LAPD detective Stephanie Lazarus was charged with the 1986 murder of Sherri Rasmussen on June 8, 2009 in Los Angeles, California. Los Angeles News. The mystery of Rasmussen's murder eluded investigators until a 2009 DNA test was done on the saliva taken from the bite marks her corpse. The DNA matched detective Lazarus'. who once dated Rasmussen's husband.
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Born
ca.1960
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Occupation
LAPD Detective
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Charged with the 1986 murder of Sherri Rasmussen
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Rasmussen was the wife of Lazarus' ex-boyfriend John Ruetten
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Rasmussen was killed in her condominium
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Was beaten, bitten and shot
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Robbers who were in the area at the time of the murder were originally suspects
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DNA from Rasmussen's bite marks revealed the killer was a woman
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Lazarus threatened Rasmussen about three months before the murder
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Victims father said investigators were "dismissive" when he told them he suspected Lazarus
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DNA matched Lazarus
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Joined LAPD
1983
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Worked patrol duty in San Fernando Valley
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Became a detective in 2006
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Worked in the department that specialized in art theft
