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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
Jun 19, 2020 · 16 photos. Jun 19, 2020 7:03 PM. 1 / 16. CBS via Getty Images. "Dark Obsession: The Rebecca Schaeffer Story" E! True Hollywood Story began its iconic run in October 1996 with a look at the...
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. Schaeffer was 21-years-old when she was waiting for the script of a movie she had an audition for ...
- Marina Manoukian
Jul 18, 2019 · The My Sister Sam star was preparing for the audition of a lifetime when she was shot to death at 21 by a young man who had been stalking her before stalking was officially a crime News Photos...
- 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...
1984–1989. Rebecca Lucile Schaeffer (November 6, 1967 – July 18, 1989) was an American actress and model. She began her career as a teen model before moving on to acting. In 1986, she landed the role of Patricia "Patti" Russell in the CBS comedy My Sister Sam. The series was canceled in 1988, and she appeared in several films, including the ...
Apr 12, 2019 · The 21-year-old actress answered a knock at her West Hollywood home on July 18, 1989. A 19-year-old fan named Robert John Bardo, who had hired a private investigator to find Schaeffer's address ...
