BU med student charged in Craigslist killing

DEXTER MORGAN from the show DEXTER NEEDS TO SOLVE THIS CASE and take out the garbage

Uhhhh, it's him.

He looks like a nice enough fellow. Hard to believe he is capable of murder.

Can we get a composite?

Guess what?
Tthis dudes friend told me that this was his one last job before becoming a Priest. Go Figure!!!

Are they trying to give him a head-start? Why announce your intentions ahead of the arrest? Its not like the public is cowering at home fearing a murder is lurking...at least those of us who don't make a living in the sex trade.

Gotcha!

Thank God they found him!

Fat, lazy Boston cops. I knew the RI police would get this guy before the donut-eaters we have in Boston.

Good, fast work. Kudos to the BPD and whoever their informants were.

I am wondering why the police have announced to the world they have a suspect before actually apprehending him.

Very glad so many places have surveillance cams scattered all over. And some folks hate "big brother"!! Puhleez!!
This idiot criminal wears the same clothes in each attack! SO GLAD THE POLICE ARE HOT ON HIS SLIMY TRAIL!! AWESOME!!!

Is it a good idea to break this news before the suspect has been arrested?

Nice job, globe, telling the perp that he's about to be arrested. Guess your following Obama Hussein's lead and telling our enemies just exactly how the tactics real Americans will use to HUNT THEM DOWN.

WTF, why have a security camera that does not take clear images?

I think most people know they can 'ping' any phone in the vicinity of a murder and narrow down suspects. If they don't... they do now.

good

Good work BPD. Now if we can get the courts to put this sub-human where he belongs.

People dont seem to amaze me. How can you put out a request for a total stranger from the INTERNET TO COME AND MASSAGE ON YOUR BODY???..

ARE PEOPLE THAT NAIVE NOW ADAYS???

They say a fool is born every second. But i didn't know that so many IDIOTS WERE BORN IN BOSTON!!!!

Great job, police. Good work nabbing him. Hope he goes away for a long time.

They obviously have the guy under surveillance. Letting it known that they are about to arrest him, they probably want him to try and flee, providing even further evidence of his guilt.

#3 Looks a nice enough fellow? You can't even see him. Do you mean to say he's white and so not scary?

Me and #14 are onn the saim page. That's just how we caught Bin Laden! Use you're head.

If this suspect turns out to be the killer, congrats to the Boston Police and everyone else involved, that was really fast given the circumstances.

Sapphire strikes again.

Nah, it was Jack Bauer. He was on the case.

I wonder if his name is Craig?

What a dope! Doesn't he know there are security cameras in just about EVERY major building in a large city? DUH!
And DUH, also to the unfortunate, now dead woman who had the VERY poor judgment to let strange men into her hotel room for intimate activity.

12, do you really think they tracked this guy down via grainey, low res, cameras?

I am not a fan of the Big Brother culture we have become, but if you are going to have cameras everywhere, how about investing in ones that actually have a resolution greater than a Fisher Price play camera.

Ever occur to you that they might have strategic reasons for announcing they have a suspect? Maybe, for example, they have an idea who it is & they want to see how he reacts to the news leak, which might tell them whether they're on the right track. The detectives don't tell you how to flip burgers, drive a cab, analyze financial statements, or whatever it is that you do... so don't presume you know the first thing about police work, & don't armchair quaterback.

okay, what article did half the commenters above read? First, the Boston Police are the ones who arrested him not the Providence police (so I guess that eliminates your bad Boston cop theory) AND he is IN custody right now so that eliminates all the other comments wondering why the Boston Globe was breaking this story when the suspect hadn't been arrested yet. Please read the story first - then comment!

Has anything good ever come out of Quincy?

What is the deal with Quincy? City of presidents... Illegal apartments, women killing their kids, and now this guy. What's in the water down there (besides medical waste and sewage)?

...it says he is in police custody.

This crime was a very easy one to solve, actually. There were plenty of security camera shots in several locations. His operating mode was the same everywhere, cell phone records, and a trail of e-mail messages on Craigslist. E-mail messages are traceable (it takes an expert to cover ones track). The moment the Boston Police reported the grand jury was reviewing the evidence, it was his cue to run. But criminals are stupid. If they weren't stupid they wouldn't commit crimes.

