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Craigslist Case Investigators Place Ad on Craigslist

Seeks other possible victims in case

By Matt Cantor,  Newser Staff

Posted Apr 24, 2009 10:47 AM CDT

(Newser) – Investigators tracking the alleged Craigslist killer's actions are turning to the site at the heart of the case to reach out to more possible victims, the Boston Globe reports. They posted an ad in the site’s “Erotic Services” section reading: “Were you attacked or robbed at a Boston-area hotel after placing or answering an ad on Craigslist? If so, you may have information that could be helpful to police and prosecutors.”

The ad notes that investigators think the killer is a man who targeted “female Craigslist advertisers who would be reluctant to report the crimes.” Backers of Philip Markoff, who is in jail in Boston under suicide watch, have started a Facebook site called “Phil Markoff is Innocent Until Proven Guilty.” The site, with some 35 members so far, is “against the media who is quick to place blame, against the culture that has forgotten that people like Phil are suspects, not killers.”

Hector Brisman, left, father of slain masseuse Julissa Brisman of New York City, sits with victim advocate Paula Eckberg, right, in the courtroom during the arraignment of Boston University medical student Philip Markoff, in Boston Municipal Court, Tuesday, April 21, 2009. Markoff has been ordered held without bail on charges...
Hector Brisman, left, father of slain masseuse Julissa Brisman of New York City, sits with victim advocate Paula Eckberg, right, in the courtroom during the arraignment of Boston University medical student...   (AP Photo/Mark Garfinkel-Pool)
Daniel F. Conley, Suffolk County District Attorney, talks about accused killer Philip Markoff, during a press conference outside Boston Municipal Court in Boston, Tuesday, April 21, 2009. Markoff, a Boston University medical student who was accused of targeting women that advertised exotic services on Craigslist, was ordered held without bail...
Daniel F. Conley, Suffolk County District Attorney, talks about accused killer Philip Markoff, during a press conference outside Boston Municipal Court in Boston, Tuesday, April 21, 2009. Markoff, a Boston...   (AP Photo/Bizuayehu Tesfaye)
Boston University medical student Philip Markoff stands during his arraignment in Boston Municipal Court, Tuesday, April 21, 2009, in Boston. Markoff has been ordered held without bail on charges that he fatally shot a masseuse he had lured to his hotel through Craigslist.
Boston University medical student Philip Markoff stands during his arraignment in Boston Municipal Court, Tuesday, April 21, 2009, in Boston. Markoff has been ordered held without bail on charges that...   (AP Photo/Mark Garfinkel, Pool)
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