Philip Markoff, a 22-year-old medical student who stands accused of luring women posting Craigslist ads for sensual services to, in one case, their deaths, has been called "a beautiful person inside and out" by Megan McAllister, the woman to who he is engaged to be married.
The Philip Markoff - Megan McAllister wedding, according to their website (since removed, I wonder why?), is scheduled for 115 days from yesterday.
Megan McAllister sent an email to ABC's Good Morning, America, in which she said that Philip Markoff "could not hurt a fly," and that he was "a beautiful person inside and out." Finally she added that their wedding is scheduled for August and that they expect to "share a wonderful, meaningful life together."
Philip Markoff, a Boston University student was arrested last night in connection with the death of Julissa Brisman (last week). She advertised massage services on Craigslist. He has also been charged in a prior attack on a different woman, and police suspect he may be involved in other crimes against women who posted similar ads on Craigslist. He has no prior criminal record.
Megan McAllister is not the only person to leap to Philip Markoff's defense. In an interview on "The Today Show," James Kehoe, one of Markoff’s best friends during his time as an undergrad at the University at Albany, said:
“He was one of my best friends in my dorm, in a dorm with a lot of people I didn’t connect with that much. He was one of the people that I felt I could really get along with. I felt like he was smart, an intellectual, nice, friendly guy.
“One of the things that kind of struck me about him was that he was for all intents and purposes a guy’s guy. I rarely saw him out with women. One of the normal things people do in college is find someone of the opposite sex to connect with. That was not something he wanted to do.”
In a somewhat damning statement, however, Kehoe noted that when he saw pictures taken by hotel security of the suspect in the cases, he was sure it was Philip Markoff.
“I just saw one picture. It didn’t take more than that. It was him.”
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