A Hollywood murder that changed America

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A young actress, an obsessed stalker and a Hollywood murder that changed America

Rebecca Schaeffer, a 21-year-old actress who starred in the television sitcom "My Sister Sam," was stalked and killed in 1989 by an obsessed fan. The crime led to anti-stalking laws across the country. Marcia Clark, the lead prosecutor, reflects on the case decades later.

In a new series by the L.A. Times, Criminal Record, Christopher Goffard revisits old crimes in Los Angeles and beyond, from the famous to the forgotten, the consequential to the obscure, diving into archives and the memories of those who were there.
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