April Slaughter Interview About The Probe – Part 1

By Martha Decker Hazzard

Have you been probed yet? Do you know what the Probe, created by Andy Coppock, even looks like? April Slaughter is one of four individuals, in addition to Coppock, who are testing the Probe for its possible ability to assist in communicating with those who are no longer living. Slaughter has spent years in the paranormal community as a researcher, investigator and writer. It was only natural for her to talk to Coppock about his latest paranormal Instrumental Transcommunication device (EVP & ITC). Slaughter calls it “The Probe.”

Slaughter said the device, while similar to other devices on the market is not the same thing. She said that Coppock has modified the internal working of the device. He started using the device while investigating a paranormal case involving an autistic child, according to Slaughter. Then after getting unexpected results, Coppock began testing the device in other ways. He reached out to Slaughter because she has a daughter with epilepsy and there may be a way to help her with the device when she has seizures.

She said Coppock had the device present for a gathering at the Black Swan Inn and she initially went to strictly observe the participation and results. What occurred “changed her life.” This was her first experience with the device. There is a video one can view on YouTube to see how the Probe works, according to Slaughter. She doesn’t like to share any photographs of the device without permission from Coppock. Slaughter has only showed a picture of it once, and that was at the Haunted America Conference in IL and put together by Troy Taylor. She will be back again next summer to talk about how her research has been going with the Probe.

While she was at the Black Swan, Slaughter had an unexpected and unplanned connection with her grandfather through the Probe. She asked to speak with her grandfather. It lasted 11 minutes and has profoundly changed her life. Slaughter said they talked about many family matters, including her daughter and her health. She asked a question everyone wants an answer too – what is it like over there. Her grandfather, commenting on their religious beliefs, told her, “It’s not like we thought.” Slaughter said, “it put me in a state of shock. It seemed like this was the Holy Grail of the paranormal world.” She would have liked it if everyone could have this experience. She said the experience with the Probe has validated her doubts and her beliefs. She feels her grandfather is around often and things he discussed with her were things she has told no one. It was the validation she needed to know that she was speaking with her grandfather. Slaughter said the experience has changed her life, called the event incredible and was able to witness 20 additional conversations held by other participants.

Slaughter has researched and investigated the paranormal for 15 years. She now leans toward ITC research more than going on investigation. Slaughter said there are plenty of investigators in the field to conduct paranormal investigations. EVP work is important to Slaughter. She said that she has seen ITC devices used with successful results. She tries to consistently collect research and has a variety of devices to choose from. Slaughter said she has been fortunate to be able to acquire different devices from several different investors. She has Frank’s boxes that were built for her use by Frank Sumption. She has several different types of mini boxes, ovilus and what is commonly referred to as Radio Shack hacks. You can listen to some of her EVP sessions on paranormalsource.com, where she is a cofounder along with her husband.

Where does Slaughter use the Probe and her other devices? According to Slaughter she conducts most of her sessions at her home. She also visits locations that have given off “good energy.” She feels privileged to have been given the opportunity to work with the Probe and is “very protective” of the device.  She explained that she has not allowed anyone to hold the Probe and believes that she is imprinting with the Probe. Slaughter said that there are ITC devices that don’t seem to work as well when they are used by many different individuals.

Slaughter explained she received the Probe in Feb 2011 and has worked with it on a set schedule ever since it arrived. She said that it took Coppock a while before he was successful in using the device and she is still working on getting it to work well with her. Her routine includes set days and times. It’s important to Slaughter that she does not become obsessed with ITC devices and maintains an even keel with the rest of the world. She knows of individuals who have become consumed with ITC and EVP work. There are paranormal investigations which have come about due to an individual’s obsession with EVP work and what can happen when there are disturbing results. Slaughter believes individuals working with ITC devices should have a specific type of personality and have the ability to turn it off and out it down. She works with the Probe 2-3 days a week for about an hour at a time. She will set in the same place during her sessions and knows something is coming through when fluctuations begin with the Probe. She said it gets louder and louder as it’s approached. She said that a very distinct voice will come through the Probe, which is different than most ITC devices.

Slaughter described the experiences with the Probe and what often happens when it’s in use and interesting. She said the whole environment in her home changes. Knocks are quite common as are hot and cold spots. Slaughter said she has to pay attention and can often hear voices coming from other parts of her home. Now after several months of working with the Probe in her home, Slaughter said she often hears a variety of things occurring even when the Probe is not in use. Slaughter said, “It works,” but is still working on the connections.

