Episode 33

Sword and Scale

Incongruity

History, Society & Culture, True Crime, Documentary

4.0 • 63.8K Ratings

🗓️ 4 January 2015

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Summary

One of the more bizarre stories of our lifetime, the story of Luka Magnotta is wrought with remorseful refrains and awkward pauses. This is a man, who was so narcissistic that there would be nothing to stand between him and what he wanted in life... fame. Had he been "normal" his goals might have been awe-inspiring, but Luka was the worst type of person, a psychopathic narcissist, and he would flaunt it in the nose of the good people of the world. The hell he would unleash online is something that would bring many to tears. He would find a way to reach fame, or infamy, one way or another. Whether it be adult films or the slaughter of animals, Luka was destined for stardom. Unfortunately for the Chinese International Student Jun Lin, who would eventually become a victim of his madness, Magnotta would find the International spotlight he was looking for. His crime, would be one so brutal and so bizarre that it would prompt Canada's largest International manhunt, but would they ever catch this killer, who was a virtual phantom, before it was too late?

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0:00.0	Sword and Scale contains adult themes and violence.
0:03.0	It is not intended for all audiences.
0:05.2	Listener discretion is advised. Welcome to Sword and Scale, Episode 33, Season 2.
0:35.1	We know you've been waiting, so we're going to get right to it.
0:38.3	To start off this season, we have a two-part thriller,
0:41.2	which has been playing out on the news over the Christmas break.
0:43.9	This is the insane, unbelievable, and tragic story of Luca Magnata,
0:50.8	a story that demonstrates that the worst monsters are indeed real.
0:57.0	The I'm not I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm and I'm I'm I'm Luca Rocco Magnata, born Eric Clinton, Kirk Newman, grew up in Scarborough, Ontario, Canada,
1:52.5	a district and former municipality within the eastern part of the city of Toronto. If you're from the
1:57.9	states, think of it as a borough of Toronto, much like Brooklyn or Queens
2:01.9	would be to New York.
2:03.3	This area also has another thing in common with New York City.
2:07.0	It is one of the most popular destinations for new immigrants to Canada to reside.
2:12.0	By many accounts, Canada is one of the more immigrant-friendly Western countries.
2:16.6	But this story is not friendly to one immigrant
2:19.4	in particular. And it all started here on the serene and bold bluffs of Lake Ontario.
2:34.1	It was a time bomb waiting to explode.
2:37.0	This is what an aunt of the man who would later be known worldwide as Luca Magnata had to say about her nephew.
2:44.0	She did not want her name revealed, but she did reveal the names of Luca's parents.
2:48.0	Anna Yorkin and Donald Newman. They were just teenagers when he was
2:52.6	born, and they split up soon after. Outside his home, Eric was a boy trying to fit in, but it
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