The Craigslist Killer

The Craigslist Killer

5.2IMDb Score
Released:2011-01-03
Duration:95 min
Director:Stephen Kay
Actors:Jake McDorman, Agnes Bruckner, Julia Campbell, Kevin Kilner, Candice Patton
Production:Peace Out Productions, SilverScreen Pictures

Overview:

Based on a true story, seemingly flawless Philip Markoff, a charismatic and popular medical student at Boston University, leads a double life and starts to descend into a twisted world of gambling, crime, battery, and eventually murder, all while meeting his victims via Craigslist. 

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