DS,

How do you "ping" a phone? Also don't you think that what you're proposing is impossible except if it was done while the crime was in progress?

When you use a cellphone, it homes onto the cell tower with the strongest pilot or signal. If the GPS functionality on the phone is on, it maybe possible to locate the position of the phone by triangulation.

At least 4 people have said something about releasing the name before the arrest. Idiots. Where do you think the Globe got the name confirmation from? He has been in custody a full day.
Amazing how many people post on a news site who don't follow the news.

"He looks like a nice enough fellow. Hard to believe he is capable of murder."

Are you SERIOUS? What's a not nice fellow "look" like? Not blonde? Not white? Not clean cut? Not moneyed?

Not like there have NEVER been any white clean cut "nice" looking serial killers or anything...

Shocking - good police work

"Looks like a nice enough fellow... hard to believe he's capable of murder." Seriously? Wake up. You don't have to be in the middle of Dorchester or be a "bad guy" type to be a murderer. Plenty of infamous murderers were not only good-looking and clean-cut, but charming, too.

SlimJim,

PS, your comments are negated by the fact that he was already in custody by the time the Globe and Herald reported anything.

I agree with Jerry, I bet hotels can afford to get HD securities cameras to get excellent images.

Great Work on behalf of the Boston Police Department. This is when we as the citizenrey really appreciate and are thankful for their extra efforts and counless hours of detective work to ensure the publics security and protection.
Gongrad's Comm. Ed Davis and All Those Involved to end this horriffic ordeal.

15. you are SO right. It's astounding. Maybe it's time to start a high res video surveillance company.

to all you knuckleheads screaming about tipping off the perp.....READ THE FIRST LINE ! "Boston police tonight arrested Philip Markoff, "

dolts....

And he was engaged to be married in 100 days. Pity. Just goes to show you you never know who you're dating sometimes.

The article says the BOSTON police ARRESTED him..........not the RI police are going to maybe arrest him. C'mon, read!

Sorry Jerry, but the amount of money it would cost to install HD surveillance cameras in every public building would be astronomical. This isn't CSI, idiot.

The first sentence says they arrested him. Why are there comments that they haven't?

ihateregistrations,

Boston figured this out, not Rhode Island. At least we have good security cameras.

its sad how these "BC & BU" students think there so inocent . im glad investigators found his ass!

At the end of the day I hope justice is served, in high profile cases police are pressured to solve the crime - but one has to wonder what would make anyone, let alone someone with the advantages this guy has, do such horid things for sport

he is not guilty of murder. hundreds of people leave that hotel everyday. I am sure he was not her 'one and only' that night. she certainly could have been killed by someone else. she was in a VERY dangerous business.
so far - not enough evidence and no way is this guy guilty of anything.
dont try this case by way of media - wait to get the affidavit for the search warrant to see what the cops have.

The Boston Herald has far better coverage of this story on their web site.

.... wait a minute. The perp is assaulting the prostitute and then her husband comes in to the room ? Does anyone else not think this is weird?

Before arresting the perp, Boston cops got out of their cruiser, stomped on an Emerson student holding a red cup which happened to be full of OJ, went to Dunkin Donuts for 2 rounds of coffee which they demanded to get for free, ignored a call from an old lady getting mugged in Dudley Sq, and talked trash to a lone person walking down the street for what the deemed "giving them a stink eye."

For those who are saying "C'mon, read!" and the like, I'd like to point out that boston.com will revise articles in the Breaking News area without notice. The early commenters were commenting on the versions of the article they read at that time, which is not the same as the current version.

Wow. Thankfully the BPD caught him before he got his medical license! And FYI for the jerks that keep commenting on the woman who was killed and her choice of employment. Last time I checked, no one deserves to die that way.

#53- "Not enough evidence and no way is this guy guilty of anything."

What, are you on the Grand Jury or something? Because if you are not, you are all puffery and you have no idea what you are talking about... just pulling stuff out of your ____ . How do you know what the evidence is? Are you a BPD cop? If so, should you really be posting here about this? If not, quit wasting space - and my time reading your comment.

he didn't do it-i think i know who did,maybe/

he didn't do it

he didn't do it

I love it how NECN says "Boston Police hope to put the public at ease after an arrest made today." Sweet! It's safe for hookers and johns to go back to business! It's big pimping time back in Beantown. Legalize it and tax it and there wouldn't be these problems.

joe (#53)...are you one of his FB friends?

