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Aug 20, 2021 · Rebecca Schaeffer's death at the hands of a fan left a legacy through a monumental change in law. Her murder prompted legislation that made stalking a crime.
- Alyssa Choiniere
Jun 20, 2020 · True Hollywood Story began its iconic run in October 1996 with a look at the life and shocking death of Schaeffer, an up-and-coming actress who was shot dead at her L.A. apartment's front door by...
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 had paid a...
- The Murder of Rebecca Schaeffer
- Who Was Rising Star Rebecca Schaeffer?
- Schaeffer Moves to Los Angeles and Her Career Takes Off
- Robert John Bardo Begins Stalking Rebecca Schaeffer
- Bardo’s Obsession Turns Deadly
- Schaffer’s Killer Faces Justice
- Rebecca Schaeffer’s Tragic Legacy
Rebecca Schaeffer paced her West Hollywood apartment on the morning of July 18, 1989. She awaited the delivery of The Godfather IIIscript that she would be reading before Academy Award-winning director Francis Ford Coppola. Schaeffer was auditioning for the part of Mary Corleone, Michael Corleone’s daughter, a role that would surely change her care...
Rebecca Lucile Schaeffer was born November 6, 1967, in Eugene, Oregon, to Danna, a writer and teacher, and Benson Schaeffer, a psychologist. Schaeffer was the couple’s only child. The family was dedicated to their Jewish faith and Schaeffer even considered becoming a Rabbi at one point. The family was also close, and Schaeffer said of them once, “N...
Acting jobs were steady for Rebecca Schaeffer and it wasn’t long before the 18-year-old landed her biggest part yet, a leading role in the CBS sitcom My Sister Sam. In the show, charming 16-year-old Patti Russell (Schaeffer) goes to live with her sophisticated older sister, 29-year-old Sam Russell (Pam Dawber), a successful photographer in San Fran...
Robert John Bardo fell hard for Rebecca Schaeffer the first time he saw her in My Sister Sam, but this wasn’t the first time Bardo had fallen in love with a fresh face on screen. Bardo had previously become obsessed with Samantha Smith, a 10-year-old American schoolgirl and peace activist. Smith was known for writing a letter to Soviet leader Yuri ...
Scenes From The Class Struggle In Beverly Hills was released June 3, 1989, and no one was more anxious to see it than Bardo. However, on finishing the movie, the usual warmth and affection he felt for Rebecca Schaeffer when watching My Sister Samhad vanished and were replaced with resentment and disgust. What changed Bardo’s attitude towards Schaef...
Finally, on July 18, 1989, Robert John Bardo arrived at Rebecca Schaeffer’s home in West Hollywood. When she tried to send him away, he pulled out a gun and shot her in the chest, leaving her dead. Bardo’s deadly story of obsession had reached its tragic end. The day after Bardo murdered Rebecca Schaeffer, he was located in Tucson attempting to kil...
In honor of Rebecca Schaeffer, the cast of My Sister Samgathered to make a PSA about preventing handgun violence. Pam Dawber even testified before Congress on the issue of implementing common-sense gun laws. If anything positive came out of Schaeffer’s death, it was the anti-stalking movement which led to several changes in the law. In 1990, Califo...
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.
- Freelance Writer
May 8, 2024 · On the tape, Robert Bardo was in a room at Men’s Central Jail in downtown Los Angeles, telling his defense-appointed psychiatrist how he had stalked and killed 21-year-old actress Rebecca...
On July 18, 1989, 19-year-old fan Robert John Bardo shot and killed Schaeffer at her home in West Hollywood. At the time of her death, she had been stalked by Bardo for three years. [11] [15] He had previously been obsessed with child peace activist Samantha Smith, who died in a plane crash in 1985. [16]
