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==Early Life== | ==Early Life== | ||
Luka Magnotta was born Eric Clinton Kirk Newman in Scarborough on July 24, 1982, where he was also raised. He was born to Anna Yourkin and Donald Newman as one of the eldest of three kids; he was named after Clint Eastwood and Kirk Douglas, who are Magnotta's father's favorite actors. Magnotta | Luka Magnotta was born Eric Clinton Kirk Newman in Scarborough on July 24, 1982, where he was also raised. He was born to Anna Yourkin and Donald Newman as one of the eldest of three kids; he was named after Clint Eastwood and Kirk Douglas, who are Magnotta's father's favorite actors. Magnotta were born in the father's basement, including his brother Conrad and sister Melissa. Magnotta's parents later bought a home in Bethany, Ontario, where they lived and raised their children there. | ||
His mother dropped out of high school at grade 9 and later met Magnotta's father when he was 10th grade. His father is a factory worker who has suffered from schizophrenia since 1994, and his mother is a writer who is obsessed with cleanliness and often wears surgical masks. Magnotta stated that both had health and drinking problems. Magnotta and his little brother were homeschooled by their mother while their father was at work for support, until the grandparents insisted they be enrolled in school. The mother sometimes locks her children out of the car or out of the house and leaves their pet rabbits outside in the winter to freeze to death as she "wanted total control over them". Similarly, Magnotta had fears of his mother having "big red nails" and also described her tying his brother in a chair in his room "when he was bad." | His mother dropped out of high school at grade 9 and later met Magnotta's father when he was 10th grade. His father is a factory worker who has suffered from schizophrenia since 1994, and his mother is a writer who is obsessed with cleanliness and often wears surgical masks. Magnotta stated that both had health and drinking problems. Magnotta and his little brother were homeschooled by their mother while their father was at work for support, until the grandparents insisted they be enrolled in school. The mother sometimes locks her children out of the car or out of the house and leaves their pet rabbits outside in the winter to freeze to death as she "wanted total control over them". Similarly, Magnotta had fears of his mother having "big red nails" and also described her tying his brother in a chair in his room "when he was bad." | ||
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His father was an abusive parent before the separation, but was never abusive to Magnotta. According to Magnotta, he stated that his father was quiet while drinking and loved playing video games with him. However, his mother rumored that her father threatened to kill her and would watch her with binoculars, which Magnotta did not want to believe. His father smoked and slept excessively. His father, at one point, was arrested and fired from his job for drinking at work. The family had then lost their house and moved out to their paternal grandparents' home. Right after, his parents separated when Magnotta was at age 9 or 10. His mother moved on with her children to a new apartment, along with her new boyfriend from Toronto, Leo. | His father was an abusive parent before the separation, but was never abusive to Magnotta. According to Magnotta, he stated that his father was quiet while drinking and loved playing video games with him. However, his mother rumored that her father threatened to kill her and would watch her with binoculars, which Magnotta did not want to believe. His father smoked and slept excessively. His father, at one point, was arrested and fired from his job for drinking at work. The family had then lost their house and moved out to their paternal grandparents' home. Right after, his parents separated when Magnotta was at age 9 or 10. His mother moved on with her children to a new apartment, along with her new boyfriend from Toronto, Leo. | ||
Magnotta had no relationship with his brother Sibling. According to him, his brother was a "bad alcoholic" who was often arrested for drinking and driving, and he stood up for him when students teased him for looking "like a girl" at elementary, and being homophobic whenever he helped him in situation. Magnotta's sister Melissa later confirmed that Conrad had disclosed Magnotta's homosexuality "without his permission". From there, Magnotta became aware of having a relationship with his brother. | |||
At age 16, Magnotta went to live with his grandmother, Phyllis, who felt "worried about him hearing things, speaking loudly, and feeling scared" most of the time and was described as a "mother figure" by Magnotta. The reason he is living with his grandmother is to escape from the psychological abuse of his mother's boyfriend. His grandmother took him to a psychiatrist in around 1999 after having concerns about him. Magnotta came to feel that his grandmother was a mother figure to him, as she had raised him correctly. She often dressed him in clothes, going everywhere with him, and slept with him when he was younger. | At age 16, Magnotta went to live with his grandmother, Phyllis, who felt "worried about him hearing things, speaking loudly, and feeling scared" most of the time and was described as a "mother figure" by Magnotta. The reason he is living with his grandmother is to escape from the psychological abuse of his mother's boyfriend. His grandmother took him to a psychiatrist in around 1999 after having concerns about him. Magnotta came to feel that his grandmother was a mother figure to him, as she had raised him correctly. She often dressed him in clothes, going everywhere with him, and slept with him when he was younger. | ||
