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Court record provides insight on evidence in Markoff case

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By Maria Cramer, Globe Staff

Boston police found 45 $100 bills, copies of bills from Foxwoods casino in Connecticut, and a blank check with Philip Markoff's name on it as they built their case against the 23-year-old Boston University medical student, court documents reveal.

Copies of more than 170 pieces of evidence, including police reports, fingerprint reports, and cellphone receipts, have been handed over to Markoff's lawyers, according to a court document known as the notice of discovery.

The document was filed in court Tuesday, the same day Markoff's lawyer, John Salsberg, unsuccessfully argued to have the notice impounded. He has complained that the enormous publicity that has surrounded his client's case could make it harder to find an impartial jury for Markoff. Markoff has pleaded not guilty to charges of kidnapping and murder. He is accused of fatally shooting 25-year-old Julissa Brisman, a New York masseuse he allegedly met using the Craigslist website.

Salsberg could not be reached immediately for comment.

Jake Wark, spokesman for Suffolk District Attorney Daniel F. Conley, declined to comment on the list.

“We won’t be elaborating on any of the notices of discovery,” he said.

The $4,500, casino bills, and check were found during searches of Markoff's property. The notice of discovery did not elaborate on where the money came from. Searches were conducted at Markoff's apartment in Quincy, his locker at Boston University, and the cars he drove, including a Toyota Corolla registered to his mother and a Chevrolet Trailblazer registered to Markoff's fiancee, Megan McAllister.