Murder of Jasmine Fiore

Murder of Jasmine Fiore
Murder of Jasmine Fiore

Ryan Alexander Jenkins and Jasmine Fiore
Location Orange County, California (presumed)
Date August 15, 2009 (2009-08-15)
Attack type Strangulation
Death(s) Jasmine Fiore, Ryan Jenkins
Suspected perpetrator Ryan Jenkins, husband

The murder of Jasmine Fiore occurred on August 15, 2009. Fiore (born Jasmine Lepore[1]) was a model from Santa Cruz, California, United States. Her body was discovered on August 15, 2009, strangled and stuffed into a suitcase. Her remains had been mutilated to prevent recognition; she was eventually identified by the serial numbers of her breast implants. Fiore was 28 years old at the time of her death.

Her husband, a former reality show contestant, Ryan Alexander Jenkins, was the only suspect and was formally charged with the murder.[2] On August 23, 2009, Jenkins was found dead in a hotel room in Hope, British Columbia, Canada. He was 32 years old.

Contents

Background

Fiore was a swimsuit model and actress who frequently worked as a body-painted model at parties for entertainment.[3] She appeared in shows at Las Vegas casinos. Fiore had acted in commercials, such as adult chat line commercials.[4] Fiore had also obtained a real estate license and was about to open a gym and personal training center.[5]

According to Fiore's friend of a year-and-a-half, Marta Montoya, Fiore had a longstanding but intermittently serious relationship with Robert Hasman, with whom Fiore wanted to settle down.[6] According to People magazine, another suitor of Jasmine's was Travis Heinrich, whom she met around 2005. Heinrich and Fiore had become engaged and remained so for less than half a year in 2006 or 2007; although the couple broke off this engagement, they continued to date.[7]

Marriage

Fiore had met Canadian-born Ryan Jenkins at a Las Vegas casino shortly after Jenkins had completed filming Megan Wants a Millionaire. Two days later – March 18, 2009 – the pair married at The Little White Wedding Chapel on the Las Vegas Strip.[8][9] According to court records, Jenkins was charged in June 2009 in Clark County, Nevada, with "battery constituting domestic violence" for hitting Fiore in the arm. Travis Heinrich, who was present, said Jenkins and Fiore had been arguing over her friendship with Heinrich, which resulted in Jenkins hitting Fiore's arm and causing her to fall into a nearby swimming pool.[7] Jenkins was to go on trial in December.[10] The pair had reconciled shortly before Fiore's death and was reportedly traveling to San Diego for a poker game.

Lisa Lepore, Fiore's mother, claims that the two fought frequently and that Jenkins had been jealous of Fiore's friendships with her ex-boyfriends.[5] Dan Jenkins, Ryan Jenkins' father, said that Fiore was his son's only friend in California and that she would disappear for days at a time and lie about it to his son.[11] In addition, Lepore told The Associated Press that her daughter had the marriage to Jenkins annulled in May 2009. However, there were no court records of an annulment in either Nevada, where the couple was married, or in Los Angeles County, where they most recently lived.[12]

Murder

Fiore's body was discovered, but not identified, on Saturday, August 15, 2009 at about 7 a.m.[13] Her badly beaten and crushed body was discovered inside a suitcase inside a dumpster in an alley in Buena Park, California.[13] According to Buena Park police, Fiore's teeth and fingers had been removed before her nude body was stuffed into the suitcase. She had also been strangled. Authorities believe the mutilation was an attempt to impede identification. On August 18, her remains were identified[14] using the serial numbers from her breast implants.[15] The Orange County coroner's office reported Fiore had died a couple of hours before her body was found.[16] Fiore's white Mercedes was found abandoned in a parking lot in West Hollywood, Los Angeles,[17] about a mile from the penthouse Fiore shared with Jenkins in Fairfax District, Los Angeles.[18][19] Police reported that there was a significant amount of blood, and some evidence of hair pulling.[20]

