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Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan says that Craigslist is getting rid of its "erotic services" ads and will create a new adult category that Web site employees will review.

Police have said it was the Internet that got him in trouble, but now supporters of the man who has been accused of killing a ...

Violent crimes linked to Craigslist ads in Minnesota and Boston have made headlines, but CEO Jim Buckmaster said the site is an 'extremely unsafe venue for criminal activity because you're virtually guaranteeing that you're going to get caught.'

A Boston University medical student who appeared in court Tuesday on a murder charge searched Craigslist to find his victims, prosecutors say, highlighting the potential dangers of social networking websites.

Prosecutors say that a semi-automatic handgun, ammunition and plastic ties were found in the home of the medical student accused of killing one woman and attacking another.