Re Gelissa: "its sad how these "BC & BU" students think there so inocent. im glad investigators found his ass!"

It is also sad that some are using this story to take out their displaced anger against 'BC & BU students.' I'd imagine these students, too, are also glad that investigators found this person.
"there" = "They're"
"inocent = innocent"

Well done, Boston Police Dept.

Prostitutes on Craigslist, now there's a healthy combo. Simply a great vehicle for sales......

53 IM PRETTY SURE THEY HAVE ENOUGH EVIDENCE TO ARREST THIS FINE YOUNG LAD OF THE CRIME YOU SAY HE DIDNT COMMIT MAYBE THE POLICE ARE WRONG MAYBE THEY SHOULD BE LOOKING FOR YOU SINCE YOU KNOW HES NOT GUILTY.

Some jury of his peers... Imagine how many guys were "booked" with the women at the Boston and Warwick hotels. He may be guilty, but he could end up being like that Congressman who had an affair with that young girl in DC a few years ago and they were emailing each other and had plans to meet that night --- and that very night she was murdered. The guy got run out of Congress for having had an affair. He proclaimed his innocence. No one believed him. His wife divorced him. He became a pariah. And just late last year, the case was finally solved. Some guy who was already in jail mouthed off to his cellmate that he'd killed that young girl a few years ago that the congressman had been blamed for killing. The cellmate snitched and they DNA proved that he --- not the congressman --- ha killed her. So, before you convict this guy, it's quite likely there was more than one tall, blond-haired white guy booked for an appointment with those women. Like I said, he may be guilty. But until the evidence comes forth, the only sure thing is that, innocent or guilty, Markoff's wedding plans are probably postponed!

Thank you #31 and #37 !

I am glad to see in comment 53 that you are defending him yet you make not mention to the fact that in the article, each woman is referred to as a prostitute without any due process for them. A lap dance, a massage are just those and until it is proven that money was to be exchanged for sexual favors it is not prostitution. Prostitution is illegal and a jury would need to decide that. So I find it cute that you defend a potential killer, you make no mention of these women who are being labeled without any evidence. Nice. Next, you should blame them like some posters have been doing.

Just think... he wanted to be a Doctor.

53. joe, he was found with a firearm on him. I'm sure police have a lot of forensic evidence and emails to back up all the charges.

You can't judge a student by his books.

Hey Boston2LA99-Does it bother you that much that the Celtics won 9of11 N.B.A. finals vs L.A. that my Celtics9LA2 gets under your skin? You can't change history I just TELL IT LIKE IT IS.

Slimjim actually used this thread topic to bash Obama. Something about how Obama should have captured Osama by now, despite numerous reports on purposely letting him go, from Sy Hersh and from that Delta Force guy.

Plus the former Ex Dir of the CIA Krongard (from Deutsche Bank) recommending that we Let Osama Stay Free, and Bush agreeing.

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Joe...it's about time someone said something like that. We haven't been provided with any evidence to prove his guilt. I would assume that the police feel that they do have enough though, but, I still agree with your point.

The story originally reported that police were preparing to arrest him, not that he'd already been arrested. The story was changed as the day progressed; that's why so many comments asked why the suspect was named before an arrest was made.

With high tuition costs, gambling debts, drug abuse such as ecstasy and brain stimulants, it just goes to show you there are a lot, and I mean a lot, of wacko students out there! Virginia Tech also comes to mind.

I assume the "evidence" includes the two women who were not killed saying; "That's him!" after picking him out of a police line-up.

It sickens me the victim-blaming going on in these comments, as though one should just *expect* to be murdered if you're a sex worker, as though a prostitute's life has no value. Disgusting.

The guy in the camera photos really doesn't look like Markoff, IMHO. I guess we'll find out in a few weeks or months...

Why do they post the pictures out of order? Hat off ... hat on ... hat off ... hat on. What the hell was he doing with his hat? Where did he stick it while he was fiddling with his phone? It's really messing with me.

#55. It's a different robbery. This woman was not the prostitute. He killed one woman and has robbed two others. One of those was a prostitue but the one whose husband walked in was a robbery but there was no mention of her being a prostitute.

i think he may be connected to my aunts murder in atlantic city where the four women were found face down in a ditch they were strangled with cord