The search for the supposed Long Island Serial Killer began in December 2010, when the bodies of four women who had worked as prostitutes were found in the course of the search for a fifth who had disappeared that May. No suspect has been found to date. I spoke with New York contributing editor Robert… Continue reading Bob Kolker on Lost Girls (2013)
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How Texas Made Ezekiel Gilbert’s Aquittal Possible
Last week, social media flooded with outrage over the acquittal of Ezekiel Gilbert for the murder of Lenora Ivie Frago. On December 24, 2009, Gilbert and Frago met via Craigslist and agreed that he would pay her $150 for her time as a companion. Time, Gilbert argued, that was supposed to include sex. Frago left… Continue reading How Texas Made Ezekiel Gilbert’s Aquittal Possible
Today in Absolutely Horrible: SC Stripper Shot At Strip Club Denied Worker’s Comp
The strippers at Tits and Sass have gone on record as being, in general, in favor of independent contractor status for strippers, because we like working at will, not having to be on a rigid schedule, having the ability to travel and work when the whim strikes, not turn over most of our money to… Continue reading Today in Absolutely Horrible: SC Stripper Shot At Strip Club Denied Worker’s Comp
The Week In Links: August 3
Susannah Breslin reports from the Exxotica Porn Convention on how the business has changed over the last decade. A series of home invasions and robberies in San Francisco targeted Asian sex workers. A volunteer EMT’s past as a porn performer is a source of controversy in Roanoke County, VA. Looks like the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee wasn’t… Continue reading The Week In Links: August 3