The man who is believed to have killed then dismembered his transgender wife in an horrific murder-suicide in a Brisbane apartment was secretly working as a male prostitute, it has emerged. Friends revealed the truth about Marcus Volke's double life and also criticised a Brisbane newspaper for its portrayal of victim Mayang Prasetyo. Interior designer Alex Devantier, who knew the couple well, told Daily Mail Australia Volke had never worked as a chef but used it as a cover story to avoid telling his family and close friends the truth about his life as Heath the male prostitute. Scroll down for video
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Husband Marcus Volke was secretly working as a male prostitute
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He killed and then dismembered his transgender wife on Saturday night
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The remains of Mayang Prasetyo were found in a Brisbane apartment
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Volke is believed to have murdered then dismembered the 27-year-old
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Media have previously reported Volke was a chef who worked on cruises
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But a friend of the couple said the 28-year-old was a male prostitute
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Volke and Ms Prasetyo met in 2009 while working at a Melbourne brothel
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Ms Prasetyo is known as Febri Andriansyah, according to her Indonesia passport
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Detectives have appealed for friends and associates of the couple to come forward as they continue to investigate the murder-suicide
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