The Craigslist Killer - Philip Markoff

About this episode

The episode explores the case of Philip Markoff, known as the Craigslist Killer, who was involved in a violent crime spree in Boston in 2009.

In April 2009, a young woman named Julissa Brisman was found bleeding in the doorway of a luxury Boston hotel room after a violent struggle with a client she met through Craigslist. Just four days earlier, another woman had been tied up and robbed inside a nearby hotel by a man matching the exact same description. As investigators raced to stop what appeared to be an escalating pattern of violence, they uncovered a trail of burner phones, fake identities, hotel surveillance footage, and anonymous online messages that eventually led them to an unlikely suspect. It was a clean cut medical student named Philip Markoff who was secretly living a double life while planning his upcoming wedding. Our other podcast: "FEARFUL" - https://open.spotify.com/show/56ajNkLiPoIat1V2KI9n5c?si=OyM38rdsSSyyzKAFUJpSyw MERCH:https://www.redbubble.com/people/wickedandgrim/shop?asc=u Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wickedandgrim?fan_landing=true Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@wickedlife Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wickedandgrim/ Instagram: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wickedandgrim/?hl=en Twitter: https://twitter.com/wickedandgrim Website: https://www.wickedandgrim.com/

People in this episode

Host: Ben Gibson

Topics covered

• true crime
• murder
• investigation
• Craigslist
• Boston
• Philip Markoff

Keywords

• Craigslist Killer
• Philip Markoff
• true crime
• Boston murder
• Julissa Brisman
• investigation
• burner phones

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Craigslist

Places: Boston

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