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Podcast: True Crime Recaps
Episode: The DMV Leak That Got a Hollywood Star Killed.
Description: Rebecca Schaeffer was just 21 years old and on the brink of Hollywood stardom when a deadly obsession found its way to her doorstep.Her killer, 19-year-old Robert John Bardo, had stalked her for years. He wrote letters, showed up at studios, and finally hired a private investigator to track her down. That investigator obtained Rebecca’s unlisted address from the California DMV for just $250.On July 18, 1989, Bardo rang her doorbell and shot her point-blank in the chest. Her final word was “Why?” The murder shocked Hollywood and led to major changes in U.S. pri...