The man at the centre of a global manhunt, 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.
According to Agence France Presse, French police say they have found items they believe belong to suspect Luka Rocco Magnotta at a hotel near Paris.
They tracked a cell phone they believe was used by Magnotta, according to AFP sources.
The Montreal man is wanted in connection with the murder and dismemberment of 33-year-old Chinese student, Jun Lin.
Parts of Lin's remains were discovered last week after they were sent to the federal Liberal and Conservative parties in Ottawa. His torso was also found stuffed in a suitcase and dumped in a trash pile behind the suspect's apartment.
Montreal police believe Lin was killed sometime in the evening of May 24 or early May 25. A video that apparently captured some of the act was posted to an online gore site on May 25.
Montreal Police said Magnotta left the city on an international flight on May 26.
According to the French newspaper, Le Figaro, Magnotta arrived in France at Paris' Roissy airport the same day.
Interpol issued a notice on Magnotta to 190 countries member countries on Thursday.
Photos of suspect released
Pictures posted on Interpol's wanted person site Sunday shows a man with dark hair and a black Mickey Mouse shirt passing through airport security amid a number of photos of Magnotta. The man is circled in red and the airport isn't identified.
According to Le Figaro, a hotel owner in Paris' 17th district area said that someone spotted Magnotta in his cafe last Thursday.
French media are reporting that investigators came to the bar and gathered evidence, including a Coca-Cola bottle the man had consumed.
The person suspected of being Magnotta is said to have left the cafe with another man.
Paris police are reportedly reviewing CCTV footage of the area.
A French state prosecutor said police are investigating another eyewitness acount that placed Magnotta in Paris.
An official in the Paris prosecutor's office, speaking on condition of anonymity because of office policy, said Sunday that police were looking into the alleged sightings but had no additional details.
With files from the Associated Press
