Gun Match Made in Craigslist Killer Case

Suspect's fingerprints match those left on duct tape at crime scene
By Rob Quinn,  Newser Staff
Posted Apr 24, 2009 4:14 AM CDT
Gun Match Made in Craigslist Killer Case
Boston University medical student Philip Markoff stands during his arraignment in Boston Municipal Court earlier this week in Boston. Markoff has been ordered held without bail.   (AP Photo/Mark Garfinkel, Pool)

Solid evidence is piling up against accused Craigslist killer Philip Markoff, the Boston Globe reports. A gun found at Markoff's home—concealed inside a copy of medical textbook Gray's Anatomy—matched the weapon used to kill Julissa Brisman in preliminary testing, and the suspect's fingerprints match those found on plastic restraints and duct tape left at the crime scenes, authorities said.
(More Philip Markoff stories.)

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