BOSTON — Philip Markoff seemed to have a good life: The handsome, clean-cut, 23-year-old medical student was planning a lavish beachfront wedding this summer to a beautiful woman. But authorities say his computer and surveillance video paint a picture of ...Read More
BALTIMORE -- Baltimore police say a Johns Hopkins University medical student armed with a samurai sword killed an intruder in his garage. Police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi says campus police and an off-duty city officer responding to a call for a suspicious ...Read More
Police were last night investigating the online gambling debts of a man who apparently battered his mother to death before hanging himself in the flat that they shared in Edinburgh. Brian Rockall is thought to have beaten Valerie Rockall, who was ...Read More
CHICAGO (AP) -- A federal judge has sentenced ousted Gov. Rod Blagojevich's former chief fundraiser to 37 months in prison for hiding his use of company funds to pay gambling debts and other expenses from the Internal Revenue Service. Roofing contractor ...Read More
By mark.gimein - The Big Money It's been a lousy few months for sex on Craigslist. First, 43 state attorneys general banded together to demand that the world's biggest classified site take down its "erotic services" (read: prostitution) ads. Then, in ...Read More
* "Erotic services" section to end within week * Staff will manually review all ads in new section * Changes follow high-profile Boston murder (Recasts with statement from Craigslist) BOSTON, May 13 (Reuters) - Online classified siteCraigslist will replace its "erotic services" ads ...Read More
The life of former all-American med student and accused Craigslist killer Philip H. Markoff continued its slow, surreal transformation yesterday as his brother visited him in jail and his onetime wedding band announced their August nuptial gig is off. “A family ...Read More
Accused Craigslist killer Philip Markoff was “pleased” to see his brother during a jailhouse meeting today and his family continues to support the troubled med student, the lawyer for the troubled med student said today. It was the second time in ...Read More
BOSTON (Reuters) - When Marissa decided to switch jobs from nursing to prostitution a year ago, the online classified site Craigslist was pivotal, she said. Friends told her she could make lots of money just by advertising there. "I would never ...Read More
BOSTON, April 24 (Reuters) - When Marissa decided to switchjobs from nursing to prostitution a year ago, the onlineclassified site Craigslist was pivotal, she said. Friends toldher she could make lots of money just by advertising there. "I would never walk ...Read More
Accused Craigslist killer Philip Markoff reportedly tried to hang himself in his jail cell with shoelaces and was placed on suicide watch Thursday. Correction officers found "shoelace marks" around the 22-year-old med student's neck, law enforcement sources told ABC News. He was ...Read More
The accused Craigslist killer Philip Markoff collected “mementos” from his female victims and kept the items inside his Quincy apartment, a law enforcement official told the Herald this morning. ”Police recovered evidence from Markoff’s apartment to suggest he kept ‘mementos’ from ...Read More
The enigma of Philip Markoff, alternately described as a brutal Internet predator and a great guy with a winning smile, became more confusing Tuesday when reports surfaced that the accused Craigslist killer had gambling debts and was arrested en route ...Read More
But authorities say surveillance video and his computer paint him as a suspected serial criminal who targeted women offering erotic services through Craigslist. He is accused of killing one and suspected of robbing and tying up another and fleeing from the ...Read More
BOSTON - He favors khaki pants and oxford shirts, graduated summa cum laude from college and proposed to his fiancée on a Maine beach. But Philip Markoff, a tall, blond medical student, also is a brutal predator, prosecutors said Tuesday. "Philip ...Read More
BOSTON — A man was held in custody Monday in connection with the death last week in a luxury hotel of a woman who advertised massage services on Craigslist, Boston police said. But Boston police spokeswoman Elaine Driscoll did not immediately ...Read More
Boston Police say the man they believe murdered a pretty, aspiring actress in an upscale hotel room this week is also responsible for two other attacks on women and possibly met them through their advertisements on Craigslist. Friends say Julissa Brisman, ...Read More
Paul Page, 37, allegedly set up a fake company to con people into investing in non- existent property developments. Mr Page and his wife of 12 years, Laura, 42, are accused of going on to spend the money on an extravagant ...Read More
