Philip Markoff, the "Craigslist Killer," died from suicide in 2010 before standing trial for murder. But he didn't die before leaving a message for his ex-fiancée. At the time of his death, Markoff was awaiting trial in the murder of Julissa Brisman, a woman whose sensual massage offer he found on Craigslist. Brisman was found dead in a Boston hotel on April 14, 2009. A week later — after investigators found duct tape, wrist restraints, and a semi-automatic handgun in his apartment — Markoff was arraigned for the crime. He was also charged with the robbery of two other women whom he had found on Craigslist. On Aug. 15, 2010, Markoff died by suicide at Boston's Nashua Street Jail. As ABC News reported at the time, the 24-year-old used a makeshift razor to cut major arteries in his body and stuffed toilet paper down his throat so he couldn't be resuscitated. And apparently, as he bled out,...
- 6/17/2018
- by Dan Clarendon
- In Touch Weekly
Exclusive: In a competitive situation, At Ease, a single-camera comedy from writers Josh Bycel & Jonathan Fener (ABC’s Happy Endings), Jerry Bruckheimer TV and Warner Bros. TV, has gone to NBC with a put pilot commitment. At Ease is a documentary-style comedy about the the relationships, jobs, bosses and social lives of a group of young people who happen to live and work on an active military base in the middle of a desert country that is just coming out of a war. The project, whose setup is reminiscent of one of greatest sitcoms of all time, M*A*S*H, is inspired by real-life experiences of retired U.S. Navy officer Dan Conley and U.S. defense contractor Aaron Hendricks, who serve as consulting producers, along with Emerson College screenwriting professor Martie Cook, who brought the idea to Bruckheimer. Bycel and Fener came on board to write via a...
- 9/19/2012
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
Investigators have made a preliminary match between the semiautomatic gun found in alleged Craiglist killer Philip Markoff's apartment and the weapon used to kill Julissa Brisman on April 14, according to reports. They also have fingerprint matches between Markoff and those found on plastic restraints and duct tape left at the crime scenes, the Boston Globe reports. Markoff, 23, was put on suicide watch after a prison official found shoelace marks on his neck Thursday. John Salsberg, Markoff's lawyer, told the Globe he had not been informed of the physical evidence linking his client to the crimes. He also would not confirm his client's suicide attempt.
- 4/24/2009
- by Nicole Weisensee Egan
- PEOPLE.com
Alleged Craigslist Killer Phil Markoff only recently began gambling at the Foxwoods Casino in Connecticut but was a frequent guest in March and April, a source with knowledge of the investigation told People. Markoff, 23, "was at Foxwoods numerous times in March," the source said. "He was always buying in with cash because he couldn't get credit at the casino because [as a Boston University medical student] he didn't have a job. He was there several times in April. He had a reservation to stay at Foxwoods Monday night" - the night of his arrest. Authorities say Markoff and his fiancée, Megan McAllister, 25, were on their way...
- 4/22/2009
- by Nicole Weisensee Egan and Judy Rakowsky
- PEOPLE.com
Who is the real Philip Markoff, the preppy Boston University medical student now also known as the "Craigslist Killer"? Is he a "beautiful man inside and out" as his doting fiancée, Megan McAllister, who was with Markoff at the time of his arrest, claimed Tuesday in an email to People proclaiming his innocence? Or is he a cold-hearted "predator," as Suffolk County District Attorney Dan Conley called him Monday night after announcing his arrest for the April 14 slaying of aspiring model Julissa Brisman, 26? The answer depends on whom you ask. The only thing clear is that Markoff's arrest shocked those who knew him.
- 4/22/2009
- by Nicole Weisensee Egan
- PEOPLE.com
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