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- Residence: Las Vegas, NevadaBoston Globe: First Hotel Victim "Glad" About Arrest (April 21, 2009)
- Profession: ProstituteBoston Globe: First Hotel Victim "Glad" About Arrest (April 21, 2009)
- April 10, 2009: Attacked by gunpoint in a Boston hotel, bound with plastic ties, gagged, and robbedBoston Globe: First Hotel Victim "Glad" About Arrest (April 21, 2009)
- Was 29 years-old when attacked by the "Craigslist Killer"Boston Globe: First Hotel Victim "Glad" About Arrest (April 21, 2009)
- Reported she had a debit card, $800 in cash as well as $250 in American Express gift cards stolen when she was attackedBoston Globe: First Hotel Victim "Glad" About Arrest (April 21, 2009)
- According to the Boston Globe, Leffler was the one who placed an ad on CraigslistBoston Globe: First Hotel Victim "Glad" About Arrest (April 21, 2009)
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Trisha Leffler may be the first victim of the man who has been dubbed the "Craigslist Killer". Leffler arranged to meet a man at the Boston Westin Copley Place hotel on April 10, 2009. She was robbed at gunpoint and left bound and gagged.Boston Globe: First Hotel Victim "Glad" About Arrest (April 21, 2009)
The meeting was arranged through an advertisement placed on Craigslist. Leffler had identified Philip Markoff as her attacker from surveillance photos released by police. Markoff was arraigned on April 21, 2009.ABC News: Alleged "Craigslist Killer" Collecting Women's Panties (April 22, 2009) On June 22, 2009, Markoff pleaded not guilty to robbing Leffler.Boston.com: In a loud voice, Markoff pleads 'not guilty' (June 22, 2009)
Craigslist Killer
- In April 2009, Philip Markoff was identified as the accused murderer known as the "Craigslist Killer". Boston police charged Markoff with the attack against Leffler as well as for the April 14, 2009 murder of Julissa Brisman. Both women had placed ads on Craiglist for "massage services".ABC News: Alleged "Craigslist Killer" Collecting Women's Panties (April 22, 2009)
Markoff allegedly arranged to meet the women at upscale Boston hotels and has been accused of robbing both of them. The police suspect there may be more victims and have asked that anyone who was contacted by Markoff via Craigslist to come forward. The police have stated they will not prosecute anyone for placing the the massage advertisements.
Police believe Markoff may have been robbing the women as a way to pay off his gambling debts.ABC News: Alleged "Craigslist Killer" Collecting Women's Panties (April 22, 2009)
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