Markoff Linked to Third Craigslist Assault

Markoff linked to Rhode Island robbery after cops realized similarity to earlier crimes

(NEWSER) - Rhode Island cops realized accused Craigslist killer Philip Markoff may have been involved in a local robbery when they learned the victim's panties had been stolen, sources tell ABC News. Investigators who noted the similarity to two attacks in Boston soon found more links to Markoff and issued a warrant accusing him assault and weapons violations yesterday, More»

Fingerprint links Markoff to stripper, but Boston trial comes first

(NEWSER) - Rhode Island will heap more charges on alleged Craigslist killer Philip Markoff today, the Boston Globe reports, accusing him in the attempted robbery of a stripper at a motel last month. Officials say Markoff’s fingerprints and text messages put him at the scene, where he allegedly tried to rob a woman he’d met on Craigslist. Markoff likely won’t be brought to Rhode Island until after his Boston murder trial, WJAR-TV adds. More»

New charges expected early this week

(NEWSER) - Authorities in Rhode Island plan to charge murder suspect Philip Markoff with a third Craigslist-related crime, CBS News reports. Markoff, 23, is expected to be charged in the robbery of a stripper who was held at gunpoint in a RI hotel room; police say his fingerprints match those found at the scene. Charges and the start of extradition proceedings should come early this week. More»

(NEWSER) - Boston police arrested 22-year-old premed student Philip H. Markoff today for being the "Craigslist killer," the Boston Herald reports. Nabbed at a traffic stop outside Boston, Markoff was charged with murder, kidnapping, and unlawful possession of a firearm, and thrown behind bars. Police believe he murdered a masseuse last week and recently attacked a hooker and a lap-dancer—all of whom he met on Craigslist. More»

Scrawled a second word that looked like 'pocket'

(NEWSER) - As he lay dying by his own hand on what should have been his first wedding anniversary, the alleged “Craigslist Killer” scrawled his former fiancé’s name in blood on the wall of his cell, sources tell ABC News . Philip Markoff also tried to write a second word, which looked like “pocket.” Markoff reportedly suffocated himself with a bag, swallowed a wad of toilet paper to make sure officials couldn't revive him, and cut himself with an object he’d fashioned into a razor—one official said it was a pen, another the silver plate covering an electrical outlet. More»