![]() John Ruetten, the husband of murder victim Sherri Rasmussen and one-time love interest of Stephanie Lazarus, gives his victim. Thank you to NetGalley and Henry Holt and Company for an ARC in exchange for my honest review. McGough spoke to The Times about the case and his work on the book. Stephanie Lazarus, 52, was found guilty in March of killing Sherri Rasmussen, who was bludgeoned and shot to death in the condo she shared with her husband of three months, John Ruetten. I have many questions about that day, but the only person who really knows is the murderer. Lazarus was a Los Angeles Police Officer at the time and went on to climb. My only disappointment in the story, which had nothing to do with the book itself, was that there was not enough info as to what actually happened in the condo the day that Sherri was murdered. Sherris husbands ex-girlfriend, Stephanie Lazarus, coldly shot Sherri to death. Also, because I didn’t remember this case at all, I was enthralled throughout to find out what happened and the outcome of so many years of negligence on the part of the LAPD. Her name was Stephanie Lazarus, a police officer with the Los Angeles Police Department. Many times I’ve found too much detail in a book to be distracting and boring in this situation, it was so well-written that I was fascinated throughout. Tickle, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant. Some may find the book much too detailed, but in my opinion, it was important to document so much about the LAPD and its history to put it into context with what played out during and after Sherri’s murder. Stephanie Ilene LAZARUS, Defendant and Appellant. Matthew McGough goes into minute details about the LAPD and its history of abuse and nationwide controversy during the years leading up to the murder and afterward. UCLA grad John Ruetten and Sherri Rasmussen, the 27-year-old director of Adventist Medical Center, initiated their romance in 1984, and eventually got married in 1985. The murderer herself, in this case, was none other than an LAPD officer, Stephanie Lazarus, a former lover of Sherri’s husband. that keeping the casequietwas crucial since Lazarusandher husband were privy to information. The book details the mishandling of the case by the Los Angeles Police Department, during a time when the agency was embroiled in controversy for other incidents. When they found a mention of Stephanie Lazarus, they froze. Savagely beaten and killed in 1986 in the condo home she shared with her new husband, John Ruetten, Sherri’s death went unsolved until 2009. This book is an excellent depiction of the investigation into the cold case murder of young newlywed Sherri Rasmussen. ![]()
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