Craigslist Killer

Craigslist Killer is a name given by the media to individuals who were accused of murdering their victims after meeting the victims through Craigslist, a popular classified advertising website. The name has been applied to:

• Michael John Anderson, former resident of Savage, Minnesota, who was convicted in 2009 of having murdered Katherine Ann Olson in October 2007
• Philip Markoff (1986–2010), American medical student who was charged with the murder of Julissa Brisman in Boston, Massachusetts in 2009
• Long Island serial Killer (Craigslist Ripper), an unidentified serial killer suspected of using Craigslist to find and murder at least four prostitutes in Long Island, New York
• John Katehis murdered ABC radio news reporter George Weber in Brooklyn. The two had met via Craigslist; Weber was found bound and stabbed fifty times

See also

• Craigslist controversies and illegal activities by users
• Internet homicide

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