Update: SUSPECT ARRESTED

Press Conference Expected This Evening 

Warwick, RI-The hunt is one for the killer of Julissa Brisman, and armed robber of 2 others.   

Julissa Brisman was previously a paid escort working under the Madam Kristen Davis. You may recall Ms. Davis name from the Elliot Spitzer scandal that forced his resignation and Ms. Davis to prison briefly. Ms. Brisman seems to the one who pulled the short straw in her dealings with the as- yet- unidentified white male with blonde hair, clean cut, and approximately 6′ tall. (edited to add: deft blackberry handler)

In the past week, there have been 3 attacks, on 3 different women with striking commonalities. The first of which: They all seemed to advertise their on- call, house-call ”masseuse” services. Although Police are indicating all 3 women were or are involved with possible sex for payment transactions, they believe that the perpetrator is targeting his victims via craigslist.

Victim 1

Unidentified female from las Vegas, aged 29. Police receive a call from this woman allegeding she was robbed at gunpoint at the Westin Copley Hotel at 12:46 am April 10, 2009. The robber took $800 in cash and her debit card. Woman advertises masseuse services on craiglist. Police believe she is involved in a prostitution transaction with the perpetrator. Woman was bound with plastic cord.

Victim 2: Julissa Brisman

Ms. Brisman was last heard from by Jeramie Gray, a former Schoolmate she was declining to meet that evening for drinks: He found out by her “writing on his wall” via Facebook.  Her Myspace was last accessed the evening of her murder, April 14. Julissa , from NYC, the self-proclaimed NYC Barbiee, was Boston-bound on Sunday evening. According to Toya Mickens, Julissa’s neighbor ,24, said she only knew that Brisman, whom she called “a very sweet girl,” went out of town “all the time.”

..”I saw her Sunday night after she came home after walking her dog. She was on her way out with her luggage. She said she was going to Boston.”  

Police said they think she was fighting an attacker during an attempted robbery when he shot her several times in the torso.

A woman across the hall from Brisman on the 20th Floor, called the front desk when she heard a struggle and saw what she thought was a child with shimy black hair lying in the doorway:

She was lying in the doorway with just the top part of her body in the hallway.

She had no more than shoulder-length hair, shiny black hair. She was little. She was small. I could only tell that she was wearing something. I could not tell what she was wearing.

I thought it was a child and there was no adult. I avoided going down the hall.

I thought it was a woman passed out. Then I thought, ‘Somebody got drunk.’

I called security to say, ‘You have an unconscious person in the hallway,’ and I waited in the hallway until they came.

I didn’t see blood until a security guy came and he was not only prompt, but incredibly attentive. He was trying to rouse her and saying, ‘Can you hear me? Can you hear me?’

He brushed the hair from her face. There was blood.

I didn’t look beyond the first look.

I’m a little numb (now), a little shocked.      

Victim 3

Unidentified woman, 26, attempted robbery thwarted by her husband, also advertised masseuse services on craigslist. She is originally from Las Vegas and currently working as an exotic dancer at the strip club, The Cadillac Lounge, located in Providence, RI.  The Holiday Inn Express is located almost 60 miles South of the “Copleys”, straight down 295. The craigslist creep was attempting to secure his next victim with plastic cords in what Police have stated was during a sex act for money transaction. The victim’s husband was able to chase down the attacker but turned back to check on his wife. It is not known why the husband was at the hotel at the time or if he was her hooker booker. Apparently she is way smart enough to do something else, as she is he reason the police started connecting the dots in all 3 cases.

Tracking a Killer

According to several friends of Julissa, she would often be paid to fly into coporate or business  events and had in the past served cocktails or tended bar in a bikini. There is only one conference that took place in the time span of the first two victims, and blinkoncrime has been able to confirm guests of this conference stayed at both the Westin and Marriott Copley.

 Before I get the Immuno-Biotech backhand, I am not suggesting that this conference, organized by The Cambridge Health Tech Institute, arranged to fly in masseurs with “happy ending” encoded into their resumes. I spent M A N Y years in the Pharma Industry and I can tell you it is very well known that they are huge in terms of number of attendees, and a quick search of craiglist for the next big event in town, the Marathon, there are already scores of Masseuse ads. Shower after reading. 

Editors Note: There are a few details that bother me about these cases and Police believing the motive is robbery. First of all, there are alot easier ways to rob people. This perp puts himself in an intimate situation, apparently pre-planned with women who, let’s say, are familiar with sex acts for cash. The first 2 have rooms, in their names, in the 2 plushest hotels in Boston; Julissa had been there since Sunday evening. Victim 1 gives up the cash and debit card, no incident.  Who walks around with $800 cash, other than, say, a john who is paying for services. Did he steal his money back ? Did he expect she might have so enjoyed herself  at the end of the date when she did not, Odd Thomas shows up?  It appears police are stating that all 3 incidents seem to go awry at the “transaction phase” of the encounter. What can that mean? It’s almost as if he is an organized offender trying to play the part of a DIS organized offender to throw LE off his scent.  I have seen several theories that he is a junky feeding a habit. Maybe I am off, but I think these women would have seen that coming before he had an opportunity to peel off the first Benjamen.  A source inside the investigation was able to confirm for me that the plastic cording used on the victims, are actually zip cuffs. Zip cuffs are traceable as to batch and lot numbers, on an encouraging note. 

Two things are certain, if you are using craigslist as a business tool, you should know that may very well be what you get; a tool.  I am in no way stating that these acts are deserved, it’s dispicable.

The other is, the key to solving these cases is in the cell, myspace, facebook, or email records of these individuals AND someone who saw this guy’s face on the surveillance video knows him.   Two posh rooms, booked in advance. One “not so posh” room 60 miles South; was he on his way home from his stay in Boston?

From her statement:

“..  She was lying in the doorway with just the top part of her body in the hallway. She had no more than shoulder-length hair, shiny black hair. She was little. She was small. I could only tell that she was wearing something. I could not tell what she was wearing.

I thought it was a child and there was no adult. I avoided going down the hall. I thought it was a woman passed out. Then I thought, ‘Somebody got drunk.’  I called security to say, ‘You have an unconscious person in the hallway,’ and I waited in the hallway until they came.

I didn’t see blood until a security guy came and he was not only prompt, but incredibly attentive. He was trying to rouse her and saying, ‘Can you hear me? Can you hear me?’
         
He brushed the hair from her face. There was blood. I didn’t look beyond the first look. I’m a little numb (now), a little shocked.”