Slaughter said it has taken her a while to get results with the Probe, but is a long way off from having it work as well for her as it does for Coppock. She now gets several words at a time for responses and is still trying to establish connection with someone from the other side to help her with the Probe. Slaughter said Coppock told her that she would get help from Don Carson and believes she has only just established a connection with him; she said her grandfather has also told her that he would help her make connections. In fact, Slaughter thinks that some of the information she was given during the session at the Black Swan Inn is now beginning to make sense.

She said that individuals have contacted her and asked her to try and contact family members, but she does not feel comfortable enough with the Probe to do this, but may do so in the future. She said there a device out there that looks like the Probe but it is not the Probe and hopes no one purchases it with the idea it is the same as the one created by Coppock.

Slaughter is the author of “Ghosthunting Texas,” a travel guide to haunted places in Texas. She can be contacted through her website aprilslaughter.com for additional information about her research or her book. She is in the process of producing two new books. One will be on ITC devices and the other on capital punishment.

This is part one of this article. Part two will go into more detail on the Probe.

Chip Coffey Mocks Legally Blind Man/Old Sparky Explodes -- SPECIAL EDITION

By Kirby Robinson

Chip Coffey pretends that he's opposed to hate speech and bullying. He does this so that people think he's a good guy. And since he's such a good guy they'll open their wallets and allow him to dip into them. But it's all an act. He doesn't stand against hate speech; he actually takes part in it along with other members of the Chip Coffey Clan.

I've been attacked as being a narcissist, a very popular catch phrase these days. A psychology professor once told me "only a narcissist would label someone as a narcissist." [Not the same as a professional diagnosis]. This whole episode started with a blog posted by Sandra Lynn Sparks a/k/a Old Sparky [clan members need nicknames] based on the fact that Clueless Chris Fleming told her that I was one. How does having a Fine Arts degree give him enough training to make that judgment? But he did and she ran with it.

Truth struggles to come out and we had this site http://eyeontheparanormal.homestead.com/ pointed out to us. We traced the owner of the site to Toronto, the city in which one of Chip's main attack dogs, back scratchers and a fan of male para-celebs, lives. Ms. X is always willing to do a favor when asked. Almost everyone featured on the page had shown the truth about Chip and his less than honest actions. So they are attacked. My blindness was even made fun of and they mock my guest spot on the Rob and Big show. [The show is one of the most popular on MTV and still gets high ratings when aired]. Below is a close up of my section. This is how the CCC operates.

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=111992132243672&set=a.111992095577009.17579.100002986579080&type=1&theater

Chip appeared on Michelle "Babs" Griffin's show. She lives in the Atlanta area and has hung around with Patrick Burns and Chris Moon in hopes of getting a TV show. She feels that Chip Coffey is a master psychic. Babs also made a brief appearance on Psychic Kids. Babbling Babs hosts an event service and a website that hawks fake para-celebs and encourages the gullible to buy stuff. She also drags out the Psychic Kids cast to exploit them some more.

We have established a link to Chip Coffey, Ms. X, [identity to be revealed later this month] and Babbling Babs who all participate in making fun of my blindness. Here is a clip posted by Scifake of the mocking of blind people that Chip did. See the video at this page:

http://scifake.com/?p=6040&cpage=1#comment-20987

This proves that Chip is a heartless and mean spirited bigot. The same must be said for Babbling Babs and her co-host [who is an African American and is laughing about a person being a victim of bigotry]. Chip is not psychic -- never was, never will be. I knew he was on Babbling Babs' show, and it was as scripted as all the others: Paranormal State, Psychic Kids, Celebrity Ghost Hunt. Chip has yet to prove he's a genuine psychic. Right now he's in spin control mode as he's peddling a wild story that he was a victim of a hate crime. We doubt the story and find it odd that he made this claim when he committed a hate crime himself.

It backfired on Chippy and the CCC. They ran into a person that won't run or cave in and keeps pressing onward and upward. What does a person do when they get caught? They try to engage in behavior opposite of what they did. This makes them hypocrites.

Oct 5 – Chip made fun of me and other blind people, especially those with macular degeneration.

Oct 6 marked the 13th anniversary of the Matthew Shepard killing [hate crime]. Yet Chip took part in hate speech around the same time.

Oct 6 - Claims he was a victim of a hate crime [we doubt the story] less than 24 hours after he took part in hate speech.

