Steven Lazarus' Plea For "Reasonable Bail" In His Sister Stephanie's Case

Detective Stephanie Lazarus

The brother of Detective Stephanie Lazarus, who was recently charged with the cold-case homicide of an ex-boyfriend's wife, has posted two videos on his YouTube page in a plea for "reasonable bail" in his sister's case. Her bail is currently set at $10 Million, which he argues is excessive and unreasonable. In one of the videos, he also outlines the sloppy chain of custody the purported "smoking gun" DNA evidence has gone through. Steven claims that at a court hearing for Stephanie, it was revealed that the DNA evidence had actually gone missing for nearly 16 years.

 Video below, courtesy of Steven Lazarus:

Det. Stephanie Lazarus Charged In Decades-Old Murder

Detective Stephanie Lazarus of the LAPD has been charged with a 23 year old murder case involving the death of nurse Sherri Rasmussen. Rasmussen was the wife of Detective Lazarus' ex-boyfriend and the murder was originally thought to have been robbery related.

Here, Stephanie Lazarus is lured to an interview room under the guise of helping fellow officers solve an "art theft" crime (her specialty), only to learn that she is a suspect in the 80's murder:

I can't help but being struck with how absolutely nervous and shaken she is when the subject of the interview turns to the unsolved murder. Before the interview took place, police had already tied her to the crime via modern DNA evidence as a result of a bite sustained by Rasmussen during the attack. Detective Lazarus is asked during a later portion of the interview if she will voluntarily provide a DNA sample, to which she replies "I don't know...Maybe".

Complete Transcript Of Lazarus Interview By LAPD