LUKA MAGNOTTA MURDER TRIAL

[HairOfTheDog]

THE MURDERER -- OVERVIEW



^ 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.

After a video allegedly depicting the murder was posted online, Magnotta fled the country, 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.

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

[HairOfTheDog]

THE TIME LINE

May 25, 2012
A video titled, 1 Lunatic 1 Ice Pick, is posted on the web. It depicts a young male bound on a bed, initially alive and then lifeless. Then someone is seen repeatedly stabbing the corpse with an ice pick and dismembering the body with a knife. There are also acts of necrophilia and cannibalism.

May 29, 2012
1^st body parts found: Staffers at Conservative Party HQ in Ottawa call police after receiving a package containing a foot. Ottawa police later say they found a second package containing a hand. Montreal police confirm they're investigating a human torso found in a garbage pile in that city.

May 30, 2012
Suspect named: Montreal police say Luka Rocco Magnotta is wanted in the homicide investigation stemming from the body parts. He's been on their radar since the day before, and can be seen on surveillance video of his apartment building and a Canada Post outlet.

May 30, 2012
Video analyzed: A video allegedly showing the murder and dismemberment of a man had appeared on a website days before. Mark Marek, the owner of the website, tells CBC News members of his site identified Magnotta.

June 2012

Victim identified: Authorities identify the victim of the gruesome killing and dismemberment as Jun Lin (pictured above), a Chinese national who was studying at Concordia University in Montreal. Meanwhile, police announce that Magnotta left Canada for France on May 26.

June 3, 2012
Magnotta spotted in Paris: Now at the centre of a global manhunt, Magnotta, who has been dubbed the "Butcher of Montreal" by French media, may have been spotted in a Paris café, according to eyewitness accounts being investigated by local police.

June 4, 2012
Magnotta arrested in Germany: Luka Rocco Magnotta is arrested at an internet café in Berlin, where he was reportedly reading stories about himself.

June 5, 2012
Hand & foot received in mail: Staff opening the mail at two Vancouver elementary schools discover a human hand and a foot, and it's later determined they came from Montreal — prompting speculation about a Magnotta link.

June 12, 2012
Jun Lin was family's 'pride and joy': The family of Chinese student Jun Lin, who was brutally murdered and dismembered in Montreal, says his death was a "destructive blow" that left them physically and psychologically spent.

June 13, 2012
Vancouver body parts belong to Jun Lin: Montreal police Cmdr. Ian Lafrenière says DNA test results confirm that body parts delivered to Vancouver schools last week belong to Jun Lin.

June 18, 2012
Magnotta arrives home to face Canadian justice: Magnotta arrives at Quebec's Mirabel airport by military plane in a highly controlled and secretive extradition operation orchestrated to minimize media attention on his return from Germany

June 19, 2012
Magnotta pleads not guilty: Appearing via teleconference at a Montreal courthouse, Magnotta pleads not guilty to a number of charges including first-degree murder, committing an indignity to a human body, posting obscene material, mailing obscene material and criminally harassing Stephen Harper and other members of Parliament.

June 21, 2012
Magnotta back in court for possible psychiatric evaluation: Luka Rocco Magnotta appeared in Montreal court via video-link for a possible psychiatric evaluation request. He claims he is not responsible for his actions because he is Schizophrenic (his father is Schizophrenic).

July 2, 2012
Investigators follow tip to remains in park: A tip led police to a Montreal park where remains were discovered near a small lake.

July 4, 2012
Head found in Montreal park belongs to Jun Lin: Quebec authorities have confirmed that a severed human head found in Angrignon Park over the weekend belongs to Chinese student Jun Lin.

July 21, 2012
Jun Lin honoured at Montreal memorial: The parents of Jun Lin took part in an emotional and often tearful public memorial, as Montreal's Chinese community gathered to remember the student two months after he was brutally killed.

Sept 30, 2014
The first degree murder trial begins. Magnotta has confessed to the crimes but pleaded Not Guilty / Not Criminally Responsible by reasons of mental impairment.

The judge is leaving it up to the jury to decide whether Magnotta is guilty of premeditated murder or not guilty because he either (a) didn't know what he was doing due to mental impairment or (b) didn't understand what he was doing due to mental impairment. Magnotta claims he is Schizophrenic (his father is reportedly Schizophrenic) -- medical records will be covered at trial.

