prosecutors. and was the sam caliber of lazarus off-dut weapon. a.38 revolver sh reported stolen just two weeks after the murder. but the real smoking gun was the bite mar dna found at the crime scene dna was definitely th centerpiece of this case. this shows she was there. without the dna, they could not have placed her at the condo. and the statistics were staggering. a 1. 7 sextillio to one chance that the dna belonged to someone other than stephanie lazarus. defense attorney mark overland aggressively attacked that dna evidence and insisted it was mishandled and improperl stored and sealed whic compromised the sample
mishandled and improperly stored and sealed which compromised the sample. the vile was protruding, rather than being inside the envelope and sealed in order to protect the integrity of the evidence. you can t rely on the scientific results. overland said that hair, blood, fingerprints found at the crime scene did not come from lazarus. as for the weapon the fired the fatal shots? he insisted several other types of guns besides stephanie that could have fired those bullets. as for motive? the defense argued there was no evidence that stephanie lazarus was obsessessed with sherri s husband, john. john was still calling her. and stephanie went to tell sherri, look, you guys are getting married, i d tell him not to call me. after five weeks, it was up to the jury. loretta and nels
locksmithing books, that could explain why there was no forced entry to the condo. and on the day of the murder, then patrol officer lazarus happened to be off duty. the ammunition used in the shooting was the same type issued by the lapd, said prosecutors. and was the same caliber of lazarus off-duty weapon. a.38 revolver she reported stolen just two weeks after the murder. but the real smoking gun was the bite mark dna found at the crime scene. dna was definitely the centerpiece of this case. this shows she was there. without the dna, they could not have placed her at the condo. and the statistics were staggering. a 1. 7 sextillion to one chance that the dna belonged to someone other than stephanie lazarus. defense attorney mark overland aggressively attacked that dna evidence and insisted it was
attorney mark overland aggressively attacked that dna evidence and insisted it was mishandled and improperly stored and sealed which compromised the sample. the vile was protruding, rather than being inside the envelope and sealed in order to protect the integrity of the evidence. you can t rely on the scientific results. overland said hair, blood, fingerprints found at the crime scene did not come from lazarus. the shots that fatal shots? he insisted several other types of guns besides stephanie that could have fired those bullets. as for motive? the defense argued there was no evidence that stephanie lazarus was obsessessed with sherri s husband, john. john was still calling her and stephanie went to tell sherri, look, you guys are
Our View: Appreciate those who gave in 2020, now are gone
Some died this past year while others retired or stepped down from leadership positions. But community leaders who gave so much deserve to be remembered and honored.
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They served their community, sticking their necks out there and leaving themselves open and vulnerable to criticism and worse. Whether we always agreed with their decisions or their politics or their stands or the things they did or said, they still deserve our gratitude and appreciation for service that came to an end this past year.