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    Craigslist Killers

    86 murders linked to popular classifieds website

    Law Street Media, a company launched in 2013, decided to take a deeper look into Craigslist to see how dangerous it really is. Since the arrest of Philip Markoff, aka the "Craigslist Killer" in 2009, the Craigslist website faced increased scrutiny.

    The study by Law Street Media found 58 murderers and 45 murder victims connected to Craigslist postings since 2009. There are 22 murder cases still pending, according to the study. The oldest pending case is from 2012 and eight are from 2014.

    Another 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. Advanced Interactive Media Group has launched an initiative to encourage police stations to host Craigslist and other online transactions. The initiative is called Safe Trade Stations.

    Law Street Media says Craigslist did not reply to multiple inquiries from them.

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    Below is the list of 58 people arrested in connection with some of the murders linked to Craigslist transactions.

    PHILIP MARKOFF - Markoff committed suicide in jail waiting for his trial.

    According to police, in 2009 Markoff met Julissa Brisman, 26, on a Craigslist ad for sensual massage in Boston. Markoff allegedly shot her on the 20th floor of the Marriott Copley Place Hotel.

    JOHN KATEHIS - Convicted of 2nd degree murder during his second trial. He was sentenced to life with the possibility of parole in 2034.

    Katehis met his victim,radio reporter George Weber, 47, through personal ads on Craigslist in NY in 2009. 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. He has been out on parole since July 2014.

    Burgess, (registered sex offender) met victim Donna Jou through Craigslist in L.A., CA in 2009. 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 live in prison without parole.

    Roberts met 21-year-old Heather Snively, in 2009 to sell baby clothes to the pregnant woman. Snively was hit up to 30 times, Roberts cut open Snively's abdomen and stole her fetus. Snively died of major blood loss.

    TAMMI LAFAVE - Pleaded guilty to felony murder and is serving a 25-year sentence.

    LaFave & her boyfriend Travis Zoellick met victim Haroon Khan, who was selling a car on Craigslist in WI. Zoellick stabbed Khan to death and hid the car in his garage. Zoellick committed suicide prior to arrest.

    DAO XIONG - Convicted of 3 counts of murder, is serving a life sentence without the possibility of parole.

    Xiong responded to a Craigslist ad posted by his victim, Youa Lor, who was selling his car in Lake Elmo, MN in 2010. While on a test drive, Xiong shot Lor and threw him out of the car before driving away.

    BRANDON KENT - Pleaded guilty to murder and is serving a life sentence.

    Kent met his victim, Thai Lam, who was selling a motorcycle in Georgia in 2010. Kent shot Lam in his garage before fleeing the scene on Lam's motorcycle. Police caught Kent nearly an hour later as he tried to leave his apartment.

    NATHANIEL BRISCOE - Convicted of murder, serving a life sentence with parole as early as 2039

    Briscoe met his victim, Amy Elizabeth Dickey, through her advertisements for sex on Craigslist in Austin, Texas in 2010. Briscoe strangled the woman to death before dumping her body outside in a field.

    CHAD JOHNSON - Convicted of 2nd degree murder, serving a life sentence with th possibility of parole in 2035.

    Johnson met Jennifer Papain, 26, through a prostitution ad on Craigslist. Johnson strangled Papain after she refused to give him an $80 refund. He buried her body in a shallow grave near his home.

    DIANE WARRICK - Convicted of murder, serving a sentence of 31 years to life.

    Warrick met her victim, Mary Jane Scanlon, 70, when she responded to a Craigslist ad for a caretaker. Warrick stabbed Scanlon to death in her bed, claimed she was hallucinating. Warrick has a violent history of robbery and hostage-taking in CO and CA

    PHILLIP BOLDON - Convicted of murder and is serving a life sentence with the possibility of parole as early as 2040

    Boldon's victim, 19-year-old Sarah Weyrick, posted a personal ad on Craigslist shortly after moving to Houston, TX in 2010 and being low on money. She was later found stabbed to death in her burning car and Boldon was arrested for her murder shortly after

    DAVID SPARRE - Convicted of first degree murder and is on death row

    Sparre met his victim, 21-year-old Tiara Poole, through a Craigslist personal ad in Jacksonville, Florida in 2011. After several days of communicating, Sparre met Poole and they drove to her home before he stabbed the woman to death and fled in her car.

