Man 72 dies shortly after encounter with prostitute in Pontiac
Pontiac — A 72-year-old man died while driving on Woodward Avenue Saturday after police say he had sexual intercourse with a woman who has a history of prostitution.
The man slumped over the steering wheel as they drove on Woodward near Whittemore Street about 2:30 pm and the woman flagged down a passerby to call for help, Oakland County sheriff's officials said. The man was taken to Pontiac Osteopathic Hospital where he was pronounced dead, sheriff's officials said. The woman, who wasn't identified, was arrested on an outstanding warrant charging her with an unrelated prostitution act, sheriff's officials said. She initially didn't cooperate with deputies, but later admitted she had sex with the man earlier that day and he complained several times of shortness of breath related to an asthmatic condition, sheriff's officials said. The woman said she and the dead man didn't use drugs during their encount.
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Damn!
Quit worrying about hookers ripping you off.
Southfield Police were called to mitigate a dispute between a prostitute and a potential client over payment for a sex act, according to investigators.
Police were called at 3:23 a. M. Oct. 24 to an address in the 27000 block of Northwestern Highway, according to a Southfield Police incident report about the disagreement.
The potential client told police he gave the escort $50 up front, but she demanded the entire payment. $125 – prior to having sex. When they couldn't come to an agreement, the potential client asked for his $50. She refused, but the man grabbed her purse and took the $50.
The man wrote out a statement and was released, according to police. The prostitute was arrested on an outstanding warrant and taken to the Southfield Jail. It was unclear from the report who called police, and department spokesman Lt. Nick Loussia was not available for comment this afternoon.
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The real question is which mensa member of this pair called the cops?
The local takes another hit
look out guys the heat is on in our area. it is terrible that **** girls get brought in.
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Five arrested in sting to net human trafficking ring
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SOUTHFIELD — A sting operation involving multiple units of law enforcement led to the arrests of five people Nov. 30 believed to be involved in a prostitution and human trafficking ring, using Southfield hotels for their operations.
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4 murdered escorts. 3 from backpage.
Three of four women recently found dead in Detroit car trunks had promoted themselves as escorts through the same website, police said Monday.
The deaths could be connected, said Chief Ralph Godbee, who cautioned that police were "stopping short" of calling it the work of a serial killer.
Police discovered the badly burned bodies of two women in a car trunk on Detroit's east side early Sunday. The car was on fire in the garage of a house. The bodies of two other women were found just blocks away in another car trunk on Dec. 19. All four women were in their 20s.
The causes of death remain under investigation.
Godbee said three of the four victims had profiles on the website backpage. Com, which is used to buy and sell things but that also carries personal ads.
"We are not passing judgment on any individual who is utilizing this website, yet we felt it was imperative to alert the public that deciding to meet unknown persons via the Internet can be extremely dangerous," the police chief said.
Police have said they don't yet have any suspects.
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Detroit Police: Slain Women Linked by Website
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[quote]Detroit police say three of four women recently found dead in car trunks had promoted themselves as escorts through the same website.
Chief Ralph Godbee said Monday the deaths could be connected but cautioned that police were "stopping short" of calling it the work of a serial killer.
Police discovered the badly burned bodies of two women in a car trunk early Sunday. The bodies of two other women were found just blocks away in another car trunk on Dec. 19. All four women were in their 20s. The causes of death remain under investigation.
Godbee said three of the four victims had profiles on a website used to buy and sell things but that also carries personal ads.
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Internet escort ads linked to women found dead in Detroit
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One week. Two car trunks. Four women dead.
Detroit police may be on the hunt for a killer who might be targeting escorts after it was discovered that three of the four women found dead this month are linked to sex-related advertisements on Backpage. Com, police said Monday.
The website includes dozens of come-hithers from metro Detroit escorts offering exotic fantasies and erotic playtime.
"This tie for us is disconcerting," Detroit Police Chief Ralph Godbee Jr. Said Monday."We're stopping short of calling it a serial pattern."
The women were found dead in pairs: Demesha Hunt. 24, and Renisha Landers. 23, both of Detroit, were discovered about 3 pm Dec. 19 in the trunk of a 2009 Chrysler 300C on the 14900 block of Promenade.
Two more women, their names not yet released by police, were found burned beyond recognition about 1 am Sunday in the trunk of a 1997 Buick LeSabre parked in a garage on the 14900 block of Lannette, according to Godbee. They were 28 and 29.
Detroit police spokeswoman Sgt. Eren Stephens declined Monday to say how police figured out the escort connection or who owned the cars the bodies were discovered in.
The cause of death has not yet been determined, police said, but they are treating the incidents as suspicious deaths and have homicide investigators working the cases.
Godbee said during a news conference Monday that police had a "moral obligation" to share the information about the deaths with the public."With the vast increase in the utilization of social media and the Internet, we must continue to be vigilant in identifying any website which may potentially pose a threat to individuals," he said.
Backpage. Com is like Craigslist, offering ads ranging from pets for sale and computer services to real estate and body rubs. The Detroit Police Department had not made contact with the website's administration, Godbee said Monday.
