MA MA - Phillip Markoff, Craigslist Killer

[fran]

Wow! That's a shocker!

fran

 

[tk71texas]

wow.......well, karma's a biotch :waitasec:

 

[arielilane]

'Craigslist Killer' Philip Markoff Commits Suicide
Philip Markoff, the Boston University medical student dubbed the "Craigslist Killer" after he allegedly went on a murderous crime and gambling spree, committed suicide today in jail, officials said.
http://abcnews.go.com/US/craigslist-killer-phillip-markoff-commits-suicide/story?id=11405484

 

[believe09]

No freakin way. No one was watching him?????? OMG.

 

[carbuff]

If a person wants to kill themselves, they can find a way, no matter how closely they're being watched.

 

[Linda7NJ]

Good, save the tax payers some money.

I feel bad for his family

 

[waltzingmatilda]

I feel bad for his family too and my prayers are with them.

As if his crimes weren't a big enough disappointment for them, he pulls off a cowardly act like this.

MOO

wm

 

[LoisDenominator]

Craigslist Killer Phillip Markoff Commits Suicide

ABC News
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"He would not reveal details and said the apparent suicide was being investigated, but two sources told ABC News that Markoff is believed to have cut his wrists and then tied something tightly around his neck before he went to sleep Saturday night."

 

[iluvmua]

I bet his victims are glad they don't have to testify against him anymore.
I hope this brings them closure.

This is why IMO, that profession is so dangerous. You don't know who you will meet online.

I wonder how his ex-fiancee is taking this.

 

[Belinda]

What a complete waste of someone with a great future. He threw it all in the trash. What a waste.

 

[carbuff]

I feel really bad for his family. So much promise, so many people who loved him, and then to have it end like this...

(I feel bad for her family too, just to make that clear. It's a tragedy all around.)

 

[momtective]

Accused “Craigslist Killer” Philip Markoff was found suffocated with a plastic bag tied over his head, alone in his cell at Nashua Street Jail in Boston this morning, after apparently committing suicide, sources told the Herald.
http://www.bostonherald.com/news/regional/view.bg?articleid=1274824

I'm not convinced this was a suicide. How does one resist the body's natural reaction to rid itself of the plastic bag once suffocation begins? Seems to me this method of suicide would be very difficult.
I'm also very sorry for the families of his victims, as justice will never be realized for their loved ones. Markoff will never be a convicted murderer, just a suspected murderer. How sad.

 

[jjenny]

Accused “Craigslist Killer” Philip Markoff was found suffocated with a plastic bag tied over his head, alone in his cell at Nashua Street Jail in Boston this morning, after apparently committing suicide, sources told the Herald.
http://www.bostonherald.com/news/regional/view.bg?articleid=1274824

I'm not convinced this was a suicide. How does one resist the body's natural reaction to rid itself of the plastic bag once suffocation begins? Seems to me this method of suicide would be very difficult.
I'm also very sorry for the families of his victims, as justice will never be realized for their loved ones. Markoff will never be a convicted murderer, just a suspected murderer. How sad.

Well if he truly was alone in the cell then it seems rather obvious this was a suicide.
As for the families of his alleged victims, I personally feel they might be better off because now they don't have to wonder if he might be getting out of prison any time soon.

 

[tapu]

Well if he truly was alone in the cell then it seems rather obvious this was a suicide.
As for the families of his alleged victims, I personally feel they might be better off because now they don't have to wonder if he might be getting out of prison any time soon.

I'm pretty sure it will be termed a suicide, but it's not necessarily obvious even if he was alone in the cell when they found him. A prison employee could have been involved (actually, even if it is a suicide, he could have gotten the plastic bag, etc, himself, but it's even more likely that someone got him them). So, a prison guard could have killed him, less likely another inmate but it's sure been known to happen. Usually with a guard as accessory. Yada yada.

But anyway, I'd think suicide, too.

 

[Melanie]

First he pleads not guilty, then kills himself. That's an oxymoron if I ever heard one.

I bet the devil has a space reserved for him on the top shelf!

MOO

Mel

 

[Arianna]

Hi All,

I'm new on Websleuths and can't find the appropriate thread to post this current news so if there is a thread open can the moderators please put it where it belongs.

Apparently the Craigslist Killer, Phillip Markoff, has killed himself in his jail cell. Here's the link -

http://www.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/08/15/massachusetts.craiglist.suicide/index.html?eref=mrss_igoogle_cnn

"Police: Accused Craigslist killer dead of apparent suicide"

I hope it worked.

 

[nevinm]

He was said to have attempted suicide once before, shortly after he was first imprisoned in April 2009.

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/ny_crime/2009/04/23/2009-04-23_suspected_craigslist_killer_philip_markoff_tried_to_hang_himself_in_jail_cell_on.html

 

[Gypsy Road]

OMG! I haven't read the article yet...but OMG!

 

[Gypsy Road]

Oh!

Welcome to WS!!!!!!!

 

[Gypsy Road]

Unreal. What a coward. But if he's guilty, there will still be justice where he's going.

Very sad for all the families involved.