    ALEXANDER LYONS - Convicted of felony homicide and is serving a life sentence

    Lyons and his accomplice, Lamar Clemons, met up with their victim, 19-year-old Johnathan Clements, under the guise of selling him a phone in Detroit, Michigan in 2011. Instead, Lyons shot Clement and fled the scene in a car driven by Clemons.

    LAMAR CLEMONS - Convicted of felony homicide and is serving a life sentence

    Alexander Lyons and his accomplice, Clemons, met up with their victim, 19-year-old Johnathan Clements, under the guise of selling him a phone in Detroit, Michigan in 2011. Instead, Lyons shot Clement and fled the scene in a car driven by Clemons.

    LATOYA JORDAN - Guilty of 1st degree murder, sentence to life without parole

    Jordan met Somerson on Craigslist in Florida, where the 53-year-old man was looking for a relationship. Jordan admitted she stabbed him 30 times, four days after moving in with him because he was going to kick her out and she didn't want to be homeless.

    DRATON MARES - Convicted of first degree murder and is serving a life sentence without parole

    Mares met 42-year-old Thomas Bashline thru a personal ad on Craigslist. Mares shot Bashline in the back of the head and drove off in Bashline's car after defense attorney's said Bashline made derogatory remarks and became aggressive.

    RICHARD BEASLEY - Convicted of 3 counts of aggravated murder, attempted murder and is currently on death row

    Beasley and his 16-year-old accomplice Brogan Rafferty, placed ads for farmhand jobs in order to lure men to a cattle ranch in Ohio in 2011. They shot and killed their victims Ralph Geiger, David Pauley, and Timothy Kern, and another man who survived.

    BROGAN RAFFERTY - Guilty of three counts of aggravated murder and one count of attempted murder and is serving a life sentence

    Rafferty and his 53-year-old accomplice, placed ads for farmhand jobs in order to lure men to a cattle ranch in Ohio in 2011. They shot and killed their victims Ralph Geiger, David Pauley, and Timothy Kern, and another man who survived.

    RASHON ABERNATHY - Convicted of murder and is serving a 50-year sentence

    Abernathy and his accomplices, Shaquille Jordan and Seandell Jones, set up a meeting in San Diego, California with their victim, Garrett Berki, under the guise of selling the 18 year old a laptop for $600 that they advertised on Craigslist in 2011.

    SHAQUILLE JORDAN - Convicted of murder and is sentence to 25 years to life in prison

    Once there, the three 17 year olds robbed Berki and his girlfriend of their cash and phones before fleeing. Berki drove after the trio in order to get their license plate number; however, Abernathy shot and killed Berki during the pursuit.

    SEANDELL JONES - Convicted of murder and is serving a sentence of 25-years to life

    Berki drove after them to get the license plate number before he was shot by Abernathy.

    KIYOSHI HIGASHI - Convicted of 1st degree murder, 1st degree burglary, serving 109-year sentence.

    Higashi and his accomplices, Joshua Reese, Amanda Knight, and Clabon Berniard, met their victim, through a Craigslist ad in Edgewood, Washington that Sanders had placed in an effort to sell a ring in 2011.

    JOSHUA REESE - Convicted of murder and sentenced to 100 years in prison

    The group staged a violent home invasion while Sanders and his family were home; Sanders was shot to death in front of his wife and children.

    AMANDA KNIGHT - Convicted of first degree murder and is sentenced to 71 years in prison

    CLABON BERNIARD - Convicted of murder and sentenced to 124 years in prison; however, his conviction was overturned on appeal in June 2014 and he is awaiting a new trial.

    Berniard was convicted of murder and sentenced to 124 years in prison; however, his conviction was overturned on appeal in June 2014 and he is awaiting a new trial.

    TIMOTHY SMITH - Convicted of murder and sentenced to 50 years in prison

    Smith and his prostitute wife met Kurt Milliman through a personal ad on Craigslist. Milliman went to Smith's house. The Smith's called police to report Milliman was unwanted on their property. When police arrived, Milliman was shot in the torso

    ALI CUBBA - Convicted of second degree murder and is serving a 15-year sentence

    Ali Cubba met the victim, 48-year-old Yuri Ives, through Craigslist. Cubba, who was a 17-year-old high school senior at the time of the murder, admitted to meeting Ives at his home and both shooting and stabbing him to death.

