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Any alleged negative attention garnered by Craigslist as a result of the "Craigslist Killer" case seems to have had little impact on how people use the Internet classified ad site, or on how well its business is doing. As a motion to investigate media leaks in the case filed by the attorney for alleged killer Philip Markoff tried was being rejected by Judge Frank M. Gaziano, another arrest involving illicit Craigslist ads was made on July 8. Two alleged prostitutes and a client were arrested in a sting run by Somerville police after officers responded to two separate craigslist ads for prostitution. Bostonist was under the impression Craigslist was cracking down on ads for "erotic services". One thing is certain, business appears unimpeded at Craigslist as the AP reported in June that the San Francisco-based company's revenue is expected to rise 23% and reach the $100 million mark.

Rhode Island is a nice, plucky state. Bostonist loves to have the Ocean State in our neighborhood. It beats having Florida's panhandle on the southern border. But, recent headlines emanating from Rhode Island have resulted in a resounding "HUH?" from this Bostonist. Rhode Island is having an identity crisis and it's time for an intervention.

-- Nathaniel Turner, the 7-year-old boy who was hospitalized after his father allegedly beat him within inches of his life on Father's Day, was taken off life support. His father, 36-year-old Leslie Schuler, now faces murder charges. Authorities are trying to determine why Turner was in Worcester in the first place. He had previously lived with his maternal grandmother in Alabama until recently. His grandmother evidently believed that his father had been given visitation or custody, a claim that Massachusetts court officials deny. The case has stirred some conservative Democratic legislators to openly discuss reinstating the death penalty, which the Herald gleefullly reports. Classy. [Globe, Herald]

-- Some Massholes can't keep their rage in their cars. A 44-year-old Boston man was arrested at the Kendall Square Cinema Sunday after he allegedly assaulted a 31-year-old woman who wouldn't shut up during the movie. [Cambridge Chronicle]

Philip Markoff, the Craigslist Killer, pled not guilty to seven charges on Monday pertaining to the death of 26-year-old Julissa Brisman. There is no bail and the trial begins on June 1, 2010. Prosecutors gave a detailed description of the crimes in asking for no bail. Markoff was indicted on Sunday.

Philip Markoff, a Boston University medical student, was indicted today on suspicion of killing Julissa Brisman, whom he met through craigslist. Markoff will be arraigned in Suffolk Superior Court tomorrow. Craigslist has changed its policy on "erotic services" ads based on this and similar cases.

Movies Spiral Jetty, in Utah's Great Salt Lake, is probably the best known example of earthwork artist Robert Smithson's oeuvre. Unlike many of Smithson's other earthworks, it still exists, sometimes, and can be visited by the art loving public. James Benning's casting a glance (2007) looks at the shifting ecology of the Great Salt Lake and its effects on the work. Screening with Smithson's original Spiral Jetty film. Harvard Film Archive, Carpenter Center, 24 Quincy St., 7 p.m. $10.

• Kick a guy when he's down! Former schoolmate remembers Philip Markoff as an arrogant nerd. [Boston Herald]
• CT AG wants Craigslist to tighten controls on erotic services. [Hartford Courant]
• Mayor Menino makes it official and will likely overstay his welcome at City Hall without debating his opponents. [Boston Globe]
• Unlike Boston College, Brandeis is allowing Bill Ayers to appear on campus. Some people are pissed off about it, of course. [The Justice]

-- Boston police nabbed a pair of alleged robbers this afternoon after their alleged victim took a photo of the license plate of their getaway car. The suspects are accused of attacking the victim with a baseball bat on Hemenway Street off of Mass. Ave. [BPDNews]

The Boston Globe reports that police sources have revealed that police found the underwear of robbery victims during the search of accused Craigslist killer Phillip Markoff's home. The paper does not report on the methods police used to determine that the underwear came from crime victims. Markoff, a BU medical student, also allegedly stored a handgun in his copy of Grey's Anatomy. [Globe]

-- The Suffolk County District Attorney revealed that evidence seized from accused Craigslist Killer Phillip Markoff's home included guns and twist ties, which may have been used in the crimes he allegedly committed. Prosecutors say that police tracked Markoff by using a trail of emails and telephone calls that he allegedly exchanged with the victims. [NYTimes]

Sure, police have arrested Phillip Markoff, the alleged Craigslist killer, but the story of a BU medical student turned alleged prostitute killer still has legs. What does an enterprising journalist do to find out more about the Craigslist killer and his life? Turn to Missed Connections, naturally.

Phillip Markoff, a 22-year-old Quincy man, will be arraigned today at noon in connection with last Tuesday's murder of Julissa Brisman, a woman who had been offering massage services on Craigslist, and the earlier robbery of another sex worker. Both crimes happened near Copley Square. Markoff was a medical student at Boston University. BU has suspended Markoff because of his arrest. [Globe]

Boston.com, channeling the Associated Press, reports that a man matching the description of the "person of interest" in Tuesday's murder of Craigslist masseuse Julissa Brisman tried to rob a woman in Warwick, Rhode Island who had also advertised erotic services on Craigslist. The assailant was chased away by the victim's husband. [Boston.com]

-- Bostonist has been known to read the Craigslist personals and erotic services ads for amusement—a lurid and sometimes hilarious glimpse at a semi-private underworld. But we rarely consider, in concrete terms, the plight of sex workers. More details were released today regarding Tuesday's murder of a Craigslist masseuse operating out of the Copley Marriott that give us an insight into at least one tragic story.