Accused killer Luka Rocco Magnotta linked to far-right U.S. white supremacists
A year before he became the target of an international manhunt for an alleged killing and dismemberment, Luka Rocco Magnotta was being hailed as a hero of free speech on a U.S. white nationalist website.
A May 27, 2011 post on Stormfront.org refers to Mr. Magnotta as “an open white supremacist” and claims he was being forced to flee Canada and return to Russia because of “his views on white supremacy.”
The post, by a forum member named reddragon1, said Magnotta “is of Russian/Italian heritage,” was born in Tolyatti, Russia, moved to Canada at age five and went to the United States to work in modeling and adult entertainment.
“However, after he published his website supporting the freeze on immigration to America and Canada, he was bombarded with hate mail and his website was removed,” the post read. “His websites were frequently targeted and removed.”
It quoted Mr. Magnotta’s website as lamenting that “blacks get their own countries, Chinese get their own countries … however if white people want their own countries then we are denied that right.”
A photo of a shirtless Mr. Magnotta accompanied the post, which has now been taken down. A second and final post by reddragon1 the following day made derogatory comments about Jews. Stormfront is run by former Ku Klux Klan leader Don Black.
The blog Anti-Racist Canada, which found the Stormfront posts, reported Thursday that it would be sending them “to the appropriate authorities” and said it suspected reddragon1 to be Mr. Magnotta himself.
Mr. Magnotta appeared again on Stormfront in September, when a member wrote that “Luka Magnotta, he wrote a lot of very interesting articles on multiculturalism. I for one am extremely happy that he is courageous enough to write the things he does, knowing full well he will receive death threats. … He says he is not advocating killing different races, he simply does not want to communicate, work or associate with different races.”
Abbee Corb, an analyst with the Hate Crimes Extremism and Investigative Team, which advises police services in Ontario, said Stormfront “has become a social networking site and prominent voice in the right-wing white supremacist community.
“Prominent Canadian right winger Paul Fromm, hosts his radio show on the Stormfront network. Stormfront has a great deal of Canadian and international content. Its users can post and create content promoting events, recruiting and providing commentary on global events.”
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Police name murder victim, reveal Luka Rocco Magnotta could have already returned to Canada
Montreal police today released the name of the victim of a brutal slaying and dismemberment, and revealed murder suspect Luka Rocco Magnotta could have already returned to Canada under an assumed identity after fleeing to France on May 26.
“All I can tell you know is that he left Montreal [and] he may have returned under another identify but we’re engaged in a worldwide search,” said Cmdr. Ian Lafrenière during a press conference.
“We don’t know exactly which identity he used to travel. He has three different ones.”
Magnotta, 29, a self-confessed Canadian porn star wanted in connection with a killing that saw a torso left in a suitcase and a hand and foot mailed to the Ottawa offices of the Liberal and Conservative parties fled to Europe, most likely Paris, police believe.
Born Eric Newman, Magnotta is also known to wear wigs and disguises, Lafrenière said. He also has an extensive Internet presence including blog entries, a website and a Facebook page.
Magnotta’s alleged victim is Lin Jun, a 33-year-old Concordia University student from Wuhan, Hubei, China. He was last seen on May 24, police said, and reported missing on May 29. So far, authorities know very little about the victim.
Lafrenière said the victim was “engaged in sort of a relation” with the suspect, but couldn’t so for how long.
“You must understand, [the victim] doesn’t even have any relatives in Montreal,” he said.
Officials from Concordia said Lin was an undergraduate student in the faculty of engineering and computer science.
“It is never easy to deal with the loss of a loved one, particularly when the death is unforeseen. Our hearts go out to his family and friends during this very difficult time,” said the university’s president and vice-chancellor Frederick Lowy, in a statement emailed to students.
Faculty, students and staff have been offered counselling, Lowy said.
Lafrenière said Friday police believe the murder happened sometime in the evening between May 24 and 25.
Police do have airport information about Magnotta, he said, but they are choosing not to make it public.
“We’re learning a lot about this individual … [Magnotta's] past is not all that pleasant, I would say. Apparently. he would kill animals and that sort of thing. There are investigations ongoing outside of Montreal as well.”
One day after Lin’s family reported they were unable to contact him, a brand new suitcase appeared among the trash in an alley behind Magnotta’s apartment building.
For some reason garbage collectors did not take it away in their regular pick-up that day, and on Tuesday the building’s janitor opened the stinking bag to discover a human torso.
The same day packages containing a foot and a hand were found in mail addressed to the federal Conservative and Liberal parties’ offices in Ottawa. One of the parcels included a note that police have described as the “ramblings of a mad man.”
Police have evidence that the remains are from the same victim but are awaiting confirmation.
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