He is shit but as a Virgo I understand why he did it. For years he keep going back to her because she is a safe space. That he is use to so that’s why he did that
Right!!! I can hardly build up the respect to talk politely to people who have just been mean to my partner in the past... I think John was a lot more sleezy then he would ever want to let on, probably loved that he had a woman lusting after him
Yep. And the facts that he cheated with her while already engaged because he “felt bad for her”(...yeah okay dude), the fact that he was too scared to ask her to leave or to leave him alone, forcing his wife to do so, AND like you said, sleeping with her AFTER Sherry’s death but calling the detective first to “make sure” that she wasn’t a suspect at all.....ugh. He is truly a pathetic excuse for a man.
I mean, her interrogation is so hilarious, she's so BAD at lying that's just ridiculous. You don't have to be a cop to see it, cmon. Her behavior- her eyes, tone, faces, repeating words ...
Too bad you can't just convict someone on those alone. If you didn't do it then don't lie. It's that simple. I heard about a few cases before about people lying about a murder but cops can't do anything to them even though they know they are lying just to end up letting them kill someone else.
Yeah, we went to school together.. This John guy, well geez, I don't know much about him this was like a 100 years ago, oh, geez. Yeah, we were dating for 7 years but geez I don't even know that guy
The fact that the marriage certificate was the only thing missing alone makes it so obvious that it was her. Who else would have wanted to take such a thing??
@Alice Kae yeah I was in the exact same boat but then I realised I had heard of this case before from a tv show but it didn’t go this in depth in the victims life but rather that the killer was a police officer etc Edit: and how sometimes crime shows on for instance investigation discovery are very dramatised.
The fact that she murdered Sherri so brutally and just moved on with her life .. that’s insane. She didn’t even get the guy, she got nothing but a couple of hookups and a trip to Hawaii. Imagine being that desperate. 😒
You forgot to mention most of the blunt trauma to Sherri’s face happened post mortum, so that should be a huge indication that whoever did it not only knew her but had tremendous rage toward her! Poor Sherri may she RIP.
I know that naturally all the comments are about stephanie but can we just take a moment to acknowledge that Sherri seemed like such a nice, loving, smart person who really cared about people. She did nothing wrong. its so sad. Bella, you did an amazing job talking about her as a person - the world lost a gem
I mean this is about the case, sure she was a great person but we're discussing a murder where the twist is abt how the homicide happened and who was involved. Sure everyone is gonna talk abt the person who did it.
The statute of limitations for holding law enforcement agencies accountable should be equivalent to the statute of limitations for the crime committed. In this case, the United States has no statute of limitations as murder was committed and this should be the gold standard regarding cleaning up corruption after the fact.
To be clear, "statute of limitations" is just a bullshit excuse, the clock doesn't begin ticking down from the moment a crime is committed, it begins ticking fromwhen it is discovered, or in some cases from when the plaintiff has a full case against the defendant.
Statute of limitations is ridiculous and an excuse. Especially considering how long cases take to be solved. This needs to be reevaluated. Murder is murder. Prayers for Sherri’s family!
It took the work of two amazing, honest, and dedicated detectives, to solve this case against all odds, with missing files and crime scene samples, even having to keep it discreet and a secret from their own , and collecting evidence from a Costco garbage can to bring justice to this family and see that the case has been solved after soo long. It just shows that they cared more about serving the community than being corrupt . Kudos to them . Great detective work and dedication to their work, not the force they were working for, as they had to hide it from them in order to solve it. And it just shows how hard that Stephanie tried to cover her crime , over the years. She advanced through the ranks and tried to destroy any possible evidence that could link her to her crime in the end. But, there was all that close relationship Sherry had with her parents and told them enough about that Stephanie and her run ins with this person and the threats she made to her, that she could never hide, and then the deadly mistake, a bite on Kerry's arm that happened to be the key to solving her murder. It was not enough that she shot her three times; She had to bite her arm, that's how much she hated her. Poor Kerry put up a brave fight, but didn't stand a chance against a lethal weapon. Very sad that such a smart and beautiful and brilliant person had to die for her husbands's actions. Im glad her parents got to see the light at the end of the tunnel. Sadly, that doesn't bring back their beautiful daughter. Kudos again to the two honest detectives for bringing justice and closure to this family.
