Deborah Jeane Palfrey

Deborah Jeane Palfrey
Palfrey in April 2007
Born(1956-03-18)March 18, 1956
North Charleroi, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedMay 1, 2008(2008-05-01) (aged 52)
Tarpon Springs, Florida, U.S.
Cause of deathSuicide by hanging
Other namesD. C. Madam
Alma materRollins College

Deborah Jeane Palfrey (March 18, 1956 – May 1, 2008),[1] dubbed the D. C. Madam by the news media, operated Pamela Martin and Associates, an escort agency in Washington, D.C. Although she maintained that the company's services were legal, she was convicted on April 15, 2008, of racketeering, using the mail for illegal purposes,[1][2] and money laundering.[2] Slightly over two weeks later, facing a prison sentence of five or six years, she was found hanged. Autopsy results and the final police investigative report concluded that her death was a suicide.[1][3][4][5]

  1. ^ a b c Stacy, Mitch (May 3, 2008). "'D.C. madam' who vowed not to go to prison kills herself". Associated Press. Archived from the original on May 5, 2008. Retrieved May 4, 2008.
  2. ^ a b Rood, Justin (April 15, 2008). "D.C. Madam: Guilty". ABC News. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved May 2, 2008.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference FMT103108 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "D.C. Madam: 'There was no way out'". CNN. May 5, 2008. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved May 5, 2008.
  5. ^ Thompson, Stephen (October 31, 2008). "Police Officially Conclude 'D.C. Madam' Hanged Herself". The Suncoast News. Archived from the original on October 3, 2011. Retrieved October 31, 2008.