look at an old lead. he just said it s a match a person no one would hav ever suspected of murder we were going to end this was suddenly suspect number one. perfect murder. almost hello welcome to dateline . she was a new bride marrie just three months, then she wa found murdered what happened to her remained mystery for decades partly because police told us the thief must have killed her during a break-in gone bad they discovered it wasn t murder, but a suspect whos trail right to their own front door here is josh mankiewicz with the smoking gun. february 1st, 2009. the detective arrived before dawn at the los angeles police department s van nuys station. i was tired i was tired. he had hosted a super bow party the night before and the beer had flowed freely that seemed to be a good da to have a cup of coffee an caught up on my reading. a couple of aspirin maybe he reached for a file sitting on his desk for months the file of sherri rasmu
one of the most extraordinary cases in lapd history. toto, were not in kansas anymore. a newlywed murdered months after her wedding. as she walked away, she gave me a big smile and and i lived in that smile for years. and all the time episode the killer was hiding in plain sight. no indication she was ever spoken to? no. then a new detective took a look at an old lead. he just said it s a match. a person no one would have ever suspected of murder. we were going to end this. was suddenly suspect number one. perfect murder. almost. hello. welcome to dateline . she was a new bride married just three months, then she was found murdered. what happened to her remained a mystery for decades partly because police told us the thief must have killed her during a break-in gone bad. they discovered it wasn t a murder, but a suspect whose trail right to their own front door. here is josh mankiewicz with the smoking gun. february 1st, 2009. the dete
accusing me? moments later, it came to a end, as it must have fel uncomfortable as all of them i know you guys have had to do your job and i guess i have to contact somebody, so. that s fair i mean, because i know ho this stuff works and then stephanie lazaru was read the same words she, herself, had read to hundred of suspects over the years stephanie, you know you hav the right to remain silent? do you understand yes and for just a moment, yo can see the handcuffs placed o her by her fellow officers i m like in shock. i totally in shock word of lazarus arres traveled fast to tucson, where detective nuttall was standing by to deliver the news to th rasmussen family tell me what you said. you were right, folks. yo folks were right and i apologize that it took us over
we are trying to figure out what happened, stephanie. well, i was you know, i m just saying. you know? do i need to get a lawyer? you re accusing me? moments later, it came to an end, as it must have felt uncomfortable as all of them. i know you guys have had to do your job and i guess i have to contact somebody, so. that s fair. i mean, because i know how this stuff works. and then stephanie lazarus was read the same words she, herself, had read to hundreds of suspects over the years. stephanie, you know you have the right to remain silent? do you understand? yes. and for just a moment, you can see the handcuffs placed on her by her fellow officers. i m like in shock. i m totally in shock. word of lazarus arrest traveled fast to tucson, where detective nuttall was standing by to deliver the news to the rasmussen family. tell me what you said. you were right, folks. you folks were right and i
we are trying to figure out what happened, stephanie. well, i was you know, i m just saying. you know? do i need to get a lawyer? you re accusing me? moments later, it came to an end, as it must have felt uncomfortable as all of them. i know you guys have had to do your job and i guess i have to contact somebody, so. that s fair. i mean, because i know how this stuff works. and then stephanie lazarus was read the same words she, herself, had read to hundreds of suspects over the years. stephanie, you know you have the right to remain silent? do you understand? yes. and for just a moment, you can see the handcuffs placed on her by her fellow officers. i m like in shock. i m totally in shock. word of lazarus arrest traveled fast to tucson,, where detective nuttall was standing by to deliver the news to the rasmussen family. tell me what you said.