Boston, MA- Announced Earlier this evening Philip Haynes Markoff, 22, has been arrested in the murder of Julissa Brisman, and for subsequent kidnapping and gun posession charges with more charges anticipated.  Boston Police have linked Markoff to at least 3 seperate incidents involving 3 different women advertising their masseuse services on craigslist.com.  Blinkoncrime.com has learned that the masseuse ads placed by the women have been deleted.  Announced exclusively on blinkoncrime yesterday, their was a conference sponsored by the Cambridge Health Tech Institute that Markoff was attending for his second year studies at Boston University’s  medical program.

Mr. Markoff, the son of a Syracuse dentist and educator, is also a groom to be;  with planned August 14, 2009 nuptials.  His brother Jon, was slated to be best man.

Boston University, upon hearing the charges against him, have suspended Markoff from his studies. Markoff’s father could not be reached for comment this evening; as well as his fiancee, Megan McAllister.

Tenants of Markoff’s building address appeared shocked when plain clothes detectives began canvassing their building last evening asking questions regarding his habits. By most accounts,  Markoff was rarely home. 

Their appears to be an uncanny resemblance between Markoff’s fiancee and murder victim Julissa Brisman:

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BREAKING NEWS

Boston, MA– Boston Police announced they had a suspect in custody today for the Murder of Julissa Brisman, and will face other charges including kidnapping, illegal posession of a firearm, and probable others.

Pictured above with an unidentified female from his facebook account, Phil Markoff, 22, is a Boston University student originally from upstate New York. 

Boston’s Police commissioner Ed Davis said during a news conference this afternoon Markoff had been under surveillamce for days. He was stopped on 95 in Walpole, MA and taken into custody without incident. Police received over 150 leads in their hunt for the Craigslist Killer.

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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.

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