Philip Markoff

Ho hum, just another dead guy in Dorchester

adamg — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 12:04:48 +0000

The Globe today leads with Markoff's suicide (and offers us two videos detailing how he killed himself). The 39-year-old guy gunned down at noon on a Dorchester street? That gets a brief.

DA: Markoff MacGyvered himself a scalpel

adamg — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 21:29:07 +0000

Suffolk County District Attorney Dan Conley told thronging reporters this afternoon that Philip Markoff killed himself after fashioning a "primitive scalpel" out of a pen and a piece of metal, which he used to slice open his wrists, ankles and neck just before putting a bag over his head. Still no word on the meaning of "pocket."

WBUR gets all Crossfired up in Andrea Cabral's grill

adamg — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 19:08:03 +0000

Mike Ball listened to 'BUR's Deborah Becker grill Suffolk County Sheriff Andrea Cabral on Philip Markoff's suicide and thinks Becker ran amok:

Becker started out like a real journalist and quickly went tabloid on Cabral. She clearly came in with her conclusions and was not about to let truth or knowledge interfere.

Judge for yourself.

Alleged Craigslist killer kills self

adamg — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 16:20:27 +0000

Reports coming in from reliable sources that Philip Markoff has committed suicide at the Nashua Street jail.

Why not just kill him now?

adamg — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 20:27:23 +0000

The Herald is besides itself in outrage that Philip Markoff has no money and will get a public defender, maybe even two, that bastard.

What? Innocent until proven guilty? What? Even the broke have a Constitutional right to a lawyer? When did all this happen? It's an outrage!

Statement from Julissa Brisman's mother

adamg — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 20:39:54 +0000

The Suffolk County District Attorney's office released this statement from Carmen Guzman, mother of the woman found murdered at the Marriott, allegedly at the hands of Philip Markoff:

BU tries to hide Markoff connection from prospective students

adamg — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 20:29:37 +0000

The Daily Free Press reports workers at the school admissions department removed copies of the paper with stories about their most infamous medical-school student from a reception area for prospective students and their parents:

An admissions office employee, who wished to remain anonymous out of concern for her job, told a Daily Free Press reporter Wednesday that the papers had been hidden because of their content, which could reflect negatively on the school.

Oh, and if you're looking for the Philip Markoff is Innocent Until Proven Guilty Facebook group, it's here. The Globe wrote about it, but naturally couldn't be bothered to link to it (if you check it out, call up the member list and see if you can figure out who's trying to be funny).

Innocent, etc.

The Philip Markoff story as told in Herald adjectives

adamg — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 19:20:40 +0000

What would the Herald be without its beloved adjectives? I've been reading up on the Philip Markoff case at BostonHerald.com, and here's their basic romance novel/suspense thriller back-cover summary of the players in this sad story:

Craigslist joins Globe in the cluelessness line

adamg — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 13:18:44 +0000

Hard to say who's worst this morning: The Globe for its continuing front page campaign on the evils of Craigslist or Craigslist's CEO for denying people advertise for sex on Craigslist:

"I would not describe any section of our site as 'sex related,' " Buckmaster wrote in response to a series of e-mailed questions from the Globe.

Can I get an O RLY, please?

The story placement kinda detracts from this well written how-they-did it story on how detectives decided Markoff was their man.

More details leaked about Markoff evidence

Kaz — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 19:03:05 +0000

Sources close to the investigation of Philip Markoff have leaked new details of evidence found during a search of his Quincy apartment. It turns out underwear from two of the victims and a gun in a hollowed out copy of a "Gray's Anatomy" textbook were found.

Maybe I wasn't that far off with my dramatization after all.

Ew, like, worst Missed Connection, evar

adamg — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 20:21:12 +0000

Bostonist reports some ~~desperate~~ enterprising reporter placed a Craiglist Missed Connections ad seeking entree to Philip Markoff's fiancee and friends (note to other, hipper journos: Many of Markoff's Facebook friends are already sick to death of you).

BU med student arrested as Craigslist killer

adamg — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 22:23:03 +0000

Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis says Philip Markoff, 22, of Quincy, was today charged with the murder of Julissa Brisman at the Marriott and the attack a few days earlier on another woman at the Westin.

In a press conference with Davis, Suffolk County DA Dan Conley said authorities are looking for additional victims and urged anybody who'd been attacked after placing a Craigslist ad to contact police. He added:

Our top priority is holding Philip Markoff accountable. He's a predator.

Markoff, a second-year student at the Boston University School of Medicine, was stopped today around 4 p.m. on I-95 in Walpole. Conley said that in addition to old-fashioned police work, officials were able to trace IP numbers to specific physical locations. Boston Police had earlier released surveillance photos showing the suspect using a handheld device after allegedly murdering Brisman, who came up from New York City to offer massages advertised on Craigslist.

Markoff will be arraigned tomorrow in Boston Municipal Court for Brisman's murder and on charges of armed robbery and kidnapping for the April 10 incident at the Westin. Warwick, RI, police say a similar attack occurred two days after Brisman's murder in a Holiday Inn there.

Innocent, etc.