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Aug 20, 2021 · Schaeffer’s cause of death was a “penetrating gunshot wound” to the chest, her death certificate says. She died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles after she was gunned down at her...
- Alyssa Choiniere
Apr 11, 2023 · A family member of Schaeffer's observed a dark gray vehicle waiting in front of their home on May 23, 2022, according to the search warrant. Roughly six hours later, Schaeffer was seen...
Jul 18, 2019 · When the bell rang at 10:15 a.m., Schaeffer went to answer the door and was fatally shot by 19-year-old Robert John Bardo. He had been obsessed with the actress for three years and...
Oct 10, 2023 · When Rebecca Schaeffer was murdered in 1989, it set the wheels in motion for the nation's first anti-stalking laws. A rising '80s actress who seemed beloved by everyone, few could understand why anyone would murder her, seemingly in cold blood.
- Marina Manoukian
She was best known for her role as Patti Russell in My Sister Sam (1986). She also appeared in Out of Time (1988), Radio Days (1987), and Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills (1989). She was tragically shot to death by a deranged fan on the doorstep of her home.
On July 18, 1989, Rebecca Schaeffer, a rising young TV actress who had starred on the CBS comedy “My Sister Sam,” was at her Los Angeles home preparing to audition for a role in Francis Ford...
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Apr 12, 2019 · In 1989, model-turned-actress Rebecca Schaeffer was killed in cold blood by a man many described as an “deranged fan” named Robert John Bardo. On April 12, 20/20 released a new two-hour ...
