Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in Donate today. They say it's hard out there for a pimp, but it seems like its much harder for a prostitute these days: two Craigslist prostitutes were attacked and robbed by the same man in separate incidents in the past week.
The attacks took place at the upscale Roosevelt and Wellington hotels; both victims fought their attacker, and one was slashed with a knife, while the other was put into a choke hold and left unconscious by the robber.
In the first incident, which took place on April 30, the john walked into the year-old hooker's room at the Wellington on Seventh Ave. She tussled with him, was slashed on her hand, and he escaped with a wad of cash and a couple cell phones.
In the second attack, last Sunday, the same john went to a room inside the Roosevelt on E. He then fled with cash, cell phones and a laptop, meeting an accomplice in the elevator. Police released a picture of the suspect with his accomplice, taken from the elevator. In February, a hooker from Backpage. And police have been hunting for the Long Island Serial Killer , who is suspected of killing several hookers and dumping their bodies in Gilgo Beach. The incident marked the third time in just over a year where a group of vandals took a subway train for a joyride.
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