I rarely get to watch the news in my house. Who can hear over “what’s this? This isn’t Dora. I want Dora”. It’s pointless to even try so I get a lot of my news online or in the evening, however I missed this story about Craigslist right now.
From what I heard on the Today Show, a man who was engaged to be married (which thankfully his fiance kicked his ass to the curb…or prison cell) began soliciting sex online with women, men, transexuals, etc. He got picked up for murdering, or allegedly murdering a woman he picked up off of Craigslist. This man, Phillip Markoff, was studying to become a doctor. Which I’m sure has become a key defense for Markoff’s lawyer…the stress drove him to lead the double life of soliciting sex on Craigslist, robbing and beating the people he met. Right…
I feel sorry for two sets of people, his family and his fiance. That poor woman. I’m sure she can deal with the soliciting sex from other women. I mean, that would hurt…but to find out that he was into other men and transexuals…how horrible for her. And on top of all of that, to have him facing a sentence for murdering someone…I don’t think I would trust another man, ever. I hope she survives this relatively OK.
As for Craigslist…why in the world would they offer things like that on the site. Especially when it has brought bad PR for them in the past, if I am not mistaken. It definitely makes me think again about selling on Craigslist. At least with Ebay, I ship the item to the person and don’t have to meet with them face to face or have them come to my home.
I guess, if you sell on Craigslist, meet at a public location (maybe the Police station) to sell your item. Thats what I will do in the future if I sell.
The fiance is writing to all the news media outlets saying that her fiancee is innocent and would not hurt a fly. How can she say that??? There was damning evidence found in his apartment!! He answered an add on Craigslist posted by a woman for massage therapy. Well, massage therapy is like code word for sex. But what if it wasn’t? I feel bad for his fiance and for his family. A second year Boston Medical student having demons like that?? That man took the hippocratic oath, which is summed up as “Above all, do no harm.” And he assaulted two women (maybe more) and killed Julissa Brinson because she fought back. And to think, this happened in my back yard. And he lived in the town where my daughter stays weekends with her best friend! OMG! Sick Sick Sick!!!
I’ve been following the story on Nancy Grace and the whole thing is really terrible. He looks like just your normal boy next door and who would have thought, right?
I’ve been too wrapped up in Pakistan going to hell to really pay attention to what’s going on here. Terrible, I know, but when your husband’s military, it affects you.
I’ve sold items on Craigslist. We had some furniture that wouldn’t fit into this house when we relocated. I didn’t have any issues, but we also came from a “good ol’ boy” area where most people were generally honest folk.
How crazy is this story…unbelievable…and scary!