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The "DC Madam," Deborah Jeane Palfrey, has killed herself.

By Ann Althouse

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The Raw Story:

Two weeks after being convicted on federal charges for running a prostitution ring, "DC Madam" Deborah Jean Palfrey has committed suicide at a Florida home, according to several news reports....
Palfrey faced a maximum of 55 years in prison and was free pending her sentencing July 24....
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."

Video from a year ago:

Full post as published by Althouse on May 01, 2008 (boomark / email).

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