Investigators reported that Jenkins and Fiore checked into the L'Auberge hotel in Del Mar, San Diego, on the evening of August 13, 2009.[21] They were to attend a poker tournament, a charity fund-raiser for the Carma Foundation at the Del Mar Hilton.[22] Surveillance video captured Fiore and Jenkins leaving the Hilton at about 2:30 a.m. on the morning of August 14, 2009. The couple were later seen at the Ivy Hotel, a nightclub in downtown San Diego.[22][23] At around 4:30 a.m., Jenkins returned to the L'Auberge hotel in Del Mar alone.[24] Fiore was not seen alive again. Jenkins left the L'Auberge hotel at around 9 a.m. the following morning (Friday, August 14).[21] Jenkins reported Fiore missing in the evening of August 15 at 8:55 p.m.[10][25] Jenkins told police that he last saw Fiore about 8:30 p.m. August 14 at their home in Edinburgh Avenue, Los Angeles. Jenkins said they had gone to San Diego for a poker event and that, after returning, she dropped him off that evening. She apparently said she had errands to do, but never returned.[26]

U.S. Coast Guard and U.S. Customs and Border Patrol confirmed that they had boats patrolling northwest Washington waters looking for Jenkins, as early as Wednesday, August 19,[27] although Jenkins was still only a "Person of Interest".[27] Jenkins was charged with Fiore's murder and an arrest warrant was issued on Thursday, August 20.[28][29]

Jenkins' movements after the murder

At around 9 a.m. on August 16, 2009, the day after reporting Fiore missing and after spending some time packing, Jenkins was seen leaving their penthouse for the final time. Police said Jenkins then left Los Angeles and went to Nevada to pick up his speedboat. On Monday, August 17, when contacted by police, Jenkins said he was in Utah and was headed to Canada to resolve some immigration issues.[21] On August 18, Fiore's body was identified and the murder was first reported in the media.[14] In the afternoon of August 19, Jenkins called his father from Birch Bay who informed him Fiore had been found murdered.[30]

Initial media reports were that the US Coast Guard and Canadian authorities chased Jenkins' speedboat as it crossed to Point Roberts but these reports were later denied by officials.[27] At the time Jenkins was only a person of interest in the investigation and had not been charged, though Canadian authorities had been alerted to watch for him. U.S. Coast Guard and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) did confirm they had boats patrolling northwest Washington waters looking for Jenkins, as early as Wednesday, August 19.[27] The Whatcom County Sheriff's Department received witness reports of Jenkins' black BMW SUV towing a boat towards the Canadian border. Police later found the BMW SUV and an empty boat trailer at a marina in Blaine, Washington; the engine was still warm.[31]

On August 19, a man matching Jenkins' description was seen piloting his boat into a marina in the border town of Point Roberts,[32] where Jenkins' stepmother lives.[33] The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) announced that they believe Jenkins crossed into Canada sometime between August 19 and August 20, 2009.[34]

On August 20, Jenkins was charged with Fiore's murder and an arrest warrant was issued.[28] Also on the morning of August 20, 2009, Jenkins called his detained father at the airport but his father had to hang up the call.[30]

On August 27, 2009, investigators found a storage unit full of Jenkins' belongings, including a suitcase full of clothes, in Washington state.[21]

Apparent suicide

At about 6 p.m. on the evening of August 20,[35] Jenkins arrived in a silver PT Cruiser with a young blonde woman at the Thunderbird Motel in Hope, British Columbia, Canada[36][37] The car had Alberta license plates.[38] They pulled up beside a dumpster rather than pulling up beside the rooms, which the motel manager claimed to have found strange.[39] Jenkins stayed in the car while a young woman paid cash for three nights' accommodation. The manager described the woman as attractive, about 25 to 30 years old, and very calm, making some "small talk" when registering.[40] The guest in the room next door said the woman stayed for about 20 minutes with Jenkins in Room 2 and then left the motel.[41] The woman was never seen again. The manager saw Jenkins walking outside the motel the next day, August 21, 2009.[35] The manager said Jenkins looked exhausted and he was not recognisable from his picture on television.[42]

At 11:30 a.m. on August 23, the couple failed to check out. Having noticed very little further activity over the weekend, the motel manager and his nephew decided to check on the room.[38] Jenkins was found dead, apparently of suicide;[42] his body was found hanging from the wall's clothes rack by a belt.[43][44] No suicide note was found in the motel.[45]

