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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
Author: Stephen Singular, John Douglas
Legendary FBI profiler and #1 New York Times bestselling author 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 disappearan...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780743448802
ISBN-10: 0743448804
Publication Date: 5/25/2004
Pages: 432
Rating:
  • Currently 3.7/5 Stars.
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3.7 stars, based on 38 ratings
Publisher: Pocket Star
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
Members Wishing: 0
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reviewed Anyone You Want Me to Be : A True Story of Sex and Death on the Internet on + 28 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 7
Interesting story, but EXCRUCIATINGLY slow moving.
reviewed Anyone You Want Me to Be : A True Story of Sex and Death on the Internet on + 193 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 6
Interesting story. I felt it was a little long and was wishing for it to be over.
mpmarus avatar reviewed Anyone You Want Me to Be : A True Story of Sex and Death on the Internet on + 133 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
True story of an online predator. Explicit sexual content (descriptions of behavior, not salacious). IMO, went on too long.
nascargal avatar reviewed Anyone You Want Me to Be : A True Story of Sex and Death on the Internet on + 352 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
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.
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Helpful Score: 2
A true story of sex and death on the internet. Anyone You Want Me To Be is a contemporary real-life dramam of high-tech crime and punishment.

This book was very interesting. I was amazed at how people could be so easily conned by a rapist and killer, using the internet.
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lens avatar reviewed Anyone You Want Me to Be : A True Story of Sex and Death on the Internet on + 15 more book reviews
The author tried to paint the internet as a lawless place teeming with criminals at every turn, as if people like John Robinson were the rule rather than the exception. Robinson scoured fetish-related chat rooms, offering jobs and a master/slave relationship. A simple search of the same internet would've revealed Robinson to be a career criminal.

The unintentional comical highlight for me was a wildly inaccurate description of computer forensics: "It's a trade secret.", says the court expert when asked how erased files can be recovered.

I did like how slowly the story moved in the beginning and the reasonable depth of info on victims of this heinous man.

What I took away from this book was how an evil man with an ability to smooth-talk the ladies had his playground enlarged by the internet. He then used laws designed to protect criminals to facilitate killing scores of women before he was captured.
stateofdelusion avatar reviewed Anyone You Want Me to Be : A True Story of Sex and Death on the Internet on + 9 more book reviews
This book is a real "eye opener" about chatting and the internet. It will really make you think. It's chilling! I really enjoyed this one a lot more than the true crime books.
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A true story of the horrors that may lurk on the other end of internet chat rooms. A serial killer that prowled the internet for victims.
keno avatar reviewed Anyone You Want Me to Be : A True Story of Sex and Death on the Internet on + 866 more book reviews
wow what a page turner! after 30+ years he got caught and convicted!
pamelaoates avatar reviewed Anyone You Want Me to Be : A True Story of Sex and Death on the Internet on + 2 more book reviews
Interesting book.


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