The Murder of Sherri Rasmussen

The Halloween murder of Doreen Erbert remains a chilling case involving a targeted crime scene and a long legal battle. Explore the evidence behind this 1988 tragedy. This episode reconstructs the events surrounding the Halloween murder of Doreen Erbert by analyzing police record ...  Show more

In 1953, a daring daylight robbery in Chicago left a security guard dead and a young man named Paul Crump facing the electric chair. But as Crump insisted his confession had been beaten out of him, his case caught the attention of an aspiring filmmaker determined to uncover the t ...  Show more

"If you guys think I'm a suspect, I have a problem with that" - February 24th 1986 is a typical, sunny Monday in Van Nuys, California—until John Ruetten comes home after work to a terrifying discovery: his wife of 3 months, Sherri Rasmussen, is lying unresponsive on the floor of ...  Show more

<div>When 29-year-old Sherri Rasmussen married the love of her life, John Ruetten, the future looked promising. But just three months after their wedding, Sherri was found shot to death in the couples Van Nuys apartment. One thing was clear – Sherri had fought for her life until ...  Show more

In 1986, Sherri Mae Rasmussen was attacked, beaten and shot to death in her Los Angeles home. Her father, Nels Rasmussen, was convinced Sherri’s husband, John Ruetten, was not involved. For more than two decades, Nels tried to get the police to focus on John’s ex-girlfriend, Step ...  Show more