World | Posted on Aug 20, 2009 at 02:15pm IST

Reality TV contestant sought in ex-model's death

Associated Press

Buena Park: Ryan Alexander Jenkins was fulfilling his dream of becoming a star, with a small fortune stowed away, a marriage - albeit brief - to a former model, and two gigs in reality TV.

But his image was splashed on Web sites and TV news shows around the world on Wednesday for another reason: He is wanted for questioning in the death of his former wife, whose nude body was found in a suitcase in a trash bin in California's Orange County over the weekend.

The death of 28-year-old Jasmine Fiore followed a stormy relationship with Jenkins that seemed ready-made for the tabloids- complete with a quickie Las Vegas wedding that was followed by an annulment a few weeks later.

Police said Jenkins, 32, is a "person of interest" in her death, and may be heading for his native Canada. The victim's mother said Fiore and Jenkins had been fighting, and that he was jealous of her ex-boyfriends.

Court records show Jenkins was charged in June in Clark County, Nevada, with a misdemeanor count of "battery constituting domestic violence" on accusations that he hit Fiore in the arm. He is scheduled for a December 18 non-jury trial.

In January 2007, Jenkins was sentenced to 15 months of probation in his hometown of Calgary, Canada, on an unspecified assault charge, according to the Alberta Ministry of Justice. No further details were available.

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