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Occupation (s) Actress, model. Years active. 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 ...
Jul 18, 2019 · The Still Terrifying Details of the Murder of Rebecca Schaeffer: A Star on the Rise and an Obsession Turned Deadly. The My Sister Sam star was preparing for the audition of a lifetime when she...
Dec 29, 2023 · Updated February 20, 2024. After Rebecca Schaeffer was murdered by unhinged fan Robert John Bardo on July 18, 1989, California passed groundbreaking laws to prevent stalking. Getty Images Rebecca Schaeffer was murdered at age 21 on July 18, 1989, when a deranged stalker named Robert John Bardo shot her outside her Hollywood home.
Oct 10, 2023 · Entertainment Weekly/Youtube. By Marina Manoukian / Updated: Oct. 10, 2023 5:57 pm EST. 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.
Rebecca Schaeffer. Actress: Radio Days. Rebecca began modeling at the age of 16, going off to New York on her own to begin her career. Four months later, she found herself in Japan, modeling. Eventually, she landed a co-starring role on My Sister Sam (1986), for which she is now best known.
2 days ago · 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 Schaeffer.
Jul 8, 2019 · 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...
