When detectives explore a cold case murder, they are surprised to learn what the DNA left behind can tell them. In the latest episode of Oxygen True Crime, Real Murders of Los Angeles, detectives recall the cold case murder of Sherri Rasmussen, a nurse administrator who was found dead in her apartment with bite marks on her arm.
Sherri was murdered in what police thought was a botched break-in, likely done by two males. In an exclusive clip shared with Showbiz Cheat Sheet, retired detective Cliff Shepard recalled digging back into the cold case in 2001.
The 1986 murder of Sherri Rasmussen appeared to be something they could hopefully solve because DNA from bite marks was left on the victim’s arm.
“Our emphasis was on DNA cases,” he explained. “Because DNA was new to us. We were learning what to do with it.”
“I read the Sherri Rasmussen case and I...
Sherri was murdered in what police thought was a botched break-in, likely done by two males. In an exclusive clip shared with Showbiz Cheat Sheet, retired detective Cliff Shepard recalled digging back into the cold case in 2001.
The 1986 murder of Sherri Rasmussen appeared to be something they could hopefully solve because DNA from bite marks was left on the victim’s arm.
“Our emphasis was on DNA cases,” he explained. “Because DNA was new to us. We were learning what to do with it.”
“I read the Sherri Rasmussen case and I...
- 10/27/2023
- by Gina Ragusa
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
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