Criminals being dubbed the latest "Craigslist Killer" seem to be popping up everywhere.There was Michael Anderson in Minnesota, who lured to her death a woman answering an ad for a nanny; a 16-year-old S/M enthusiast who killed a New York City radio newsman who posted an ad; and a yuppie who used the online marketplace to meet hookers he would rob, killing one.The incidents have sparked law-enforcement officials across the country to go after Craigslist, and in some ways founder Craig Newmark is
Over the weekend Craig Newmark, the founder of Craigslist, spoke at the memorial service for Katherine Olson, the woman murdered after answering a false ad seeking a nanny.It was a culminiation of sorts of the intense pressure Craigslist finds itself under now, as publicity-hungry elected law-enforcement officials continue their crusade against the company."I am really, really humbled and really honored to have been invited here today to speak at this tribute to Katherine, extended by the whole