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Robert john bardo rebecca schaeffer3/1/2024 ![]() When she opened her door and saw Bardo again, Schaeffer reportedly told him he was wasting her time. “Your Biggest Fan” – 20/20 at 9/8c on ABC /XOzs3HqUY5īardo went to a nearby diner, ate something, and returned to her apartment. Now, almost 30 years after actress and rising star Rebecca Schaeffer was killed by a stalker – New details, new interviews, and the phone call you just have to hear. WATCH TONIGHT: Obsession & haunting tragedy in the shadows of Hollywood. She politely excused herself, saying she had an interview to get ready for, police said. When she answered the door, he showed her the card she had sent him and an autographed photo of her, saying he was her biggest fan. However, he was able to convince his brother to buy him a gun, making him believe it was for shooting practice.īardo hired a private detective, who found out Schaeffer’s address from the Department of Motor Vehicles, and set off for her apartment.Īs Schaeffer waited for the script to arrive on the morning of July 18, 1989, Bardo rang her bell. When she appeared in a love scene in the 1989 film, “Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills,” Bardo snapped.īardo tried to buy a gun but was turned down by the store after mentioning his mental health issues, according to ABC News.Īctress Rebecca Schaeffer was stalked by Robert John Bardo, who obtained her address and shot her to death. ![]() When she responded to one of his letters, he became completely obsessed and flew to the Los Angeles studio “My Sister Sam” was filmed in, hoping to meet her.īardo would bring gifts for her, but he never made it past security, reported Fox News.Īfter “My Sister Sam” was canceled, Schaeffer began taking movie roles. He also sent her a plethora of fan letters. He began watching the shows she was in and taping them for later. Today,1989- actress Rebecca Shaeffer (21) murdered at her LA home by Robert John Bardo, a mentally unstable stalker /K0jVo03ZGWīardo said he first noticed Schaeffer in a promo for “My Sister Sam” in the summer of 1986, according to Fox News. Schaeffer was rushed to the hospital where she died at age 21. One day in 1989, as she was waiting for her audition script to arrive, her longtime stalker, an obsessed fan named Robert Bardo, traveled from Arizona to Los Angeles and shot her at point blank at the door of her apartment. Do not put your last name on that mailbox,’ and she did,” Dawber continued.Īt the time, Schaeffer was preparing for the role of a lifetime: a chance to be in Francis Ford Coppola’s “The Godfather Part III.” “It’s like, ‘You’re on a hit show…we’re gonna go on this show for a while. “The one thing we did say to her, though: ‘You never put your real name on your mailbox, Rebecca.’ … And she didn’t listen to that,” Dawber said. Schaeffer became “busy living her life and meeting people and having friends,” Dawber said. “I was thrilled that she was getting to really, really enjoy… a big show biz life,” Dawber said.Įventually, Schaeffer moved out and got her own apartment, a one-bedroom in West Hollywood. It became so popular that Schaeffer was featured on the cover of Seventeen magazine, reported ABC News. Pam Dawber, star of Mork & Mindy and Rebecca Schaeffer’s co-star in My Sister Sam, recalls inviting Rebecca to move into her home: “She became my little sister for a few months.”ĭuring that time, “My Sister Sam” became a hit in its first season. It was good for us.”ĭawber even invited Schaeffer to live in her home in Los Angeles for a few months as Schaeffer was still a teenager at the time and had just left New York. And so having another young girl in the house was something I was very comfortable with. My sister passed away when she was 22 and I was 25. “We just kind of fell into this sisterly thing,” Dawber said. TV Guide Cover 30 Years Ago This Week, May 9-15, 1987: Pam Dawber & Rebecca Schaeffer of ‘My Sister Sam’ /yHv5Eo5jfF ![]() Dawber said Schaeffer was like a real-life sister to her on and off the show. ![]() Pam Dawber, best known for her role in the hit TV show “Mork & Mindy,” opened up about her struggles dealing with the loss of former “My Sister Sam” co-star.ĭawber participated in a two-hour ABC “20/20” documentary airing on Friday, April 12, that delves into the details of Rebecca Schaeffer’s murder by an obsessed fan almost 30 years ago, according to ABC News.ĭawber and Schaeffer played siblings in the hit TV show, “My Sister Sam,” that ran from 1986-1988. Press photo of Rebecca Schaeffer for "My Sister Sam" in the 1980s.
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