A former US medical student accused of murdering a masseuse he met through the classified ads website Craigslist has been found dead in prison in Boston.
The body of Philip Markoff, 24, was found on Sunday morning after an apparent suicide, police said.
Markoff pleaded not guilty to the fatal shooting in April 2009 of Julissa Brisman, 26, whom he met through Craigslist's erotic services section.
He was also facing charges of armed robbery and kidnapping.
Markoff was expected to stand trial next March for the murder of Ms Brisman and the armed robbery of a woman from Las Vegas.
He was also accused of attacking a stripper in Rhode Island during the same week. BBC News
