Roberts met 21-year-old Heather Snively, in 2009 to sell baby clothes to the pregnant woman. Burgess claims he gave Jou drugs & alcohol & he woke up to find her dead in his home before panicking & disposing of her body, which has not been found KORENA ROBERTS - Pleaded guilty to one count of aggravated murder, was sentenced to life in prison without parole. Burgess, (registered sex offender) met victim Donna Jou through Craigslist in L.A., CA in 2009. He has been out on parole since July 2014.
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Katehis stabbed Webber 50 times in his apartment and claimed self defense during a bad S&M encounter during his trial JOHN STEVEN BURGESS - Pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter, served 5 years in prison. Katehis met his victim,radio reporter George Weber, 47, through personal ads on Craigslist in NY in 2009. He was sentenced to life with the possibility of parole in 2034. JOHN KATEHIS - Convicted of 2nd degree murder during his second trial. Markoff allegedly shot her on the 20th floor of the Marriott Copley Place Hotel. According to police, in 2009 Markoff met Julissa Brisman, 26, on a Craigslist ad for sensual massage in Boston. PHILIP MARKOFF - Markoff committed suicide in jail waiting for his trial. On mobile and want to see the slideshow? Click this link.īelow is the list of 58 people arrested in connection with some of the murders linked to Craigslist transactions. Law Street Media says Craigslist did not reply to multiple inquiries from them. The initiative is called Safe Trade Stations. Advanced Interactive Media Group has launched an initiative to encourage police stations to host Craigslist and other online transactions. The oldest pending case is from 2012 and eight are from 2014.Īnother group doing research on the same topic, Advanced Interactive Media Group LLC, says since 2007, there have been 86 killings in some way linked to Craigslist.
There are 22 murder cases still pending, according to the study. The study by Law Street Media found 58 murderers and 45 murder victims connected to Craigslist postings since 2009. Since the arrest of Philip Markoff, aka the "Craigslist Killer" in 2009, the Craigslist website faced increased scrutiny. (WAFB) - Law Street Media, a company launched in 2013, decided to take a deeper look into Craigslist to see how dangerous it really is.