Following the announcement that Jenkins was connected with the murder of Fiore, VH1 took Megan Wants a Millionaire off its schedule, as well as deleting the show's page from the official VH1 website. Megan Wants a Millionaire was postponed until further notice and was then canceled the day after Jenkins' death.[46] The day after Jenkins' death, the network announced it would not run the third season of I Love Money, which was reportedly won by Jenkins.[47] This cannot be determined, however, because a 51 Minds spokesman said Jenkins tried to pick up his honorarium check of $5,200 a few days before Jasmine's body was discovered.[48] A one-page suicide note saved on Jenkins' computer titled "Last Will and Testament" and dated August 20, 2009 was found by police.[49]

References

  1. ^ "Friends mourn former swimsuit model, Bonny Doon native". Santa Cruz Sentinel. August 22, 2009. http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/ci_13183689?source=rss. Retrieved September 7, 2009. 
  2. ^ "Fugitive Calgarian charged with murder in US". CBC News. August 20, 2009. http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-columbia/story/2009/08/20/bc-dead-la-model-jenkins-flees.html. 
  3. ^ "Murder Mystery Ends With Suicide in Canadian Hotel". The New York Times (Associated Press). August 24, 2009. http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2009/08/24/us/AP-US-Reality-Contestant-Slaying.html. Retrieved August 25, 2009. [dead link]
  4. ^ "Party Line Still Running Jasmine Ads". TMZ. undated. http://www.tmz.com/videos?autoplay=true&mediaKey=bb3ec892-6abc-489a-9e11-a6e8d3fbcaaa. 
  5. ^ a b "L.A. Cops Seek Reality Star In Model's Death". cbs5.com (Associated Press). August 21, 2009. http://cbs5.com/national/Jasmine.Fiore.missing.2.1134803.html. Retrieved August 21, 2009. [dead link]
  6. ^ Elfman, Doug (August 24, 2009). "Friend recalls rocky days for Fiore in Las Vegas". Las Vegas Review-Journal. http://www.lvrj.com/news/54494862.html. 
  7. ^ a b Gray, Mark; Silverman, Stephen M. (August 21, 2009). "Friend: Model Feared Ryan Jenkins Before Her Murder". People. http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20299640,00.html?xid=rss-topheadlines. 
  8. ^ Pereira, Rita (August 21, 2009). "Jasmine Fiore & Ryan Jenkins Personal & Wedding Photos". Bump Shack. http://bumpshack.com/2009/08/21/jasmine-fiore-ryan-jenkins-personal-wedding-photos/. 
  9. ^ Leshchinskaya, Nastacia. "Grim Reality: Jasmine Fiore and Ryan Jenkins", TruTV, accessed June 4, 2011.
  10. ^ a b "Search for Suspect in Swimsuit Model Murder Intensifies". KTLA. August 21, 2009. http://www.ktla.com/news/landing/ktla-missing-swimsuit-model,0,7968392,full.story. Retrieved August 21, 2009. 
  11. ^ Platt, Michael (August 24, 2009). "Jenkins' dad says son died terrified and alone". canoe.ca. http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/World/2009/08/24/10592816-sun.html. Retrieved August 27, 2009. 
  12. ^ "Mystery Woman Helped Suspected Model Killer". http://cbs13.com/national/ryan.alexander.jenkins.2.1141360.html. 
  13. ^ a b "Body found in suitcase is missing model". KABC-TV Los Angeles. August 18, 2009. http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/local/los_angeles&id=6971044. Retrieved August 19, 2009. 
  14. ^ a b "Body in Suitcase Identified as Swimsuit Model". ABC News. August 18, 2009. http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=8359285. Retrieved August 18, 2009. [dead link]
  15. ^ Blankstein, Andrew; Bloomekatz, Ari B. (August 21, 2009). "Suspect in model's murder led police on boat chase before fleeing to Canada, sources said". Los Angeles Times. http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2009/08/suspect-in-models-murder-led-police-on-boat-chase-before-fleeing-to-canada-sources-said.html. 
  16. ^ "Husband of dead model reportedly fled into Canada". Orange County Register. August 19, 2009. http://www.ocregister.com/articles/jenkins-fiore-police-2533735-worrall-buena. Retrieved August 19, 2009. 
  17. ^ Martinez, Edecio (August 27, 2009). "Murdered Model Jasmine Fiore's Benz Found Abandoned in Parking Lot". CBS News. http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2009/08/11/crimesider/entry5234916.shtml. Retrieved August 27, 2009. 
  18. ^ http://cbs11tv.com/national/Jasmine.Fiore.missing.2.1134803.html
  19. ^ "Police: Blood, Evidence of Struggle in Model's Car". ABC News. August 27, 2009. http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory?id=8423546. Retrieved August 27, 2009. [dead link]
  20. ^ "Condition of Dead Model Jasmine Fiore's Car Suggests Bloody Fight". ABC News. August 27, 2009. http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/story?id=8431545. Retrieved August 27, 2009. 
  21. ^ a b c d "Blood Spatters Found In Model Jasmine Fiore's Car". Los Angeles News. August 28, 2009. http://cbs2.com/local/jasmine.fiore.car.2.1148965.html. Retrieved August 28, 2009. [dead link]
  22. ^ a b "Model Murder Suspect At-Large, Local Investigation Continues". San Diego 10 News. August 23, 2009. http://www.10news.com/news/20521026/detail.html. Retrieved August 27, 2009. 
  23. ^ "Slain model may have spent her last night in Del Mar". San Diego Union Tribune. August 22, 2009. http://www3.signonsandiego.com/stories/2009/aug/22/slain-model-may-have-spent-her-last-night-del-mar/?metro&zIndex=153640. Retrieved August 22, 2009. 
  24. ^ "Model fought with her killer in car, police say". Orange County Register. August 28, 2009. http://www.ocregister.com/articles/fiore-jenkins-body-2544173-room-hotel. Retrieved August 28, 2009. 
