Session 24: The D.C. Madame
Description
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.theguardian.com/world/2007/may/13/usa.theobserver
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://www.tampabay.com/archive/2008/05/02/twisting-trail-of-the-d-c-madam/
https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna27477310
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
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