Edmonton man who killed, hacked up victim appeals conviction

<p>EDMONTON – An amateur filmmaker from Edmonton who killed a man, hacked up his body and dumped it in the sewer is appealing his first-degree murder conviction.</p> <p>Mark Twitchell has filed his papers with the Alberta Court of Appeal.</p> <p>Twitchell was found guilty by a jury last month in the death of Johnny Altinger in the fall of 2008.</p> <p>Altinger thought he was going to meet a blind date when he went to a garage that Twitchell had rented.</p> <p>But the Internet profile Altinger saw of the woman was actually faked by Twitchell to lure his victim.</p> <p>Twitchell was sentenced to life in prison with no chance at parole for 25 years. (CHED)</p>