Reality show contestant fought with wife before killing, authorities say

BUENA PARK, Calif. -- Hours before she died, former model Jasmine Fiore was chatting on her cell phone with an ex-boyfriend, a conversation that police say threw her reality contestant husband into a jealous rage.

Witnesses said Ryan Jenkins argued with Fiore in the lobby of the San Diego Hilton after leaving a poker tournament, telling her "you're making a fool of me in front of my friends," Buena Park police Sgt. Frank Nunes said.

The argument was the latest in the couple's volatile relationship and hours before Jenkins killed his 28-year old wife, put her body into a suitcase and dumped her in a Buena Park trash bin, police said.

A detailed timeline revealed Thursday by police showed that Jenkins, who appeared on VH1's "Megan Wants a Millionaire," started a 1,000-mile dash for his native Canada 24 hours after Fiore's body was found early Aug. 15.

Fiore's nose was broken, she was badly beaten and she was missing the last digit of all her fingers and her teeth, presumably to hamper efforts to identify her.

Police ultimately learned her name by tracking the serial number on her breast implants but not until Jenkins had a three-day head start on his escape.

The 32-year-old son of a prominent Calgary architect was found Sunday in an isolated motel in Hope, British Columbia, where he had committed suicide.

Nunes said family and friends told authorities Jenkins and Fiore, who were married in a quickie Las Vegas wedding in March, had cheated on each other.

"It all boils down to a domestic violence situation that went way out of hand as a result of jealousy," Nunes said late Thursday.

Court records show Jenkins had a violent past. He was charged in June in Nevada with a misdemeanor count of "battery constituting domestic violence" for hitting Fiore in the arm. In Calgary, Jenkins had been sentenced to 15 months probation in January 2007 on an unspecified assault charge of his then ex-girlfriend.

"I don't know the guy but basically ... if he doesn't get his way, and he snaps, stand by: I don't care that you're my mate. I am going to get my way whether you like it or not," Nunes said Friday.

Police said extensive surveillance videos as well as cell phone records, interviews and other evidence helped them piece together the crime.

Police said they have not found any evidence to indicate that anyone in the United States helped Jenkins to flee. Canadian officials say no charges will be filed against anyone for helping Jenkins.