This past April 15, demonstrators gathered at the Capitol Square and other various locations throughout the nation in an attempt to call attention to government spending and to protest America's current tax structure.
I've been following the case of accused Boston-area "Craigslist Killer" Philip Markoff with a fair amount of interest. Markoff, a student with Boston University's School of Medicine, seemed to have everything going for him: an impressive academic record, a clean-cut, all-American image, a wide circle of friends and a loving and attractive fiancée. However, under the surface, something darker apparently festered inside Markoff, which caused him to seek out women to attack, rob, and (as in the case of 26-year old Julissa Brisman) murder them. Family members, classmates and acquaintances of Markoff have come forward, some to testify to the impeccable quality of his character, claiming that the Phillip Markoff they know would be incapable of such crimes. Others remember Markoff as a condescending bully with a mean streak.
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