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.     Follow us on Instagram @CrimeinCongress  Have a case you want us to cover? Want to be the first to know when new episodes are out? Sign up for our email list here!    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/2008/05/0