Theresa Saldana

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  • Actress Theresa Saldana has appeared in a number of popular American television shows, including The Twilight Zone, Falcon Crest, The Commish, Simon and Simon and TJ Hooker. She portrayed Lenore, the sister-in-law of boxer Jake La Motta, in the classic Martin Scorsese film Raging Bull.

  • 1980 Attack

    After seeing her performance in the film Defiance, a drifter from Scotland named Arthur Richard Jackson developed an obsession with Saldana. After finding her home address with the aid of a private investigator, Jackson brutally attacked the actress with a knife. Saldana was rescued by a bottled water deliveryman, Jeff Fenn, who later went on to a career in law enforcement following the incident.http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0407/13/lkl.00.html

    Jackson was convicted of the attack on Saldana and for making threats against her and Fenn from prison, and served a 14-year prison term.http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0407/13/lkl.00.html

    Following an extensive period of recovery, Saldana founded the Victims for Victims organization and became an activist for anti-stalking legislation.http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0407/13/lkl.00.html

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