THE VIDEO DIARIES OF RICARDO LÓPEZ, "THE BJÖRK STALKER", TAPE 4 OF 20!

Ricardo López was born on January 14, 1975, in Uruguay into a middle-class family who moved to the United States and settled in Georgia. López had a good relationship with his family; he was described as easygoing, but introverted. López had a few male friends. However, he never had friendships with women or had a girlfriend. This was because he had feelings of inadequacy and was awkward with girls. With aspirations to become a famous artist, López dropped out of high school. However, he did not seriously pursue an artistic career due to his feelings of inferiority and fear of being rejected entry into art school. He intermittently worked for his brother&pest control business to support himself. By the age of 17, López had become socially reclusive and, as a means of escape, retreated into a world of fantasies and became enthralled by celebrities. In 1993, López became fixated on Icelandic singer Björk. He began gathering information about her life, followed her career, and wrote her numerous fan letters. Initially, López cited her as his artistic muse and said that his infatuation gave him a "euphoric feeling". As time passed, his fixation about Björk became all-consuming and he grew more disconnected from reality. In his diary, López wrote of longing to be accepted by Björk and to be a person who had "an effect on her life". He fantasized about inventing a time machine that would enable him to time travel to the 1970s to become friends with her as a child. His fantasies...