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Book Review of Anyone You Want Me to Be : A True Story of Sex and Death on the Internet

Anyone You Want Me to Be : A True Story of Sex and Death on the Internet
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This is very scary true-crime book. Legendary FBI profiler John Douglas explores the shocking case of John Robinson, a harmless, unassuming family man whose criminal history began with embezzlement and fraud-and ended with his arrest for the savage murders of six women and his suspected involvement in at least five disappearances. Most disturbing was the hunting ground in which Robinson seduced his prey: the world of cyberspace. Haunting chat rooms, targeting vulnerable women, and exploiting the anonymity of the Internet, his bloody spree was finally halted by a relentless parole officer who spent ten years trying to nail Robinson as a cold-blooded killer.