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4 Bodies Found on Long Island Beach Spark Serial Killer Fears

One body could be missing prostitute Shannan Gilbert

(Newser) - The decomposed remains of four bodies found on a Long Island beach have sparked fears that a serial killer on the loose. The first body, believed to be that of a 24-year-old prostitute missing since May, was found Saturday, the New York Post reports. Three more were found within a...

Charlie Sheen's Porn Star: He Choked Me, Threw a Lamp

Capri Anderson will file civil complaint

(Newser) - If you thought you'd seen the last of Capri Anderson, the porn star (and rumored prostitute ) police found hiding in the bathroom after Charlie Sheen's latest rampage , think again. She's filing a criminal report as well as a civil complaint alleging assault and false imprisonment, she tells Good Morning ...

Sheen's Team Scours NYC for Bender Video

Charlie's phone still missing, might contain evidence of antics

(Newser) - Charlie Sheen may still be partying hard in LA, but his reps are pounding the pavement in New York for video evidence of his epic bender last week. Sheen's people are worried that security cameras in the Plaza Hotel's restaurant and elevators could've caught some of his crazy behavior, but...

Charlie Sheen on Another Cocaine-and- Hookers Bender

He's 'going to die this week,' a friend says

(Newser) - Surely, Charlie Sheen learned his lesson about hookers and cocaine after his latest binge turned left a $7,000 trail of destruction in his hotel room. Or not. Since he got home from New York, Sheen has been on a bender: His “cocaine use is out of control,”...

290-lb Transvestite Hooker Pummels Attacker

5'7" kid picked on the wrong prostitute

(Newser) - A would-be robber met his match when he tangoed with the wrong cross-dressing hooker. Sixteen-year-old Rufus Bowman approached what he thought was a 6'1", 290-pound female prostitute in a pink halter top and pumps. However, that lady-of-the-night turned out to be Joshua Bumpus. When the pair went into an alley...

Teen: Berlusconi Paid Me After Sex

Yet another scandal for the Italian prime minister

(Newser) - Silvio Berlusconi has already weathered rumors of one affair with an underage mistress —now another teen claims he paid her for sex. The Moroccan model, now 18, says she attended several of the Italian prime minister's parties at his villa (and we know how those usually turn out )...

Inside 'Frothing' Sheen's Rampage: Cocaine, Hooker

Raging Charlie accused prostitute of stealing his wallet

(Newser) - Charlie Sheen’s latest escapade is even grosser than originally reported: Turns out the Two and a Half Men star was allegedly doing cocaine and hanging out with a hooker before going on a hotel-trashing rampage that ended up costing him $7,000 in damages. When police found him, Sheen...

Streetwalkers Ordered to Wear Neon Vests

Prostitutes in one Spanish town must wear neon bibs or pay a fine

(Newser) - The prostitutes of one Spanish town are about to get a little more clothed. Women looking for customers on the rural highway outside Els Alamus in Catalonia will have to wear neon yellow bibs or pay a $55 fine. Police say they're just trying to protect the women's safety by...

Teacher Writes About Hooker Past ... Without Pseudonym
Teacher Writes About Hooker Past ... Without Pseudonym
bad ideas dept.
Sep 27, 2010 3:51 PM CDT

Teacher Writes About Hooker Past ... Without Pseudonym

But it took parents a surprisingly long time to catch on

(Newser) - Friends and co-workers warned schoolteacher Melissa Petro that it might not be such a great idea to write about her past as a prostitute, but she did it anyway. Most recently, Melissa Petro wrote about her thoughts on the shutdown of Craigslist's "erotic services" section, which she used for...

Five Prostitution Myths
 Five Prostitution Myths 
Sep 12, 2010 5:45 PM CDT

Five Prostitution Myths

Surprisingly, it's not always about sex...

(Newser) - In the wake of Craigslist’s “adult services” shutdown , Sudhir Venkatesh refutes five myths about the world’s oldest profession, in the Washington Post :
  • Men aren’t always looking for sex: In fact, while studying high-end sex workers, Venkatesh found that many men who hire prostitutes simply end up
...

