Suspect in 5 Deaths Met Women on Internet
The bodies of five women have been found in barrels in a locker and a field belonging to a man who met women over the Internet for sadomasochistic sex, authorities said Tuesday.
The first two bodies were found Saturday on his property in La Cygne, Kan. Three more bodies in 55-gallon drums were discovered Monday at a locker rented by the man in nearby Raymore, Mo.
John Edward Robinson, 56--whom authorities consider a suspect--appeared in court in Kansas on Monday on charges he sexually assaulted two women. He was arrested Friday at the Olathe, Kan., mobile home park. His $250,000 bail was raised to $5 million.
The two women told authorities they objected to him photographing them and said he brutalized them in a way that went beyond what they intended.
At least some victims are believed to be related to Robinson’s alleged Internet relationships with women interested in sadomasochism. He was known to use the screen name “slavemaster” in his computer correspondence.
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