Rebecca Schaeffer was a rising Hollywood star with a promising future — until an obsessed fan tracked down her home address and ended her life at her doorstep. In this episode of Spotlight Murder by Skoob, host Kieran Caldwell takes you deep inside the tragic murder that shocked Hollywood, exposed major privacy loopholes, and led to America’s first modern anti-stalking laws.

We explore Rebecca’s incredible rise from Oregon to prime-time television, the escalating obsession of Robert Bardo, the fatal system failures that allowed him to find her, and the national change her death set in motion. This emotional true-crime episode reveals the dangers of celebrity, mental illness, privacy breaches, and the dark side of fan culture.

If you’re into gripping true crime, celebrity tragedies, and cases that reshaped America, this is one story you won’t forget.

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