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Originally published Monday, January 30, 2012 at 7:46 AM
Jury selection begins in LAPD detective's trial
Jury selection has started for the trial of a veteran Los Angeles police detective charged with a decades-old murder.
AP Special Correspondent
Jury selection has started for the trial of a veteran Los Angeles police detective charged with a decades-old murder.
Stephanie Lazarus, a 51-year-old art crimes investigator, has pleaded not guilty to shooting her ex-lover's new wife in 1986. Sherri Rasmussen was shot three times in the chest at her Van Nuys townhouse. Rasmussen's husband told police that Lazarus had repeatedly threatened her.
Prosecutors say DNA from a bite mark on Rasmussen's arm tied Lazarus to the slaying
Prospective jurors claiming hardships were being questioned Monday by the judge, while others were given questionnaires to fill out before individual questioning on Friday.
Opening statements in could begin next week.
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