Detroit Escorts: End of the line for HBO’s ‘Hung’
December 27, 2011 at 7:37 pm | In Detroit escorts | No CommentsThomas Jane plays Ray Drecker, a prostitute, in the HBO series Hung, which was shot partially in Metro Detroit. (HBO)
In the season three finale of HBO’s male prostitution comedy “Hung,” Sandee shot Lenore, possibly killing her.
But we’ll never know her fate or the fates of Tanya, Ray, Jason or Charlie because HBO pulled the plug on the Metro Detroit-based TV show, the network announced Tuesday.
“Hung” humorously followed Ray (Golden Globe nominee Thomas Jane), a hapless, divorced high school history teacher-turned-prostitute and his well-intentioned pimp Tanya (the wonderful Jane Adams) as they tried to turn a buck and make their female clients happy. Each season, their worlds got bigger, and, as new and colorful characters joined the comedy, it got stronger.
Metro Detroiters supported the show because half of “Hung” was shot in and around the city, pumping money into the local economy. But after the state announced a cap on tax incentives earlier this year, the third season barely saw the light of day.
Detroit Escorts: Detroit deaths tied by net escort service
December 27, 2011 at 10:37 am | In Detroit escorts | No CommentsDetroit deaths tied by net escort service
Published: Dec. 27, 2011 at 8:12 AM
DETROIT, Dec. 27 (UPI) — Detroit police stopped short of saying a serial killer was targeting escorts after finding a link in the deaths of three of four women this month.
Police said the women, three of whom advertised on Backpage.com, were found in pairs in car trunks, with two bodies discovered Dec. 19 and the second pair found Christmas day, the Detroit Free Press reported Tuesday.
“This tie for us is disconcerting,” Detroit Police Chief Ralph Godbee Jr. said Monday during a news conference. “We’re stopping short of calling it a serial pattern.”
Three of the victims were tied to ads on Backpage.com that “specifically dealt with prearranged adult dating services,” Godbee said.
Officials said the cause of death has not yet been determined, the Free Press said.
See the full article from “UPI.com”
Detroit Escorts: DPD: Bodies found in trunks linked to website
December 27, 2011 at 10:37 am | In Detroit escorts | No CommentsDetroit Police Chief Ralph Godbee held a public safety announcement Monday afternoon. The chief said Sunday’s deaths were related to the deaths of two Detroit women found in a car trunk on Dec. 19 on Promenade Avenue. All four deaths have been ruled homicides.
Godbee said that three of the four women were involved in an adult dating service listed at Backpage.com.
On Sunday, Detroit firefighters responded to a call on a fire at Lannette Street and Queen Street at about 1 a.m. The two bodies were found inside the trunk of a burning Buick LeSabre, which was inside the garage of a home.
The bodies were burned beyond recognition, police said. However, police said the bodies were of a 28-year-old woman and a 29-year-old woman and that the women worked for an escort service listed at Backpage.com.
See the full article from “WDIV Detroit”
Detroit Escorts: Detroit police chief: 4 murders related
December 27, 2011 at 1:37 am | In Detroit escorts | No CommentsDetroit Police Chief Ralph Godbee held a public safety announcement Monday afternoon. The chief said Sunday’s deaths were related to the deaths of two Detroit women found in a car trunk on Dec. 19 on Promenade Avenue. All four deaths have been ruled homicides.
Godbee said that three of the four women were involved in an adult dating service listed at Backpage.com.
On Sunday, Detroit firefighters responded to a call on a fire at Lannette Street and Queen Street at about 1 a.m. The two bodies were found inside the trunk of a burning Buick LeSabre, which was inside the garage of a home.
The bodies were burned beyond recognition, police said. However, police said the bodies were of a 28-year-old woman and a 29-year-old woman and that the women worked for an escort service listed at Backpage.com.
See the full article from “WDIV Detroit”
Detroit Escorts: 3 of 4 women found dead in Detroit vehicle trunks linked to escort services
December 27, 2011 at 1:37 am | In Detroit escorts | No CommentsDetroit, Mich. – On Dec. 26, 2011, police announced that three of the four women found in vehicle trunks in the Detroit area are linked to free classified escort services on a Website called Backpage.com.
Detroit Police Chief Ralph Godbee Jr. warned the public at a news conference not to meet with anonymous individuals they’ve encountered online.
“Deciding to meet an unknown person via the Internet can be extremely dangerous,” he said.
According to the Detroit Free Press, two women were found burnt beyond recognition on Dec. 25, 2011 – Christmas morning – in the trunk of a burning car on the east side. Just a week prior, on Dec. 19, two other women – identified as Demesha Hunt, 24, and Renisha Landers, 23 – were found dead in the trunk of a car in the area.
