The Murder of Sherri Rasmussen

The Dozier School for Boys hid decades of terror behind its walls. Families waited years for answers about their missing children. For over a century, this institution operated as a nightmare for vulnerable youth. The grim reality of the Florida reform school is only now coming t ...  Show more

An au pair returned to collect forgotten lunches, only to find a stranger lurking in the driveway. A true crime nightmare. On February 24th, 2023, Juliana Perez Magalhães arrived back at the Banfield home, leaving four-year-old Valerie waiting in the car. What should have been a ...  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

In 1986, Stephanie Lazarus was an LAPD officer who murdered her ex-boyfriend's wife, Sherri Rasmussen. Lazarus was still infatuated with her ex, John Ruetten, and decided to execute the woman she thought was her romantic rival. She used her police training to make the murder look ...  Show more