Oct7 - Made a big fuss about marching in a Gay Pride Parade in the ATL as an angel. This was done to bring an end to the hate, yet he took part in hate speech. Notice how he had to tell the world about his good works. Doesn't the Bible encourage one to do good works in secret? Guess Chip spends little time reading it.

Oct 7 - He posted this comment as people started to hear what he had done. "Brilliant words: "If I diminish you, I diminish myself." - Desmond Tutu

Guess he can read but clearly that’s talking about what he had done in his hate speech.

Oct 8 - Chip posted this: "To escape criticism, do nothing, say nothing, be nothing." - Elbert Hubbard.

Sounds new agey but does not block him from taking part in hate speech.

Oct 9 – Chip posted a photo of himself dressed as an angel. Do angels take part in hate speech? The only ones that do are fallen angels, so I guess he's admitting that he walks with fallen ones.

Oct 9 - Posted a photo wearing a t-shirt that reads STOP THE HATE. Chip thinks that hate towards gays is bad but picking on disabled people is okay?

Oct 10 - Posted a song about wishing we only had love, a note talking about his part in the march and a photo of a disabled man in a wheelchair holding a sign saying STOP THE HATE. Guess he was really trying to hide his guilt on Monday.

Oct 11 - He posted a new age sign saying you had no right to judge him. It should have read: "Chip has the right to judge and make fun of the blind but no one better judge hum."

The CCC knows they have been caught in the act and the connections between them are coming to light.

More on this later...

OLD SPARKY'S RANTS – PART 1        

Sandra Lynn Sparks posted on a series of blogs attacking Ron Tebo and myself. Over the next few weeks we'll be taking them apart. Here's the first of the series of Old Sparky's Rants.

Posted Monday October 3, 2011 just two days prior to the Chip Coffey's mockery of blind people.

I've been involved in discussion boards since usenet was popular. I've been a poster, a moderator, an administrator, and a board owner.

I have NEVER run into wackier more in-your-face guys than Ron Tebo and Kirby Robinson. And that's coming from someone who used to post on alt.support.depression, where you could run into some really ingenious and mean flamers.

The problem was, the people dealing with depression tended to be a whole lot more intelligent than these two. Ingenious is not part of their package deal. Mean, disturbing, and dishonest are the rules of their very small world.

I know - When you first encounter them they seem a whole lot bigger, with a wider following, but that's due to extremely heavy self promotion, and the use of lots of e-mail personas. I remember Ron from well before he pulled his ultimate publicity stunt, but more on that later on in this blog series.

Today, on his facebook page (which is public view), Kirby Robinson declared about his website: "The Eye On The Paranormal is fast becoming the "Sixty Minutes" of the paranormal world."

I think Ron Tebo of Scifake.com would challenge that boast.

Kirby must duke it out for whether he or Ron Tebo will become known as the "Andy Rooney" of the paranormal world, since the majority of what they post are personal opinions.

Ron, in particular, does not seem to realize his title suggests he goes after scientific fakes. But then, the small crowd that follows him probably wouldn't know what a psifake might mean. All they know is the website is a great place for trolls to find juicy hunting.

So who are these guys? And why would anyone care?

You care when you are constantly dodging or dealing with the feces they fling, like battling monkeys. This blog is of most interest to those who have to deal with them. You'll find some very entertaining and truly useful bits of information along the way.

By the way - before we really begin - I gave the two of them every warning this would happen. They have already posted lots of things about me and others: Ron removing his posts (but not before the posts were copied) and Kirby just going for it, trying to twist everything I and friends do or have done to fit his scheme of things. I will not be doing any twisting: As I wrote before, if they didn't provide the material themselves, on the Internet, it's not going to be used here. It will be directly quoted when it is on a public page, because they already, at the time of recording it, had released that information publicly.

Nothing that will be presented here violates the content policy of this blog service.

So - that's it for now. Who knows how long this blog will become. There are hundreds of references to sort through. Thanks to everyone who pointed me in directions I wish I hadn't gone in without a bio-hazard kit. Imagine what use all that energy dedicated to mean ends could have done, in the hands of decent people. Learn from this. Don't waste your energy being mean. Someday your target might turn out to be able to stand up to you, in ways you never expected.

Not sure if Old Sparky understands what the truth is. Maybe she has been grass dancing way too long [or smoking it] but we'll try to point things out to her and let the public know what is the truth.

1 She fails to mention that she works for Chip running his board. She doesn't tell you she is close to Babbling Babs, nor does she tell you that Chip had her at the Psychic Kids Facebook page acting as a moderator and site attack dog. [No offense to any dogs]. Does she admit that she directed people to boards she owned and was compensated for it via receiving traffic? Did she reveal that she is behind the psychic school and psychic tutor sites?

