S17E227 - Real Life Real Crime | Rebecca Schaefer: The Stalker Who Changed America
Published: July 18, 2026
Duration: 47:44
On this special episode of Real Life Real Crime, Cyndi Overton steps behind the microphone to tell one of the most influential true crime stories in modern American history—the murder of actress Rebecca Schaefer.
Best known for starring in the CBS sitcom My Sister Sam, Rebecca was only 21 years old and on the verge of what many believed would become a remarkable Hollywood career. She had just landed an audition for The Godfather Part III when a knock at her apartment door changed everything.
Her killer wasn't someone she knew.
He was a...