Lawrence Taylor Indicted on Rape Charges

Football great accused of having sex with teen prostitute

(Newser) - Pro football Hall of Famer Lawrence Taylor has been indicted by a suburban New York grand jury on charges of rape, criminal sexual act, and sexual abuse. The indictment today comes after his May 6 arrest at a Holiday Inn. Prosecutors say he paid a 16-year-old girl $300 to have...

Remains ID'd as 2nd Likely Victim of Ripper Scholar

Part of missing prostitute found in river

(Newser) - Forensic experts in Britain have confirmed that a small piece of human tissue recovered from a river near Bradford belongs to missing prostitute Shelley Armitage. Parts of another prostitute had earlier been found nearby, along with a bag containing knives and a hacksaw. Criminology student Stephen Griffiths—who identified himself...

'Ripper' Scholar Charged With 3 Murders

Stephen Griffiths in court for hooker killings

(Newser) - A criminology student suspected in the disappearance of 3 prostitutes has been formally charged with their dismemberment murder and will appear in court in Bradford, England, today. Stephen Griffiths—described as a "lizard-loving loner" by neighbors—was often seen strolling around the red-light district he lived in wearing a...

Jack the Ripper Scholar Linked to Hooker Killings

Body parts found in another ripper's nabe

(Newser) - A Yorkshire university researcher who boasted of being an expert on Jack the Ripper is being held for questioning in the murder of three prostitutes. Stephen Griffiths, 40, is a post-graduate student studying criminal justice, specializing in homicide. He was picked up by police shortly after parts of one woman...

10 Careers for Eliot Spitzer
10 Careers for Eliot Spitzer
unpaid prostitute?
May 21, 2010 11:22 AM CDT

10 Careers for Eliot Spitzer

You know, just in case CNN gig falls through

(Newser) - Eliot Spitzer is rumored to be a possible replacement for Campbell Brown on CNN , and in case he doesn’t get that job, Olivia Allin of The Frisky suggests 10 alternatives:
  • Britney Spears’ assistant: “The logic here would be that since he’s apparently attracted to sexual young women,
...

Cops: LT Admitted He Paid $300 for Sex

Lawrence Taylor told cops he engaged in sex acts with victim

(Newser) - Disgraced gridiron great Lawrence Taylor admitted paying for sex at a suburban Holiday Inn where police say he raped a 16-year-old runaway, federal prosecutors said yesterday in a criminal complaint against the girl's alleged pimp. The papers filed in federal court in Manhattan refer to Taylor only as "Client-1....

Spitzer Flick Premieres at Tribeca

Hooker not interviewed over editorial control spat

(Newser) - A much-anticipated "mostly finished" documentary about former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival last night, though Spitzer himself was absent. Director Alex Gibney, whose Taxi to the Dark Side won the 2007 documentary Oscar, interviewed Spitzer four times over the two years he spent...

3 Hookers in 1 Day for Spitzer: Tell-All
  3 Hookers in 1 Day 
  for Spitzer: 
 Tell-All 
GOVERNORS' BUSY LIVES
Apr 15, 2010 8:54 AM CDT

3 Hookers in 1 Day for Spitzer: Tell-All

Oh no, you're certainly not done hearing about his sex scandal

(Newser) - Just in time for Eliot Spitzer to attempt a comeback, all sorts of creepy allegations are coming out of a new tell-all. The latest: The luv guv once had three visits with three different prostitutes, all in the same day, the New York Post reports. “You must be Superman!...

First 'Prostidude' Leaves Brothel, Returns to Porn

'Markus' saw total of 10 clients, Shady Lady Ranch madam says

(Newser) - The country's first legal male prostitute has left the gigolo business, and the Shady Lady Ranch is temporarily turning away female customers. They weren't a large segment of the customer base anyway: The Nevada brothel owner says "Markus," who started work in January—and compared himself to Rosa...

Swiss Hookers Trained to Use Defibrillators

Town hopes to save lives of elderly sex tourists

(Newser) - Swiss hookers can—quite literally—mend your broken heart. In the Swiss town of Lugano, prostitutes are being trained to use defibrillators to re-start the hearts of their eager but elderly customers. Several men have died doing the deed in Lugano, including a pensioner who recently perished getting busy with...

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