Posted on 04/20/2009 9:00:07 PM PDT by red flanker
A Boston University medical student was arrested Monday in the shooting death in a hotel of a masseuse and the robbery of another woman who both advertised their services on Craigslist.
Phil Markoff, 22, was arrested during a traffic stop Monday afternoon on Interstate 95 in Walpole, south of Boston, Police Commissioner Ed Davis said at a news conference to announce the arrest. He is also connected to an assault on a Las Vegas exotic dancer in Rhode Island last week.
Markoff's arrest came days after his image was shown on surveillance video at the hotels. Davis said that authorities had him under observation for days before making the arrest.
Authorities said Markoff was originally from upstate New York and now lives in Quincy, just south of Boston. A Facebook profile matching Markoff's identity, including his photograph, lists him as a 2007 graduate of State University of New York-Albany and in the 2011 class at BU. CBS' News Sammy Rose Saltzman and Ryan Corsaro report that friends and acquaintances contacted for the story describe Markoff as "likeable," "preppy," and "conservative." He and his fiancé, Megan McAllister, had a website detailing plans for their wedding that was planned for August in Long Branch, N.J.
(Excerpt) Read more at cbsnews.com ...
This will make an awesome TV movie of the week.
<”But he was never really around much, and there was a creepy factor to it.”
Does not being around much make you creepy? And how would people know you’re creepy if you’re not around?
The Herald crew reports, among other things, that the “nice, clean-cut” Markoff has also been suspended from Boston U.
“Markoff took this exam on March 20. How did he do? And if he failed, could this have been enough of a stressor to trigger his crimes?”
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Check out the website where kooks are leaving horrible messages to the fiancee...
BWAAAAAH! ROTFL!
“He seemed like such a nice boy...”
The Boston Herald reports: His online trail did him in, police say. Investigators said they chased down “high-tech leads” and traced “IP addresses to physical locations” to snare Markoff in his own matrix.
http://www.appscout.com/2009/04/alleged_craigslist_killer_done.php
A man who identified himself only as Gary, Markoff's stepfather, said he was shocked by the arrest.
"He's a great kid," said Gary, who is divorced from Markoff's mother. "I can't believe what's going on. . . . He's a very bright, intelligent, articulate guy. I just keep thinking there must be some mistake."
<His online trail did him in,
I have a limited (real name, real job) online presence due to work. With effort, and if someone had access to my personal computers, they could probably find my aliases on different boards around the net, but in general, I don’t make a habit of putting my name and every movement out there online.
What I don’t understand is some people’s, mostly young people’s, need to be visible online all the time. I work in a university and the library computers always busy with kids updating their damn Facebook pages and chatting w/people, rather than using them for library work. Either they’re online w/Facebook, MySpace, or Twitter or they’ve got their phone glued to their head. They never seem to be able to be alone for a minute.
he’s a great kid alright /sarc
A SUNY Albany alum told CBS News that Markoff talked about going to strip clubs, but never mentioned visiting a prostitute. He said he got in many arguments with Markoff about his misogynistic attitude towards women.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/04/20/national/main4958272.shtml
I don’t know why anyone wants to put out their every thought for others to read. I like my privacy & quite time too much I guess.
>>His online trail did him in
What a tangled Web we weave!
Yeah, they’ve gotta be kooks to put messages like that on there. Some people don’t deserve to be human; in fact they don’t even deserve to be dogs, for that matter...
Damn,,I hope the bridesmaids haven’t paid for their dresses. And the wedding gifts? Does she have to return them?
We need her flatware pattern,,having a dejavous over the Runaway Bride!
check out the registry. She likes Kate Spade everyday china and loves pink appliances like blenders, etc. Man,,
Well, today they are saying he was politically conservative and a Republican to boot! All bets off.
Nice to see you cajungirl! Megan hasn’t registered for any sterling, just some tacky Vera Wang stainless.
She is standing by him!
She emailed CBS ‘news’ and said they must have the wrong person!
I liked the Kate Spade but the pink blender, etc,was just too much for me. She does have nice Vera stemware but again, no silver flatware. What is it with these modern girls!
STand by your man!!
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