Murder of Sherri Rasmussen

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On February 24, 1986, the body of Sherri Rasmussen (born February 7, 1957) was found in the condominium she shared with her husband, John Ruetten, in the Van Nuys neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, United States. She had been beaten and shot three times. The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) initially considered the case a botched burglary and were unable to identify a suspect. Rasmussen's father believed that LAPD officer Stephanie Lazarus, formerly in a relationship with Ruetten, was a prime suspect due to her continued attraction to Ruetten and confrontations with Rasmussen. The investigation stalled after several months; the case went cold for over two decades afterwards. Detectives who re-examined the files in 2008 focused on Lazarus, by then a detective. A covertly taken DNA sample matched one from a bite on Rasmussen's body. Lazarus was convicted of first-degree murder in 2012 and is serving a sentence of 27 years to life. On appeal, Lazarus argued that the age of the case...

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