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Case 42: Sherri Rasmussen

Jan 14, 2017
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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.
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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.
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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.
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