The Orange County District Attorney's office has charged Megan Wants a Millionaire and I Love Money contestant Ryan Jenkins with the murder of his wife.
Jasmine Fiore, who married Ryan Alexander Jenkins in March, was discovered Saturday stuffed in a suitcase and thrown in a dumpster in Buena Park, Calif.
Jenkins is believed to have escaped to Canada last night or this morning despite a massive manhunt by authorities to stop him from sneaking out of the U.S.
The 32-year-old fugitive is believed to be a native of Canada.
At this point it is unclear if Jenkins is charged with first or second degree murder. The D.A. will be releasing more information about the case shortly.
A warrant has been issued for the arrest of Ryan Jenkins.
It is not known what motive Ryan Jenkins had for killing Jasmine Fiore, if he is indeed responsible for this grisly crime. One theory police are working on is that he became enraged at his wife for communicating with an ex-lover.
Ryan Jenkins has been on the run from the police ever since he reported his wife, a former Playboy model, missing last Saturday night. Ryan has a history of violence, having assaulted Fiore earlier this year and a former girlfriend in 2005.
Witnesses believe they saw Jenkins last night in Washington State close to the Canadian border. It is not known if he has been apprehended in Canada or if Ryan would be turned over to authorities in the United States when and if he is.
UPDATE (8:25 EST): Formal charges against Ryan Jenkins have been filed, with a bail recommendation of $10 million. The police describe him as "armed and dangerous." Buena Park police and the U.S. Marshals are still hunting him down.
Police say Ryan may have a handgun, and that Jasmine Fiore's teeth and fingers had been removed, implying whoever killed her wanted to conceal her identity.
Interestingly, Robert Hasman, the aforementioned ex-boyfriend of Fiore, spoke at the press conference on behalf of Fiore's family, calling Jenkins "an animal."
Last Friday, when Jasmine and Jenkins were in San Diego, she texted Robert Hasman, saying she was going to him. It appears that Ryan Jenkins may have seen the text because Hasman received another text shortly after saying "suck it."
Police think Jasmine's text may have triggered the fatal violence.
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August 22nd, 2009 5:15 AM
Sounds like true ineptitude to me. How can highly-trained law enforcement individuals miss a guy obviously likely and suspected to flee to his native Canada? How many borders/bodies of water are there within a 200 mile radius that could have been patrolled to look for this man within minutes? Someone messed up big-time and got his picture/alert out to border officials too late for it to make a difference. Scary. And now he's back in my country where he'll be treated with kid gloves. You guys had your chance to mete out real justice for this piece of crap but missed the "boat", so to speak. As you may suspect, as a born and raised Canadian individual, I'm disgusted by our legal system. He knew his best chance was to get back into Canada before he was caught. Pretty sad, isn't it? Next time, please be more diligent in catching slimeballs like this before they slip out of your grasp into a country that's too wimpy to lay down the law and give them the sentence they truly deserve. Ryan, I'm hoping if you're caught in Canada they'll wipe their hands clean of you and hand you back to the US on a silver platter, no questions asked. Coward.
August 22nd, 2009 9:32 PM
What a dirt bag.
I wonder what the timeline is between this incedent and the 'Megan wants a millionaire' show?
Aren't there any screenings beforehand?
How about that kid that was on the show who is penniless until his Grandfather dies?
And now an alleged murderer?
I tell ya, anything for the show eh?
I HATE what this world is and is coming to be.
August 23rd, 2009 3:29 AM
Women LOVE good looking studly man like this dude. Oh not to mention he's RICH RICH RICH! It will be just a few days before he finds himself another woman.
August 23rd, 2009 4:07 PM
What do you expect from a show that produces people for a show about wanting a millionaire. I can'think of anyone that comes off completely "normal" on any show from VH1. It seems like the skank brother of MTV. But each year the contestants get more whoreish and manless with the contestants. Its like which part will you play the player, the crazy, the drunk, the loudmouth. And each year each part becomes more lame.
August 23rd, 2009 4:30 PM
nauseating
August 23rd, 2009 10:17 PM
This is by far the worst mess i have heard this year.....money is the rule of all evil. I wouldnt date a person because they are a millionaire in the beginnig because they think that they can pay their wqay out of anyting...none the less i will keep her and her family in my prayers and hope this scum bag is captured and suffers the consequences behind taking someones daughter, friend, sister....
August 24th, 2009 1:21 AM
This is what happens when vain, greedy and stupid people play games with eachother!
August 24th, 2009 1:49 AM
Hey! at least he saved the taxpayers a little money by not having to keep looking for him. We should pass the bill on to his estate or family! This guy was an idiot married to a wanna be starlette being pimped by the king of all pimps.(you go heff!)Its funny how everyone bags on rap videos with butt shaking but heff has peddled the sh@t for years and he gets the applause and adoration for pimping "daddy's little girls". Hey, maybe girls gone wild star will be next to the throne when heff strokes out! I hope the girls are smart enough to get more than a bus ride, t-shirt and cap! These people are stupid and need help not fame. It's a shame this country celerates and glorifies abhorent behavior, just make a sex tape or become a public crack head go to a plush "rehab" joint cry a little and walllah! you're a star! you get a reality show for you, your momma and your family. Not one bit of talent between them all but its good enough for TV! What's next? Hey, I know! another spin off! "Meagan Once dated a Murderer" with special celebrity guests O.J. Simpson and Phil Spector(via sattlelite, hey it's t.v. of course the jail will let them. It's free publicity!)Sarcasm aside, I feel deeply for this young lady's family. It's a shame people care very little for human life and the preservation of it, and it's a damn shame how exploitation of out country's women is so common place and encouraged. Voluntary or not it's disgracefull!