An Inclusive Litany

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Psychiatrist Park Elliot Dietz testified in the case of Robert Bardo, a Newport Beach, California, man who was accused of killing actress Rebecca Schaeffer, that the defendant suffered from "fan obsession syndrome" at the time of the murder: a psychological condition created over time by repeated exposure to, and identification with, a particular celebrity. Despite Dietz's testimony, the jury convicted Bardo of first-degree murder.