The ‘CSI: Miami’ star is now sharing the full story of this harrowing experience in a new Paramount+ docuseries, My Nightmare Stalker: The Eva LaRue Story, which premieres on November 13.

LaRue describes the threats she received as “vile, deplorable, sickening, and absolutely terrifying,” capturing the sheer horror of an ordeal that began in 2007, shortly after she joined the cast of the popular TV series. At the time, she was a single mother raising her five-year-old daughter, Kaya. What started as unsettling fan mail sent to her manager soon escalated into graphic letters filled with threats of rape, torture, and murder.

At first, LaRue dismissed it as a sick joke. But as the letters continued, the reality set in: she was being stalked. One message contained a particularly chilling promise: “I am going to instill fear into every part of your life.” The situation grew even more frightening when the stalker shifted his focus to Kaya. To protect her, LaRue installed security systems and tried to keep the details of the threats hidden, rarely sharing the contents of the dozens of letters that arrived over the years.

“Because my mom kept so much from me, I didn’t really understand what was happening,” Kaya, now 23, recalls in the docuseries. “Watching it all now feels like reliving the trauma, but also seeing it clearly for the first time.”

Despite moving homes three times in an effort to escape, the stalker always found them. The terrifying climax came in 2019. Kaya was 17 and by then aware of some of the threats. One day, she was pulled out of class and told her father was coming to pick her up. Suspicious, she texted her mom. LaRue immediately called her ex-husband, actor John Callahan, who wasn’t even in Los Angeles. They realized the stalker had located Kaya’s school and was posing as her father in an attempt to lure her away. LaRue rushed to the campus, calling the moment a real-life “jump-scare.”

A break in the case finally came later that year. DNA evidence from one of the letters led investigators to 61-year-old James David Rogers from Ohio. He was arrested in 2019, ending the 12-year nightmare. In 2022, Rogers pleaded guilty to federal stalking charges and was sentenced to 40 months in prison.

For Kaya, the arrest brought a profound sense of relief. “It was incredibly freeing,” she shared. “I finally felt like I could live a normal life again.” Today, LaRue is using her voice to advocate for stronger stalking laws, emphasizing that in the age of social media, anyone—not just celebrities—can become a target. “We want to help others who are being stalked and give them hope,” she says.