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Rat Pack Confidential

Shawn Levy

For the first time, the full story of what happened when Frank Sinatra brought his best pals to party in a land called Vegas.

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Peter Loughard, a member of the Rat Pack, wrote about the behavior of stalkers, highlighting how obsessed fans could become with celebrities and harass them, in his book, before the term 'stalking' existed.

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he talked about it in his book without, there wasn't a name for it though that shows just how new it is because this was in 1990 and he said they are crazies who become so obsessed with celebrity that...

— Episode: The Insidious Abuse of Stalking

Episode: The Insidious Abuse of Stalking

Peter Loughard, a member of the Rat Pack, wrote about the behavior of stalkers, highlighting how obsessed fans could become with celebrities and harass them, in his book, before the term 'stalking' existed.

"

he talked about it in his book without, there wasn't a name for it though that shows just how new it is because this was in 1990 and he said they are crazies who become so obsessed with celebrity that their fantasies are lived as though they're a reality.

They can walk your streets, follow you everywhere, telephone you, send you letters, generally harass you.

They can threaten you, discuss of CNX. They're planning to perform on your body, can do almost anything they wish but as long as they do not physically hurt you the police have limited power and elaborate rules to follow.

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