2 Yes, Old Sparky, EYE ON THE PARANORMAL is becoming like a paranormal 60 Minutes. We're posting new blogs 5 to 7 days a week with guest writers joining in. Unlike the Chip Coffey Clan, we want to help and inform everyone. The CCC only wants to help themselves to other people's money and misinformation.

3 Neither Ron nor I pulled any posts from the Psychic Kids page. That was done by A&E when you tried to become the moderator. A&E took over the page, removing you as the false moderator. So you and the CCC created a Facebook page PSYCHIC KIDS: AFTERWORD [whatever that means] to act like an official page -- which it isn't. Wonder what A&E will say about that? Links to Chip's and Sandra's sites began popping up. Again, Sandra created new accounts to make it look as if many post there, but in reality only the CCC and a few backscratchers are.

4 I'm happy to be compared to a legend like Andy Rooney. When he got old he didn't become bitter or mean and sick in the head. He did something with his life.

5 Ron uses SCIFAKE to expose fakers like many who are in the CCC. We at EYE ON THE PARANORMAL have no issues with SCIFAKE. And, Old Sparky, it wasn't until all the lies, attacks and deceptions you took part in finally got me and Ron to talk on the phone. In fact, Ron might begin posting a blog on the EYE once a week.

Pick apart all the lies and attacks that we've uncovered and you're left with nothing. Watch your appetite, Old Sparky, because next week you'll be getting another heaping plate of the truth.

UPDATE

On October 12, 2011, Ron Tebo and Babbling Babs talked on the phone. She told Ron that she is very upset with what Chip Coffey did on the show. She said she wasn't laughing at Chip's blind comments, but seeing Chip poking his face into the camera lens is what she found funny.

Personally, I don't buy it. Here's why:

1Why did she tell Ron this and not me?

2 She was contacted hours after the incident took place and she never said this at the time.

3 Watch the video and note that she's already laughing when Chip sticks his face into the lens.

4 Babbling Babs posted about the aforementioned hate site concerning me and Ron that featured a joke about me going blind and even used a phrase that was featured on the site.

If she is telling the truth she can send a post for next week in which she goes public with this information. Send it to me at freeallspirits@live.com and it will posted, as is.

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Issue 48 – Chip Coffey Goes Off the Deep End/We Talk to Chip's Lawyer

By Kirby Robinson

The Chip Coffey Clan has spread lies concerning myself and Ron Tebo. They made fun of me going blind, my sexuality, questioned my religious beliefs and also brought up my education. As to Ron, they suggested that he was never abused and that the depression he is suffering from is just a way to gather some PR for himself. None of these accusations are true.

But that never stops those who want to run the paranormal world, make money and exploit kids, and those who are suffering. They want their followers to worship them as a master psychic or whatever their paranormal title is, and call on their followers and/or those who long for the same thing. Sadly, many of the followers are mentally unstable. But the master psychic encourages them and then they all claim they have nothing to do with it. All that is changing as we unravel their lies and deceptions.

EYE ON THE PARANORMAL IS EXPANDING!

We are having guest bloggers who will post different takes on the issues facing the paranormal community. Currently we have blogs on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday. We plan to have new blogs 7 days a week. If you would like to post a paranormal blog, we'll add you to the list. Contact me at freeallspirits@live.com and we will get you set up.

On Saturday, October 15th, Martha Hazzard Decker will begin posting.

BISHOP LONG ON SUNDAY NIGHTS

Join Bishop Long on Sundays from 8 to 10 pm on http://www.usocc.org/USOCC/USOCC_Radio.html for his show Sacred Division. My segment is at 9 PM and is called SAY WHAT? I talk about things within the paranormal community that has caught my eye and raised my dander.

WE TALK TO CHIP COFFEY'S LAWYER!

We've all heard the story about the big bad wolf that goes around huffing and puffing until he blows the house down. The first is made of hay, the next of wood one and the last is built of bricks. He blows and blows and the house will not fall. And the wolf goes on down the road

The same thing has been going on in the paranormal world. Sadly, many para-celebs spend hours Googling themselves and searching the net and social media if they stumble on any negative posts. They huff and buff until the poster removes the offending post[s]. Their tactics consist of harassing the poster and threatening to black ball them in the paranormal community. Other tactics include threats of legal action against the poster and their web host or social media site.

