lasted ten weeks.[90] On the opening day, he instructed jurors that Magnotta "admits the acts or the conducts underlying the crime for which he is charged. Your task will be to determine whether he committed the five offences with the required state of mind for each offence."[91]

Six tools (a pair of scissors, two knives, a screwdriver, an oscillating saw and a hammer) were recovered outside Magnotta's apartment and analysed by ballistics expert Gilbert Desjardins. He said none could be definitively linked to the killing, and no skeletal marks suggested the screwdriver or scissors were used, but some were consistent with saw and knife or X-Acto blade injuries.[92]

During the trial, defence attorney Luc Leclair argued that Magnotta was in a psychotic state at the time of the crimes and couldn't be held responsible for his actions. The Crown prosecutor argued that the murder of Jun Lin was organized and premeditated and that Magnotta was "purposeful, mindful, ultra-organized and ultimately responsible for his actions."[93]

Magnotta chose not to testify during the trial.[93]

After a twelve-week trial which included ten weeks of hearing testimony, the jury of eight women and four men received final instructions from the trial judge on December 15, 2014 and was sequestered before beginning its deliberations the next day.[93] On their eighth day of deliberation, they returned a verdict of guilty on all charges.[94] Magnotta will serve a mandatory life sentence and will be eligible for parole in 25 years. He was also sentenced to 19 years for other charges, to be served concurrently.[95]

Magnotta filed an appeal for the convictions to be annulled and new trial ordered. The appeal was filed with the Quebec Court of Appeal by Magnotta's defence counsel Luc Leclair, citing judicial error in jury instruction. The appeal further claims that the "verdicts are unreasonable and unsupported by the evidence and the instructions."[96] Magnotta withdrew his appeal on February 18, 2015.[97]

Mental health

Trial Expert Testimony
Expert Diagnosis Crown/Defense
Dr. Roy Borderline personality disorder with some histrionic traits Independent
Dr. Paris Borderline personality disorder Crown
Dr. Chamberland Borderline personality disorder, Histrionic personality disorder Crown
Dr. Allard Paranoid schizophrenia, Psychosis Defense
Dr. Watts Paranoid schizophrenia, Psychosis, Borderline personality disorder with histrionic traits Defense
Dr. Barth Paranoid schizophrenia, Psychosis, Borderline traits Defense

During his trial for murder, defence witnesses provided evidence that Luka Magnotta had been diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia as a teenager.[98] The prosecution revealed that Magnotta had been using illegal drugs during his teenage years which led to symptoms that mimicked schizophrenia and that Magnotta has been diagnosed with borderline personality disorder by Crown expert Dr. Joel Paris at Jewish General Hospital in Montreal in April 2012.[99][100][101] Dr. Renée Roy, the forensic psychiatrist who has been treating the 32-year-old at Rivières-des-Prairies Detention Centre since November 2012, through his preliminary hearing, right up to the murder trial also diagnosed Magnotta with borderline personality disorder with histrionic features.[102] Dr. Chamberland, another Crown expert who was not able to interview Magnotta, diagnosed Magnotta with co-morbid Cluster B personality disorders, including borderline personality disorder and histrionic personality disorder along with some narcissistic and antisocial traits. Magnotta is strongly suspected of pretending to be schizophrenic since his defense is pleading diminished responsibility due to alleged schizophrenia.[103][104]

Investigation into other possible crimes

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.[105] In January 2011, professional model and animal rights activist Sia Barbi joined a private Facebook group who had identified Magnotta as the person in these videos;[106] subsequently animal rights activist groups offered a $5,000 reward for bringing him to justice.[1] In February 2011, Toronto police began investigating Magnotta in connection with the videos after receiving a complaint from the Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals[107] The OSPCA also contacted the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals in England, the FBI, and police in Montreal due to the suspect's extensive travels.[107]

Alex West, a journalist for British tabloid newspaper The Sun, met Magnotta while he was living in London in 2011, following claims that he had made "Python Christmas", an online video showing a kitten being eaten alive by a Burmese python.[108] The Sun contacted Scotland Yard, which denied that the python video incident had occurred within its jurisdiction, stating that the video had been "posted from somewhere in North America".[5] Following his meeting with Magnotta, Alex West said he received a threatening email, which he believed was sent by Magnotta.[109]

On June 8, the Los Angeles Police Department announced they were in contact with Montreal police to determine if Magnotta was involved in the unsolved murder and decapitation of Hervey Medellin,[110][111][112] known as the "Hollywood Sign Murder" but later announced that they did not believe he was involved in the crime.[113] The animal rights group Last Chance for Animals claimed responsibility for posting YouTube videos linking him to the Hollywood Sign Murder in an attempt to lure Magnotta into contacting them.[114][115][116] LCA offered a $7500 reward for information leading to his arrest while he was on the run.[117]

The case also drew comparisons across North America to Mark Twitchell, a convicted murderer inspired by Dexter, who used social media in his crimes and to self-promote his work.[118] Author Steve Lillebuen, who wrote a book on the case, described a new trend in crime where social media allows killers to become "online broadcasters" and have direct, instant access to a global audience they may crave.[119][120]

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