Woman Targets 9-Year-Old Girl With Sex Ad

Law firm specifies such in Craigslist ad

(NEWSER) - The Above the Law blog notices an unusual Craigslist ad posted by a Philadelphia law firm: The company needs a part-time "contract litigation associate," but there's a catch. Preferred candidates are "capitalists, believers in the Constitution, champions of free enterprise, and advocates of limited government." Those who won't even get an interview? "Supporters of the Occupy Wall Street movement, those that protested the War in Iraq, or anyone that thinks America should be more like Europe." More»

Craigslist offers 12 strange listings from last year

(NEWSER) - A shared glance with a beautiful stranger once inspired hours of pining and poetry. Nowadays there's "Missed Connections," a 12-year-old service on Craigslist that helps people reconnect. Mashable runs down 12 strange listings from last year:

1. "minotaur, halloween, downtown": A man eyed a "tall blonde" in a "creepy minotaur mask" and high heels. Admittedly, she was wearing underwear, "but I think even if you'd been dressed more modestly it would have had the same impact."

Good Samaritan donates one of hers to save a life

(NEWSER) - An antidote to all those Craigslist-is-the-devil's-little-helper stories ( like this ): A 28-year-old woman in Florida desperate for a new kidney posted the request on the site, reports the Palm Beach Post . After a flurry of media attention, Selina Hodge ended up with more than 800 responses, including one from 23-year-old Stephanie Grant. Doctors transplanted one of Grant's kidneys into Hodge on Tuesday, and both women are now recuperating. More»

Belongings linked to Craigslist escort found in serial killer area

(NEWSER) - Clothing and a purse believed to belong to a female escort who advertised her services on Craigslist have been found on an Long Island beach nearly two years after she vanished. Police discovered Shannan Gilbert's jeans, cell phone, shoes, and a purse with identification near the community of Oak Beach. It was the police search for the missing woman that led them last year to the discovery of a shocking body dump of 10 victims of a suspected serial killer. The corpses of eight women, a toddler and a transvestite were found in the weeds along a rocky stretch of beach. Of the five women identified, all were prostitutes. More»

One could be man missing more than a week

(NEWSER) - Authorities found two more bodies in Ohio today that could be connected to a suspected Craigslist murder scheme , potentially bringing the death toll to three. One body was found in a shallow grave near an Akron mall, the other in a shallow grave about 90 miles away in a rural area. The first body may be that of Timothy Kern, 47, who answered the ad and has been missing more than a week, the AP reports. More»