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Anyone You Want Me to Be: A True Story of Sex and Death on the Internet
by Douglas, John | HC | Good
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Good
- Seller Notes
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Weight
- 1 lbs
- Product Group
- Book
- IsTextBook
- No
- ISBN
- 0743226356
- Book Title
- Anyone You Want Me to Be : a True Story of Sex and Death on the Internet
- Publisher
- Scribner
- Item Length
- 9.7 in
- Publication Year
- 2003
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 1.1 in
- Genre
- True Crime, Social Science, Psychology
- Topic
- Murder / General, Murder / Serial Killers, General, Human Sexuality (See Also Social Science / Human Sexuality), Criminology
- Item Weight
- 18.9 Oz
- Item Width
- 6.2 in
- Number of Pages
- 320 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Scribner
ISBN-10
0743226356
ISBN-13
9780743226356
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2344328
Product Key Features
Book Title
Anyone You Want Me to Be : a True Story of Sex and Death on the Internet
Number of Pages
320 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2003
Topic
Murder / General, Murder / Serial Killers, General, Human Sexuality (See Also Social Science / Human Sexuality), Criminology
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
True Crime, Social Science, Psychology
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.1 in
Item Weight
18.9 Oz
Item Length
9.7 in
Item Width
6.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2003-045562
Dewey Edition
22
Dewey Decimal
364.15/23/092 B
Table Of Content
Contents IntroductionPrefaceHard Choices & Missed OpportunitiesOne Man's StruggleA Most Seductive WebThe Killing FieldsFighting BackWaiting Him OutBarrels of EvidenceEpilogueAppendix AAppendix BAcknowledgmentsIndex
Synopsis
A balding, podgy father of four sits in prison in Olathe, Kansas, convicted on six counts of murder and suspected in at least five other disappearances. Most disturbing to prosecutors is the method John Robinson used to procure victims. Robinson, police say, was an innovator - stalking his victims online, haunting chat rooms and finding ways to exploit the Internet's anonymity. The story of the 'net's first serial killer illustrates what can go wrong in the virtual world where relationships are established without the benefit of physical contact. The John Robinson story is the perfect window into cyber crime and how unsuspecting people can be drawn into a dark world that can lead to temptation and end in death. Douglas and Singular weave Robinson's crimes into the much larger pattern of internet sex that is occurring everywhere. They interview law enforcement specialists, psychologists, web users, and others involved in this drama. Every technological advance creates new criminal opportunities. At the beginning of the 21st century, the world is linked electronically as never before. A cautionary tale about trusting strangers and being wary of false intimacy, ANYONE YOU WANT ME TO B, JOHN DOUGLAS -- THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OFMINDHUNTERAND THE UNDISPUTED MASTER PROFILER OF SERIAL CRIMINALS -- TELLS THE CHILLING TRUE STORY OF JOHN ROBINSON, THE INTERNET'S FIRST SERIAL MURDERER.In Olathe, Kansas, a balding, pudgy father of four sits in prison convicted on three counts of homicide -- two of capital murder -- and suspected in at least five other disappearances. During the last half of the 1990s, John Robinson exploited the Internet's active world of sadomasochism with horrific results. By haunting chat rooms, he pinpointed vulnerable women who were looking for romance and stalked them on-line, nefariously convincing them of his maturity, sensitivity, and financial stability. He seemed like the perfect man. He enticed these women with offers of a solid relationship and a lucrative job, persuading them to move to his hometown. Once they arrived in Kansas, the women invariably disappeared.After a dramatic trial and days of intense jury deliberation, Robinson now faces the death penalty. Disturbing as his crimes may be, what's most alarming is how he selected and lured his victims and how willingly they responded. John Robinson expanded the hunting ground, the techniques, and the technology of the sexual predator. He is the world's first-known Internet serial killer.Law enforcement officers, prosecutors, and the coauthors ofAnyone You Want Me to Behave struggled to unravel the enigma that is John Robinson. They reveal what can go wrong in a world where relationships are devoid of physical contact, showing how easily mainstream Americans can be drawn into the dark underground of cybercrime. The Internet has drastically expanded the realm of fantasy -- from the limited confines of physical reality to the worldwide stage of virtual reality -- and anyone can become involved in an on-line seduction. Erotic fantasies, which were once socially off-limits and extremely private, are now instantly accessible. This rapidly growing community masks a sinister truth: With only a computer, an Internet connection, and a knack for creativity, criminals have the power to reach millions of unsuspecting victims while remaining in complete control of their own -- often false -- image. John Robinson was a true innovator in this variety of crime. Through interviews with law enforcement specialists, Web experts, and others, John Douglas and Stephen Singular illustrate, with this case, a much larger -- and more frightening -- pattern of Internet sex and violence.As technology proliferates in the twenty-first century, so do opportunities for enterprising criminals like John Robinson. No one is better equipped than John Douglas and Stephen Singular to expose the underworld of the Internet and to warn people about the dangers of cyberspace. A cautionary and educational tale about being wary of strangers and false intimacy,Anyone You Want Me to Beis also a terrifying, high-tech story of crime and punishment.
LC Classification Number
HV6529.D68 2003
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