Talk:Sydney Biddle Barrows
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Sentence edit
This article is incomplete. For one thing, it says she pled guilty, but doesn't say what her sentence was. The Heidi Fleiss article (Hollywood Madam) says Fleiss was sentenced to 37 months in prison, but only served 21.
I found a web page that said Barrows served no jail time, but had to pay a $5,000 fine. Is this correct?
The statement about the police saying it was the most professionally run business etc. needs a citation.
I'd recommend a cross-reference to the Heidi Fleiss article, and if one is written about Deborah Jeane Palfrey, the "D.C. Madam," then a link to that article as well.
In light of Palfrey's move to reveal her client list as a defense strategy, this article and Fleiss' article should probably address that issue as well. 216.239.50.136 08:05, 5 May 2007 (UTC)ileanadu
I just finished rereading her autobiography and yes it's true she served no jail time, other than the day/night she turned herself in and spent a day in jail before being bailed out. She didn't serve jail time and according to her plea agreement she can't be refused employment because of a conviction.
What is disappointing about this page is that it doesn't include her marriage. She says in interviews that after the whole "Mayflower Madam" whoopla ended, she couldn't find a job--no one would hire her. Therefore she ended up writing more books and doing lectures/tours. A documentary I saw on TV that followed up on her life had her finally getting employment in business and she married the man who hired her. I don't know if they are still married or if they had any children, but according to her autobiography (granted it was written in the mid-80s) she was looking forward to marriage and children in her future. I don't know who her husband is, when they were married, or if they are still married. I just know what I saw on a documentary. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.37.49.130 (talk) 07:06, 13 October 2007 (UTC)
Biddle family edit
Which branch of the Biddle family is she descended from? And is it on her mother's side or her father's? Valetude (talk) 08:57, 24 October 2021 (UTC)
Night court edit
S2e8 harry and the madam, seems to be based on her. Drsruli (talk) 02:51, 15 November 2023 (UTC)