Craigslist Killer Pleads “Not Guilty”
BOSTON (AP) — A former Boston medical student pleaded not guilty Monday to charges he lured a masseuse he met through Craigslist to a Boston hotel, then bound her, beat her and shot her to death with a gun authorities say he later stashed in a hollowed-out medical textbook.
Philip Markoff firmly stated “not guilty” when asked how he pleaded to the seven charges including kidnapping, armed robbery and weapons violations, then stared straight ahead as prosecutors outlined their case during a brief arraignment in Suffolk Superior Court.
Markoff is charged in the April 14 shooting of Julissa Brisman, 25, of New York City, and the April 10 armed robbery of Trisha Leffler, a 29-year-old Las Vegas prostitute, at another posh Boston hotel. Authorities say he used anonymous e-mail addresses and prepaid cell phones to set up meetings with the women he met through Craigslist, where they had advertised in its “erotic services” category.
Prosecutors say Markoff left a trail linking him to the attacks including his fingerprints on the ties allegedly used to bind the women. They said he used someone else’s ID — a New York man’s license — in February at a gun shop in Mason, N.H., to buy the 9 mm weapon that killed Brisman.
Assistant District Attorney Edmond Zabin said the gun used to kill her was found in a hollowed-out copy of “Gray’s Anatomy” in the Quincy apartment Markoff shared with his then-fiancee, Megan McAllister. McAllister has since called off plans for their August wedding in New Jersey.
They also say Markoff was seen on surveillance video coming and going from the Boston hotels around the times of the attacks.
Brisman’s mother, Carmen Guzman, listened in court through a Spanish-speaking translator to how her petite daughter allegedly fought against the 6-foot-2-inch, 200-pound Markoff, then was found dead in the entrance of her hotel room with three gunshot wounds to her torso. The family left without answering questions from reporters but issued a statement saying they were “overwhelmed and devastated” by her death.
“She was the light of our lives. She was also a college student who would have graduated this May with a degree in counseling after long hard years of studying and financing” her education, said Jeremy Silverfine, a family spokesman.
Prosecutors have not revealed a motive for the attacks. Markoff was arrested April 20 on Interstate 95 while driving with his fiancee to Foxwoods Resort Casino in Connecticut.
Markoff’s attorney, John Salsberg, tried unsuccessfully to persuade Clerk Magistrate Gary Wilson not to allow prosecutors to recite the evidence against Markoff, saying it was unnecessary since Markoff was not fighting for bail and that reciting the evidence against him would only serve to “poison” the potential jury pool for a future trial.
Markoff was ordered held without bail. His family, including his mother, Susan Haynes, and father, Richard Markoff, left the courtroom after the arraignment without speaking to reporters.
Asked if Markoff’s family would continue to support him, Salsberg said, “They’re definitely sticking by him.”
Wilson set a tentative trial date for June 2010. Meanwhile, a hearing was scheduled for Tuesday into whether the grand jury was exposed to leaked information from the media and whether that played into the decision to indict Markoff.
“I’m starting this case at the very beginning, to look at these indictments and determine whether of not these proceeding were conducted appropriately or not appropriately,” Salsberg said outside the courtroom.Source: Associated Press Here
NOT GUILTY, YAH RIGHT
ONE sick guy!!!
Tentative 2010 trial date. I guess better late than never!!!
“If the people of Florida can pay to convict Crazy, then the people of Massachusetts can pay to convict me!!!” , Markoff smirked.
Leave it to the lawyers……They’re personally destroying this country along with the liberal judges
Why does this world we live in seem to have so many sociopaths?
They are really coming out of the woodwork, aren’t they?
Has anyone else noticed that you can almost spot one now, after seeing so many of them lately?
They all seem to have that same blank look in their eyes, eyes that can’t make contact with you, that stupid smirk they get, like they have gotten away with something and even though they are standing before a judge, still think they are smarter than everyone else.
In a room of people, I think I could weed out any sociopaths that were in the room in no time at all. Just by looking at their faces.
Why does this world we live in seem to have so many sociopaths?
They are really coming out of the woodwork, aren’t they?
Has anyone else noticed that you can almost spot one now, after seeing so many of them lately?
They all seem to have that same blank look in their eyes, eyes that can’t make contact with you, that stupid smirk they get, like they have gotten away with something and even though they are standing before a judge, still think they are smarter than everyone else.
In a room of people, I think I could weed out any sociopaths that were in the room in no time at all. Just by looking at their faces.
Sorry, forgot to add great post! Can’t wait to see your next post!
Morning anyone here????
I thought Markoff told his family to move away and forget about him because “much worse stuff” was going to come out about him…..
Guess he changed his mind and now he’s decided to go the old “Not Guilty” route……….
What else do people like Casey Anthony and the like have to do except to plead “Not Guilty” with their time.
I think it’s terrible what some people have to do just to have funds to attend college only to be killed by sicko men like Markoff.
hi all!
this isn’t my kind of topic. those kind of sickos make werewolves and vampires look like the spook tales they are. my big worry is that big brother may use it as an excuse to crack down on craigslist and other freedoms. newbies and lurkers, here is your big chance, not many regulars seem to be posting. BTW you can always post, the CD family are very nice. This is the ONLY website that I post to on a daily basis. If you are brand new, click on me name. I could use the hits :-) thanx express for letting me plug once in a while :love:
What an arrogant jerk! Hmmmmm…where have I heard that before?!?!?!
Wonder if his girlfriend is still sticking by him? She wanted to marry a Dr. dammit. Who cares if he is a murderer. She wants him that bad.
This guy had a promising future, his victims did as well. They are all so young. He has lost his engagement to Meagan and his life as he once knew it. Markoff is the ony one to blame. I hope he get s whats coming to him.