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Murder - Swimsuit Model’s Murderer Found Dead

By Steven Rodriguez

The suspected murderer of swimsuit model Jasmine Fiore has been found dead, an apparent suicide. Charged with murdering his ex-wife, reality TV contestant Ryan Jenkins had fled to his native Canada. His ex-wife was found stuffed into a suitcase in a trash bin south of Los Angeles. Strangled, her fingers and teeth removed, Fiore’s mutilated body had to be identified by the serial numbers on her breast implants. Previous charges of domestic violence and recent accounts of bitter arguing, led California prosecutors to charge Jenkins with first-degree murder of his ex-wife. After initially reporting his wife missing, Jenkins fled, sparking a nationwide manhunt that ended when Canadian deputies found him dead in a hotel near Vancouver. Authorities suspect suicide...continue to full post

Full post as published by LA Criminal Defense Blog on September 11, 2009 (boomark / email).