THE CRAIGLIST KILLER

People's May 4, 2009

Summary:

Philip Markoff know as the " Criagslist Killer", was in his second year of medcial school in Boston. He had a fiancee name Megan McAllister who is also in her second year of medical school. These two were to be married in August. The craigslist is a link on the internet for people to sale things or to but personal ads. One of the victims was Julissa Brisman 26, a New York actress and model who was found shot to death in Boston's upscale Marriott hotel. Philip was posting massuese and other services on Craigsist. Julissa applied to his ad not knowing this would be her last night alive. Philip went to another hotel to meet with a stripper who advertised lapdances. He tried to kill her at gunpoint but her husband busted in and chased away the gunman. After autorities got the description of the gunman it match up with Philip. They went through his room findng evidence of several things that can lead to the investigation. People who know Philip are shock at the findings and how he could do something like this. The authorities believe Philip had a gambling problem.

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In Chapter 12, it talks about Substance realted Disorders. Addiction is development of a physcial need for a pscychoactived drug. It also can be dependent on something. Philip had a gambling addiction. In Chapter 4, we learned Consciousness tha t means your awarness of the outside world and of your mental process, thoughts, feelings, and perceptions. Philip new what he was doing and he thought he would not get caught. In Chapter 12 , there are different disorders that Philip could be but his trial is still going on so they have not come up with any other verdicts.