BUENA PARK, Calif. AP – 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 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 Orange County over the weekend.