Deborah Jeane Palfrey

Shameful: 'Today' Plays Heart-Rending 911 Tape of DC Madam's Mother

By Mark Finkelstein | May 2, 2008 - 10:35 ET

What legitimate journalistic purpose did this serve?

In a segment narrated by Pete Williams on the apparent suicide of Deborah Jeane Palfrey, the so-called DC Madam, this morning's Today played the tape of the 911 phone call made by Pelfrey's 76-year old mother, who had discovered her daughter's body.

Of all the 911 calls I've heard, this was the most anguished and heart-rending.

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