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    Witness: LA detective's DNA matched bite mark

    LOS ANGELES (AP) — A criminalist has told a Los Angeles jury that DNA taken from a former police detective matched saliva from a bite mark on the arm of a murdered woman so closely that no one else on Earth could have produced the genetic match.

    Los Angeles Police Department scientist Jennifer Francis, who analyzed evidence in the 26-year-old cold case, on Friday provided the conclusion that bolstered prosecution claims that Stephanie Lazarus murdered her romantic rival.

    Francis said the DNA of victim Sherri Rasmussen and Lazarus was found on the bite mark discovered on Rasmussen's body in 1986. The case was reopened after two decades and the science of DNA implicated Lazarus.

    She has pleaded not guilty and her lawyer suggests the DNA evidence was corrupted over the years.

     

    13 comments

    • Patrick  •  3 mths ago
      another crooked cop being protected by a group of thugs in uniform
    • Joey JoJo Shabadoo  •  Chicago, Illinois  •  3 mths ago
      I'll bet she was awesome in the sack. The crazy women are always the most dynamic lovers.
    • Tims  •  3 mths ago
      everyone knows that cops arent perfect, their crooks too!!
    • Valarie  •  Springfield, Missouri  •  3 mths ago
      Well seems she thought she got away with it, wonder how many more cases are unsolved with her DNA on them could be a serial killer retired cop female at that now make sure that they have rock solid evidence before trial.
      • Nunya Bizness 3 mths ago
        The victim was involved with a man she was obsessing over. I doubt she's a serial killer, just a deranged cop (redundant, I know) eliminating the competitiion
    • Tims  •  3 mths ago
      lapd will give her a raise and promotion
    • Noah  •  Bakersfield, California  •  3 mths ago
      Looks like this case came back from the dead to bite Lazarus in the end.
    • Ben  •  3 mths ago
      I have a relative in federal law enforcement who says that cops are more dangerous than criminals because they think they're above the law.
    • Jeffrey H  •  Houston, Texas  •  3 mths ago
      Um yeah the woman doesn't look to be wrapped to tight as it is. Of course she pleaded not gulity she wants to waste some more of the tax payers money with a trial that we all know how is going to go...GUILTY, by mental defect, she thinks she is a dog. Hey it is LA, who knows what her attoney is going to come up with for this 3 ring circus act. LOL
    • z j  •  Reno, Nevada  •  3 mths ago
      dna can set somebody free as well
    • mean mama  •  3 mths ago
      wow, and she thought she got away.
    • Victoria  •  3 mths ago
      well, DNA doesn't lie. DNA evidence corrupted over the years. evidently not.
    • Gee Bee  •  3 mths ago
      Be afraid, be very afraid. . . . . . . . .
    • NoObozo  •  Beverly Hills, California  •  3 mths ago
      nnnniiigggeeeerrr was taking a bite out of crime.
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