Boston University medical student Philip Markoff has been arrested by Boston Police on suspicion of being the “Craigslist Killer.”
Markoff stands accused of murdering masseuse Julissa Brisman and the robbery of another woman who both advertised their services on Craigslist.
Cops said the brainy blond doctor wanna-be, who grew up in upstate Sherrill, N.Y., and went to SUNY Albany for his undergraduate studies, has no rap sheet, but they think he has preyed on sex workers for a while. Police begged other victims to come forward.
Markoff had been followed for several days prior to the arrest after police received a tip-off after video footage taken near the scene of one of the crimes was released in an appeal for help. Markoff is expected to be arraigned Tuesday
"He is a predator," said Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis. "There may be other victims out there, and we want to help you."
Markoff, who was arrested after cops tailed him for several days, will be charged in Boston Municipal Court with the murder of Julissa Brisman.
The slain 26-year-old New Yorker advertised her services on craigslist and was shot in a posh Boston hotel last Tuesday.
Markoff also will be charged with kidnapping and robbery in an attack four days earlier in another luxury Boston hotel on an exotic dancer who advertised online.
Police believe last Thursday's armed robbery of a Las Vegas hooker in a Rhode Island hotel is also connected.
Markoff, originally from New York State but currently living in Quincy, just south of Boston, is believed to be a 2007 graduate of the State University of New York-Albany and studying in the 2011 class at Boston University. Philip Markoff was also engaged with Megan McAllister, and has a site for his wedding which is still online.
Brisman's mother was glad to hear there was a break in the case, but she was too distraught to talk.
Markoff is expected to be charged in that attack, too. Cops say Markoff's first known attack was April 10, when a 29-year-old woman who advertised as an exotic dancer on craigslist was attacked at Boston's Westin hotel. She was bound and robbed of her debit card and $800 in cash.
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