December 27, 1943 - John Edward Robinson
Robinson operated for decades as a con artist and forger before his crimes escalated to kidnapping, rape, and murder, making him one of the first documented cases of a serial killer who used the internet to locate victims. His ability to sustain a respectable public image — as a businessman and community figure — while simultaneously committing serious crimes across multiple states reflects the calculated, long-term nature of his offending. The full scope of his crimes extended beyond the three Kansas murders for which he was sentenced to death in 2003.
From Wikipedia: "John Edward Robinson (born December 27, 1943) is an American convicted serial killer, kidnapper, rapist, and forger. He was found guilty and received the death penalty in 2003 for three murders committed in Kansas." Content sourced from en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John Edward Robinson under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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John Edward Robinson (born December 27, 1943) is an American convicted serial killer, kidnapper, rapist, and forger. He was found guilty and received the death penalty in 2003 for three murders committed in Kansas. Two years later, as part of a plea deal, he admitted responsibility in five other murders committed in Missouri, for which he received multiple life sentences without possibility of parole. Robinson, a prolific con man and embezzler, used online chatrooms to make contact with some of his victims while under the alias "Slavemaster" – this makes him the first known serial killer to have used the internet to lure in victims.
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