Police Detain Suspect In Boston Craigslist Slaying

A man was held in custody Monday in connection with the death last week in a luxury hotel of awoman who advertised massage services on Craigslist, Boston police said.
     
But Boston police spokeswoman Elaine Driscoll did not immediately provide any otherinformation about the man Monday.
     
Suffolk District Attorney spokesman Jake Wark said he did not know of any charges filed inthe case.
     
Julissa Brisman, 29, was found dead Tuesday at the Boston Marriott Copley Place. The New YorkCity woman advertised massage services on Craigslist and had a massage table set up in the roomwhere she was shot, police said.
     
The man also is being held in connection with the robbery last week of a woman at the WestinCopley Hotel in Boston.
     
Authorities believe Brisman's death also may be connected to the attempted robbery Thursdayin Warwick, R.I., of an exotic dancer by a man responding to an ad she had posted on Craigslist.She was held at gunpoint before her husband entered the room and her attacker fled.
     
The four photos released Monday by Warwick police show a man in a dark jacket with a baseballcap pulled low, obscuring much of his face.
     
Boston police said they've also received more than 150 tips about Brisman's fatalshooting.