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Amid Trial Preparations on Federal Prostitution Charges, Backpage Founder Takes His Own Life

A week before his trial on charges that his company facilitated prostitution, Backpage founder James Larkin took his own life. Elizabeth Nolan Brown of Reason discusses what’s led up to the trial and how prosecutors attempted to stymie the defendants.

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Elizabeth Nolan Brown

Senior Editor, Reason

Caleb O. Brown

Former Director of Multimedia, Host and Executive Producer, Cato Daily Podcast, Cato Institute