The Internet’s First Real-Life Horror Story: The Sharon Lopatka Case

The internet in the ‘90s was the Wild West—chat rooms, shady deals, and absolutely zero regulations. But while most people were using their dial-up connection to argue about Seinfeld or play Minesweeper, Sharon Lopatka was using hers to search for something much darker. She had a request so extreme that even the most depraved corners of the web told her to log off.

But then came Bobby Glass—a mild-mannered government worker by day, a man with disturbingly aligned interests by night. When Sharon and Bobby finally met in person, things went exactly how they had planned… until they didn’t.

In this episode, we break down the story of Sharon Lopatka and the internet’s earliest brush with real-life horror. It’s a disturbing look at the collision between technology, obsession, and the kind of requests that should’ve stayed in the drafts.

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