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Rebecca Shaeffer and Celebrity Stalkers

5/3/202649 min

In 1989, Rebecca Shaeffer was just hitting her stride as an actress. She was coming off a three-year stint on a television show, My Sister Sam, opposite Pam Dawber. Robert John Barbo had been stalking Rebecca, though she was unaware of it. His obsession would end in tragedy.

Join Mike and Morf as they discuss Rebecca Shaeffer and other instances of stalkers targeting celebrities. Stalking is a scary thing and often involves a person who knows their victim personally. But in the case of celebrities, stalkers don't really know their target but often believe they do.

 

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Criminology is an Emash Digital production hosted by Mike Ferguson and Mike Morford.

Clips

The moment Bardo returns
From tragedy to reform
Was Bardo mentally ill?
Types of stalkers explained
Inside erotomania delusion
Privacy in the digital age
Missed warnings at the studio

Transcript preview

First 90 seconds

  1. Speaker 00:00

    In the suburbs of DC, a woman fails to show up for work and is found brutally murdered 911, what's your emergency?

  2. Mike Morford· Host0:07

    We just walked in the door, and there's blood in the foyer.

  3. Speaker 00:10

    For the next two decades, the case remained unsolved until new technology allowed investigators to do what had once been impossible. A new series from ABC Audio and 2020, Blood and Water. Listen now wherever you get your podcasts Criminology is a true crime podcast that may contain discussion about violent or disturbing topics.

  4. Speaker 30:33

    Listener discretion is advised.

  5. Mike Ferguson· Host0:35

    [suspenseful music] Hello everyone, and welcome to episode 408 of the Criminology podcast. I'm Mike Ferguson.

  6. Mike Morford· Host1:11

    And this is Mike Morpher.

  7. Mike Ferguson· Host1:12

    Morph, what's going on this week, buddy?

  8. Mike Morford· Host1:14

    Not a whole lot. What's new with you?

  9. Mike Ferguson· Host1:16

    Uh, it's like 42 degrees here today, and I'm not happy about it because- 42?

  10. Mike Morford· Host1:21

    Whoa ...

  11. Mike Ferguson· Host1:21

    Yeah. We're almost May, dude, and it's 42 degrees.

  12. Mike Morford· Host1:25

    It's like 82 here.

  13. Mike Ferguson· Host1:26

    I figured it was. [laughs] I figured it was.

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