[Duchess]

He's fucked up beyond repair.

[HairOfTheDog]

THE EVIDENCE AND THE PROSECUTION'S CASE

There is no doubt that Magnotta killed and defiled the body of Jun Lin. It's on videotape and Magnotta has confessed.

The prosecution's job in this case is to convince the Canadian jury that Magnotta knew exactly what he was doing and should be held criminally responsible.

Today in court, three crime scene technicians testified about the evidence found in Magnotta's apartment, including evidence that he used bleach to try to rid the mattress of blood stains and undertook a methodical clean-up process after the killing. There had been blood through the apartment.

Magnotta had also bagged and rid his apartment of Lin's belongings and moved them to the street near the garbage. The bags included items of clothing like a salmon-colored golf shirt, white-and-blue checkered pants, a green sweater and black underwear, as well as bank statements, passes for the subway in London and more sinister materials such as two black-handled steak knives, a pair of scissors, two screwdrivers, a hammer and a circular hand saw.

The prosecution contends that these are deliberate and knowing acts; acts which conflict with Magnotta's claim of not being responsible and also conflict with the raving notes he sent with packages containing Lin's body parts.

One package, addressed to the federal Liberal party headquarters, with the sender’s name and address given as Bordelais of Montreal, includes a note handwritten in marker on a piece of pink paper apparently appealing to Laureen Teskey, the wife of Prime Minister Stephen Harper. “You know who they are,” the note says. “They f----- me big time.”

Another box, sent to Vancouver’s False Creek Elementary School, was sent in the name of “L. Valentini” of St. Catharines, Ont. Again on pink paper is the threatening poem: “Roses are red, violets are blue. The police will need dental records to identify you. Bitch.”

Ref:
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2014/...ibits.html

[HairOfTheDog]

He's fucked up beyond repair.

He's a maniac, no doubt about it.

I hope he is found criminally responsible for the murder. I think he knew what was he doing, he knew it was wrong, and he enjoys the infamy.

I don't think that Luka Magnotta should ever have a chance to be deemed "cured" and set free in society again.

[HairOfTheDog]

GUILTY ON ALL COUNTS

A jury found a Canadian man guilty on Tuesday of killing and dismembering his Chinese lover and mailing the remains to schools and political parties around the country.

Luka Magnotta was convicted of first-degree murder in the 2012 slaying of Jun Lin after eight days of jury deliberations. He was also convicted on the four other related charges.

Magnotta, 32, had pleaded not guilty. While he admitted to the slaying, he sought to be found not criminally responsible by reason of insanity. His lawyer argued he is schizophrenic and couldn't tell right from wrong at the time of the slaying.

The prosecution countered the crime was both planned and deliberate and that Magnotta's behavior and actions were not those of an insane person. The jury agreed.

Magnotta has received an automatic life sentence for first-degree murder, with no possibility of parole for 25 years. He was sentenced to another 19 years for the four other charges he was convicted on.

Quebec Superior Court Justice Guy Cournoyer gave Magnotta the maximum sentence on the four lesser charges, to be served concurrently with the first-degree murder sentence.

Refs:
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/luka-magnott...ee-murder/
https://ca.news.yahoo.com/luka-magnotta-...22861.html
https://ca.news.yahoo.com/luka-magnotta-...22861.html

[HairOfTheDog]

RIP Jun Lin

His family was very emotional during the trial.

Here's a link to their victims' impact statement: http://news.nationalpost.com/2014/12/23/...ee-murder/

I hope the Lin family finds some peace now that Magnotta has been sentenced to life.

[HairOfTheDog]

I didn't follow the Luka Magnotta case until the tail end. His crimes actually started with videotaping himself killing kittens and posting the videos on the internet.

Some of the people who saw the first terrible video started an internet sleuthing group to find the animal abuser and were actually way ahead of police when Magnotta, who'd posted photos of himself and created fan clubs for himself all over the internet, graduated to murdering a human and posting the snuff video on-line.

It's a very bizarre and interesting case which is the subject of a 3-part documentary on Netflix called 'Dont F**ck with Cats'.




I watched it over the last couple of days.  It was very well done.  If you like true crime docs, it's well worth a watch.

[Maggot]

I wish i could do that with bill collectors. Oh, I was insane when I bought that 52" flat screen but now I'm OK, so I'm not responsible.