Session 24: The D.C. Madame

Hey Crimestituents! We're gaveling in another session of Crime in Congress, a new true crime podcast with hosts Harley and Sarah that examines political scandals and infamous crimes with elected officials.

 

This session, we're talking about the D.C. Madame, Deborah Jeane Palfrey, who ran an illegal, high-end prostitution ring in the Capital City for years, only to meet a tragic end and expose a few powerful men along the way.  

 

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Sources:

https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2008/05/madam200805?srsltid=AfmBOoruKFTRc53hlWPlV7nM1Ij19uuB5BUR2OEIsfSRgXUDfjcvx7oD

https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/national/2007/04/29/i-abhor-injustice-alleged-madam-says/a46381c5-4458-41c8-b788-e47adc6015ee/

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2007/may/13/usa.theobserver

https://www.nola.com/news/d-c-madam-trial-reveals-details-of-alleged-sex-business/article_4647122f-14b1-5d11-981a-3b83c556338c.html

https://www.salon.com/2008/05/02/dc_madam/

https://www.10zenmonkeys.com/2007/08/27/the-dc-madam-speaks/

https://www.10zenmonkeys.com/2008/05/03/death-of-a-madam/

https://www.thesmokinggun.com/file/new-dc-sex-scandal-looming

https://documents.theblackvault.com/documents/fbifiles/historical/deborahpalfrey-fbi1.pdf

https://www.politico.com/story/2008/05/the-tragedy-of-deborah-jeane-palfrey-010348

https://www.nytimes.com/packages/pdf/topics/PalfreyIndict.pdf

https://www.newsweek.com/spitzer-mind-dc-madam-makes-her-case-83691

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deborah_Jeane_Palfrey#:~:text=7%20External%20links-,Early%20life,Thomas%20Jefferson%20School%20of%20Law.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/2007/09/05/district-briefing/09b0ccd9-0146-4283-b5c9-1f8bf0765ae0/

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/1981710/prosecutor-case-against-madam-wont-hinge-on-sexual-escapades/

https://www.tampabay.com/archive/2008/05/02/twisting-trail-of-the-d-c-madam/

https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna27477310

https://archive.nytimes.com/thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/05/01/the-story-ends-for-the-dc-madam/?searchResultPosition=19

https://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2016-05-02/supreme-court-wont-release-dc-madam-records

 

Featuring: the creaks, hums, and sounds of Sarah's house

Gavel strike audio by odditonic 

Instrumental intro/outro music by Dmitry Taras