Precious Dupriest

From the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:

A 19-year-old prostitute, so disgusted that a 63-year-old client repeatedly tried to kiss her when they went to a motel room for sex, strangled the man with a pair of red suspenders, according to a criminal complaint.

Precious Dupriest is charged with first-degree intentional homicide in the slaying of Billy W. Murray, according to the complaint.

Murray was found dead by employees Monday in a room at the Village Inn, 3001 W. Wisconsin Ave.

According to the complaint:

A maintenance worker and a housekeeper went to Room 127 of the motel to inform Murray and Dupriest that it was past the checkout time. When no one answered the door they used a master key to enter the room, where they found Murray on the floor without a pulse and a pair of red suspenders wrapped around his neck.

Drug paraphernalia was lying around the room, and surveillance video captured Dupriest and Murray arriving at the motel in a silver Cadillac. The video showed the two enter the room, Dupriest later leaving the room with what appeared to be the man's pants and Dupriest driving off in Murray's car.

...When police found Dupriest, she told them Murray picked her up on the street and asked her if she wanted to "get high and have fun," explaining that "having fun" meant performing sex acts.

The two then went to the motel room, where they smoked a $40 piece of crack cocaine.

"The defendant stated that the victim wanted to kiss her and that she told him no because 'that's disgusting,' " according to the complaint.

Murray tried to kiss her several times before she began choking him and they ended up on the floor.

After Murray passed out, Dupriest strangled him with the suspenders to make sure he was dead, according to the complaint.

Dupriest said "she could not stop strangling him because if he woke up then she could end up in trouble," the complaint said.

This incident really hurts Milwaukee's image.

If johns can't feel safe with the city's prostitutes, that's a problem.

Now, in 19-year-old Precious' defense, 63-year-old Billy W. Murray allegedly kept trying to kiss her even though she told him she wouldn't because "that's disgusting."

No does mean no. Prostitute Precious shouldn't have to do something disgusting, but she overreacted a bit, in my opinion.

Something else to consider: There could be an economic impact on the city as a result of this murder.

Will men prefer to go outside Milwaukee for prostitutes, spending their money in the suburbs? Will they leave the county to do business?

The city can't afford to lose more jobs.