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Robert John Bardo (born January 2, 1970) is an American man serving life imprisonment without parole after being convicted for the July 18, 1989, murder of American actress and model Rebecca Schaeffer, whom he had stalked for three years.
- Life imprisonment without parole
Aug 20, 2021 · On July 18, 1989, the 21-year-old was shot in the chest and killed after she opened the front door of her Los Angeles, California, home, only to find an obsessed fan determined to ruin her. He fled soon after pulling the trigger but was identified as Robert John Bardo and arrested in his native Tucson, Arizona, the very next day.
3 days ago · Rebecca Schaeffer's murder by an obsessed fan led to anti-stalking laws. Marcia Clark, the lead prosecutor, reflects on the case. ... She began to understand what animated the killer. “He doesn ...
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 ...
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Inside Rebecca Schaeffer’s Murder At The Hands Of Her Stalker. By Leah Silverman | Edited By John Kuroski. Published December 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.
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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...
Aug 21, 2021 · Robert John Bardo is serving a life sentence today in the murder of actress Rebecca Schaeffer. He was 19 years old and an obsessed fan of the actress when he fatally shot her at her doorstep,...
