Craigslist Murder

- Craigslist is an online classified ads website
- In April 2009, police were investigating a string of robberies related to Craigslist adsBostonHerald.com: Craigslist killer may have struck again (April 17, 2009)
- Julissa Brisman was murdered in a Boston hotel after posting an ad offering massage services on CraigslistBostonHerald.com: Craigslist killer may have struck again (April 17, 2009)
- Brisman was killed on April 13, 2009
- A Las Vegas woman was robbed at gunpoint in a Boston hotel; also posted a massage services ad on Craigslist
- A woman was robbed at gunpoint on April 16, 2009, after posting a Craigslist ad for "private dancesBostonHerald.com: Craigslist killer may have struck again (April 17, 2009)
- Philip H. Markoff arrested on April 20, 2009
- Suspect tried to bind the hands of the women with plastic cordsBostonHerald.com: Craigslist killer may have struck again (April 17, 2009)
- Suspect is a tall, blond, white male with a Blackberry phoneBostonHerald.com: Craigslist killer may have struck again (April 17, 2009)
- In 2007, Katherine Ann Olson was killed after responding to a Craigslist ad looking for a nanny

In April 2009, a string of crimes including murder were blamed on a suspect dubbed the "Craigslist Killer," a tall, blond, white male whose image was captured on surveillance tapes at New England hotels. The Craigslist Killer murdered one woman and robbed two others at gunpoint; all three women had posted ads for similar private services on the free classified ad website Craigslist.
Boston forensic authorities found fingerprints on plastic restraints and duct tape that matched Markoff's at the scene of one of the crimes. Authorities did not disclose whether prints were found at Marriott hotel where Julissa Brisman was killed.WCVB Boston: Markoff's Fingerprints Found At Crime Scene (April 21, 2009)
Craigslist Suspect Captured

Phillip H. Markoff had been under police surveillance for several days when police stopped him at about 4:00 pm on April 20, 2009, as he was driving on Interstate 95 in Walpole. He voluntarily went with police to Boston police headquarters. In his trunk was a packed suitcase.Boston Herald: Suspect in Craiglist killing off the street (April 20, 2009)
Markoff, a 2007 graduate of SUNY Albany and a second year medical student at Boston University, is engaged to a Boston woman, and his Facebook page lists over 300 friends from the Boston and upstate New York areas. The wedding is scheduled for August 14, 2009.Boston Herald: Suspect in Craiglist killing off the street (April 20, 2009)
Surveillance Video

On April 20, 2009, images from surveillance video were released by the Warwick Police Department of a "person of interest" from the attack at the Rhode Island Holiday Inn Express. The man in the images bears a strong resemblance to the man seen in Boston surveillance images.MyFox: New "Craigslist" killer photos (April 20, 2009) Boston Herald: New RI photos show Craigslist killer (April 20, 2009)
Craigslist Killer Victims

On April 13, 2009, 26-year-old Julissa Brisman from New York City was found dead in a Boston, Massachusetts, hotel. One week earlier , another woman, a 29-year-old from Las Vegas, was attacked in a separate Boston hotel. According to police, both women posted ads on Craigslist for massage services. A unknown man was spotted on surveillance video at both hotels and is believed to be responsible for the crimes. On April 16, 2009, the suspect apparently struck again, robbing a woman at gunpoint at a Rhode Island hotel. The woman had placed an ad on Craigslist offering "private dances."FOX News: Police Hunting for Boston 'Craigslist' Killer