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Before the world understood the internet could be a hunting ground, John Edward Robinson was already using it to lure women to their deaths. On this episode of Forgotten Serial Killers, we trace how a seemingly ordinary grandfather and community pillar became the first documented serial killer to weaponize online chatrooms and job ads, leaving a trail of victims in barrels across Kansas and Missouri.
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