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Rebecca Schaeffer

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    In 1989 television actress Rebecca Schaeffer was murdered by a fan, and in 1993 tennis player Monica Seles was stabbed by a deranged supporter of rival player Steffi Graf. Several of those cases involved the harassment of celebrities in California, and the entertainment industry began to press for criminal…

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    In 1989 television actress Rebecca Schaeffer was murdered by a fan, and in 1993 tennis player Monica Seles was stabbed by a deranged supporter of rival player Steffi Graf. Several of those cases involved the harassment of celebrities in California, and the entertainment industry began to press for criminal…

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