Jul 29 2007
Life Sentenced Turned Death Sentence
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Somehow I find it hard to drudge up much sympathy for this ‘vicitm’
SAN FRANCISCO — The man convicted of stalking and killing actress Rebecca Schaeffer in 1989 was stabbed repeatedly by another inmate in the prison where he is serving a life sentence, corrections officials said.
Robert John Bardo, 37, suffered 11 stab and puncture wounds Friday at Mule Creek State Prison in Amador County, authorities said. He was treated at University of California, Davis, Medical Center and returned to the prison, officials said.
“We have a number of high-notoriety cases, so we cannot jump to the conclusion as to whether his notoriety was a factor in the attack,” said prison Sgt. Chris Weathersbee.
The slaying of Schaeffer, a former teenage model who co-starred in the 1980s sitcom “My Sister Sam,” helped prompt anti-stalking laws. She was shot when she answered the door of her home in Los Angeles.
The upside of this is that there is one less person sitting around behind bars in comfort due to tax payers’ money. To be honest, given the fact that he was a crazed stalker I’m amazed he didn’t get a death sentence and instead received life. Imagine a life behind bars? Well, he was spared the indignity of using incontinence products while locked up yes?
The way I see it, Rebecca Schaeffer’s killer was finally punished and justice was served.
