The Murder of Rebecca Schaeffer: How One Death Changed Stalking Laws Forever

Killer Psyche

Wondery | Treefort Media

True Crime, Exhibit C

4.6 • 4.2K Ratings

🗓️ 7 February 2023

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

Former FBI agent and criminal profiler Candice DeLong examines the case of Rebecca Schaeffer. A rising star and actress, Rebecca was stalked and murdered by obsessive fan Robert John Bardo, who traveled from Arizona to California to shoot her at her apartment doorstep. Her death shocked the nation and led to increased public awareness of the dangers of stalking. It also prompted changes in the law, including the passage of the first anti-stalking legislation in California and the creation of a national database of stalkers. Schaeffer's death remains a powerful reminder of the importance of protecting victims of stalking.

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0:17.5	1.1980 Started out as a great year for actress Teresa Saldana.
0:31.7	She co-starred in two of the year's biggest films, The Crime Drama Defiance and Martin
0:38.6	Scorsese's Raging Bull.
0:42.2	Her career was taking off and people were beginning to take notice of the young actress.
0:49.9	Unfortunately, one of those people was a Scottish drifter named Arthur Jackson.
0:57.3	He became so obsessed with Teresa that he hired a private investigator to obtain her home
1:04.9	address.
1:06.8	But the investigator was only able to get Teresa's mother's unpublished phone number.
1:14.1	Arthur then called Teresa's mother pretending to be Scorsese's assistant and claimed he needed
1:20.5	her daughter's home address to send her a script.
1:25.2	Unfortunately, thinking she was being helpful, her mother complied.
1:33.3	Teresa left her home in West Hollywood on March 15, 1982.
1:39.6	Unbeknownst to her, Arthur Jackson was waiting for her.
1:45.2	In broad daylight, he stabbed her 10 times before a delivery man came to her rescue.
1:53.4	Luckily, she survived.
1:56.8	The harrowing attack was all over the news.
2:01.1	It was a cautionary tale, but her story felt like an isolated, albeit tragic occurrence
2:08.9	at the time.
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