Had to take another little break there to wait for the comment spam to die down.  Sorry for the pause and thanks for your patience.

Got a little doozy of a story going on in Boston that has even caught the attention of the national news providers.  The “Craigslist killer” is allegedly a second year BU Medical School student.  This story really has it all – a dark murder; a young, smart, promising suspect engaged to be married; trips to casinos; possible related crimes in another state; potentially damning evidence.  The cherry on top?  A handgun hidden in a cut-out copy of Gray’s Anatomy.  Not to be crass, but you really can’t make this stuff up.

I think every med school class has those one or two students where you wonder, “Now how the heck did he/she get into med school.”  I know mine did.  This, of course, is a very extreme example.  For the record, I really like BU med students.  They’re bright, hardworking, and don’t have the sense of entitlement you can sometimes see from other schools.  My interactions with them have been almost entirely positive.  I hope that this episode doesn’t prove too difficult for the rest of the class and the rest of the school.