Finding Marty Rimm

A project in Greenfield, MA by Philip Elmer-DeWitt
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20 years ago, Rimm’s study of online porn made the cover of Time and put the Net on a collision with Congress. Then he disappeared.
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Backers: 38
Average Pledge Per Backer: $44

Funded: $1,656 of $1,500
Dates: Jan 15th -> Feb 14th (30 days)
Project By: Philip Elmer-DeWitt
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Latest News

Goal!

January 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
Jan 23, 2015. 4:54 a.m. We did it! In 10 days, thanks to you, I've made my Kickstarter goal. Talked to the local private investigator last night. Scheduling a meeting tomorrow. With the leads that have come over the transom, it shouldn't be long... (Read More)

Spending your money

January 21st - via: kickstarter.com
This may be premature, but I needed some equipment to get the ball rolling... TASCAM DR-40 Linear PCM Recorder One entry-level digital recorder: $180 Phone recording controller and mono-plug: $40 16GB SDHC Card: $15 Ecamm Call Recorder for Skype:... (Read More)

The tools of the trade

January 18th - via: kickstarter.com
American Eagle Investigation's Dan McBride says his lie detector gets a lot of use.  Photo: PED  (Read More)

The larger picture

January 17th - via: kickstarter.com
That first burst of support got me half-way there. Thanks to all. Really. Means a lot.  Three updates:  SHAKING THE TREE: Good news!  Some clever sleuthing (not mine, a volunteer's) may have cracked the Marty Rimm mystery. Before I make contact,... (Read More)

Shaking the trees

January 15th - via: kickstarter.com
A couple new leads have come in over the transom since I posted this. If you have information that might help me get in touch with Marty, you can reach me here: ped@mac.com. I'll take any scraps you have!   (Read More)

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