Helen Jewett, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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New York City prostitute and murder victim
Date of Birth: 18-Oct-1813
Place of Birth: Temple, Maine, United States
Date of Death: 10-Apr-1836
Profession: prostitute
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Libra 
About Helen Jewett
- 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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