By James Ridgeway | Tue September 1, 2009 4:27 AM PST
The summer of 2009 hadn’t even begun when Marcia Powell, a 48-year old inmate at Arizona’s Perryville Prison, was baked to death. Powell, whom court records show had a history of schizophrenia, substance abuse, and mild mental retardation, was serving a 27-month sentence for prostitution. [...]
US Navy officer Timothy Davis found not guilty of raping prostitute in Sydney brothel
AAP
November 23, 2009 4:26PM
A US sailor cleared today of raping a prostitute in a Sydney brothel is “looking forward” to returning to California.
While Petty Officer Timothy Davis had admitted using a “lockdown manoeuvre” to pin the woman to the bed, he denied forcing himself on her, saying he had only wanted his money back.
The [...]
Ignored by society, Afghan dancing boys suffer centuries-old tradition
By Atia Abawi, CNN
October 27, 2009 — Updated 1721 GMT (0121 HKT)
Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) — A young boy dressed in women’s clothing, his face caked in make-up, dances the night away for a crowd of men.
The bells on his feet chime away, mimicking the entertainment and sexual appeal of female dancers. But there is no [...]
UK: Man held in fire murder inquiry
Page last updated at 10:59 GMT, Sunday, 18 October 2009 11:59 UK
Police investigating the murder of a woman whose body was found strangled after a fire at her flat in Brighton have arrested a 42-year-old man.
The body of Andrea Waddell, 29, who had a masters degree and worked as a prostitute, was found just before [...]
UK: Sex-change graduate working as a prostitute strangled before killer set fire to her flat
By Daily Mail Reporter
Last updated at 12:23 PM on 18th October 2009
A murdered student who had been working as a prostitute had once been a man, her family has revealed.
Andrea Waddell’s body was discovered by firefighters called to tackle a blaze at the address.
The 29-year-old had been strangled.
As detectives hunted her killer, her grieving relatives [...]
UK: Man arrested after the murder of a Brighton prostitute
9:10am Sunday 18th October 2009
A man has been arrested in connection with the murder of a Brighton prostitute.
Police arrested the 42-year-old last night following the death of Andrea Waddell, who was found strangled in her flat following a fire.
The man, who is from Brighton, is currently in police custody and will be interviewed by detectives [...]
UK: A sex worker found dead after a flat fire had been strangled.
Andrea Joanne Waddell, 29, was found at her home in Upper Lewes Road, Brighton, by firefighters late on Thursday night.
Today Sussex Police said the clean-living masters student had been leading a secret life as a sex worker in the city.
A post mortem examination carried out yesterday revealed Ms Waddell was strangled.
Speaking at a press conference [...]
MA: Man arraigned for murder of Everett woman
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
By Independent Staff
A 38-year-old Somerville man was arraigned in Malden District Court on Tuesday morning for the stabbing death of Sheila Santos.
The 26-year-old exotic dancer was allegedly stabbed 33 times by Antonio Marcos Ferreira, who dumped her body on the back stairs of the Everett apartment house she was living in at [...]
MA: Prosecutor: Blood ties ex-beau to stripper’s death
By Laurel J. Sweet
Tuesday, October 13, 2009 – Updated 4h ago
Prosecutors revealed today they found a spot of slain exotic dancer Sheila Dos Santos’ blood on a sneaker belonging to the spurned ex-boyfriend accused of slashing her to death on the doorstep of her Everett apartment building.
Dos Santos, 26, the stripper known as “Kelly” at [...]
