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Murder of Sherri Rasmussen (Los Angeles 1986)

SOLVEDVan Nuys, Los Angeles, California0:32

Sherri Rasmussen was beaten and shot to death in her Van Nuys condominium in February 1986; the case went cold for more than two decades before Los Angeles police officer Stephanie Lazarus, her husband's former girlfriend, was convicted of first-degree murder in 2012. Decades later, that same officer, Stephanie Lazarus, was sentenced to twenty-seven years to life. Send this to someone from Los Angeles.

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A newlywed nursing director was killed in her Los Angeles condominium. Sherri Rasmussen was found beaten and shot inside her Van Nuys home. A broken vase and a bloody handprint pointed to a fierce struggle. Sherri had warned her father that a police officer was following her. Decades later, that same officer, Stephanie Lazarus, was sentenced to twenty-seven years to life. With detectives ignoring early warnings for decades, where do you stand? Read the sourced file at casepin dot org.

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