114 James Larkin, founder of Backpage the notorious trafficking website, has killed himself. Interesting he was from Maricopa County. (reason.com) posted 1 year ago by noidolsleft 1 year ago by noidolsleft +115 / -1 Backpage publisher, alt-weekly entrepreneur, and free speech warrior James Larkin has died Larkin, 74, took his own life on Monday, just a little over a week before he was slated to stand trial for his role in running Backpage. 14 comments share 14 comments share save hide report block hide replies
New Times, Village Voice, sex trafficking. I don't understand why he and Michael Lacey (founder of the paper) had a "mistrial" declared.
I dislike the former AZ Republic, but her is news from 2021 https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix/2021/09/14/federal-judge-declares-mistrial-backpage-case-michael-lacey-james-larkin/8333993002/