Rebecca Schaeffer was an actress on the rise when she was stalked and murdered by an obsessive fan. She was 21 years old. How did this happen? Find out this week on Death in Entertainment.
D.I.E. POD Ep. 41
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
3:27 Pop Culture Flash - July 18, 1989: What a Summer it was! Milli Vanilli, Honey I Shrunk the Kids, Lethal Weapon 2, TMNT NES...😁
12:50 Rebecca Schaeffer's early modeling days from Portland to NYC.
18:50 Schaeffer lands a big Soap Opera gig which leads to being a Magazine Cover Girl to the star of a hit sitcom in 1986.
31:20 Loser creep Robert John Bardo starts his journey to becoming a stalker.
33:43 The story of Samantha Smith: Peace Activist, Child Actress and first subject of Bardo's obsession.
39:36 Bardo sets his focus on Rebecca Schaeffer. An unhealthy fixation leads him on a trip to Warner Bros. studios.
51:42 Schaeffer is climbing the Hollywood ranks by the end of the 80s. Her sexy role in an indie flick triggers Bardo's homicidal impulses.
57:51 The story of Theresa Saldana: Actress/Victims Advocate who survived a vicious knife attack by a stalker outside her WeHo apartment in 1982. It inspires Bardo in a bad way.
1:02:29 The terrifying plan is set into motion: he goes back to LA to "save" Rebecca Schaeffer with help of a .357 Magnum Pistol. A PI easily gets her address from the DMV.
1:10:27 Last Morning: Schaeffer is awaiting a copy of a very important and sought-after script! And she's preparing for a very important and life-changing audition that afternoon! However, Robert John Bardo intercepts her path and changes everything with one shot.
1:20:13 Bardo is on the run after murdering his dream girl before finally being caught in his home state of Arizona.
1:22:36 The trial: Marcia Clark (OJ) is the prosecutor! Bardo acts like a weirdo when a rock song is played.
1:36:35 Aftermath: New laws and projects that heal: a movie and a one woman show.
1:44:39 Other Celebrity Stalkers including Youtube Star John Hinckley Jr.
1:46:15 Final Thoughts: Rebecca Schaeffer would have gone on to have an interesting film career.
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