Philip Markoff - Parents, Death & Facts

(1986-2010)Who Was Philip Markoff?Philip Markoff was a second-year medical student at Boston University when he was arrested for the murder of masseuse and former call girl Julissa Brisman, who he met through a Craigslist ad. Markoff was then connected to two previous robberies, and, on August 15, 2010, law enforcement officials found Markoff dead in his jail cell after an apparent suicide.Early LifeBorn on February 12, 1986, in Sherrill, New York, Philip Haynes Markoff attended Vernon-Verona-Sherrill Central School, where he was on the bowling team, youth court and history club, and was a member of the National Honor Society. He is believed to be the son of a dentist and an educator-turned-casino worker.Markoff attended the State University of New York, University at Albany, where he received a bachelor's degree in biology. It was there that he met fellow pre-med student Megan McAllister. She was a senior, and Markoff was a sophomore. The two became involved after they met during some...