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Craiglist Killer, Philip Markoff, Suicide: Why Did He Do It?

When Philip Markoff, the med student charged with murdering an Internet escort, killed himself Sunday, a new mystery emerged: how could officials miss the suicide threat? By Wendy Murphy

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Wendy Murphy
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Philip Markoff at his arraignment in June 2009. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye / AP Photo)
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