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Cato Weekly Podcast • August 4, 2023 

# 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*

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##### [Caleb O. Brown](/people/caleb-o-brown)

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