White Collar Criminal with a Dark Side
Review by Kim Cantrell
John Robinson, Sr. was best known as a white collar criminal with a penchant for swindling thousands out of unsuspecting investors with his well-planned, though seldom executed, business ventures.
What no one knew, however, was that Robinson was also a twisted killer who prowled the internet’s most underground sex fetish sites seducing women with the username “The Slavemaster.”
Luring them initially with promises of masochisistic adventures, he then closed the deal by assuring them of jobs offering salaries well beyond anything they had ever made before. The catch: they had to move to Kansas City and sign a “slave contract.”
But, of course, it was all a rouse. And what resulted was murder, kidnapping, baby selling, and a host of lesser offense crimes.
If not for the diligence of Probation Officer Steve Haymes, who saw through Robinson’s masquerade, and the FBI, the bodies of five women may never have been discovered in their steel barrel coffins; their disappearances still unsolved today like some others with known ties to Robinson.
In his book Internet Slave Master, veteran true crime author John Glatt recounts the tale of how Robinson robbed a Kansas community of thousands and lured women into his murderous web.
Unfortunately, this book was written long before Robinson ever went to trial and readers are not privy to the outcome without searching the results online (see below).
There have been several books published about the crimes of John Robinson (see below); all but this one written after the trial.
While it’s most definitely a case worth reading about and Internet Slave Master provides a well-written, fast-paced account of strictly the facts, if you prefer your books to follow the bang of a gavel, this one may not be the one for you.
Ready to read it? Here’s where you can get it:
Updates on John Robinson:
In 2002, John Robinson was tried and convicted in Kansas for the murders of Suzette Trouten, Izabela Lewicka, and Sheila and Debbie Faith. He was sentenced to death.
In 2005, the Kansas Supreme Court ruled the death penalty unconstitutional and Robinson believed he had a reprieve. However, in 2006, the U.S. Supreme Court disagreed and the Kansas death penalty was reinstated.
Today, Robinson remains on Kansas’ death row at the El Dorado Correctional Facility.
In February 2005, Nancy Robinson filed for divorce. However, according to Court documents, the case was dismissed for lack of follow-through by the parties in November 2005.
Note: I can find no additional information about divorce between these parties and have to assume that they remain married. If someone knows otherwise, please feel free to post the information here.
The bodies of Lisa Stasi, Catherine Clampitt, and Paula Godfrey have never been found.
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