The former medical student accused of killing a masseuse he met through Craigslist committed suicide in the Boston jail where he was awaiting trial.
Philip Markoff was found unresponsive in his cell Sunday morning in the Nashua Street Jail and was pronounced dead around10:15 a.m, according to an email statement released by Boston Police Commissioner Edward Davis and Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel F. Conley.
“Markoff was alone in his cell, and all evidence collected thus far indicates that he took his own life,” the statement said.
Markoff, a former Boston University student, pleaded not guilty in the fatal shooting of Julissa Brisman, of New York City, and the armed robbery of a Las Vegas woman. He met the women through advertisements for erotic services posted on Craigslist, prosecutors said.
“I’m shocked and saddened by the news,” said Markoff’s attorney John Salsberg.
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