See the full article from “Examiner.com”
Detroit Escorts: Detroit police say 3 deaths tied to dating services site
December 27, 2011 at 1:37 am | In Detroit escorts | No CommentsMon Dec 26, 2011 6:34pm EST
(Reuters) – Three women discovered dead in Detroit over the past week, including two found burned beyond recognition early on Christmas, were linked to a website called Packages that advertises adult escort services, police said on Monday.
In two incidents over the last week, four women — all African-Americans in their 20s — have been found dead in the trunks of abandoned vehicles on Detroit’s east side.
The latest incident occurred about 1 a.m. on Sunday, when the Detroit Fire Department responded to reports of a car fire.
After putting out the flames, firefighters discovered two dead women in the trunk of the 1997 Buick LaSabre.
Three of the four women, the police said in a statement, were linked with “prearranged adult dating services” advertised on Packages, police said.
See the full article from “Reuters”
Detroit Escorts: Godbee to address discovery of women’s bodies in Monday news conference
December 27, 2011 at 1:37 am | In Detroit escorts | No CommentsDETROIT (WXYZ) – A nationwide adult dating or escort service, one of the offerings on a website known as www.backpage.com, is the primary link between three of the four murdered women found in the trunks of burning cars on Detroit’s east side this month.
Photo profiles of the 23 and 24-year-old women discovered December 19th in the trunk of a 2009 Chrysler 300 have been identified, as have the 28 and 29-year-old women who met a similar fate just four blocks away in the 14900 block of Lannette.
Their bodies were discovered around one o’clock in the morning Christmas Day by Detroit firefighters called to the scene to put out a burning vehicle.
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Now investigators must determine how the four spent their final hours and with whom. Only three of the four had offered escort services on the website
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Detroit Escorts: Five in escort service arrested for human trafficking, related felonies
December 1, 2011 at 1:37 pm | In Detroit escorts | No CommentsFive metro area men and women were arrested Wednesday for operating a criminal enterprise featuring, among other things, the human trafficking of a child. The arrests follow a lengthy investigation of a prostitution ring originally called “Detroit Pink.”
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According to a press release from the Attorney General’s office, that enterprise was founded in 2006 as “Detroit Pink,” an online escort service that employed about two dozen prostitutes. The network was based in Detroit, but operated for the most part from hotels in Southfield.
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Other charges against the individuals include prostitution, pandering and accepting the earnings of a prostitute. All five were allegedly involved in the day-to-day operation of the escort service, hence the racketeering charge common to each.
Mustaffa Muhammad was also charged with trafficking in marijuana and ecstasy, and with forcing one of his prostitutes to act as a drug courier.
See the full article from “Examiner.com”
Detroit Escorts: Five Charged in Running Prostitution Ring Due in Court
December 1, 2011 at 1:37 pm | In Detroit escorts | No CommentsFive Charged with Running Prostitution Ring Due in Court
Ringleaders to appear in 46th District Court
Updated: Thursday, 01 Dec 2011, 12:15 PM ESTPublished : Thursday, 01 Dec 2011, 11:07 AM EST
By myFOXDetroit.com Staff
SOUTHFIELD, Mich. (WJBK) – Five people arrested in a Detroit-based prostitution ring are expected to be in court Thursday afternoon.
Mustaffa Muhammad 31, of Detroit; his estranged wife, Tara Muhammad 32, of Chesterfield Township; Brooklyn Siebert, 29, of Warren; Rita Jemison, 25, of Detroit; and Jason Sherrill, 31, of Detroit are accused of running a human trafficking operation out of Detroit and Southfield.
The ring, know as “Detroit Pink,” is also accused of trafficking at least one minor and running drugs across the country.
“Detroit Pink” actually ran a website at one time. It was taken down in 2007, but investigators say ringleaders, Tara and Mustaffa Muhammad, continued to run the operation.
Detroit Escorts: Pontiac woman’s last wish is to die at home
December 1, 2011 at 1:37 pm | In Detroit escorts | No CommentsTimmons is ineligible for a kidney transplant and her body is not strong enough to sustain dialysis to keep her alive, according to a note she handed a reporter from her primary physician.
Timmons and her husband, however, are unable to go and stay in their home at 766 Pensacola Ave. in Pontiac because of a leaky roof that has flooded part of the small home.
They are temporarily living in a federally subsidized apartment near the Phoenix Center set aside to house the disabled and impoverished.
Timmons said she and her husband have called every social agency they can think of and have found no one to pay to have their roof repaired.
“If I was a drunk or druggie, a prostitute or had HIV, I could find someone to help us,” Marleea said.
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