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title: "James Larkin, one of the  founders (as well as many other papers),…"
date: 2023-08-04
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# James Larkin, one of the  founders (as well as many other papers),…

*August 4, 2023 · Twitter/X*

James Larkin, one of the [http://Backpage.com](http://Backpage.com){target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"} founders (as well as many other papers), has died.\
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Larkin, 74, took his own life on Monday, just a little over a week before he was slated to stand trial for his role in running the web-classifieds platform Backpage....