The Boston Globe reports that preliminary tests link the gun found in Philip Markoff's apartment (inside a hollowed-out copy of Gray's Anatomy) with the murder of Julissa Brisman. "Officials also told the Globe that fingerprints found on the plastic restraints and duct tape left at a crime scene matched Markoff's fingerprints." Brisman, a NYC resident, was killed by her apparent massage client at a Boston hotel last week and police arrested Markoff, a 23-year-old medical student, on Monday. Markoff was reportedly placed on suicide watch yesterday after guards found shoelace marks on his neck. His lawyer didn't confirm or dany the alleged suicide attempt but did say, "It's difficult for anybody to go from a life of freedom to being detained, particularly in the first few days."
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