Chip Coffey is well known for doing this. He spends hours looking for anything posted about him [should be much less as his star in the paranormal night sky is starting to fade away]. There are numerous accounts about his actions found on the web and he even went public with it on Ron Tebo's SCIFAKE site a few weeks ago. Ron posted an item asking if the Psychic Kids website and/or the Facebook page were safe for children? As is often the case, the posting started to focus on Chip. Well, guess Chippie got hot under the collar and had his lawyer fire off a letter to Ron. Here is the article concerning this: http://scifake.com/?p=5890

Notice in the letter they never mention what posts to remove because they wanted all of them removed. But it goes even further. Chip either had his lawyer post this comment [or Chip did it under the lawyer's name] but more threats were made of legal action.

Dear Chip:

I have reviewed the posts here and some are, indeed, defamatory.

Defamation breaks into two types; written and oral.

This is libel (written ) and actionable in YOUR state. This means THEY will have to come to Georgia to defend.

Some libel and some slander are so bad and damaging the are called “per se” and actionable without proof of damages. Damages to you are presumed.

Makes the case easy to do before a jury and a jury HATES these cowards.

The last one of these was GENE COOLER v. “MOUTH” in Union County Georgia Superior Court. Won $404,000.00.

I have one like this in Fannin County Georgia with 90 defendants which should set another record for “defamacasts”.

These idiots will not learn. Perhaps loss of everything they own will give them a clue to shut up.

Perhaps the best aspect of this type of litigation is to “OUT” these posters and show their real names, address and phones numbers for the world to see.

Congratulations on your (Edited by admin).

Let me know when you want to turn hell loose on these guys and I shall get with the program.

Now we jump forward in time. Sandra Lynn Sparks a/k/a Old Sparky, posted false and slanderous Amazon book reviews on my two books: Paranormal Reality: Investigating Paranormal State and Paranormal Teachings: The Best of Shedding Some Light, claiming that things were made up in the books. They weren't. I have been dealing with her for months, due to the fact she is stalking Ron, myself and others. But this claim also hurt the reputation of my editor and damaged her ability to make money.

So I decided to take legal action and at some point I will. Why not go with the best lawyer to handle such cases? Chip claims his lawyer is the best, why not go with him? I called and after a nice talk with the lawyer, I learned it would cost $25,000 just to file the case. [As the case moved through different stages and into trial, costs would go up]. To date the $404,000 settlement the plaintiffs won has not been collected. The lawyer offered to take the case as he said I had one but I had to know it would be an empty victory.

To date no case has been filed against anyone on Chip's part. Now you know why.

WHY WE'RE CONCERNED ABOUT KIDS' SAFETY AT PSYCHIC KIDS PAGES

Over the past several weeks we at the Eye on the Paranormal and others like Ron Tebo have been expressing concern over the safety of the kids at the Psychic Kids and Psychic Kids: Afterword pages. This is due to less than honest and decent people who might be up to no good. These are people who have been working hard for Chip like Sandra Sparks a/k/a Old Sparky, who posts under many fake names, and other members of the Chip Coffey Clan. But we found that one woman has been asking kids into private chats and offering to work with them is a felon. Would you trust a woman who has been arrested three times in one year for harassment, trespassing, disorderly conduct, theft and felony burglary? Here's a link showing her mug shots. http://i56.tinypic.com/x29poj.jpg

HALLOWEEN'S EARLY THIS YEAR!

If you need a good scare, we dare you to watch this video…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHMB1lqMwgI

Watch for a Special Edition of the Eye on the Paranormal tomorrow. You'll learn how Chip Coffey makes fun of me going blind. We'll also be serving the first of many plates of truth to Sandra Lynn Sparks a/k/a Old Sparky.

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Narcissists & the Paranormal

By Lisa Maliga

According to a prolific blogger, Sandra Sparks, it turns out that Kirby Robinson is the inspiration for my novel entitled: Love Me, Need Me: A Narcissist's Tale. Ms. Sparks found the time to write about it in her blog on Thursday, October 6, 2011. [Her blog has been parked as of October 10, but the EoTP team has screenshots of all the blogs].

In the middle of the long and aggravating experience of dealing with the constant posts from a self proclaimed demonologist/exorcist/psychic/medium named Kirby Robinson, Psychic Kids' Christopher Fleming wanted me to be sure to read up on narcissism. I didn't have to - I understood. So does Lisa Maliga, Kirby's editor of his self published e-books. Just the word describes Kirby.

