An international manhunt is underway for Luke Magnotta, a Canadian adult film actor who police say murdered and dismembered an acquaintance, posted video of the crime online, and mailed body parts to Canadian political offices. NBC's Michelle Kosinski reports and former FBI profiler Clint Van Zandt offers analysis.
By Alastair Jamieson, msnbc.com
Updated at 8:19 a.m. ET: Police in Paris are investigating claims that fugitive Canadian porn actor accused of killing and dismembering a Chinese student has been staying in the French capital.
Luka Rocco Magnotta is suspected of murdering the man in Montreal, making a video of the attack and sending the victim's dismembered body parts in the mail - including posting a foot to the headquarters of the country's Conservative Party.
Magnotta is wanted by authorities in Canada for first-degree murder and other charges. Interpol has put Magnotta on the equivalent of its most-wanted list, The Associated Press reported Sunday.
Police believe Magnotta, 29, fled to France on May 26. Police identified the victim as Chinese university student Jun Lin, 33.
An official in the Paris prosecutor's office, speaking on condition of anonymity because of office policy, told the AP police were looking into alleged sightings in Paris but had no additional details.
French newspaper Le Parisien reported on Sunday that the manager of a bar in the 17th arrondissement of Paris saw Magnotta in his bar on Wednesday night and that Magnotta spent two nights at a nearby hotel.
Luka Rocco Magnotta is wanted by police in connection with a murder in Montreal.
It also reported that police believe Magnotta committed two thefts from shops in the neighborhood.?The Le Parisien report could not be confirmed by police on Sunday.
On Friday, police in France told NBC News that Magnotta could have taken a car and driven to another country.
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