Chicago attorney Samuel Fifer, a lawyer for Backpage. Com, declined to comment Monday night. The website is owned by Phoenix-based Village Voice Media.
Efforts to reach relatives of Hunt and Landers by phone or via Twitter were unsuccessful.
"They're devastated," Godbee said, describing the reaction of the victims' families.
At the Wayne County Medical Examiner's Office, an unidentified employee declined to comment on any details surrounding the four deaths.
This is not the first time Backpage. Com has turned up in a criminal matter.
Earlier this month, a woman was indicted in federal court in Detroit after police said she sent a 16-year-old girl on hundreds of sex dates and pocketed 40% of her earnings.
The FBI learned about the woman, Satoria Youngblood, after responding to an ad on Backpage. Com that read: "New To Your Town. Hot! Sexy! & The Best Around."
Turned out, the escort was a minor, who was caught in an undercover operation Nov. 4 at the Extended Stay Hotel in Southfield, records show.
Her arrest triggered child pornography charges against Youngblood, who remains incarcerated pending trial.
Backpage. Com was not charged in the incident.
A similar tale recently unfolded in Missouri. However, in that case, a minor sued Backpage. Com, saying the website aided in child prostitution by allowing her pimp to post nude photos of her in ads, records show.
In August, a federal judge dismissed the lawsuit, holding that while the minor endured "horrific victimization" at the hands of her pimp, Backpage. Com was protected by the Communications Decency Act, which shields online companies from liability for what others post online.
Meanwhile, the pimp in the Missouri case was sentenced last December to five years in federal prison after pleading guilty to prostitution charges.
Tampa attorney Paul DeCailly, who represents escort services in a variety of litigation, said he strongly doubts that Backpage. Com will face any liability in the Detroit deaths, should it turn out the women were targeted because they were escorts.
"The ads are what bring two people together," he said."To start holding everyone liable for what happens in response to that ad would be quite an extension of liability."
Last September, Craigslist yanked its ad section for sex-related services after years of pressure, including a letter from 17 state attorneys general who argued the site was rampant with prostitution ads.
With Craigslist out of the picture, Backpage. Com became the new leader in adult services ads, making $24. 3 million in the last 12 months in revenues from those ads, according to research from the Advanced Interactive Media Group in Altamonte Springs, Fla.
In October. 36 clergy ran a full-page ad in the New York Times, demanding Village Voice Media remove the adult ads from Backpage. Com. A coalition of 21 attorneys general, including Michigan's, made a similar request in a 2010 letter.
Backpage. Com refused and contended on its website: "Backpage. Com is committed to preventing those who are intent on misusing the site for illegal purposes."
On Monday, Godbee advised that if you are thinking about meeting someone from the Internet, tell someone you know exactly when and where you plan to meet the person. And then do so in a public place.
"Deciding to meet unknown persons via the Internet can be extremely dangerous," he said."Our sole purpose is for the public to be cognizant of this website when engaged in adult activities."
At 7:57 pm Monday, someone posted a warning on Backpage. Com. In part: "Never go any where with just anybody. If U no some crazy person that U have seen recently & he tried to really harm U, I would contact the Detroit Police Department."
More than two dozen women who posted ads on Backpage. Com did not return calls from Free Press reporters seeking comment.
Staff writer Gina Damron contributed to this report.
A seriously sick individual infects hundreds with HIV.
Not much to add to this. But it's better to be safe than be a victim of someone like this.
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Never even heard of this place
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I was wondering what happened to them
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Burned bodies Panama and Proctor
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DETROIT (WJBK). DETROIT (WJBK). Two bodies were found at Proctor and Panama on Detroit's southwest side after 3:00 a. M. Monday. In an alley, a man who says he saw what led up to this and what came after, calling on us to tell the story. The smell of smoke making him wonder what was going on.
"There was two black guys that got out of it, and they [were] here for about ten minutes. They left, went down, came back and then stopped again and got out the car. I don't know what they [were] doing," he tells us.
"I [didn't] even think [anything] of it. Two hours later, another car, that's when all the police and everybody came back."
Investigators say the badly burned bodies are that of a white man and a white women. We put the man that talked to us and didn't want to be identified in touch with the lead investigator in the case.
We can tell you that investigators are trying to figure out exactly what happened to these two people. Were they bound? They found some kind of a cord laying on top of their burnt bodies.
"With all the bodies being burned around, it's just kind of scary to know. That kind of stuff is going on," says neighbor Michael Pompa.
It may be some time before the bodies are identified. Neighbors are frightened knowing the killer or killers are still out there.
"This is too close to home. I only live a few blocks from here and it's like scary to come out at night, even in the daytime really," one woman remarks.
Detroit Police are only telling us that, at this point, it's going to be very hard to identify those bodies. The medical examiner's office is working on that right now.
In the meantime, if you have any information about what happened to this John and Jane Doe, you're asked to do the right thing, pick up the phone and call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-SPEAK-UP.
