06-07-2012, 02:33 PM
He is now being linked to other crimes
Toronto Sun - MONTREAL - Montreal police and the Los Angeles detectives are examining a possible connection between Luka Magnotta and the murder of a 66-year-old man near the famous Hollywood sign in January.
Montreal police Cmdr. Ian Lafreniere confirmed Thursday that the LAPD is probing possible links between Magnotta and the murder of Hervey Medellin, a gay former flight attendant.
A woman walking her dog on a hilltop trail near the Hollywood sign on Jan. 17 found Medellin's head.
A police search of the area the following day turned up the victim's hands and feet. Detectives have been unable to find a suspect and the rest of Medellin's body has not been found.
Lafreniere says his officers are working with the LAPD to see if there's a connection with the murder of Magnotta's ex-lover Jun Lin, who was killed and dismembered last month in Magnotta's Montreal apartment.
"We heard about (the Medellin case)," Lafreniere told QMI Agency. "Of course we will take a look on our side and track all of (Magnotta's) movements."
Lafreniere said Magnotta was in Los Angeles at the time of Medellin's murder.
The U.K. Sun newspaper reported Thursday that a Los-Angeles-based pimp claims to have hired Magnotta to work as a prostitute in January.
It also says that weeks after the discovery of Medellin’s body parts, Magnotta advertised his services on Facebook as an L.A.-based masseuse.
Lafreniere said the investigation will move forward once officers are able to get a DNA sample from Magnotta.
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Also Jun Lin's family arrived yesterday
CBC - Family members of Jun Lin, the Chinese man allegedly killed and dismembered by Luka Rocco Magnotta, have arrived in Montreal under intense media attention, while the victim's friends rally to support them.
Yan Shi, head of Concordia University's Chinese Student Association, was among the delegation of people that greeted Lin's family at the Trudeau airport.
He described their "heartbreaking" arrival as Lin's mother openly struggled with her grief.
"She was not even able to even walk straight, so we had to carry her," Shi said. "When we tried to understand what she was saying, all we could make out was, 'We come here to take you home.'"
Jun Lin appears at a Christmas party in Montreal, where he was celebrating with fellow students from a French course. (Photo submitted by Mohsen Abdolghafari )
Community fundraising efforts are underway to help alleviate the possible financial burden related to the tragedy.
Chinese students at Concordia have set up a fund — the Lin Jun Rest in Peace Foundation — to help defray the family's expenses while they're here, which is expected to be two or three weeks.
In an interview with CBC Montreal, a close friend of Lin described him as an ambitious, hard-working young man who loved his new life in Canada.
"He was a very nice person, very open-minded. He enjoyed making jokes with us," said Matty, 24, who only wanted his first name used.
"I just want people to know he was good to his friends, and he was a good student. I know his marks at Concordia were around A's."
Lin worked long hours in China to support himself and save enough money to come study in Montreal, where "it's not cheap, it's pretty expensive for Chinese people."
"His life was not easy," but he was happy, Matty said.
Lin's mother, father, sister and uncle have already met with Montreal police and Concordia officials, who offered to hold a school memorial in his memory.
Lin Jun RIP Foundation
Details on how to contribute to the Lin Jun RIP Foundation will be posted on the Chinese Consulate's website once the account is made public.
Community members in Montreal are also remembering Lin by dropping off cards at the Pointe-Saint-Charles corner store where Lin used to work. His boss, Kankan Huang, said he has collected dozens of cards so far.
At a press conference in Montreal, police Cmdr. Ian Lafrenière said authorities will stay in contact with Lin's family to provide assistance.
"This is a horrible ordeal they’ve been put through,” he said Wednesday.
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Toronto Sun - MONTREAL - Montreal police and the Los Angeles detectives are examining a possible connection between Luka Magnotta and the murder of a 66-year-old man near the famous Hollywood sign in January.
Montreal police Cmdr. Ian Lafreniere confirmed Thursday that the LAPD is probing possible links between Magnotta and the murder of Hervey Medellin, a gay former flight attendant.
A woman walking her dog on a hilltop trail near the Hollywood sign on Jan. 17 found Medellin's head.
A police search of the area the following day turned up the victim's hands and feet. Detectives have been unable to find a suspect and the rest of Medellin's body has not been found.
Lafreniere says his officers are working with the LAPD to see if there's a connection with the murder of Magnotta's ex-lover Jun Lin, who was killed and dismembered last month in Magnotta's Montreal apartment.
"We heard about (the Medellin case)," Lafreniere told QMI Agency. "Of course we will take a look on our side and track all of (Magnotta's) movements."
Lafreniere said Magnotta was in Los Angeles at the time of Medellin's murder.
The U.K. Sun newspaper reported Thursday that a Los-Angeles-based pimp claims to have hired Magnotta to work as a prostitute in January.
It also says that weeks after the discovery of Medellin’s body parts, Magnotta advertised his services on Facebook as an L.A.-based masseuse.
Lafreniere said the investigation will move forward once officers are able to get a DNA sample from Magnotta.
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Also Jun Lin's family arrived yesterday
CBC - Family members of Jun Lin, the Chinese man allegedly killed and dismembered by Luka Rocco Magnotta, have arrived in Montreal under intense media attention, while the victim's friends rally to support them.
Yan Shi, head of Concordia University's Chinese Student Association, was among the delegation of people that greeted Lin's family at the Trudeau airport.
He described their "heartbreaking" arrival as Lin's mother openly struggled with her grief.
"She was not even able to even walk straight, so we had to carry her," Shi said. "When we tried to understand what she was saying, all we could make out was, 'We come here to take you home.'"
Jun Lin appears at a Christmas party in Montreal, where he was celebrating with fellow students from a French course. (Photo submitted by Mohsen Abdolghafari )
Community fundraising efforts are underway to help alleviate the possible financial burden related to the tragedy.
Chinese students at Concordia have set up a fund — the Lin Jun Rest in Peace Foundation — to help defray the family's expenses while they're here, which is expected to be two or three weeks.
In an interview with CBC Montreal, a close friend of Lin described him as an ambitious, hard-working young man who loved his new life in Canada.
"He was a very nice person, very open-minded. He enjoyed making jokes with us," said Matty, 24, who only wanted his first name used.
"I just want people to know he was good to his friends, and he was a good student. I know his marks at Concordia were around A's."
Lin worked long hours in China to support himself and save enough money to come study in Montreal, where "it's not cheap, it's pretty expensive for Chinese people."
"His life was not easy," but he was happy, Matty said.
Lin's mother, father, sister and uncle have already met with Montreal police and Concordia officials, who offered to hold a school memorial in his memory.
Lin Jun RIP Foundation
Details on how to contribute to the Lin Jun RIP Foundation will be posted on the Chinese Consulate's website once the account is made public.
Community members in Montreal are also remembering Lin by dropping off cards at the Pointe-Saint-Charles corner store where Lin used to work. His boss, Kankan Huang, said he has collected dozens of cards so far.
At a press conference in Montreal, police Cmdr. Ian Lafrenière said authorities will stay in contact with Lin's family to provide assistance.
"This is a horrible ordeal they’ve been put through,” he said Wednesday.
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