A man who killed another man he met through a Craigslist sex ad was sentenced this week.
Chad Marshal Wilcox was sentenced to 40-80 years in prison on Monday. The 29-year-old Williamsport man pleaded guilty to third-degree murder, robbery and burglary, lesser charges than the first- and second-degree murder charges he originally faced.
Prosecutors say Manual Hakimian, 36, of Norristown, posted a Craigslist ad in September seeking a male sex partner and Wilcox responded. The pair met at Hakimian’s apartment, where prosecutors say Wilcox, a heroin addict, slashed the victim’s throat and stole his credit cards, cell phone, computer and car.
The victim’s body was found in his apartment Sept. 21 after he failed to show up at a family function. Hakimian was a Lebanese immigrant who graduated from Drexel University last year.
At the time of the murder, Wilcox was being sought for a bench warrant for a rape case. He was arrested in North Carolina a few days later, after a multi-state spending spree. He initially told investigators he had three accomplices, who killed Hakimian while Wilcox went outside to smoke a cigarette, but investigators said Wilcox acted alone.
Wilcox declined to address the victim’s family in court this week, “out of respect.”