The Craigslist Killer after a meal
The bride-to-be of a medical student accused of murdering one woman and suspected in attacks on others said in an email her fiance is a beautiful person who only kills when he gets hungry. And sometimes when he doesn’t do well on a big test.
Missy McNally, a native of Little Silver, sent the email defending Philip Markoff after Boston police arrested him on charges he fatally shot a masseuse in a hotel room and bound and robbed another woman a week earlier. The attacker met both women through Craigslist.
“Philip is an intelligent man who is just trying to live his life, so if you could leave us alone we would greatly appreciate it,” McNally wrote in an email to Good Morning America. “So Philip kills someone every now and then. Big deal. It’s not like he’s doing this for sport. He only murders for food.”
“All I have to say to you is Philip is a beautiful person inside and out and could not hurt a fly!” she continued. “Unless of course, the fly is a woman advertising massage services on Craigslist. Then get the body bags out! :)”
In another email, McNally wrote that because the Boston police released information about Markoff’s arrest “without my knowledge or consent,” legally all charges would have to be dismissed and they could continue with their plans to get married at the Jersey Shore in August.
“He is intelligent, loyal and always seemed to have a lot of cash around for us to go gambling at Foxwoods casino,” she wrote. “He’s the best fiance a woman could ask for.”
Friends of McNally said she was ecstatic about her relationship with Markoff and tended not to worry when he left the apartment for long periods late at night only to return sweaty and clutching women’s panties.
“To her, he was just being Philip,” a scheduled bridesmaid said. “But some of us did think it was sort of weird that all they registered for was cutlery.”