    AVERY CORNUELLE - Convicted of second degree murder and is serving a 25-year sentence

    Cornuelle and accomplice Peyton McAnelly met their victim, Joseph Givens, through an alternative lifestyle ad on Craigslist in O'Fallon, Missouri in 2012. (Click next slide for more information)

    PEYTON MCANELLY - Charged with second degree murder, armed criminal action, and attempted robbery

    The three men met up; however, Corneulle and McAnelly allegedly stabbed Givens to death when their attempted robbery went wrong.

    JADE HARRIS - Trial was originally scheduled to begin December 2014. Has not happened.

    Harris met a couple selling a Camaro on Craigslist. When he didn't see the vehicle, he allegedly shot and killed them, and forced a third victim to drive to see the car. He then allegedly shot her in front of her son. He shot the son, but he survived.

    BILLY JOE DELACEY - Pleaded guilty to manslaughter in order to avoid a possible life sentence

    Delacey met his victim, 26-year-old Luis Alberto Vasquez Oliva, through personal ads the victim posted to Craigslist for male massages. Oliva was found dead in his apartment with multiple head wounds from a hard object.

    STEVE LEWIS - Convicted of second degree murder and aggravated robbery. Sentenced to 24 years in prison.

    Lewis met his victim through a Craigslist ad in MN. Lewis claimed to have an iPhone for sale in 2012, but left it at home and they should go get it. Lewis pulled a gun on the couple demanding money, and said the gun went off on accident, killing Bo.

    ALI SALIM - Convicted of two counts of involuntary manslaughter, one count of rape, one count of tampering with evidence, and one count of abuse of a corpse, and was sentenced to 36 years in prison.

    Salim placed an ad wanting someone to clean his house. A 23-year-old pregnant woman responded. He gave her a lethal dose of heroin. Her body was found in her car in the woods. Convicted of manslaughter, rape, abuse of a corpse, and tampering with evidence

    CHRISTOPHER BEACHUM - Charged with murder

    Beachum allegedly met Gerald Canepa in Dallas in 2013. They arranged to meet for sex, but Beachum allegedly stabbed and strangled Canepa to death before stealing various electronics from his home and fleeing from the scene.

    JQUAN SCOTT - Charged with murder

    According to police, Scott and accomplice Isaac Williams met victim William Apps under the guise of purchasing a truck that William Apps had advertised on Craigslist. Apps was later found dead with a gunshot wound to the neck

    ISAAC WILLIAMS - Charged with murder

    According to police, Williams and accomplice Jquan Scott met up with victim William Apps at a Hardees restaurant in Charleston, South Carolina in 2013 to purchase the truck that Apps had advertised on Craigslist.

    TRYON KINCADE - Charged with murder and robbery

    According to police, Kincade and his brother Tyshaune Kincade lured in their victim, James Vester, with a Craigslist advertisement for an iPad. They allegedly shot and killed Vester, running away with his phone and car keys, after arranging to meet in IN.

    TYSHAUNE KINCADE - Charged with murder and robbery

    According to police, Kincade and his brother Tryon Kincade arranged a meeting with James Vester after he responded to their Craigslist post to sell an iPad. The brothers allegedly shot Vester and fled from the scene after taking his car keys & phone.

    CHRISTINA GUFFEY - Charged with murder

    According to police, Guffey and her boyfriend, Christopher Jordan Johnson, met victim Timothy Keith Radford through a Craigslist ad she placed in 2013. Guffey and Jordan allegedly robbed Radford's home after Johnson shot him to death.

    CHRISTOPHER JOHNSON - Charged with murder

    According to police, Johnson, a convicted sex offender, and his girlfriend, Christina Guffey, met victim Timothy Keith Radford through a Craigslist ad that Guffey posted in 2013. The couple met Radford at his home where he allegedly shot him to death.

    TERRANCE DENT - Charged with murder

    According to police, Dent met victim Jevon Nathan Freeman when he responded to Freeman's Craigslist advertisement selling an iPhone. When they met up, Dent allegedly shot Freeman to death before giving the gun to a friend.

    DOMINIQUE CLANTON - Charged with murder and robbery

    According to police, Clanton and accomplices Bryant Dowdy and Eric Clanton met victim Nishant Patel in Indianapolis, Indiana in 2013 through a Craigslist ad in which Patel advertised a phone for sale.

