#JeffreyEpstein, #JimLarkin, and 'The Pattern': I Write Crime Ep. 15

TL;DR: Epstein killed himself, and here's why.

https://youtu.be/VzoqU13d6mg?si=Iv7BKJip05I_KCAT

#crime #truecrime #truecrimepodcast #crimenews #humantrafficking #epsteindidntkillhimnself #backpage

The US government has launched its largest-ever trafficking victim compensation effort, paying out $200 million to survivors exploited through #Backpage.

🔗 https://hackread.com/us-gov-payout-200-million-backpage-trafficking-victims/

#CyberSecurity #CyberCrime #HumanTrafficking #HumanTraffickingAwareness

💻 Backpage’s former execs dodge most charges, but the fight isn’t over. Prosecutors push for more convictions, keeping the controversy alive. #Backpage #FreeSpeech #SexTrafficking

🔗 Read more: https://buff.ly/470bY3S

#QAnon Was Born Out of the #Sex Ad #Moral Panic That Took Down #Backpage

https://theintercept.com/2024/04/27/backpage-com-sex-trafficking-qanon-conspiracy-moral-panic/

Surviving #Backpage co-founder rejects sweetheart plea deal https://realcrime.net/2023/08/20/surviving-backpage-co-founder-rejects-sweetheart-plea-deal/

#crime #truecrime #truecrimeblog #crimenews #humantrafficking #truecrimecommunity

Reading about Jim Larkin's recent suicide brought up a complex of emotions for me. I've finally had space to type up some thoughts, to which I'm now subjecting you.

https://www.techdirt.com/2023/08/02/jim-larkin-backpage-exec-dies-by-suicide-a-week-before-his-trial/

https://reason.com/2023/08/02/backpage-publisher-alt-weekly-entrepreneur-and-free-speech-warrior-james-larkin-has-died/

#backpage #lawsuit #FostaSesta #section230 #JimLarkin #craigslist #theocracy #patriarchy #SexWorkers #HumanRights

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#Backpage co-founder takes own life days before trial

https://realcrime.net/2023/08/07/backpage-co-founder-takes-own-life-days-before-trial/

#crime #truecrime #truecrimeblog #crimenews #schoolshooting #truecrimecommunity #humantrafficking