Tinder stalker Adam Rybicki/Tom Lewandowski- with Sarah Steger

There are plenty of fish in the sea, so the saying goes. But looking for love online can sometimes  be a terrifying and dangerous experience. Just ask one of the Perth victims of “campaigns of terror and punishment” at the hands of a serial dating app stalker. Adam Geoffrey Rybicki looked like any other young man looking for love on apps like Tinder, Hinge, Bumble, Red Hot Pie, WhatsApp, Snapchat Instagram and Facebook. Exchanges began innocently enough, but at the first sign of rejection, the 33-year-old would “flip out” and begin bombarding his victims, subjecting them to a reign of terror. In the last episode for 2023, The West Australian's court reporter Sarah Steger joins host Tim Clarke, to tell him how she broke the story and found herself the target of Rybicki's vitriol. For all the latest on courts and crime visit thewest.com.au. If you have a question for the team or cases you'd like explored, please get in touch. Email [email protected] See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.