Since the arrest of Philip Markoff, aka the "Craigslist Killer" in , the Craigslist website faced increased scrutiny. The study by Law Street Media found 58 murderers and 45 murder victims connected to Craigslist postings since There are 22 murder cases still pending, according to the study. The oldest pending case is from and eight are from Another group doing research on the same topic, Advanced Interactive Media Group LLC, says since , there have been 86 killings in some way linked to Craigslist.
Advanced Interactive Media Group has launched an initiative to encourage police stations to host Craigslist and other online transactions. The initiative is called Safe Trade Stations. Law Street Media says Craigslist did not reply to multiple inquiries from them. On mobile and want to see the slideshow? Click this link.
Below is the list of 58 people arrested in connection with some of the murders linked to Craigslist transactions. According to police, in Markoff met Julissa Brisman, 26, on a Craigslist ad for sensual massage in Boston. Markoff allegedly shot her on the 20th floor of the Marriott Copley Place Hotel. He was sentenced to life with the possibility of parole in Katehis met his victim,radio reporter George Weber, 47, through personal ads on Craigslist in NY in He has been out on parole since July Burgess, registered sex offender met victim Donna Jou through Craigslist in L.
Roberts met year-old Heather Snively, in to sell baby clothes to the pregnant woman. Snively was hit up to 30 times, Roberts cut open Snively's abdomen and stole her fetus. Snively died of major blood loss. Zoellick stabbed Khan to death and hid the car in his garage. Zoellick committed suicide prior to arrest.
While on a test drive, Xiong shot Lor and threw him out of the car before driving away. Kent met his victim, Thai Lam, who was selling a motorcycle in Georgia in Kent shot Lam in his garage before fleeing the scene on Lam's motorcycle. Police caught Kent nearly an hour later as he tried to leave his apartment. Briscoe strangled the woman to death before dumping her body outside in a field.
