Luc Leclair
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Luka Magnotta guilty of first-degree murder, sentenced to life in prisonA jury found Luka Magnotta guilty of five charges on Tuesday, including the first-degree murder of Jun Lin.CanadaDec 23, 2014
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What’s going on in the Magnotta jury room? Here are a few possibilitiesThere are many possible scenarios. Those of us outside the jury room at the Montreal courthouse can only speculate, and that’s likely all we’ll ever be able to do.CanadaDec 22, 2014
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Magnotta jurors ask: Is a personality disorder legally a ‘disease of the mind’?Jurors at Luka Rocco Magnotta's murder trial are into their second day of deliberations.CanadaDec 17, 2014
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What does the Luka Magnotta jury have to decide?The jurors’ task in Luka Magnotta’s first-degree murder trial is unique: They have to decide not whether he committed the crime she’s already admitted to, but his state of mind when he did.CanadaDec 15, 2014
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Magnotta’s actions prove planning of deliberate murder, Crown tells jury in closing argumentsWhat did Luka Magnotta do after killing Jun Lin? Where did he go? Focusing on those details will confirm the killer was organized and in touch with reality, Crown prosecutor Louis Bouthiller said.CanadaDec 11, 2014
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‘Insanity is insanity’: Closing arguments for defence at Magnotta trialThe intent of the defense was clear: to persuade the jury that Magnotta was insane when he killed Jun Lin, and as such, the jury must find him not criminally responsible.CanadaDec 10, 2014
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Tracing Luka Magnotta’s footsteps: The making of a killerAs a condition for release to Canada, German officials demanded a psychiatrist accompany Luka Magnotta on the June 2012 flight. Dr. Joel Watts took on that role.CanadaDec 9, 2014
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Tracing Luka Magnotta’s footsteps: Homicide investigation beginsThroughout 40 days of hearings, a clearer picture has emerged of the killer's personality and actions surrounding the killing of Jun Lin. In Part 2 of this timeline, we look at the investigation.CanadaDec 9, 2014
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Tracing Luka Magnotta’s footsteps: The night Jun Lin is last seen aliveThroughout 40 days of hearings, a clearer picture has emerged of the killer's personality and actions surrounding the killing of Jun Lin. In Part 1 of this timeline, we look at the killing.CanadaDec 9, 2014
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Crown psychiatrist doesn’t believe Magnotta is schizophrenicA Crown psychiatrist ended six days of testimony at the Luka Magnotta trial by having his conclusions dismissed by the defence lawyer.CanadaDec 4, 2014
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