Case 42
Sherri Rasmussen
When 29-year-old Sherri Rasmussen married the love of her life, John Ruetten, the future looked promising. But just three months after their wedding, Sherri was found shot to death in the couples Van Nuys apartment. One thing was clear – Sherri had fought for her life until the very end.
The apartment had been ransacked and Sherri’s BMW was missing, leading police to assume she had interrupted a burglar in the act. But had Sherri been murdered as part of a robbery gone wrong, or was there something more sinister at play?
CREDITS
EPISODE:
Research – Anna Priestland
Writing – Anonymous Host and Anna Priestland
Narration – Anonymous Host
MUSIC:
‘Flatline intro’ and ‘Come play with me’ intro and outro – www.dl-sounds.com
Audio production – Mike Migas
Scoring – Mike Migas and Andrew Joslyn
OTHER:
Logo and website design – Paulina Szymanska
RESOURCES
BOOKS:
“California’s deadliest women: dangerous dames and murderous moms” – by David Kulczyk
AUDIO/VIDEO:
ARTICLES:
In Plain Sight – The Los Angeles Magazine
California’s Scariest Female Murderers Have Their Chilling Tales Told – LA Weekly
JR victim impact statement – CBS News
Parents of a woman murdered by LAPD officer can’t sue the department – CBS Los Angeles
Reflecting on 100 years of women serving in the LAPD – LA Daily Mail
The Lazarus File – The Atlantic
Shocking pictures open Los Angeles detective’s murder trial – Fox News
Appeal by LAPD detective convicted of gunning down romantic rival fails – My News LA
Ex-LAPD Det. Stephanie Lazarus gets 27 years to life for murder – Los Angeles Times
Stephanie Lazarus, a former LAPD detective, sentenced to 27 years to life in prison for 1986 murder – CBS News
A case so blue – Vanity Fair
Detective stalked slaying victim – Los Angeles Times
26 years later, LAPD detective convicted of cold-case murder – Press Herald
Detective stalked slaying victim, father says – Los Angeles Times
State Supreme Court refuses to hear case against former LAPD detective convicted of murdering romantic rival – LA Daily News
Parents of Sherri Rasmussen can’t sue LAPD over her murder in Van Nuys at the hands of detective Stephanie Lazarus, court rules – LA Daily News
Retired L.A. detective sentenced to 27 years to life for 1986 murder – CNN
DOCUMENTS:
DOCUMENTARIES:
Dateline 48 hours “one of their own”
CBS news 4 part documentary “internal affairs”