Deborah Jeane Palfrey murder Deborah Jeane Palfrey was a D.C. Madam supplying Washington, D.C. bigwigs with call girls. She threatened to expose her clients and was found dead of "suicide" as the mainstream media would have us believe. Some bloggers exposed her death as most probable murder because she was on record for stating that she would not commit suicide and gave no indications of suicidal ideation prior to her death. A number of these bloggers are no doubt malicious and working for organized crime because they have implicated the clientele on the D.C. Madam's list, such as Vice President Richard "Dick" Cheney. But think about it. Who had a more compelling reason to kill Ms. Palfrey, her clients or the crime network supplying the rich and powerful with women and children? Which of these two groups had more to lose? Politicians caught with adult prostitutes face embarrassment, forced resignation and possible dissolution of their marriage. Job loss would be of little fiscal relevance since they are typical financially well off; their state/federal income functiones as a supplement. On the other hand, crime organization members managing the prostitution ring face loss of livelihood, a lengthy prison term and destruction of their crime network, clearly having a much stronger reason to kill Ms. Palfrey. Even if major criminals are not running an uncovered sex ring, they still have reasons to be concerned about losing their agents in government/law enforcement to outing. Note that managing adult prostitutes is far from being the most lucrative business for the more powerful organized crime groups. However, by managing the supply of prostitutes , especially children, to powerful individuals in the government or law enforcement that are not part of organized crime, organized crime can, using blackmail, ensure that their crime network flourishes.