    BRYANT DOWDY - Charged with two counts of murder and one count of robbery

    Patel met the trio but was robbed and shot to death. Dowdy reportedly also shot and killed Eric Clanton and shot Dominique Clanton in an effort to eliminate witnesses.

    MIRANDA BARBOUR - Charged with two counts of murder and one count of robbery

    Barbour and her husband, Elytte Barbour, met up with their victim, Tony LaFerrera, through a Craigslist ad offering companionship for cash. Miranda stabbed LaFerrera multiple times and Elytte strangled him with a cord before dumping his body.

    ELYTTE BARBOUR - Convicted of murder and is serving a life sentence

    Barbour and his wife Miranda Barbour met their victim, Tony LaFerrera, through a Craigslist ad offering companionship in exchange for money. Miranda stabbed LaFerrera multiple times and Elytte strangled him with a cord before dumping his body.

    GREGORY LEWIS - Charged with murder

    According to police, Lewis met victim Rene Filsfdelfo Leiva Archila when the 44 year old responded to Lewis' Craigslist ad selling a car on Halloween. Lewis allegedly shot Archila to death.

    THOMAS COFFEE - Charged with murder

    Coffee and his victim, 27-year-old Daniel Cook, met up so Cook could look at the vehicle that Coffee had advertised on Craigslist in 2013. Upon meeting, however, Coffee attempted to rob Cook and ended up shooting him in the face.

    CHRISTOPHER DYSON - Charged with murder and armed robbery

    According to police, Dyson met victim Thomas Mastro in Tinley Park, Illinois in 2013 through aCraigslist ad to swap electronics. Dyson allegedly planned to rob Mastro of his Playstation 3 and Playstation Vita, and in the process shot the man in the chest.

    MARKELL THOMAS - Charged with murder, attempted murder, robbery and gang allegations.

    According to police, Thomas and accomplice Ryan Roth met their 41-year-old victim Rene Balbuena after posting a Craigslist ad to sell a cellphone.Thom as and Roth allegedly attempted to rob Balbuena when they met, but shot him to death in front of his son.

    RYAN ROTH - Charged with murder, attempted murder, robbery and gang allegations.

    According to police, Thomas and accomplice Ryan Roth met their 41-year-old victim Rene Balbuena after posting a Craigslist ad to sell a cellphone.Thom as and Roth allegedly attempted to rob Balbuena when they met, but shot him to death in front of his son.

    WALTER COLLINS - Charged with murder

    According to police, Collins along with Martiness Henderson and Brandon Vance, met up with victim Larry Wilkins in Memphis to buy a vehicle. Henderson admitted to police that he shot Wilkins, and Collins admitted that he was getaway driver.

    MARTINESS HENDERSON - Was 17 at the time of the murder, is charged with first degree murder and will be tried as an adult.

    According to police, Collins along with Martiness Henderson and Brandon Vance, met up with victim Larry Wilkins in Memphis to buy a vehicle. Henderson admitted to police that he shot Wilkins, and Collins admitted that he was getaway driver.

    BRANDON VANCE - Charged with first degree murder

    According to police, Collins along with Martiness Henderson and Brandon Vance, met up with victim Larry Wilkins in Memphis to buy a vehicle. Henderson admitted to police that he shot Wilkins, and Collins admitted that he was getaway driver.

    DUWAYNE LEWIS - Charged with felony murder

    According to police, Lewis and his friend Jason Mageau — the victim — met up with 30-year-old Dermaine Spencer. Lewis and Mageau planned to rob Spencer; however, when Mageau attacked Spencer with a gun, Spencer grabbed his own and fatally shot Mageau.

    TYRELL YOUNG - Charged with criminal homicide

    According to police, Tyrell Young met victim Eric Ervin at Ervin's business in order to look at a car he had advertised on Craigslist. Ervin was reported missing later that night and police found him shot to death. Young was found driving the car.

    GRANT VAN MUREN - Charged with murder

    According to police, Van Muren met Charles Clark when he responded to Clark's Craigslist ad for a roommate. The 2 men reportedly were sexually involved before Van Muren allegedly strangled Clark to death in his home.

