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[staw-ker] / ˈstɔ kər /


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The harrowing sequence of events began just over a week ago, but the alleged stalker has been spotted near the “Please, Please, Please” singer’s home since April, according to court documents reviewed by The Times.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 2, 2026

The owner of another horse, Detail, wrote in a Facebook post that the alleged attacker was a “crazy obsessed stalker who has been following me on social media for a long time.”

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 1, 2026

Three members of Dundonnell Mountain Rescue Team, along with the spaniel's owner and a local deer stalker, made a search the following morning when she was found and rescued.

From BBC Feb. 17, 2026

Yet there are red flags: William has a stalker, a woman nicknamed the Rabbit, who sends Sam scary messages demanding she back off.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 23, 2026

Or will that make her think I’m a stalker?

From "P.S. I Miss You" by Jen Petro-Roy

In 2023, South Korea's parliament revised the law to lower the barrier to prosecuting stalkers.

From BBC Dec. 4, 2025

The number of reports against stalkers have surged since then, from 7,600 in 2022 to more than 13,000 last year, according to data from the justice ministry.

From BBC Dec. 4, 2025

Stalking Protection Orders - which can ban alleged stalkers from contacting or being within a certain distance of their victims - will also be made more widely available, the government said.

From BBC Dec. 2, 2024

In January, he wrote to Joseph Dalu, a Laguna Hills private investigator and threat assessment expert he saw on a TMZ special about Hollywood stalkers called “Obsessed & Dangerous.”

From Los Angeles Times May 8, 2024

As Elizabeth walked along the line of guardsmen, they did nothing to protect her from her stalkers.

From "Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High" by Melba Pattillo Beals




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