First rocketing to fame when he e~purchasede(tm) a 13-year-old girl as part of a campaign against child prostitution, W. T. Stead was the pioneer of investigative reporting. As criminal convict, Puritan, sex fanatic, occultist, social reformer and stuntman, Steade(tm)s notoriety escalated throughout his life until his tragic death in the Titanic disaster.