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
proliferation of high-powered weapons and crack cocaine hitting the streets, a tremendous homicide rate and detectives are overwhelmed. in february of that year, cops had their hands full with an especially heinous crime in the san fernando valley that was sprawling. 29-year-old sherri rasmussen had been brutally beaten and shot in her own home. no suspects and few clues. then a couple of weeks later, a possible lead. former criminal variation yolanda mcclary was a consultant for nbc news. in the same vicinity, another woman was approached in her residence by two males at gun point, also involved a home invasion robbery situation, so police, early on, thought there was a possibility these two men might have something to do with the murder. a composite sketch was released of the 2 men. the dna collected at the crime scene was useless, at least right now. police collected it any way. why?
it s kind of a perfect storm of problems. you had the proliferation of high-powered weapons and crack cocaine hitting the streets, a tremendous homicide rate and detectives are overwhelmed. in february of that year, cops have their hands full with a heinous crime in the san fernando valley that was sprawling. 29-year-old sherri rasmussen had been brutally beaten and shot in her own home. no suspects and few clues. then a week later, a possible lead. former criminal variation yolanda mcclary was a consultant for nbc news. in the same vicinity, another woman was approached in her residence by two males at gun point, also involved a home invasion robbery situation, so police, early on, thought there was a possibility these two men might have something to do with the murder. a composite sketch was released. the dna collected at
it s kind of a perfect storm of problems. he had the proliferation of high-powered weapons and crack cocaine hitting the streets and tremendous homicide rate and detectives are overwhelmed. reporter: in february of that year cops have their hands full with a heinous crime in the san fernando valley that was sprawling. 29-year-old sherri rasmussen had been brutally beaten and shot in her own home. no suspects and few clues. then a week later, a possible liter. former criminal variation yolanda mccleary was a consultant for nbc news. in the same vicinity, another woman was approached in her residence by two males at gun point, also involved a home invasion robbery situation, so police, early on, thought there was a possibility these two men might have something to do with the murder.
author who have written many stories about the lapd. you had the gangs who were expandi expanding. you had crack cocaine hitting the streets. this tremendous homicide rate and detectives were overwhoemed. and cops had their hands full with a heinous crime. 29-year-old sherry had been shot in here home. former crime scene investigator was a consultant for nbc news. the same vicinity another woman was approached in her residence by two males at gun point, also involved a home invasion robbery situation, so police early on thought that was a possibility these two men might have something to do with the murder.