Swimsuit model Jasmine Fiore went missing in mid-August of 2009. Her mutilated body was discovered in a suitcase inside a dumpster in Buena Park, California, on August 15, 2009. Authorities launched a search for a "person of interest" in the case: 32-year-old Ryan Alexander Jenkins, a contestant on the VH1 reality show Megan Wants a Millionaire. Reports say that Jenkins and the 28-year-old Fiore were married after they met in Las Vegas.http://www.ocregister.com/articles/buena-park-swimsuit-2533000-body-model http://www.ktla.com/news/landing/ktla-missing-swimsuit-model,0,7187587.story
On August 26, 2009, reports said police had located Fiore's missing white Mercedes CL S550. According to Los Angeles police, the car was found in the parking lot of a Trader Joe's in West Hollywood.http://www.vancouversun.com/Breakthrough+hunt+belonging+slain+model+Jasmine+Fiore/1932708/story.html
Reports said Ryan Jenkins reported to the West Hollywood Sheriff's station that his wife, Jasmine Fiore, was missing on August 15, 2009. Jenkins said his wife had "perfect teeth" when asked to describe her. Police believe that Jenkins used pliers to remove Fiore's teeth before filing the police report.http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jh9MXUrDOqTD3P6uA4nf-Gj32kZQD9ALDFVG0
Ryan Jenkins Body Found
A massive manhunt for Jenkins ended on August 23, 2009, when Jenkins' body was discovered inside a motel room in Hope, British Columbia. Reports said Jenkins had hanged himself.http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/story?id=83961253
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Suspect Ryan Alexander Jenkins was the subject of a massive manhunt after the discovery of Jasmine Fiore's body on August 15, 2009. On August 23, 2009, Jenkins was found dead inside the Thunderbird Motel in Hope, British Columbia.
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Body discovered on August 15, 2009, in Buena Park, California
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Fiore's body had been stuffed inside a suitcase
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Fiore's teeth and fingers had been removed
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Authorities identified Ryan Alexander Jenkins as a "person of interest" in the case
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Jenkins was found dead in British Columbia on August 23, 2009
