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Sherri and John's Loving Marriage
- Sherri Rasmussen was a compassionate nurse and critical care director at Glendale Adventist Hospital.
- She married John Ruetten in November 1985, and they were seen as a perfect, loving couple by friends and family.
John's Complex Relationship with Stephanie
- John had an on-and-off relationship with Stephanie Lazarus, a fellow UCLA student and basketball player.
- Despite being engaged to Sherri, John and Stephanie slept together one last time before she stopped contacting him for years.
Discovering Sherri's Tragic Murder
- On Feb 24, 1986, John found Sherri brutally beaten and shot three times in their condo.
- The crime scene appeared ransacked but oddly, some valuables like jewelry were untouched and Sherri's car was stolen but later found nearby.