Closed captioning of: ‘Cannibal killer’ Luka Magnotta pleads not guilty
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to the first appearance in canada by a man accused of a notorious murder there. nbc's
michelle franzen
in montreal. michelle, good morning to you.
>> reporter:
well, good morning, matt. luka
magnotta
remains locked up at this montreal jail facility and is due back as you mentioned in court tomorrow. at his first appearance yesterday
magnotta
showed little emotion. so far authorities say since returning to canada, he's showing little interest in cooperating. luka
magnotta
, the
porn actor
suspected in a murder and cannibal case pled not guilty to all charges against him inside a courtroom. he and on closed circuit video. prosecutors outlined to the court they are still building their case.
>>
sure it's going to be a difficult case but they are all difficult cases.
>> reporter:
magnotta
the lone suspect in canadaed most brutal murder in a decade. accused of killing a boyfriend jun lin at
magnotta
's apartment, mutilating, dismembering and eating
body parts
. he mailed parts, including feet and hands, to government offices and schools and posted the video of the killing online. prosecutors filed charges of first degree murder, indignity to a
human body
, harassing elected officials and politicians, posting obscene material to the web, and mailing obscene material. lin shown here in a video taken by a friend was a student. his family traveled from china following his death and wait as police continue to search for his missing remains. so far authorities say
magnotta
is not cooperating.
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first question we got for him, where is the head, the missing part of the body.
>> reporter:
it was
magnotta
's first appearance since authorities escorted him back on a flight monday. police in berlin arrested him at an
internet cafe
. they are reviewing cases looking for links to
magnotta
.
>>
they may have a good case against him for the murder of his roommate. now they have to see if perhaps he's guilty of any other similar crimes.
>> reporter:
magnotta
's
defense attorney
says he has notified the court that he may seek a
psychiatric evaluation
for the 29-year-old. matt, when
magnotta
appears in court once again tomorrow, prosecutors have asked for security reasons that he do so once again via closed circuit television.
>>
all right.
michelle franzen
on
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