Helen Jewett
(1813-1836)
New York City prostitute and murder victim
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Helen Jewett (October 18, 1813 – April 10, 1836) was an American prostitute in New York City who was brutally murdered. One of her regular clients, Richard P. Robinson, was tried and sensationally acquitted of her murder. Jewett’s murder and Robinson’s subsequent trial was one of the first sex scandals to receive detailed press reporting, notably in the New York Herald. Public opinion was divided between those who felt that Jewett had deserved her fate, and others claiming that Robinson had escaped justice through powerful connections.
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18 October 1813
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| Died |
10 April 1836 (aged 22)
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| Zodiac | Libra |
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