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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...attachment is usually expressed as love. In a study sponsored by the National Institute of Justice and released this year, researchers analyzed 1,500 "inappropriate" letters sent to dozens of Hollywood celebrities. Only 5% of the writers cast themselves as enemies or would-be assassins. Others saw themselves as business associates, friends or religious saviors. But the rest acted like spouses or suitors. Says Park Dietz, a forensic psychiatrist in Newport Beach, Calif., who directed the project: "If you didn't know who the two people were, you would think it was a normal love letter." About...
...protect themselves from their fans. Gavin de Becker, who operates a 100-client security service in Los Angeles, charges those who request full-time protection an average of $225,000 a year. De Becker provides the staffs and publicists of celebrities with 20 pointers to help them screen letters or calls. A direct threat is not necessarily a good indicator of true danger, he says. " 'I'm going to kill you' is as common as a fan letter to many of these people." But, he adds, "it becomes different if someone says, 'I've sold my house...
...alleged killer of Rebecca Schaeffer appears to fit the profile to a % remarkable degree. He kept a video collection of episodes of her television show. He proudly displayed an autographed publicity photo of the actress, and he sent her "an affectionate letter" a year ago. He called her agency several times. Sadly, no one discerned in time the pattern of a fatal obsession...
...long history of public opposition to betting on games, and its commissioner, Pete Rozelle, sent a letter to the Oregon governor, stating his objections to that state's gambling plan. Jim Heffernan, the league's spokesperson, says that it would not be surprising if the NFL took similar actions if Massachusetts appeared close to adopting a state-wide betting scheme...
...come home after work, look through the mail, fix dinner, do some gardening, and before you know it, I'm falling asleep in front of "L.A. Law." I throw dinner parties. I was sent a form letter to join the PTA, and I read it with interest...