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by Kirsten Powers It turns out that Craigslist is about a lot more than second-hand furniture or an apartment rental: Prosecutors charge that it's a prime part of the modern slave trade. The Web site has become one of the most effective (and free) tools for human traffickers to ply their hideous trade. Its former "erotic services" section has allegedly been a boon to the human scum who post children and women for sale. Incidents like the ones involving "Craigslist killer" Philip Markoff and the New York radio reporter allegedly killed by a teenager who responded to a Craigslist ad are apparently just the tip of the iceberg. Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan has referred to the Craigslist section then known as "erotic services" as an "Internet brothel." Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin accuses it of being a significant source of child prostitution in her city. In 2008, the attorneys general of 40 states charged that the site's "ero...

A big HIGH-FIVE to these women who fought back against a PREDATOR who used the internet, lied and treated women like whores and free banking. He should be CHARGED with "Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress." Get a clue, law enforcement - this is JUSTICE and ACCOUNTABILITY not revenge. And to the media whores - stop with the 'woman scorned' or 'hell hath no fury' bull! What would YOU have done? or the police? NOTHING!! and blamed the VICTIMS! You ladies rock! Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News , World News , and News about the Economy A married man who planned to rendezvous with one of his handful of lovers at an eastern Wisconsin motel instead found himself bound, blindfolded and assaulted by a group of women out for revenge, according to court documents. Four women, including his wife, eventually showed up to humiliate the man, who ended up with his penis glued to his stomach in a bizarre plot to punish him for a lover's quadrangle gone bad , ac...

How many of these Scott Petersons, O.J. Simpsons, Dennis Raders, Bruce Pardos, Drew Petersons, etc do we have to read about before people get: PSYCHOPATHS BLEND RIGHT IN!! It could be your neighbor, your friend, your co-worker, your spouse - these people all could have a secret life... perhaps not even criminal but amoral - that you have no idea about. None at all. No one is immune. NO ONE. A Boston medical student accused of targeting women who advertised exotic services on Craigslist was ordered held without bail Tuesday on charges that he sought to rob a masseuse, but bashed her in the head and shot her through the heart when she fought back. Philip Markoff, 22, a second-year medical student at Boston University, said nothing during a brief appearance Tuesday in Boston Municipal Court where he was ordered held on charges including murder, armed robbery and kidnapping. "Philip Markoff is not guilty of the charges. He has his family's support," said defense attorney J...