    JUSTIN ANTONIO BUTLER - Charged with murder and burglary

    According to police, Butler and accomplice Terry Renee McClure met victim Tycus Toland at his home in Lexington County, South Carolina in 2014 to discuss a car he had for sale on Craigslist. Toland was shot to death and his brother was critically wounded

    TERRY MCCLURE - Awaiting extradition to Lexington County, South Caroline to face murder charges.

    According to police, McClure and accomplice Justin Antonio Butler, met victim Tycus Toland at his home in Lexington County, SC in 2014 when they responded to his Craigslist ad selling his vehicle. During the meeting, Toland was shot to death

    http://www.wafb.com/story/28761189/c...ims-58-arrests
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    Murders attributed to Craigslist climb above the 100 mark

    That’s how many homicides have been attributed so far to craigslist.org transactions, according to a January 2016 Washington Post article.

    The concerns about using Craigslist continue to grow. The site, far from just a good place to sell your stuff or find a job, is also a platform for dangerous criminals to find their prey.

    In fact, according to the Advanced Interactive Media Group, an industry watchdog and analyst, Craigslist reached the 101-murder mark just before Christmas in 2015, when a 22-year-old man from Gary, Indiana, attempted to rob the middle-aged couple who had arranged to buy his car.

    Craigslist has long maintained that the vast majority of its millions of transactions are legitimate. There are two things, however, that make Craigslist a particularly attractive platform to would-be killers and other criminals.

    First, Craigslist allows users to operate in total or near-total anonymity, meaning that they can both pretend to be just about anyone and can expect to meet a range of potential victims.

    Second, unlike newspaper ads, Craigslist postings don’t require leaving a phone number — or even a name.

    Craigslist also is seen as having a “legitimate commercial purpose” that causes users to be willing to take more risks, and tolerate suspicious behavior because there’s money on the table.

    Categories on Craigslist cover just about every product or service out there, from housing to job postings, items for sale, services and personals. Its main premise is that transactions can take place between buyers and sellers on a one-on-one basis, making an initial contact via e-mail, and then followed up by a phone call and a meeting time to make the sale.

    While its origins were noble when founder Craig Newmark set out to create a “community,” matching buyers and sellers in a noncommercial, nontraditional way, today’s Craigslist has a “love/hate” relationship with its users, mostly because of the negative aspects of doing business with a non-secure entity.

    One thing many worry about when dealing with Craigslist is ‘scams.’ Most of the scams blamed on Craigslist are far less serious than murder or sexually deviant behavior, but they are still annoying and potentially harmful.

    Some of the scams include fake money or checks passed onto sellers, bait-and-switch schemes, “phishing” schemes to obtain personal information, as well as identity theft.

    There are safer, more secure ways to advertise goods and services. Classified advertising in newspapers provides a secure environment for both the buyer and seller, because the person placing the ad has been screened before the ad ever gets into the newspaper.

    The Tri-County Times, for example, investigates phone numbers and addresses to make sure an ad is coming from a trusted source. They turn away almost as many ads as they accept.

    The incidences of scamming have skyrocketed in the past several years, but Times’ readers are protected from these scams before they ever reach the pages of the newspaper.

    Some of the more popular scams that classified ad departments like the Tri-County Times face everyday are from work-at-home scams, bogus bulldog ads for sale from unscrupulous breeders, motorcycle sale scams, etc.

    The Times receives up-to-date information on scams from trade organizations like the Michigan Press Association on a regular basis. They are able to avoid these scams so that you don’t have to.

    UPDATE: CRAIGSLIST KILLS CLIMB TO 103. Two men found dead in a Walmart parking lot in Shiawassee County on Friday, Jan. 27, were killed during a Craigslist transaction, according to Michigan State Police. Authorities say the two Flint men traveled to Owosso to sell marijuana to two brothers from Grand Rapids. The brothers allegedly robbed the Flint men and during the robbery the two Flint men were shot and killed. The brothers have been arrested.

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    Hello fellow readers,

    Sad to say that this super long list of crimes and perpetrators doesn't surprise me in the least. Very sad it is. There are folks out there who are willing to go to great lengths to get their petty needs met by victimizing others. Please! Don't be rash when using Craigslist. Do not go alone to meet anyone. Always share info with friends/family and provide names and phone numbers. That will make you less of a target. Meet only in crowded areas. Do not share personal info with people who you meet via Craigslist. No joke. I have had good luck using it and am careful. Not to preach people, but I care. God bless you all.

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    i afraid the list will grow keep safe

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