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15 Aug 2010 20:37

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U.S.: Philip Markoff’s suicide took closure away from victim’s family

  • Their grief for Jullissa is as fresh today as the day over a year ago when Markoff took Julissa away from them. The long-awaited criminal prosecution was their only opportunity to confront him, and now he has taken that away as well.
  • Lawyer Djuna Perkins • Discussing suspected Craigslist Killer Philip Markoff’s prison suicide today. Perkins, the lawyer for Julissa Brisman’s family, emphasized that her clients were “shocked and dismayed by the news.” It was a long way down for Markoff, a medical school student who was about to get married before he reportedly started attacking massage therapists that he met on Craigslist and got arrested, presumably with a life sentence in the cards. Crazy situation for sure. source
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27 Apr 2009 08:35

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U.S.: Oh boy. Accused Craigslist killer: “There’s more coming out”

  • That’s what he told his brother in jail Friday. Philip Markoff, whose life turned upside-down pretty quickly, made the comment during his family’s first visit since his arrest. Markoff is in jail accused of attacking one victim he met on Craigslist and murdering another. “It is unclear if he meant more victims or more evidence,” said a law-enforcement official familiar with the case. By the way, his fiancée, Meghan McAllister, has yet to visit him in jail, and word is that the wedding’s off. source
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23 Apr 2009 10:31

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U.S.: The apparent “Craigslist killer” has a history that goes back a bit

  • In a doorway, he pushed me up against the wall and tried kissing me. I was trying to push him away, saying, ‘No Phil, get off me.’
  • Morgan Houston • A classmate of Phillip Markoff at State Univeristy of New York-Albany, where she said Markoff attempted to attack her four years ago. It was a close call, and she was saved by a friend. She said it was the only time Markoff attacked her. It appears that Markoff’s motive behind the current attacks, by the way, was to pay off gambling debts. • source
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22 Apr 2009 09:39

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U.S.: One of the Craiglist killer’s victims survived by “not fighting back”

  • I just complied with everything he wanted me to do. I didn’t resist him in any way and that’s why.
  • Trisha Leffler • One of the Craigslist killer’s apparent victims. She was bound and robbed of $800. She claims that she recognized Philip Markoff, the man accused of the attacks, from the surveillance stills released by police prior to his arrest. • source
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21 Apr 2009 19:01

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U.S.: “Craigslist killer” so unexpected, his fiancée is in blind denial

  • Unfortunately, you were given wrong information as was the public. All I have to say to you is Philip is a beautiful person inside and out and could not hurt a fly!
  • Megan McAllister • Fiancée of Philip Markoff, the Boston University grad student accused of being the “Craigslist killer.” Apparently, his reputation was such that nobody expected anything like this from him among his friends and family. Markoff and McAllister were supposed to get married on the Jersey Shore in August. That won’t be happening, most likely; he’s in jail without bail. • source
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