The Craigslist Killing

Media stake out the R.G. Ortiz Funeral Home, where the wake of Julissa Brisman, 25, was held, Wednesday, April 22, 2009, in New York City. Philip Markoff, a 22-year-old medical student was arraigned on murder charges related to the death of Brisman, a New York woman who had advertised her massage services on Craigslist. He was later charged.

The body of Julissa Brisman, 25, of New York, was found Tuesday, April 14, collapsed in the doorway of her room at the Marriott Copley Hotel in Boston. Police said they think she was fighting an attacker during an attempted robbery when he shot her several times.

Julissa Brisman, 25, of New York, had advertised in the erotic services section of Craigslist. Police said she had been restrained with plastic ties, just like another woman at a Boston hotel. She was found shot to death in her 20th floor room at the Marriott Copley Hotel on April 14, 2009, allegedly by a man who arranged to meet her for a massage.

Craiglist CEO Jim Buckmaster poses for a portrait in San Francisco, Wednesday, April 22, 2009. Violent crimes linked to Craigslist ads in Minnesota and Boston have made headlines, but Buckmaster said Wednesday the site is an "extremely unsafe venue for criminal activity because you're virtually guaranteeing that you're going to get caught."

Daniel F. Conley, Suffolk County District Attorney, talks about accused killer Philip Markoff during a press conference outside Boston Municipal Court in Boston, Tuesday, April 21, 2009. Markoff, who was accused of targeting women that advertised exotic services on Craigslist, was ordered to be held without bail on charges that he sought to rob Julissa Brisman, but killed her when she fought back.

Hector Brisman, left, father of slain masseuse Julissa Brisman of New York, sits with victim advocate Paula Eckberg, right, in the courtroom during the arraignment of Boston University medical student Philip Markoff in Boston Municipal Court on Tuesday, April 21, 2009. Markoff was ordered held without bail on charges that he fatally shot Brisman, who he met through an ad on Craigslist.

Boston University medical student Philip Markoff, center, sits with his lawyer John Salsberg during his arraignment in Boston Municipal Court, Tuesday, April 21, 2009, in Boston.

Hector Brisman, center, father of slain masseuse Julissa Brisman, is escorted through a hallway prior to the arraignment of Philip Markoff in Boston Municipal Court, Tuesday, April 21, 2009, in Boston. Markoff was ordered held without bail on charges that he sought to rob Brisman, but bashed her in the head and shot her through the heart when she fought back.

Boston University medical student Philip Markoff stands during his arraignment in Boston Municipal Court on Tuesday, April 21, 2009, in Boston. Markoff was been ordered held without bail on charges that he fatally shot a masseuse he had lured to his hotel through Craigslist. He was charged with murder and kidnapping in June.

Boston University medical student Philip Markoff stands during his arraignment in Boston Municipal Court, Tuesday, April 21, 2009, in Boston. Markoff was ordered held without bail on charges that he sought to rob a woman he lured to a hotel through Craigslist, but bashed her in the head and shot her through the heart when she fought back. He was charged with murder and kidnapping in June.

A plainclothes police officer enters a residential building where Craigslist killing suspect Philip Markoff lives in Quincy, Mass., Monday, April 20, 2009. Police later served a search warrant seeking evidence in the case.

This frame grab from a video surveillance camera at the Marriott Copley and Westin hotel provided by the Boston Police Department on Wednesday April 15, 2009 shows a "person of interest" in attacks on two masseuses-for-hire at luxury hotels. — AP Photo

Stills from video surveillance cameras at the Westin hotel, top, and Marriott Copley, bottom, provided by the Boston Police Department on Wednesday, April 15, 2009, shows a "person of interest" in attacks on two masseuses-for-hire at luxury hotels in the area.

Las Vegas escort Trisha Leffler was robbed at gunpoint in her room at the the Westin Copley Place Hotel in Boston on April 10, 2009, by a man she met through an ad placed on Craigslist.