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Deborah Jeane Palfrey is dead, apparently by her own hand. She had been convicted on April 20, after a years-long investigation, of counts including racketeering related to her D. C. area escort service.

I am stunned, and too saddened to say very much right now, but I echo Amanda Brooks when she asks whether the International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers counts those who kill themselves after prolonged harassment and persecution.

• Radical Vixen's interview with Deborah Jeane Palfrey, conducted last August.
• Bound, Not Gagged's coverage of Deborah Jeane Palfrey's prosecution.
• Huffington Post's coverage of Palfrey's suicide.

In solidarity,
Elizabeth

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