Deborah Jeane Palfrey

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Deborah Jeane Palfrey (born March 18, 1956 in Charleroi , Pennsylvania , † May 1, 2008 in Tarpon Springs , Florida ) was the operator of an escort agency in Washington, DC She was also known as DC Madam .

Palfrey ran an escort service from 1993 to 2006. She was accused of arranging (illegal) prostitution . As part of her indictment, she triggered a major scandal in 2007 with partial publications from her customer list, as it allegedly contains numerous prominent politicians and personalities. Subsequently, further publications were initially prohibited by a court.

Celebrities who became known as customers include David Vitter , a Republican US Senator from Louisiana . Another victim was Randall Tobias , head of the US development agency . Members and employees of the armed forces , NASA , the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund are said to have been listed in the customer database.

According to the authorities, Palfrey died of suicide a few days after a judicial conviction.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Did Senator Vitter Get Hustled? In: Time , July 10, 2007 ( online )
  2. ↑ Senator apologizes for contacting Erotik-Service. In: Der Spiegel , July 10, 2007 ( online )
  3. ↑ "DCMadam" commits suicide. In: the daily newspaper , May 2, 2008 ( online )
  4. ↑ Florida Police: Woman Known As 'DC Madam' Commits Suicide in Apparent Hanging. ( Memento of May 2, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) In: Fox News , May 1, 2008
  5. ↑ Adam Zagorin: DC Madam: Suicide Before Prison . In: Time , May 1, 2008 ( online)
  6. ↑ The boss of Callgirl-Ring commits suicide. In: Süddeutsche Zeitung , May 2, 2008 ( online )
personal data
SURNAME Palfrey, Deborah Jeane
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American operator of an escort agency in the USA
DATE OF BIRTH March 18, 1956
PLACE OF BIRTH Charleroi , Pennsylvania
DATE OF DEATH May 1, 2008
Place of death Tarpon Springs , Florida