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Determined to stop the king of escorts, Vice Detectives had to learn the game. What they discovered were houses of horror and no winners. In this episode, we discuss the inception of the Vice Unit at the Anchorage Police Department and their first big mission: to take down one of the city’s biggest human traffickers.

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https://www.justice.gov/archive/opa/pr/2008/August/08-crm-729.html

https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/article/prostitution-kingpin-ordered-pay-36-million/2009/04/10/

https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/article/alaska-underworld-more-5-years-after-torsos-wash-anchorage-cases-remain-unsolved/2009/01/22/

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