Ricardo Lopez the Sick Man who Suicided for Bjork

1996

In the relationship between celebrities and their public, there is always a delicate balance: Fans can admire, but they also have to keep their distance. When this equilibrium is broken, it can be dangerous. Icelandic pop star Björk learned this when an American fan sent her a bomb in disguise and then killed himself — leaving behind 22 hours of videotape. For authorities on both sides of the Atlantic, this one man's obsession became a race against time. And for observers, like famed crime writer Patricia Cornwell, the man's tapes provided a rare window into the mind of a celebrity predator. Cornwell joined up with Primetime to take a look at the case. The Last Day On Sept. 16, 1996, the manager of the Van Buren Plaza apartment building in Hollywood, Fla... Read More