Magnotta (CBC)
Luka Rocco Magnotta, the porn actor who Canadian authorities say sent the dismembered body parts of a student to Canadian politicians, has been captured in Berlin, according to the CBC.
Magnotta was arrested in an Internet cafe, according to Germany's Bild newspaper. German police spokesperson Stefan Rieldich said someone at the cafe recognized Magnotta and called authorities, who took him into custody.
According to the National Post, Canadian authorities are en route to Berlin.
The international manhunt for Magnotta began last week, after police say the so-called "Canadian Psycho" fled to Paris. Authorities had tracked Magnotta to France through his cellphone.
Magnotta, 29, is wanted in Canada on first-degree murder charges in connection with the killing of Jud Lin, a 33-year-old Concordia University student from China. He is also accused of videotaping the gruesome murder and posting it online.
Magnotta allegedly mailed Lin's severed body parts to Ottawa police and politicians, including Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, who received a severed foot.
Authorities searched Magnotta's Montreal apartment, where they found a torso stuffed in a suitcase. Not all of the body parts have been recovered.
Magnotta promoted himself as a gay porn star, and according to CNN used several aliases, including Eric Newman or Vladimir Romanov.
(Interpol photo/AP)
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