The Murder of Rebecca Schaeffer, Part II: Interview with Former Prosecutor Marcia Clark

Killer Psyche

Wondery | Treefort Media

True Crime, Exhibit C

4.6 • 4.2K Ratings

🗓️ 14 February 2023

⏱️ 42 minutes

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In this special episode, former FBI agent and criminal profiler Candice DeLong interviews Marcia Clark. She reflects on prosecuting Rebecca Schaeffer's murder case, and the fight to bring her killer to justice.

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0:00.0	Hey, Prime Members! You can listen to Killer Sike add-free on Amazon Music. Download the app today!
0:09.0	A listener note, this episode contains adult content and is not suitable for everyone. Please be advised.
0:17.0	In 1994, O.J. Simpson stood accused of murdering his ex-wife, Nicole Brown, and her friend, Ron Goldman.
0:34.0	The trial dominated the news for months. As the lead prosecutor in that trial, Marcia Clark soon became a household name.
0:47.0	But three years earlier, Marcia Clark handled another high-profile case that also garnered national headlines.
0:55.0	The murder of actress Rebecca Schaefer. She successfully secured the guilty verdict of Robert Bartow, who was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole.
1:09.0	As a continuation of last week's episode about Rebecca's murder, we speak with Marcia about that trial. And the legal ramifications that occurred as a result.
1:23.0	Hey, I'm Cassie DePeckel, the host of Wondery's podcast against the odds. In our next season, a team of American and Indian climbers are on a top secret Cold War mission to place a nuclear-powered spine device atop a deadly Himalayan mountain.
1:40.0	Listen to against the odds on Amazon Music or wherever you get your podcasts.
1:46.0	From Wondery and Tree Fort, I'm Candace DeLong, and this is the second season of Killer Sighty.
1:54.0	I've spent five decades studying people's minds through my work as an FBI profiler and psychiatric nurse.
2:07.0	I've spent five decades studying people's minds through my work as an FBI profiler and psychiatric nurse.
2:13.0	I've interviewed lots of murderers, including serial killers. And the question of why they did it is what I get asked time and time again. It is difficult to get a satisfying answer without diving deep into their mindsets. So that's what we're doing. And I think that's the most important thing to do.
2:27.0	And I think that's the most important thing to do. So I think that's the most important thing to do. And I don't think that's the most important thing to do.
2:45.0	in this series of what made them do what they did.
2:49.5	This episode is the murder of Rebecca Schaefer, part two.
2:56.7	So, Marcia, how did you get involved
2:58.9	in the Rebecca Schaefer case?
3:01.0	Well, I got assigned.
3:02.2	I mean, at the time I was in the special trials unit,
3:04.6	that handled all the high profile murder cases
3:08.4	and the more complex death penalty cases,
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