Lisa wrote him into one of her own novels  I would give you the link, but, in an earlier version of this entry, I think something was attached to the link that didn't allow for the material to appear on the published page - or something more unexplainable was going on. This description of her novel will probably disappear quickly after I publish this, but it was written by Lisa to describe her own book, and was public at the time this entry is written:

"Love Me, Need Me is about a bumbling sexual predator, narcissist, and author of three insipid zombie books. Middle aged Arlen J. Stevenson hails from Alabama. His relentless and often hilarious pursuit of women leads him to our other protagonist, Los Angeles-based writer of term papers, Helena Hoffman...

...we see Arlen's self-absorbed lifestyle as he endeavors to screw his numerous catches all over the South. Helena and Arlen get friendlier via their online communication, and he invites her to be his personal manager because of her communication skills, gullibility factor and location..."

Middle aged Kirby J. Robinson hails from Indiana. That is just too rhymingly poetic to be a coincidence. And the description is too close to things people who have been the targets of his harassment have noticed about Kirby - he goes after people who have the things he wants: attention for being what he wants to be. People who are on the inside, who are on television, on radio, in the spotlight, and making income for talents he can't begin to have.  His jealousy knows no end - seriously. I have volumes of screen prints of posts because he just can't stop harassing people.

If you look at most of his posts one at a time, you wonder where the harassment is. He loves to spout bible-isms. Which is funny coming from a self proclaimed Buddhist. He loves Chip Coffey. When he doesn't hate him. He hates Christopher Fleming because Chris is young, good looking and has everything, everything, Kirby wants for himself. He uses lots of sock puppets - when they aren't praising Kirby, they're saying mean things Kirby wouldn't dare say out loud himself. I think that's why he likes Ron Tebo: Ron is mean. Kirby is - seriously - not of this planet. He is the kind of troll which compells you to be there to understand how awful he really is. But if you are there observing him at his game, that's what he wants - the attention. Be his mirror. He'll only see his own reflection, not you. The only mirror that really bothers him is me, because I am much too clear a mirror. That's why he has mounted a heavy attack against me, that only reveals his own deep dishonesty and flawed personality.

And I find, with the words his best friend wrote - that's all he is. A fictional character. There are real people to attend to.

Ms. Sparks neglected to use the full title and description of my book. Here it is:

"Love Me, Need Me: A Narcissist's Tale" is about a bumbling sexual predator, narcissist, and author of three insipid zombie books. Middle-aged Arlen J. Stevenson hails from Alabama. His relentless and often hilarious pursuit of women online leads him to our other protagonist, Los Angeles-based writer of term papers, Helena Hoffman. She isn’t aware of what Arlen is as she only sees his amusing and entertaining side in their daily email correspondence. 

Told in alternating points of view, we see Arlen’s self-absorbed lifestyle as he endeavors to screw his numerous catches all over the South. Helena and Arlen get friendlier via their online communication, and he invites her to be his personal manager because of her communications skills, gullibility factor and location. Unlike his other victims, she never sends him pictures of herself, but she launches a MySpace site for his new company. Soon he realizes there are thousands of available women in his region alone! Unlike the jailbait that many online stalkers pursue, Arlen chases after their mothers and grandmothers. Helena is aware of his perpetual cheating and decides to investigate it in person. What happens after that is alternately scary and darkly humorous.

Contains graphic sexual content and language.

It's evident that Ms. Sparks failed to read the book. Had she done so, it would have been clear that the character of Arlen is a lot different than Kirby. 

Here are some dissimilarities:

Kirby is from Indiana, not Alabama. Both states are east of the Mississippi River and end with the letter 'A'. Not much of a comparison here.

Kirby is legally blind and is unable to drive. Arlen wears glasses but does lots of driving in his vehicle which he's named the Truckin' Temple of Love.

Kirby doesn't write zombie books. Arlen has written three of them, including Zombies on the I-285. Kirby writes nonfiction and hasn't been to Atlanta.

Kirby avoids any instant message programs. Arlen keeps adding screen names so he can flirt with his victims incessantly.

Unfortunately, there are many real people like Arlen hanging out on the 'net in chatrooms, forums, Facebook, blogs, MySpace and lots of other places. Yes, I've encountered narcissists online and offline. You don't live in Southern California for any amount of time without encountering a few of them! I wrote this book to warn others of the dangers of online stalkers.

I also wonder about the futility of someone comparing a fictitious character to a person they've never met! 

Amazingly enough, I'm able to add a link to the book without any difficulty!