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Dismembered man's family to meet with investigators






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Alleged killer posts video before arrest




  • Luka Rocco Magnotta, arrested Monday in Berlin, is believed to have mailed the body parts

  • His arrest ends a massive international manhunt

  • Police accuse him of killing and dismembering university student Jun Lin

Family members of Jun Lin, the Chinese man allegedly killed and dismembered by Luka Rocco Magnotta, arrived in Montreal on Wednesday as the investigation into the grisly case continues.


They are scheduled to meet with investigators, said Montreal Police Cmdr. Ian Lafreniere


Investigators believe Magnotta killed Lin, 33, a Concordia University student on May 24 or May 25 and posted a 10-minute video of the murder and dismemberment on the Internet.


Magnotta then took a flight to Paris on May 26, authorities said, starting a massive manhunt that ended Monday when Berlin police nabbed him at an Internet cafe.



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He will not fight extradition to Canada to face first-degree murder charges, Berlin police said.


Police said the suspect mailed Lin's left hand and foot to the headquarters of Canada's two main political parties in Ottawa. DNA tests completed Tuesday confirmed the body parts were Lin's.


Police believe the right hand and foot found later in Vancouver also belonged to Lin.


Authorities plan to look into accusations by online animal rights activists that Magnotta killed kittens by suffocation or drowning and videotaped himself doing it.


Lafreniere said investigators would check out rumored links between the suspect and notorious killer Karla Homolka.


Ontario police arrested Homolka and her husband in 1993 in the rapes and murders of three Ontario girls, including her own sister. As part of a plea bargain, Homolka served 12 years in prison and was released a few years ago.


However, Lafreniere said investigators have no evidence linking Magnotta to other crimes.


Montreal police are also investigating a website that hosted Magnotta's chilling 10-minute video of Lin's murder. The site could face criminal charges for publishing obscene material.


Lafreniere said it has been incredibly difficult for Lin's family.


"We have been working extremely hard to find all the body parts with respect to the family," he said.


Lin's parents hail from a village in China and did not have much money, Lafreniere said. Montrealeans have volunteered to help them with costs.


"I am proud of that," Lafreniere said.

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