114. The Murder of Rebecca Schaeffer

This week, Lauren and Amanda discuss the tragic stalking and death of actress Rebecca Schaeffer.Sources:E! News: “The Terrifying Rebecca Schaeffer Murder Details: A Star on the Rise and a Stalker’s Deadly Obsession” by Natalie FinnABC News: “Rebecca Schaeffer’s co-star on ‘My Sister Sam’ says she was ‘devastated’ by her murder” by Anthony RivasABC News: “The day a young actress was on the verge of becoming a big star was killed in cold blood: ‘The world just seemed physically wrong’” by Emily Whipp, Gwen Gowen, and Enjoli FrancisThe Los Angeles Times: “A young actress, an obsessed stalker and a Hollywood murder that changed America” by Christopher GoffardGood Housekeeping: “How Rebecca Schaeffer’s Horrific Murder Led to the Nation’s First Anti-Stalking Law” by Blake BakkilaEntertainment Tonight: “Rebecca Schaeffer’s Murder: How Actress’ Death Changed Hollywood and Inspired Anti-Stalking Laws” by Joe BergrenRemind Magazine: “‘My Sister Sam’ Star, Rebecca Schaeffer’s Gruesome Murder Happened 35 Years Ago” by Remind StaffPeople Magazine: “How the Murder of Starlet Rebecca Schaeffer by Her Stalker ‘Changed Hollywood’” by People StaffVocal Media: “The Tragic Death of Rebecca Schaeffer and the Birth of Anti-Stalking Laws in America” by Deji AkomolafeCalifornia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation: “Death of actress aided by state’s failure to protect data in 1989” Crimes of the Century podcast: “S1 Ep18: Rebecca Schaeffer: The Slaying of a Starlet”20/20, Season 41, Episode 33: “Your Biggest Fan” (although it was only the first, like, ⅔ of the episode because ABC doesn’t have it online anywhere else that I could find)Wikipedia