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Craigslist Suspect Wrote Ex-Fiancee's Name Before Suicide

By Lisa FlamAug 17th 2010 – 9:45AM
Bizuayehu Tesfaye, AP

Bizuayehu Tesfaye, AP

(Aug. 17) -- She broke off her engagement with the accused Craigslist killer, but he apparently didn't stop thinking about her. Philip Markoff, 24, wrote the first name of his former fiancee, Megan McAllister, in a substance that appeared to be his own blood before committing suicide in his Boston jail cell nearly one...

Police: 'Craigslist Killing' Suspect Killed Himself

Aug 15th 2010 – 1:23PM
Mark Garfinkel, Getty Images

Mark Garfinkel, Getty Images

(Aug. 15) -- A former medical student accused of killing a masseuse he met through Craigslist committed suicide in the Boston jail where he was awaiting trial, authorities said Sunday. Philip Markoff, 24, was found unresponsive in his cell Sunday morning in the Nashua Street Jail, the Suffolk County district attorney's...

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Background on Philip Markoff

Philip Haynes Markoff (February 12, 1986 – August 15, 2010) was an American medical student who was charged with the armed robbery and murder of Julissa Brisman in a Boston, Massachusetts hotel on April 14, 2009, and two other armed robberies.

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