On February 24, 1986, the body of Sherri Rasmussen (born February 7, 1957 [1]) was found in the apartment 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 in a struggle.

Oct 4, 2024 · Stephanie Lazarus was convicted of murdering Sherri Rasmussen, a 29-year-old hospital critical care nursing director, who was shot three times in the home she shared with her husband, John Ruetten. Lazarus was sentenced to 27 years to life after a jury found her guilty of first-degree murder.

Oct 4, 2024 · In 1986, a 29-year-old nursing director named Sherri Rasmussen met her tragic demise in what appeared to be a burglary gone wrong. However, a couple of decades later, the authorities made a shocking discovery, revealing the manner of her death to …

May 21, 2024 · Stephanie Lazarus was convicted of first-degree murder in 2009 for killing Sherri Rasmussen in 1986. She was found suitable for parole in November.

Jul 10, 2022 · On February 24, 1986, Sherri Rasmussen's husband John Ruetten found her dead inside their home in Van Nuys, California — murdered by his lover Stephanie Lazarus. Sherri Rasmussen's murder went unsolved for more than 20 years.

Oct 2, 2024 · Stephanie Lazarus was convicted in 2012 of killing Sherri Rasmussen, a 29-year-old nurse who was bludgeoned and shot to death in the condo she shared with her husband of three months, John Ruetten. She wasn’t arrested until 2009.

Jul 18, 2024 · The wounds California nurse Sherri Rasmussen suffered in her final moments of life were "extensive and disturbing," but it would take more than two decades to reveal the surprising killer. By Jill Sederstrom Jul 18, 2024, 8:00 PM ET

Oct 2, 2024 · Rasmussen, 29, a nurse, was gunned down in her Los Angeles-area apartment on Feb. 24, 1986. Lazarus, a Los Angeles police art theft detective who was then an officer in her mid-20s,...

Dec 4, 2017 · Los Angeles police believed the nursing administrator died during a violent robbery and home invasion of the condo she shared with her new husband. But Rasmussen’s relatives suspected her spouse’s...

Jun 14, 2012 · In March 2012, Stephanie Lazarus was convicted of the murder of Sherri Rasmussen. She was sentenced to 27 years. The Rasmussens have sued both Lazarus personally and the L.A.P.D.