Beyond the Headlines: Catching the Craigslist Killer Page #6

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Let's bring your books, you know?

We can bring your books, and you can study.

You know?

We can check into a hotel,

we get some room service.

We can order some movies,

we can do some other things.

We should go to Foxwoods.

No, no, no, we should go to Foxwoods.

It'll be like a pre-honeymoon.

I don't know if it's a good idea

to be gambling right now.

No, no, no, we're not gambling.

There's a spa.

We can go to the spa

and just get away from all this noise.

-Really?

-Doctor's orders.

-Okay.

-Yeah?

Here we go.

Who are you, pretty lady? Next victim?

No, no, no. Not his MO.

What's with the suitcases?

Skipping town?

Get a picture. I don't want to make our move

until we get a positive lD from Trisha Leffler.

Seems a little jumpy.

If I had a pretty girl like that

hanging on my arm,

I'd be a hell of a lot happier than he is.

Maybe nice girls aren't his type.

Hang in there, sweetheart.

We're not gonna let you out of our sight.

Looks like they're heading out of the city.

Detective Frye,

requesting State Trooper assistance.

Pursuing suspect south on Congress Street.

Late model SUV.

Where the hell are you two going?

Babe. Babe, would you let me?

-What? We're just...

-Hey, let's speed up.

You want to go?

Let's get there fast. Why not?

Maybe not?

You're the thrill-seeker of the family,

remember?

I'm just the sweet, little girl from Jersey.

Fine.

They're making a move. Heading for the 95.

Screw the positive lD.

All right, this is it. Call it.

We're taking him down.

What?

Why are they pulling us over?

I wasn't even speeding.

Out of the car. Out of the car!

-Get out of the car!

-Hands on the dash!

-Engine off.

-Take her. Take her.

-What is going on?

-Get out of the car.

-Keep your hands up.

-What did I do? What...

Wait!

Philip Markoff,

you're under arrest

for the murder of Julissa Brisman.

-What?

-On the ground.

That's crazy! Stop!

Philip, tell them

that they have the wrong person!

We need to take you back to Boston

and ask you some questions.

Your car will be towed to the station.

You have the right to remain silent.

Anything you say can and will be used

against you in a court of law.

-What is going on?

-You have the right to speak to an attorney.

I love you.

If you cannot afford one,

one will be appointed by the court.

Do you understand these rights

as they've been read to you?

Yes.

Bag.

This guy keeps an awful lot of books

under his bed.

I used to do the same thing in college.

Cheaper than buying shelves.

This, on the other hand,

I did not have under my bed at school.

We got him.

Bingo!

Nine millimeter. Bag!

Grab the other side. We're gonna lift it.

Tell me you never hid your socks

underyour mattress?

Trophy. How manyyou got there?

Onlythree reported.

Obviously, the others didn't want

their mothers to know

what they do for a living, right?

With all due respect, detectives,

you're embarrassing yourselves.

All right? What do you got?

You got superficial resemblance to what?

An out-of-focus surveillance video?

Well, we got flex cuffs, 16 pairs

of women's panties and a nine millimeter.

All right, well, you've got some party favors,

and you've got some unwashed laundry,

and, yeah, I bought a gun

to protect my fiance.

I mean, we live

in a sketchy neighborhood, sir.

Is that right?

We spoke to the owner

of the gun shop up in New Hampshire.

He says he sold the gun

to a "Brian Stevens"...

...whose lD happened to be

in your top drawer.

You want to explain to us

why you purchased a weapon

with somebody else's lD?

Sir, I'm a straight-A medical student.

And I'm getting married in a month.

I mean, would you guys care to explain to me

why I would go around

and shoot prostitutes in hotel rooms?

What, you still don't believe me?

Ask around.

You have no idea

how wrong you are about Philip.

Do you know where he was between

He's dedicated his whole life

to becoming a doctor and helping people.

So, you don't know where he was

between 9:
00 and 11:00 on April 14th?

He's a medical student, okay?

He spends thousands of hours

at the library and the lab,

and I'm sure there's people there

that have seen him.

We'll be sure to check that out.

There's nothing to check out.

This is a huge mistake, okay?

Philip is not a killer!

Did you know that we found handcuffs,

a nine-millimeter pistol

and 16 pairs ofwomen's panties

stuffed under your mattress?

Did you know that?

I'm marrying Philip on August 14th.

You don't think I know my own fianc?

You don't think that I would've known

if there was a gun under my own bed?

I don't know what you know, Miss McAllister.

-Look, am I under arrest or something?

-No.

In fact, you're free to go.

But you can't go back to your apartment.

And your car's been impounded

as evidence, so...

If I'm free to go, then I'm going.

Are you telling me that one

of our top students is the Craigslist Killer?

No, no, we're just investigating at this point,

checking out his story.

So, you're saying he was actually here

studying, being a student?

I'm saying he was actually here

being a star in all of his classes.

Look, Lieutenant, I don't know if you know

just how hard it is to be a medical student.

It's not physically possible

for someone to do as brilliantly

as Philip has done in one of the most

competitive programs in the country,

and then run offto Rhode lsland

and commit these crimes.

Not physically possible.

How did these people get here?

How did they know?

-Dad, what...

-Do not talk to them.

I want you to go inside straight away.

Oh, God!

-You guys are on private property.

-Go, go, go!

You must step off of my property. Now!

Seven! Seven! Seven!

They won't even let me call him.

I mean, he's in there all alone,

and I can't even... I can't talk to him.

I can't do anything.

-Baby, I'm so sorry.

-You know what,

when this is all over, I'm going to make sure

that he demands an apology,

because a doctor cannot have an accusation

like this hanging over his head.

This is ridiculous.

Look, we don't even

really know what happened.

Of course we know what happened.

They arrested the wrong guy.

That's what happened.

I'm just saying, there's a lot of the story

that we still don't know.

Oh, my God.

You guys are just like everybody else.

You really think that he's a killer?

You think that he's a killer,

and I've been living with him

this whole time?

-No.

-And I didn't know?

-No.

-That I'm that stupid?

I mean, Mom, come on.

If somebody came to the door

and told you that Dad is a killer,

would you believe him?

-Oh, my God!

-Sweetie, we just feel...

Unfortunately, you are here today

because you were

given the wrong information,

as was the public.

Philip Markoff is a beautiful person,

inside and out, and couldn't hurt a fly.

A police officer in Boston, or several,

is trying to make big bucks

by selling a false story to the TV stations.

What else is new?

Philip is an intelligent man

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