  25. ^ Leonard, Tom (August 20, 2009). "Reality show contestant Ryan Alexander Jenkins sought in model's death". Daily Telegraph (London). http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/celebritynews/6058097/Reality-show-contestant-Ryan-Alexander-Jenkins-sought-in-models-death.html. Retrieved August 21, 2009. 
  26. ^ "Body of Bonny Doon native Jasmine Fiore found in Orange County dumpster; reality show contestant sought by police". Santa Cruz Sentinel. August 20, 2009. http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/ci_13165756. Retrieved August 20, 2009. 
  27. ^ a b c d "Fugitive murder suspect Jenkins was chased by U.S. Coast Guard: DA's office". The Associated Press. August 22, 2009. http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/capress/090822/entertainment/us_reality_contestant_slaying. 
  28. ^ a b "Husband of Slain Model Charged With Murder After 'Blow-Out Fight'". ABC News. August 20, 2009. http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/story?id=8374131. Retrieved August 20, 2009. 
  29. ^ "Arrest warrant issued for ex-husband in model's slaying". CNN News. August 20, 2009. http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/08/20/california.model.death/. Retrieved August 20, 2009. 
  30. ^ a b "Ryan Jenkins's father makes statement". The Vancouver Sun. August 29, 2009. http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Ryan+Jenkins+father+makes+statement/1941434/story.html. Retrieved August 29, 2009. 
  31. ^ "U. S. offers $25,000 for Calgarian's capture". Times Colonist. August 23, 2009. http://www.timescolonist.com/cars/offers+Calgarian+capture/1918777/story.html. 
  32. ^ "If my son was guilty, he was crazy'". Calgary Herald. August 25, 2009. http://www.calgaryherald.com/technology/guilty+crazy/1925679/story.html. Retrieved August 25, 2009. 
  33. ^ "No charges in Canada in Ryan Jenkins case". The Vancouver Sun. August 28, 2009. http://www.vancouversun.com/news/charges+Canada+Ryan+Jenkins+case/1940120/story.html. Retrieved August 28, 2009. 
  34. ^ "Accused killer's father says son innocent, plans reward". canada.com News. August 29, 2009. http://www.canada.com/Accused+killer+father+says+innocent+plans+reward/1942246/story.html. Retrieved August 29, 2009. 
  35. ^ a b "International media swarms B.C. motel where Jenkins was found dead". Ottawa Citizen. August 26, 2009. http://www.ottawacitizen.com/news/International+media+swarms+motel+where+Jenkins+found+dead/1925747/story.html. Retrieved August 26, 2009. 
  36. ^ "Mystery woman checked Ryan Jenkins into B.C. motel where he died". The Calgary Herald. August 24, 2009. http://www.calgaryherald.com/news/Mystery+woman+checked+Ryan+Jenkins+into+motel+where+died/1924381/story.html. Retrieved August 24, 2009. 
  37. ^ "Blonde Woman Identified Who Helped Ryan Jenkins". ABC News. August 24, 2009. http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=8397405. Retrieved August 24, 2009. 
  38. ^ a b "Police identify mystery woman in Ryan Jenkins investigation". KTNY ABC, Channel 13 News. August 25, 2009. http://www.ktnv.com/Global/story.asp?S=10986025. Retrieved August 25, 2009. 
  39. ^ "Accused killer Ryan Jenkins found hanged in B.C. motel". The Vancouver Sun. August 23, 2009. http://www.vancouversun.com/entertainment/Accused+killer+Ryan+Jenkins+hiding+western+Canada+RCMP+confirm/1922414/story.html. Retrieved August 23, 2009. 
  40. ^ "Mounties identify mystery woman". Times Colonist. August 25, 2009. http://www.timescolonist.com/news/Mounties+identify+mystery+woman+Ryan+Jenkins+case/1926598/story.html. Retrieved August 25, 2009. [dead link]
  41. ^ "Ryan Jenkins suicide: What the motel manager saw". The Vancouver Sun. August 24, 2009. http://google.com/search?q=cache:5MIbGPu0OW0J:www.vancouversun.com/Ryan%2BJenkins%2Bsuicide%2BWhat%2Bmotel%2Bmanager/1924960/story.html. Retrieved August 24, 2009. 
  42. ^ a b "Model's Alleged Killer Found Dead". AOL News. August 24, 2009. http://news.aol.com/article/tv-contestant-ryan-jenkins-wanted-in/633402. Retrieved August 24, 2009. [dead link]
  43. ^ "Fugitive murder suspect found dead". The Globe and Mail. August 23, 2009. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/fugitive-murder-suspect-found-dead/article1261633/. Retrieved August 23, 2009. 
  44. ^ "Body of Ryan Jenkins found in Hope motel". The Hope Standard. August 23, 2009. http://www.bclocalnews.com/fraser_valley/hopestandard/news/54429052.html. Retrieved August 23, 2009. [dead link]
  45. ^ "Jenkins didn't leave suicide note in B.C. motel". The Calgary Herald. September 1, 2009. http://www.calgaryherald.com/news/Jenkins+didn+leave+suicide+note+motel/1949974/story.html. Retrieved September 1, 2009. 
  46. ^ "Megan Wants a Millionaire Officially Cancelled". VH1.com. August 24, 2009. http://blog.vh1.com/2009-08-24/megan-wants-a-millionaire-officially-canceled/. 
  47. ^ "Jenkins' mystery woman identified by police". CBC News. August 24, 2009. http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2009/08/24/jenkins-murder024.html. Retrieved August 27, 2009. 
  48. ^ Stelter, Brian (August 22, 2009). "Killing Raises New Reality TV Concerns". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/22/arts/television/22reality.html?_r=1/. Retrieved May 13, 2010. 
  49. ^ "Police Discover Ryan Jenkins’ Suicide Note". VH1.com Official Blog. http://blog.vh1.com/2009-10-06/police-discover-ryan-jenkins-suicide-note/. Retrieved October 6, 2009. 