I know they have to give their fingerprints but if it's still not required to give their DNA yet then I agree they definitely should... however, it still doesn't change the fact that there is a LOT of corruption in law enforcement and a lot of cover-ups.. LAPD is known for that.. especially back in the 80s and '90s
The worst part is she clearly could move on with her life, she got married, was good at her job, had a daughter. She could have done it all without killing innocent person. It was so pointless, to kill her just to sleep with him 2 more times.. cmon
that was exactly my thought. she was obsessed enough to kill his wife but not obsessed enough to actually make sure they’d be together after the fact? a part of me feels like it was more so jealousy towards sherri because she was tall, beautiful, successful and had the man she wanted.
this case is so heartbreaking. it’s so upsetting that it took 23 years to get justice for sherri. on a more positive note, i’m happy her parents finally received closure.
I was just about to comment this! I’m glad others noticed! Not only does she have crazy eyes it looks like she’s doing it on purpose! Eyes usually look squinted or smaller when you smile but hers look wider than when she has a relaxed face!
i’m only half way through and definitely agree. sleeping with your friend while you’re engaged and then after she comes to the hospital acting crazy you WAX HER SKIIS ?!
@@matcha.clouds he knew she was crazy enough to make his wife uncomfortable while she was alive. So even without knowing the murder he should’ve stayed away. And he suspected enough to call to police to make sure she wasn’t involved in his wife’s case so...
The husband was for sure keeping her in his life in order to have access to another woman to easily sleep with. I don't believe they stopped sleeping together during his marriage. He clearly has little to no self control.
Exactly. He is to blame for stringing her along though he was engaged to Sherri. Just like the Arias case… he kept going back to Jodi even though they were broken up.
it shakes me to my core that her father OFFERED TO PAY for the DNA testing and they were just like nahh it’s all good. like obviously the money wasn’t actually an issue just an easy excuse not to listen. the corruption is disgusting
Just goes to show who are the truly good guys in this senario; the police or Sherry's parents? Police corruption is the norm and people barely are surprised any more, let alone shocked. It makes me sick that the public is forced to pay for the police. They are proving themselves time and again that they are a moral-less criminal organization; demonstrating again that absolute power corrupts absolutely. We need civilian oversight and review boards to keep an eye on the police.
@Lifted Sailboat But come on how was he to know that she would be a complete physcho and murder his wife. There are all sorts of people out there. She could have been a stalker, obsessed or not taking no for an answer. But to go as far as to murder someone & while being a police officer when your dury is to protect is extreme. Also, her being an officer for years & detectives not accusing her for 23 years, would make him think she prob didnt do it.
@@nikitasondi1909 dude, come on. you have to be at least a little street smart in life. she's showing up to their gated residence unannounced when it shouldn't be possible, she's writing letters to his family, she's asking him to do all these tasks for her... either he was incredibly slow witted, or he's an asshole
I’m glad you mentioned how sleazy John is. I’ve only ever heard him portrayed as an innocent victim. Like obviously Stephanie is the psycho here and the guilty one, but let’s be real about who John is too.
She's TRYING to act like she's not bothered but come on, last time I saw such expression was when 7-yeard-old was trying to lie to his mom he didn't eat that candy
@@jacobchamberlain8505 you hear about so many crazy ex girlfriends in heteronormative relationships because men live to tell their tales. If you have a crazy ex boyfriend though... you're probably going to be killed, threatened or coerced into silence.
You are the only one who covered the victim’s life and importance in this case. Every other show who covered this case talked very very little about sherries life and just referred to her as the pregnant wife while describing her murder. You have her validation Bells.
I honestly think John wasn't pathetic at all -he DELIBERATELY refused to cut ties with Stephanie, he liked being the center of the two's attention. I don't have any other explanation for his absolutely childish attitude: he enjoyed it. No other man could've gone back to a possible suspect in the murder of his wife without being completely narcissistic. Sherri should've left John when he cheated on her.
