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-Lurid Crime Tales-
DC Madam commits "suicide" in Tarpon Springs
2008-05-01
TARPON SPRINGS - Police were called to the home of DC Madam Deborah Jeane Palfrey's mother on Thursday to investigate her apparent suicide.
Key word being "apparent".
Police have confirmed that the dead person is Palfrey who was 52. Palfrey was dubbed "The DC Madam" by the national media after her arrest for allegedly running an upscale call girl ring in the nation's capitol. She was convicted on Tuesday of money laundering, using the mail for illegal purposes and racketeering, but she had not yet been sentenced.

There has been much speculation in the media about who was on Palfrey's client list, but few details came out during the trial.
And now they never will.
Randall L. Tobias resigned as a deputy secretary of state after acknowledging to ABC News that he used Palfrey's service for massages.
So that's what they're calling it these days
Posted by:Steve

#10  Agreed.
Posted by: Col B. Guano (ret.)   2008-05-01 17:56  

#9  2008-05-01 -Lurid Crime Tales-
DC Madam commits "suicide" in Tarpon Springs
TARPON SPRINGS - Police were called to the home of DC Madam Deborah Jeane Palfrey's mother on Thursday to investigate her apparent suicide.
Key word being "apparent".
Police have confirmed that the dead person is Palfrey who was 52. Palfrey was dubbed "The DC Madam" by the national media after her arrest for allegedly running an upscale call girl ring in the nation's capitol. She was convicted on Tuesday of money laundering, using the mail for illegal purposes and racketeering, but she had not yet been sentenced.

There has been much speculation in the media about who was on Palfrey's client list, but few details came out during the trial.
And now they never will.
Randall L. Tobias resigned as a deputy secretary of state after acknowledging to ABC News that he used Palfrey's service for massages.
So that's what they're calling it these days
Posted by Steve 2008-05-01 13:42|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| ||Comments Add to My Burg [117 views ] Top

#1 Very sad, whichever way you slice it.

Whether suicide or death by other means, it's a waste of a perfectly fine life over stupid sh*t.

The gov't has wasted how many resources on this prosecution? Ruined how many lives and reputations?

Ridiculous.

RIP Ms. Palfrey, I'm sure you deserved better.

well said Em... RIP
Posted by: RD   2008-05-01 17:00  

#8  that list is not coming , i bet a few congressmen have already made sure of that
Posted by: sinse   2008-05-01 16:37  

#7  If it was a murder, it is going to be a very long list of suspects. And the fact that the police are going to need to reveiw The List, that may well end up avenging the Madam's death.
Posted by: Sninert Black9312   2008-05-01 16:33  

#6  I remember reading somewhere, long ago, that suicide (or maybe it was "self-inflicted GSW") is the #1 cause of death among prostitutes, pr0n stars, "exotic" dancers, and the like. Consider the psychological toll the "industry" exacts, and then add to it the prospect of hard prison time for the rest of your life expectancy, and it wouldn't surprise me if she offed herself.

It also wouldn't surprise me if she didn't, but until you know that's what happened, you don't know that's what happened.
Posted by: Mike   2008-05-01 15:52  

#5  Nah, Frank. She beat herself to death with a three-iron, left at the scene.
Posted by: mojo   2008-05-01 15:47  

#4  let me guess: shot herself in the head 6 times then hid the gun?
Posted by: Frank G   2008-05-01 15:12  

#3  This isn't the first "suicide" in this case:

One of the escort service employees was former University of Maryland, Baltimore County, professor Brandy Britton, who was arrested on prostitution charges in 2006. She committed suicide in January before she was scheduled to go to trial. Last year, Palfrey said she, too, was humiliated by her prostitution charges, but said: “I guess I’m made of something that Brandy Britton wasn’t made of.”
Posted by: Steve   2008-05-01 14:58  

#2  Palfrey was convicted April 15 by a federal jury of running a prostitution service that catered to members of Washington's political elite, including Sen. David Vitter, a Louisiana Republican.

Well I guess we won't be playing "Guess that party" today...
Posted by: tu3031   2008-05-01 14:41  

#1  Very sad, whichever way you slice it.

Whether suicide or death by other means, it's a waste of a perfectly fine life over stupid sh*t.

The gov't has wasted how many resources on this prosecution? Ruined how many lives and reputations?

Ridiculous.

RIP Ms. Palfrey, I'm sure you deserved better.
Posted by: Seafarious   2008-05-01 14:29  

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