External links


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Megan Wants a Millionaire — Cast Format Reality Game show Created by Cris Abrego …   Wikipedia

  • Megan Hauserman — Hauserman attending the Benchwarmer Sponsor in October 2007. Born November 5, 1981 (1981 11 05) (age 30)[1] …   Wikipedia

  • I Love Money — Format Reality Created by Cris Abrego Mark Cronin …   Wikipedia

  • Rock of Love: Charm School — Cast of Rock of Love: Charm School Format Reality Created by Cris Abrego …   Wikipedia

  • Portal:Vancouver — Wikipedia portals: Culture Geography Health History Mathematics Natural sciences People Philosophy Religion Society Technology The VANCOUVER PORTAL …   Wikipedia

  • Deaths in August 2009 — Contents 1 August 2009 1.1 31 1.2 30 1.3 29 …   Wikipedia

  • I Love Money — Seriendaten Originaltitel I Love Money Produktionsland Vereinigte Staaten …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Italy — /it l ee/, n. a republic in S Europe, comprising a peninsula S of the Alps, and Sicily, Sardinia, Elba, and other smaller islands: a kingdom 1870 1946. 57,534,088; 116,294 sq. mi. (301,200 sq. km). Cap.: Rome. Italian, Italia. * * * Italy… …   Universalium

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”