Alleged 'Craigslist killer' placed on suicide watch

if you don't succeed try try again phil you wimp

take the camera out of the cell and give him a good strong piece of rope-save us all the hassle and money!

Why? Let him die.

Suprised he didn't try to kill himself before they arrested him.

Huh. Why would he want to kill himself if he's innocent?

Quite telling - why would be want to commit suicide if he was innocent?
Let's save time and money and the b.s. around plea bargaining to a lesser charge (insanity defense?).
Give him the rawhide variety and let's capture the video. YouTube!

People are just plain stupid.

Who are these sources??? This person should be ashamed of themselves. This man will never be able to get a fair trial in this pathetic city. The media have already convicted him and I'm sure all you townie sheep, simple-minded Bostonians have done the same.

he did it

The librul Globe should be ashamed of the way that they have tried and convicted Philip Markoff . Now the guy has had his life destroyed by the librul media. I suspect that because he is a young Republican that the Globe is trying to paint him as twisted and evil. Shame on the Globe.

Hard to believe that he wasn't on suicide watch from the beginning....

I can never understand why prisoners are allowed to have shoes that tie. Has the prison system never heard of velcro?

Another Bundy character. Good looks, charmer, but a serial killer.

Does this sound a little too farmiliar to anyone - Ted Bundy all over? And because he's good looking and charming, his poor stupid girlfriend believe's he's innocent. She should be thankful she's still alive.

That seems to be the act of a guilty man.

Definitely the actions of an innocent man.

I thought they took your shoelaces when they put you in jail. And your wallet so you don't have any money to spend in the cell. And the toilet paper so you can't bend back the bars, slide the toilet paper out the window, slide down the roll and have an escape.

What a coward. Take your punishment like a man.

Not a shock. Trying to take the easy way out. Did they take his belt off before this court appearance as well? Slob.

Glad you were able to post this story 3 hours after the NY papers had it....

I'm sure Hollywood is writing the first draft of the screenplay and meetings for future casting are being scheduled.

I wonder if the defense has staged this "suicide attempt". The defense attorney has said (complained?) that he hasn't received any evidence from the prosecution. I wonder if he plans to cop an insanity plea after he views the forensic evidence?

I don't believe the police or jails in general allow shoe laces, belts, etc. etc. in a jail cell....for this particular reason....better check your sources....they might be messing with you as you continue to sensationalize the story........

Let's send him some real rope so he can do the job right

Innocent men do not try to kill themselves. What a weak loser!

Don't do the crime if you can't do the time.

these women had no business trieng to have sexual intercourse with someone they knew nothing about. GOD only knows this is why you have to be very careful with the people you entertain.

This guy wanted to be a doctor. Did we ever dodge a bullet!

I don't understand this. I've been arrested a few times, and on all occasions they took away my personal belongings including my belt and my shoelaces. (I got them back after getting bailed out). You are not put in a cell with your shoelaces. Also, during his arraignment, they panned down to his feet and it looked like he was wearing loafers -- which do not have laces. Where is he getting shoelaces from ?

disgusting comments here...we do have a criminal justice system. low life scum.

Any way you cut it: Sad.

Didn't this girl he killed fight him? Who's to say the marks aren't from some self defense struggle? These "leads" the Globe is getting are really questionable.

Since when do they allow you to have shoe laces when you are in a cell?

For all of you trying to ponder why the Globe reporters have already convicted this guy in the press with a Enquirer type coverage. I would suggest that trying to save their jobs may play a small part

What a lynch mob! In my experience, people who are quick to complain about "coddling" criminals are slow to serve on juries. And what the heck does politics have to do with this???

I don't think attempting suicide shows innocence or guilt. Either way, he could just feel trapped and like his life is over and he doesn't want to go through the pain of trial and indefinite lengths of time in jail. His new life is obviously a shock to him (and would be to anyone).

While the evidence against him may seem overwhelming (stuff found in his apartment, emails, maybe even eyewitness identification by the living victim), in this country he is still innocent until proven guilty and we would all do well to remember that. I'm actually apalled that BU suspended him based upon the fact that he was arrested as a suspect. They seem to have already decided he's guilty, as has the media. This is America, folks! Give him a fair trial *before* we condemn him!

How can anyone possibly see this in partisan political terms?

The New York Post has much better coverage of this story!

of course this man is not yet guilty. in this country we have innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. HOWEVER, and a big however at that, all of the evidence thus far made public, including the cell phone and collected underwear, certainly appear to be incriminating evidence...unless it was planted! This man is certainly very sane, just a sociopath who arrogantly allegedly attempted to hide his alleged crimes.

