Julissa Brisman

Julissa Brisman:Philip Markoff commits suicide in Boston jail:The defendant “Craigslist Killer” Markov Philip committed suicide in prison Nashua Street in Boston, where he was detained pending trial in the killing of Julissa Brisman, according to Steven Tompkins, spokesman for the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office.

Markov, 24, was pronounced dead at 10:17 am. Although authorities are still investigating, Markov was alone in his cell, and all the evidence gathered so far indicates that it was suicide, said the statement released by Boston Police Commissioner Edward Davis and Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel F. Conley.
Authorities said Markov fired Brisman, 25, a masseuse in New York, who arrived in Boston after advertising for their services on Craigslist, three times with a pistol on April 14, 2009 after they fought in the doorway of his room on the 20 th floor of the Marriott Copley in Boston. The bullet pierced her heart. Prosecutors said Markov also battered head.

Markov was also accused of assaulting two other women he met through the site of classified advertising. His next court appearance was scheduled for a hearing in mid-September, according to John Salsberg, a lawyer in Markov.

“I am shocked and saddened by this news,” said John Salsberg, a lawyer in Markov.

Salsberg declined to comment further.

Media surrounded the Nashua Street jail in the afternoon and evening as the prisoners held posters to the windows, commenting on the death of Marcus in.

One sign read: “I am still alive.”

Another said: “All the rapists must die.”

Markov has been on suicide watch shortly after his arrest almost a week after the murder.

In April 2009, Markov was examined by medical staff in jail and placed in a special cell under the surveillance camera after a correction officer saw the marks on his neck, though he tried to use shoelaces to hang himself, The Globe reported at the time.

In May, a prison official said that the Globe Markov was no longer segregated from other prisoners. He was acclimating well-played chess with other inmates, according to the official.

Police arrested Marco, who lived in Quincy, on April 20, 2009 after the termination of its Interstate 95 in Walpole. Markov told police that he was headed to Foxwoods Casino in Connecticut. His fiancee, Megan McAllister, was also in the car.

Markov and McAllister was taken to Boston in separate cars. It was held, and McAllister had been released. At his arrival the next day, Markov has pleaded not guilty to murder and armed robbery charges.

Markov and McAllister had been planning to marry in August 2009, but canceled the wedding.

Markov, a former Boston University medical student, was also convicted of armed robbery and kidnapping in two similar incidents where the victims were not injured.