The Internet's First Serial Killer: John Edward Robinson [Part 1]
Feb 14, 2024
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Authorities uncover a dangerous serial killer through a missing home healthcare worker in the BDSM lifestyle. The killer committed fraud, cons, violence, kidnapping, and multiple murders. The shocking twist reveals a family connection and a survivor who almost didn't make it out alive.
John Robinson led a dual life as a grandfather and a monstrous serial killer preying on society's vulnerable.
Extreme BDSM cult practices and Gore-style BDSM were utilized to deceive victims and manipulate their consent.
Victims' disappearances were overlooked due to false notes and deceit, causing prolonged emotional distress for families.
Robinson's expertise in computing facilitated his internet-enabled criminal activities blending financial scams with sadistic urges.
Deep dives
Paula's Disappearance and John's Deception
Nineteen-year-old Paula applies for a job at John Robinson's marketing company, Equi2, and is hired. Excited for her future, she's flown to San Antonio by John for a supposed training. After Paula fails to return calls and her father finds she never checked into the hotel, he files a missing person report. John denies knowledge of Paula's whereabouts but offers no help. Paula's father uncovers a false note allegedly from Paula claiming she left. The police dismiss her disappearance, leaving her family devastated.
John's Involvement in BDSM Group
As Paula vanishes, John becomes deeply involved in a BDSM cult known as the International Council of Masters. Founded in London in 1921, this cult espouses extreme BDSM practices under the guise of a council. Friday the 13th holds significance for the cult. It is a secretive and deviant organization with members engaging in sadistic and extreme acts of dominance and submission.
Introduction to Gore-style BDSM and Laura's Involvement
In the podcast episode, the speaker introduces Gore-style BDSM, a cruel and misogynistic practice rooted in John Norman's science fiction novels. The extreme form of BDSM eliminates boundaries and involves complete submission to a dominant partner. Laura Remington and Suzette Troughton engage in this brutal form of BDSM, defying traditional BDSM rules of consent and safety.
Impact of John's Deception on Paula's Family
Paula's family experiences immense distress as they search for her. Despite hiring a private investigator and filing police reports, false notes purportedly from Paula lead authorities to dismiss her disappearance. The pain and uncertainty of her absence haunt her family for years, highlighting the emotional turmoil caused by John's deceit.
John Robinson: The Internet's First Serial Killer
John Robinson, a manipulative con artist, managed to live a duplicitous life using BDSM chat rooms on the early internet to target victims, blending his sadistic desires and financial gain aspirations. With convictions for fraud and imprisonment in Kansas and Missouri, he acquired computing skills and exploited the anonymity of the burgeoning internet to facilitate his sinister actions. In prison, he established a connection with Beverly Bonner, leading to a dramatic turn of events involving disappearances, mysterious postcards, and a dangerous fusion of his criminal tendencies and deadly intentions.
Deceptive Resurrection of Hydro Grow
Upon his release from prison, John Robinson concocted elaborate plans with Beverly Bonner, enticing her with a vision to revive his hydroponic business, Hydro Grow. Beverly left her husband, Dr. Bonner, and engaged in an extramarital affair with Robinson, convinced of his innocence in fraudulent activities. As they both left their spouses, Beverly's whereabouts became muddled with typewritten letters sent globally, portraying a new life away from her old ties.
Online Preying and Dark Evolution
Embracing the internet as his hunting ground, John Robinson delved into BDSM chat rooms under the moniker 'slave master,' exploiting the lawlessness of early cyberspace to blend his financial scams with sadistic urges. Dubbed as the internet's first serial killer, Robinson's adeptness in computing after learning in prison allowed him to seamlessly navigate his dual personas, seeking victims for perverse pleasures intertwined with financial exploitation.
A missing home healthcare worker involved in the BDSM lifestyle leads authorities to uncover a dangerous serial killer. Peeling away the man's grandfather-next-door persona would reveal a monster who had committed decades of fraud, cons, violence against women, kidnapping and multiple murders, some of which were committed against societ's most vulnerable. A shocking twist would reveal a family connection, and one survivor who almost didn't make it out alive.
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