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The armed robbery, kidnapping, and murder of Julissa Brisman (April 24, 1983 - April 14, 2009) in Boston, Massachusetts occurred on April 14, 2009. The attacker met Brisman through an ad on Craigslist, although the term "Craigslist Killer" has also been used in reports about other apparently unrelated attacks elsewhere in the United States.

Attack

The incident was committed on Tuesday, April 14, 2009, at the Copley Marriott Hotel, also in Boston, and resulted in the death of Julissa Brisman, then working as an erotic masseuse.^[1][2][3]

Brisman was not sexually assaulted.^[4]

Arrest

On April 20, 2009, citing security camera footage and Internet-based evidence, police arrested Philip Markoff, a 23-year-old, living in the High Point apartments in Quincy, Massachusetts, and charged him with the murder of Brisman on April 14 among other crimes. The arrest took place on Interstate 95 in Walpole, Massachusetts, while Markoff and his fiancée were en route to Foxwoods Casino in Connecticut. He had over $1,000 cash on him at the time of his arrest. Markoff has been referred to as a "Craigslist Killer" in the media.^[5] Boston investigators suspect that Markoff may have preyed on erotic services providers because of a gambling problem.^[6][7]

On Tuesday, April 21, 2009, Markoff was arraigned on murder and gun charges^[8] brought by the Suffolk County District Attorney in Brisman's slaying. At his arraignment, Markoff maintained his innocence and pled not guilty to all charges. He will be held without bail on a murder charge, although separate bonds were set on charges of armed robbery and kidnapping stemming from an incident involving a second woman. Markoff is being defended in the case by Harvard Law Professor, Attorney John Salsberg. ^[9][10]

See also

• Philip Markoff
• Craigslist controversies and illegal activities by users
• Lonely hearts killer
• Internet homicide

References