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CraigList murder suspect may have also met gay or transsexual dates for sex [video]

”He seemed like a great guy; he’s very cute. I was really taken by his looks.”

An anonymous Boston male and apparent transsexual speaking on camera with the ”Today” show, stating that he reportedly received photos and e-mails from Philip Markoff, a young, handsome medical student who was engaged to a woman, via an e-mail address: sexaddict5385@yahoo.com. Markoff has been arrested as the lead suspect in the robbery and murder of women who had placed adult-oriented ads on the online-only CraigsList classified ad site. (NBC Today Show)

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