Philip Markoff was an American medical student who was charged with the armed robbery and murder of Julissa Brisman in a Boston hotel on April 14,2009, and two other armed robberies.
16 Facts About Philip Markoff
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Philip Markoff was one of several criminals described by media outlets as the "Craigslist Killer", because the killer was alleged to have met his victims through ads placed on the internet site Craigslist.
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Two of Philip Markoff's victims were offering erotic services on Craigslist.
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Philip Markoff was the son of Susan and Richard Markoff, a dentist in Syracuse, New York.
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Philip Markoff had an older brother, Jonathan Markoff, and a half-sister.
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Philip Markoff graduated in 2004 from Vernon-Verona-Sherrill High School, where he was a member of the National Honor Society, the History Club, the Youth Court, and the school bowling and golf teams.
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Philip Markoff graduated from SUNY Albany in 2007, and applied for medical schools after taking the MCAT.
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Philip Markoff was a second-year medical student at Boston University School of Medicine at the time of the crimes.
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Philip Markoff was suspended from the school after the criminal charges were filed against him.
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Philip Markoff met Megan McAllister, a native of New Jersey, in 2005, while they were both volunteers at the Albany Medical Center emergency room.
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Philip Markoff was suspected in three robberies, one of which included a murder.
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Philip Markoff pleaded not guilty to charges of murder, robbery and kidnapping, but was later charged with murder and held without bail.
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Philip Markoff's trial was originally expected to begin in July 2010, but was later delayed to March 2011 before Philip Markoff's suicide in the prison on August 15,2010.
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Philip Markoff made several suicide attempts while at the Nashua Street Jail; one attempt was made three days after his arrest, an additional attempt after his fiancee broke up with him, and another attempt on the day his wedding was to have taken place.
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Philip Markoff had used a knife, made from a pen and a piece of metal, to cut arteries in his ankles, legs, and neck.
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Philip Markoff had swallowed toilet paper and tightened a plastic bag over his head with gauze.