The Craigslist Murders

In a luxury Boston hotel on April 14, 2009, police discovered the body of a beautiful young woman—her head battered, a bullet through her heart. Within hours, the story exploded, making headlines across the nation. The victim, a masseuse named Julissa Brisman, had advertised her erotic services on popular classified ads Web site Craigslist. A twenty-two-year-old medical student named Philip Markoff was her last-known client... The Boston Police Homicide Unit followed a digital trail that led to Markoff's home, where investigators found a gun, prepaid cell phones, plastic handcuffs, and other evidence linking Markoff to Brisman. They also uncovered a stash of women's undergarments, raising even more questions about their suspect: How many other women did Markoff meet before Brisman? And what happened to them? This is the true story of one woman's DATE WITH DEATH.

Working on New York's Upper East Side for phenomenally rich and frighteningly skinny women who are suffering from BBS (Birkin Bag Syndrome - a muscle ailment due to carrying heavy accessories) has driven interior designer Charlotte Wolfe mad. It seems to her that the insatiable pursuit of luxury breeds monsters. She gets even angrier when she begins to encounter the same thing over and over again: these women are so cheap they go on Craigslist to sell things their husband kept from wife number one. As Charlotte's funds dwindle, her devious rage escalates...

From a producer of 48 Hours Mystery and The Boston Globe reporter comes the full account of the shocking crime spree of the infamous Craigslist Killer. In this “detailed and absorbing” (The Boston Globe) true crime book, discover the many mysteries behind the secret life of the brilliant and well-liked Boston University medical student who came to be known as the Craigslist Killer. How was he able to conceal his dark side to all who knew him, even his sweet and trusting fiancée? What was his motivation to use the online bulletin board to find his victims? And what were the clues—pieces of an astonishing puzzle—that led Boston police to arrest the clean-cut, all-American young man with no criminal record who was in reality an out-of-control thrill seeker hiding a lethal sexual life?

A True Crime anthology featuring serial killers who used the Internet to stalk their victims. This series is headlined by The Craiglist Killer, Miranda Barbour. On December 3rd, 2013, Barbour was taken into custody by Sunbury, Pennsylvania police and charged with the murder of Troy LaFerrara, whom she had previously met through a Craigslist ad. Shortly afterward, she professed to have been a member of a satanic cult and murdering at least 22 people between the years 2008 and 2013. Whether her claims of being a serial killer are to be believed or not, the details surrounding Miranda Barbour's life, arrest, and incarceration reveal a life of abuse and addiction. How did this young woman from Alaska, former classmate of Willow Palin, wind up a convicted murderer and self-professed serial killer in Pennsylvania?

“A brilliantly prophetic and modern tale of the macabre . . . A novel that roars across the intersection of Bret Easton Ellis’s American Psycho and Tom Wolfe’s The Bonfire of the Vanities.” —James Wolcott, Vanity Fair columnist Unleashing the pent-up fury most Americans feel over the financial crisis, Brenda Cullerton’s wickedly riotous tale of an interior “desecrator” turned murderess is a flaming arrow into the dark heart of Manhattan’s filthy rich. Working on New York’s Upper East Side for phenomenally rich and frighteningly skinny women who are suffering from BBS (Birkin Bag Syndrome—a muscle ailment due to carrying heavy pocketbooks) has driven interior designer Charlotte Wolfe mad. It seems to her that the insatiable pursuit of luxury breeds monsters. She gets even angrier when she begins to encounter the same thing over and over again: these women are so cheap they go on Craigslist to sell things their husband kept from wife number one. As the financial crisis escalates and Charlotte’s own resources dwindle, her rage leads her to not only bite the well-manicured hands that feed her, but to do something more—to really clean house. A razor-sharp satire that’s both laugh-out-loud funny and edge-of-your-seat suspenseful, The Craigslist Murders will inspire readers to cheer an unlikely heroine, whose nightmares are the stuff of a poor person’s dreams.

Summit County, Ohio--a quiet midsize city that isn't really known for anything. In 2011, all of this changed when Summit resident Richard Beasley used Craigslist to create a job that didn't actually exist--it was all part of his plan to lure men in. It also examines how he convinced a 16 year old teen to help murder his victims. Through gripping, page-turning, narrative this book tells the story of one of the most notorious Internet killers.

On December 3rd, 2013, Barbour was taken into custody by Sunbury, Pennsylvania police and charged with the murder of Troy LaFerrara, whom she had previously met through a Craigslist ad. Shortly afterward, she professed to have been a member of a satanic cult and murdering at least 22 people between the years 2008 and 2013. Whether her claims of being a serial killer are to be believed or not, the details surrounding Miranda Barbour's life, arrest, and incarceration reveal a life of abuse and addiction. How did this young woman from Alaska, former classmate of Willow Palin, wind up a convicted murderer and self-professed serial killer in Pennsylvania?

Brooke was willing to do anything to keep her family together, even if it meant selling herself online. That's why she hooked up with "Hard Mike" on Craigslist. That's what killed her family.Her boyfriend Charles and their unborn baby, Audi Lynn, meant everything to Brooke. She was the kind of person who talked friends out of committing suicide. Brooke stood by them when no one else seemed to care. She was also willing to do whatever Charles wanted her to do and whatever it took to raise the money needed to keep her family together.All she asked for was $50. "Hard Mike" offered $120. How could Brooke turn that down? Besides, Charles would be there for protection. What could go wrong?She Deserved Better: A Craigslist Killer is a Shocking True Crime Story that is a tragic, heartbreaking, gripping story of an eighteen-year-old woman, eight months pregnant, who was ready to sacrifice everything for her family. It's also the story of a thirty-one-year-old man who lived alone after being dumped by his fiancee. He had nothing but his computer and his fantasies.She Deserved Better: A Craigslist Killer is also a Shocking True Crime Story that should serve as a wakeup call to anyone meeting strangers online for casual sex. The moral of this story is you never know what you're going to get online. STDs might be the least of your worries.