An undercover officer was assigned to follow her and finally collected DNA samples from the veteran officer. New interviews were conducted with the victim's husband, John Ruetten, her father and other family members. That meant the only suspect in the cold case was another. A jealous ex-lover got away with murder for 23 years - while working as a policewoman. He knew: Stephanie Lazarus’s DNA, secretly obtained the week before, matched the saliva sample from the bite on Sherri Rasmussen’s arm. DNA evidence revealed saliva found on the victim's body belonged to a woman and not a man. This is the story of how Stephanie Lazarus killed her exs wife, Sherri Rasmussen. In 2003, the case was re-examined as part of a slew of cold cases dating back to the 1960's. While the victim's father did not know Lazarus by name, he urged police to look to his daughter's widowed husband's ex-girlfriend, Lazarus. Stephanie Lazarus’ murder trial began in March 2012, where she was charged with first-degree murder for the killing of Sherri Rasmussen and sentenced to 27 years to life in prison. Rasmussen's family urged police to keep the investigating going. John Ruetten, victim Sherri Rasmussen's husband, describes how his wife's murder, by former police officer and his ex-lover Stephanie Lazarus, impacted his and his family's lives. The prosecutors argue that her motive for the murder was pure jealousy. The awkward, sometimes tense interrogation came as a shock to the suspect, who eventually asked, "Am I on 'Candid Camera'?"īut, in fact, Lazarus soon was under arrest for allegedly gunning down Sherri Rae Rasmussen, a 29-year-old nurse, in 1986, less than four months after Rasmussen married Lazarus' former lover.Īt the time of the murder, police believed Rasmussen was the victim of a botched robbery by a suspect or suspects who had committed other crimes in the neighborhood, but no one was arrested and it eventually became a cold case. Stephanie Lazarus at her trial, 26 years after she killed Sherri Rasmussen At her trial in 2012, Lazarus pleaded not guilty. Stephanie Lazarus to an interrogation room in the basement of the Los Angeles Police Department's headquarters under false pretenses. 25, 2010 — - New details on a Los Angeles cold case that led to the murder arrest of a respected police detective show how the case played out like a suspenseful Hollywood script.Ĭourt transcripts and video of an interrogation on the morning of June 5, 2009, reveal how police detectives lured fellow Los Angeles Police Det. She had also just come out of a long-term relationship with John Ruetten, and it seems she was none too pleased with his new wife.LOS ANGELES, Nov. This murder could have been solved years ago and as a result, Stephanie Lazarus. She told the paper that working the art beat inspired her to become an artist and had been taking oil painting classes.īut in 1986, she was working the streets. The garage door for Unit 205 was open, and Sherri Rasmussen’s 1985 BMWRuetten’s engagement gift to herwas gone. Stephanie Lazarus gets 27-years-to-life in prison By Jason Kandel. Excellent Book - Justice Finally for Sherri Rasmussen. In April 2009, she was featured with the head of her department, Don Hrycyk, in L.A. At first glance, Stephanie Lazarus has no obvious connection to the victim in this murder case - Sherri Rasmussen, a highly regarded nursing administrator. Sherri Rasmussen and John Ruetten are enjoying newlywed life until one morning in 1986 when Sherri calls into work sick. With Sherri Rasmussen, Stephanie Lazarus, Becka Adams, Jackie Alixander. Vradu mladé oetovatelky Sherri Rasmussen toti zcela myln oznaili jako nepovedenou loupe a pedpokládali, e ji spáchali dva mui. Once Bitten: Directed by Stephen Schuster. Lazarus was convicted of the murder in 2012 and is serving a sentence of 27 years to life for first-degree murder at the California Institution for Women in. She helped fundraise to provide reliable, round-the-clock childcare for parents who worked on the force.Īt one point, she'd even started her own private investigation company, Unique Investigations.Īfter over 20 years on the force, she'd been promoted to the high-profile, high-stakes Art Theft Detail, which tracked stolen art and art forgeries. Tenhle pípad rozhodn nepatí mezi ty, kterými se detektivní oddlení losangeleské policie me chlubit. She served as a treasurer for the Los Angeles Women Police Officer's Association for five years. In the course of her career, she became involved with the Drug Abuse Resistance Education program-D.A.R.E.-as a training officer and visited her former junior high school. At the time of Rasmussen's murder, Lazarus had only been on the force for two years, as a patrol officer.
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