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Stalking Shadows

2025/3/13
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Penny Chang, a 15-year-old, was stalked and ultimately killed by Scott Struthers, a close family friend. Despite warning signs, her family didn't realize the threat he posed.
  • Penny Chang was stalked by Scott Struthers, a family friend.
  • Struthers made numerous threatening phone calls.
  • He was arrested and hospitalized but later released.
  • He shot Penny three times on her way to school.

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In 1999, Ohio teenager Penny Chang was stalked and killed by her older brother’s best friend, Scott Strothers. Strothers pled guilty and was sentenced to 23 years to life in prison, but Penny’s parents felt the doctors who treated Strothers should have also been held responsible for her death. And another stalking story about TV newspeople who attracted the wrong kind of viewer attention. “48 Hours" Correspondents Erin Moriarty and Troy Roberts report. This classic "48 Hours" episode last aired on 10/25/2003. Watch all-new episodes of “48 Hours” on Saturdays, and stream on demand on Paramount+.

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