Markoff Linked to Third Craigslist Assault

Prints of Craigslist killer suspect found at RI crime scene
By Jess Kilby,  Newser Staff
Posted Apr 25, 2009 7:24 AM CDT
Markoff Linked to Third Craigslist Assault
Hector Brisman, father of slain masseuse Julissa Brisman, sits with victim advocate Paula Eckberg during the arraignment of Philip Markoff, in Boston Municipal Court, April 21, 2009.   (AP Photo/Mark Garfinkel-Pool)

Philip Markoff has been linked to a third assault on a woman advertising sexual services on Craigslist, the Boston Globe reports. Police say the accused killer left fingerprints at a Rhode Island hotel where he tried to rob a prostitute last week and sent identifiable text messages immediately after the incident. Sources say he’ll soon be charged for the attempted robbery.

The 26-year-old victim, who advertised private lap dances on the classifieds site, said Markoff tied her up at gunpoint but fled from her hotel room when her husband arrived. Markoff, a 23-year-old medical student, pleaded not guilty earlier this week to charges of murder, kidnapping, and armed robbery in connection with assaults on two women at Boston hotels.
(More Philip Markoff stories.)

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