By Drew Grant 6/05/12 4:17pm

Luka Rocco Magnotta

A blogger's best friend: an accused cannibal (TheGloss.com)

Accused Cannibal Luka Rocco Magnotta Found in Berlin; Blogger Muses About Missed Connection for Friendship, Murder

Chalk this up to one of the weirder fan fictions we’ve read: The Gloss‘ Jamie Peck, who is currently in Berlin, just found out that  Luka Rocco Magnotta was discovered in an Internet cafe  in the Neukoelln district, several blocks away from the where the blogger is staying.  Since she’s been traveling Europe for several weeks and only intermittently has access to the ‘net, she’s both missed the entire “Gay Porn Star Cannibal” saga, and happened to be searching for an Internet cafe on the same several blocks where Mr. Magnotta was found, checking the news for references to himself.

Ms. Peck’s horrific revelation–that an accused cannibal was skulking around her neighborhood--quickly turned into a titillating fantasy friendship:

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By Hunter Walker 6/04/12 2:10pm

L.A. Noir

Luka Magnotta posing as James Dean in Los Angeles. (Photo: Luka-Magnotta.Deviantart.com)

Is Luka Magnotta The Hollywood Sign Killer? [Update]

Could Canadian killer and infamous internet villain Luka Magnotta be behind a Hollywood murder mystery? After an international manhunt, German police say they have arrested Luka Magnotta in Berlin over ten days after he allegedly killed and dismembered a man named Lin Jun, posted a gruesome video of the crime online and mailed the body parts to the headquarters of Canadian political parties. However, The Observer has uncovered information that could potentially link Mr. Magnotta to an infamous case from earlier this year where the severed head and hands of a man were found on a wooded trail near the Hollywood Sign.

Update (6/8/12 8:37 A.M.): The LAPD has confirmed they are investigating the possibility Mr. Magnotta was involved in the Hollywood Sign killing. Read More