Luka Rocco Magnotta linked to grisly 2011 cold case killing in Quebec
SEE THE FOOTAGE OF LUKA ROCCO MAGNOTTA BERLIN ARREST
MONTREAL Police in the Quebec town of Gatineau will examine evidence gathered against Luka Rocco Magnotta for a possible connection to a grisly 2011 murder that has since stumped detectives.
A spokesperson for the Gatineau force said it would contact Montreal police shortly to see whether any link exists between Magnotta and the killing of Valerie Leblanc.
Sgt. Jean Paul Lemay stressed it was routine procedure for police to look for connections given the distinct nature of both crimes.
Leblanc’s body was discovered with severe head trauma and was also burned.
Montreal police said today they have been in contact with law enforcement officials from across North America, raising the possibility Magnotta could yet face more charges.
Police revealed today that Magnotta is alleged to have eaten parts of his victim and that they are still searching for missing body parts, including a head and two limbs.
Montreal Police Cmdr. Ian LaFreniere said police have not been able to find the head and the right hand and foot belonging to the victim, Jun Lin, 33.
Two of his bod Tiffany Canada y parts, a hand and a foot, were sent to political offices in Ottawa through Canada Post, so police are investigating the possibility that more were put in the mail.
Lin torso was discovered in the garbage near the apartment building where Magnotta lived.
they shipped to other locations? We have no indication (of that) whatsoever but we are not taking any chances, LaFreniere told reporters Tuesday. are working closely with the postal services to see if something could have been shipped.
He also said police have video of him dropping off garbage bags outside of his apartment.
Montreal police say they received over 400 tips in the Magnotta case and say they are investigating whether he is linked to any other crimes.
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German police spokesman Stefan Redlich said the 29 year old Canadian, who was the subject of an international manhunt until his arrest in Berlin Monday, had a brief court appearance with a judge in a police station Tuesday.
“He told the judge he would not object to his return to Canada,” Redlich said.
But police said he refused to discuss any of the details of his case with the judge.
Magnotta, the man dubbed “Canadian Psycho,” spent the night alone in Tiffany Canada a Berlin jail after his afternoon arrested.
Guards at the jail described Magnotta as “quite meek,” Relich said. “They told me that he had passed a quiet night without incident.”
“He was wearing clothes given to him by the police. He was asleep on a wooden bed with a mattress in a tidy German prison cell that measures 1.5 metres by five metres. After having bread, jam and for breakfast. He also ha Tiffany Canada d a light meal of bread and cheese last night.”
Before arriving in Berlin, police had tracked his location to a suburban area of Paris. German police say he arrived on Friday and they are tracking his movements until his arrest on Monday.
Magnotta was arrested after employees at an internet cafe recognized him reading stories about himself and looking at pornography on the Internet.
Cafe employee Kadir Anlayisli flagged down a Berlin police car, and soon seven police officers would enter the cafe and make the arrest.