Breaking news just stated that his gun is an initial match...so far the gun is matching the crime as far the initial testing...dude is looking like toast right about now.

my friends got arrested at 16 for having beer in their car, they got their belts and shoelaces taken from them in the holding cell. this was in the 80's. sorry but i'm having trouble believing this story at all.

rickyratt, you're either full of it or you looked "at risk" (weak) from the get go. people are only stripped of their belts and laces if they look like they're a serious risk. congratulations, from a surface look, law enforcement personnel deem you less stable than this suspect. thanks for sharing.

to all others, this guy was not a "serial killer". "serial" denotes more than one murder victim. there is only one murder victim. from the trajectory of the BPD's investigation, it looks like he's basically a "serial robber" and one robbery ended in a death.

booo-freaking-hoo. I hope he's miserable! I hope they keep him alive so he can rot in jail thinking about what he did. How can someone be so evil as to kill another person?

Comments like these turn off the readers and make it difficult to have sympathy for the paper as it goes under.

I'm quite amused by all the news reports and posters on various sites who describe this guy as handsome. Let's get real. The guy is a total dork. Huge honker, absolutely horrible smile, and crooked teeth that look like a broken china vase. What the heck was his fiance doing with that? She could have gone to any run down bar in Shamokin, PA and found better looking guys. If the evidence being reported is anywhere near accurate, this case is as big a slam dunk as you can get. I hope this guy is allowed some vaseline in prison, because he's going to to be forced to enjoy some jailhouse salami for the rest of his life!

Surely this won't affect where he gets to do his medical residency!!

suicide is immoral

he tried the shoe lace before the bigger things will slide inside of him.
with so many evidence on him for his fiancee to keep standing by him makes her not such a good person...maybe involved too?
i'd like for the investigators to ask her more about his " going out" at night and come home late with guns and underwear?
no?
am i off?

> His new life is obviously a shock to him (and would be to anyone).

Uh....you think that's a shock after bashing a womans head & then shooting her 3 times only to rob another days later? The only obvious thing is that there seems to be little too risky or shocking for this souless murderer.

Why are all of the ages changing? I thought the victim was 26...

In my opinion the only reason this guy is so appealing to society for what he did or did not do, is because he is highly educated. He's going to an amazing college to be a doctor also he comes from a family with money and to be tied to something like that must be thrilling to the public. As well as his semi okay looks. I honestly think he committed this crime, I would definitely not put it past him. I'm just curious to know if his fiance who he lived with knew of any of these activities, like set them up for him. Because I've read in some articles they both liked to gamble. As well as their wedding coming up, they must need some cash. I hope Julissa gets her justice and he dies in jail.

SHAME ON THE MEDIA???? ARE YOU KIDDING ME???? MARKOFF DID THIS TO HIMSELF. DON'T BLAME THE MEDIA. ARE YOU REALLY WORRIED ABOUT THE MEDIA AFFECTING HIS LIFE????? WHAT ABOUT BRISMAN'S LIFE??? WHAT ABOUT HER FAMILY YOU IDIOT. AS FAR AS SIMPLE MINDED, YOU ARE PART OF THE SIMPLE MINDED.

I personally feel that when a person has been pushed over the edge that they do things that they normally do not do! Especially if their heart is not right with God! Sometimes we allow people to push us, abuse us, and hurt us.. that we just lose our minds! And when that happens.. we do things without thinking. My heart breaks for this young man, he obvious was really hurt by some bitter heartless person.. its truly sad he killed others because of his pain. My prayers are for the vitums families, and as well for Him! In Jesus Name Amen

new man always has show laces...takes a while before they switch up the shoes...

Why do people call this puke "handsome" and "good looking"? He's a homely looking little nerd. And a coward to boot.

"american psycho" Bret Easton Ellis a good read this guy probably took notes.

1.Trophy underwear from 2 victims
2. Eye witness from previous victim of robbery
3. video surveillance footage of him at the crime scene
4. matching bullets to his gun from the murdered victim
5. his finger prints at the crime scene
6. email contact with some of the victims

hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm ...innocent ???????
and AIG is a great company

Don't forget cell phone id'd at all of the crime scenes

Computer id'd to his apartment building

Plastic restraints from crime scene found in his home

Finger prints found at one of the hotels and on restraints recovered from crime scene

Now,
If you didn't know a person, and all this evidence came out in the media, wouldn't you have convicted the person in your mind? Would you really be touting the innocent until proven guilty decree? Would you really be hanging on to the idea that he was framed?

Especially if it was another poor minority for crying out loud, there would be no blogs, no face book page, no high profile to the case, no high stakes lawyer, no concern.