R.I. cops: Case similar to Boston Craigslist slaying

[April 17, 2009]  WARWICK, R.I. (AP) -- Police in Rhode Island say an attempted robbery of a woman at a hotel may be linked to the slaying at an upscale Boston hotel of a woman who advertised massage on Craigslist.

Police in Warwick (WARR'-ick) say a 26-year-old woman who also advertised services on Craigslist was bound with cord and held at gunpoint at the Holiday Inn Express at about 11:15 on Thursday night.

The suspect fled when the woman's husband arrived. No one was seriously hurt.

It was not immediately clear what services she was offering.

The suspect's description matches that of a "person of interest" wanted for questioning in the fatal shooting of 26-year-old Julissa Brisman at the Marriott Copley Place in Boston on Tuesday night.

Warwick police say they are working with Boston police.

[Associated Press]

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