Actress Rebecca Schaeffer (center) and her parents, Benson and Danna Schaeffer of Portland, in Vienna, Austria, in 1986. (Handout photo) By Amy Wang | The Oregonian/OregonLive The new play “You ...

Rebecca was born in Eugene, Ore., in 1967 to Schaeffer and husband, Benson Schaeffer. “My mother called her effervescent,” Schaeffer said, recalling that one of the things her daughter got ...

In July 1989, actress Rebecca Schaeffer was on the verge of becoming a big star.. Her celebrity status had taken off with the sitcom "My Sister Sam" and she was preparing to audition in front of ...

Shortly after 12 p.m., actor Tom Noonan—a friend of Rebecca's—left a message for her mother Danna Schaeffer, a writer and instructor at Portland Community College in Oregon.

Danna Schaeffer, Rebecca’s mother, shared her own reactions to the loss of her daughter in “You in Midair,” a solo show that she performed in Portland in 2017.

Shortly after noon, Tom Noonan, a friend of Rebecca's, left a message for her mother, Danna Schaeffer, a writer and instructor at Portland Community College, in Oregon.

Rebecca was born in Eugene, Ore., in 1967 to Schaeffer and husband, Benson Schaeffer. “My mother called her effervescent,” Schaeffer said, recalling that one of the things her daughter got ...

Shortly after 12 p.m., actor Tom Noonan—a friend of Rebecca's—left a message for her mother Danna Schaeffer, a writer and instructor at Portland Community College in Oregon.

When Danna Schaeffer hears that one of her friends has welcomed a new grandchild, she’s happy for them. But she feels awkward, too. Danna Schaeffer, mother of murdered actress Rebecca Schaeffer ...