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.
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My (uninformed) guess at this time is that he’s a self-loathing poofter and could not deal with it. As far as him being pre-med, I bet his grades were in the crapper.
She is in for a rude awakening!
aww,,maybe it was prewedding jitters. Maybe he needed money for the engagement ring.
Don’t you belive in romance anymore? After all he wouldn’t hurt a fly.
I read that he was suspended at least once.
I heard this morning that the police think the motive was MONEY. Fox News called his dad’s dentist practice and the receptionist said that he was too busy to come to the phone.
The police believe there are more victims.
Don't be surprised if he had a history of torturing animals when he was a kid.
http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=7387628&page=1
Police Say Accused Craigslist Killer Owed Gambling Debts
See post #47.
No problem believing that, but for a reasonably clever guy, is this the best way to get money via armed robbery? I don’t think so...
Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde?
Gambling addiction is as serious as any other addiction. They will do anything to keep feeding the addiction.
I just saw the arraignment, no expression on the kid’s face.
MA gov has been trying to get a casino to open in the state.
This won’t be good for his cause...The Wonder Of It All.
http://www.necn.com/Boston/NECN-Extra/2009/04/21/Inside-the-courtroom-Med/1240333928.html
Video: Inside the courtroom: Med student held without bail in Craigslist
How would you like to have him as a doctor? Very scary!
That is the most scary part to me! Yikes!
It would be almost as bad as having Michael (get God off our money) Newdow as your emergency room physician!
How much cash could a traveling masseuse carry on her?
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Figure $85-150 per hour massage then 5-6 clients a day. I know a couple of Massage therapists (”masseuse” sends up red flags for me) who could have almost $1000 on them in a day before heading to the bank.
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