Philip Markoff February 12, β August 15, [ 1 ] was an American medical student who was charged with the armed robbery and murder of Julissa Brisman in a Boston hotel on April 14, , and two other armed robberies.
A grand jury indicted Markoff for first-degree murder , armed robbery, and other charges. Two of Markoff's victims were offering erotic services on Craigslist. He had an older brother, Jonathan Markoff, and a half-sister whose father was Susan's second husband, Gary Carroll, a banker.
He was suspended from the school after the criminal charges were filed against him. Police suspected that the three crimes β close in time and similar in many ways β were committed by the same person. On April 21, he was arraigned in Brisman's death; the prosecutor stated that a semi-automatic handgun , wrist restraints, and duct tape had been found in Markoff's apartment.
At various times he was on suicide watch or in the jail's psychiatric unit. On August 15, , one year and one day after his wedding was to have taken place, [ 33 ] Markoff was found dead in his cell. He had also swallowed toilet paper and tightened a plastic bag over his head with gauze. Contents move to sidebar hide. Article Talk. Read Edit View history. Tools Tools. Download as PDF Printable version. In other projects. Wikidata item. American murder suspect. For the film, see The Craigslist Killer film.
For the general term "Craigslist killer", see Internet homicide. Sherrill, New York , U. Background [ edit ]. Robberies and murder [ edit ]. Suicide [ edit ]. Media adaptations [ edit ]. References [ edit ]. The Boston Globe. Archived from the original on August 19, Retrieved August 18, April 2, Retrieved April 23, The New York Times. Retrieved May 10, Archived from the original on June 24, Retrieved June 21, Retrieved June 22, Boston Herald. Retrieved August 15, April 15, Archived from the original on April 17, Retrieved April 18, Fox News.
