Officials initially thought the blood-splattered instrument on Markoff was a razor. Later, an official told ABC News that Markoff managed to fashion "a razor out of a jail-issued pen," while another official said he made it from a "silver receptacle plate" that covered an old electrical outlet. Markoff reportedly had attempted to kill himself two prior times at the facility after his arrest in April On April 21, , as Markoff was transported from Boston police headquarters to the Nashua Street Jail, he stuffed wads of toilet paper down his pants telling detectives, "I might need this later," ABC News reported.
Hours later, Markoff made his first suicide attempt. He pulled leather strips out of his boat shoes, tied them together, and tried to hang himself from the bars on his cell. He was transferred to a secure medical unit and put under hour suicide watch. There is speculation that Markoff was attempting to pay several outstanding gambling debts, but this accusation has not been confirmed.
Officials say when Boston University learned of the charges against Markoff, he was suspended. The accused was arraigned on murder charges on Tuesday, April 21, Markoff pleaded "not guilty. After the hearing, police received a search warrant for Markoff's home. Officials say they found a semi-automatic weapon inside a hollowed-out copy of the medical textbook Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body , duct tape and restraints in the suspect's apartment.
The story took yet another twist when NBC News reported that Markoff also answered the Craigslist ad of a man seeking a transsexual hookup, and included photos of himself.
The rendezvous never occurred, and the man contacted Boston cops when he compared news photos of Markoff to the shots on his computer. On August 15, , law enforcement officials found Markoff dead in his jail cell, in Boston, Massachusetts, after an apparent suicide.
Officials discovered his body exactly a day after what would have been the one-year anniversary of his canceled wedding. Markoff allegedly suffocated himself with a plastic bag, and severed one of his arteries. No suicide note was found at the scene. The couple met Radford at his home where he allegedly shot him to death. When they met up, Dent allegedly shot Freeman to death before giving the gun to a friend. Dowdy reportedly also shot and killed Eric Clanton and shot Dominique Clanton in an effort to eliminate witnesses.
Miranda stabbed LaFerrera multiple times and Elytte strangled him with a cord before dumping his body. Lewis allegedly shot Archila to death. Upon meeting, however, Coffee attempted to rob Cook and ended up shooting him in the face. Dyson allegedly planned to rob Mastro of his Playstation 3 and Playstation Vita, and in the process shot the man in the chest.
According to police, Thomas and accomplice Ryan Roth met their 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. Henderson admitted to police that he shot Wilkins, and Collins admitted that he was getaway driver. Lewis and Mageau planned to rob Spencer; however, when Mageau attacked Spencer with a gun, Spencer grabbed his own and fatally shot Mageau.
Ervin was reported missing later that night and police found him shot to death. Young was found driving the car. The 2 men reportedly were sexually involved before Van Muren allegedly strangled Clark to death in his home.
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