John was definitely a narcissist. dude if you’re sleeping with another woman after getting engaged as a way to “end things” you’re just taking advantage. i can’t believe he acted like he was so oblivious to all the red flags and his own wrongdoing!!
I agree. I don't understand how some murderer's or rapists, especially of children, don't get life++ to ensure they never get out. On top of that she got 1,000 days for good behavior. Bro she literally murdered someone and didn't even feel any remorse and you're going to take a few years off for "good behavior"?? she already better have good behavior to be thankful she didn't get a death sentence like back in the days
Right? I believe that if you commit one of these grave crimes with intent (by this I mean excluding self defense) then your human rights should go out the window, and the convicted should not be rewarded with things such as good behaviour.
sherri deserved better. she deserved a better husband and better justice. im upset with the lapd but i’m even more upset with the husband. why tf did he sleep with her when she was engaged and went back with her WHEN SHE DIED WTF.
If my husband couldnt tell his old flame to stop showing TF up at our house and to forget he exists, I'd have beat both their a$$es, divorced my husband for cheating and got everything, then ruined Stephanie's reputation. No one likes a cop with a shitty rep.
Sherri: hey the woman you’re cheating on me with has threatened to kill me. You should step in and do something about this John: okay wife I’ll continue sleeping with her and act oblivious when you are “mysteriously” murdered
Look up JCS, he covered her interrogation in full and does an amazing job breaking down and analyzing her body language, and how the investigators did such an amazing job getting her to talk.
The way she was fidgeting and slamming her hands down was a dead give away she was guilty , sad part is she should know she looks guilty cause she’s a cop herself but that’s the LAPD for ya , low skill crooked cops
OMG those photos of the LAPD ex girlfriend that were taken during her years of “achievements”...she literally has crazy eyes in every single photo😳.... also I just want to say, I love true crime documentaries and stuff but they tend to scare me way too much so I just really love your content because you’ve got such a nice voice and you don’t add any music that messes with your emotions and you just state everything matter of factly, so I’m able to watch these interesting true crime stories and not get freaked out
I really feel like if the husband did that, Stephanie would have killed him too. She did say “If I can’t have him no one can” and she definitely has those crazy eyes to back it up. Yikes. 😳
If the absolute scumbag husband had been honest and decent from day 1 and not led the girl along when they were young,none of this would have happened!
She s like Idk him and then says theywere good friends. What.the.fuck. I remember all my good friends, otherwise they re just acquaintances or randos. That was the first suspish thing shes said i think
You discovered images & info from this case I never saw before you did a brilliant job showing us how they pieced evidence from this whole case together to solve it with facts & proof, great work.
the fact that the ex gf looked like THAT and they didnt suspect her baffles me to begin with. the way she smiles and how big her eyes are ... idk dude LOL
I have to disagree there. If we're going to go based on how people look, there will be a lot of false accusations and a lot of guilty people who go uninvestigated. We're better than judging people's guilt based on the way they look. They should have suspected her because all the clues pointed towards her.
and I dont feel bad judging stephanies appearance since she said sherri "wasnt even that pretty" like girl, sherri was super pretty you were just a deranged crazy ex
It’s the combination of evidence pointing towards her and her crazy look in her eyes, not at all ppl *randomly* blaming bc of looks. I personally have had an ex husband and his mother, who are truly psychopathic people, over the course of years do everything they could to hurt my life and attempt murder on me, as well as others. They *act* charming and manipulate facts (evidence) to unimaginable extents, but their eyes are what tells all. Sadly, it took the experience to put two and two together, but it’s not a coincidence. Psychopathy will show through the look in the eyes, even if it’s only once in a while. It is something to look out for. Normal people do not get this look in their eyes.
Right omg!!! He's such a scumbag. He slept with his "friend" while engaged... that alone is enough to tell me that he wasn't good enough for Sherri. Throughout all of this, Sherri was so extremely forgiving when she could've ended things. What's even worse is that Sherri knew that she couldn't go to LAPD to report his ex because she thought they'd make it worse and/or cover it up. Tells you a lot about LAPD ...
I got second hand embarrassment from her interrogation. This case made me think about all the other cases that may have went cold at fault of “law enforcements”
Its a combination of corruption and the perpetrators access to destroying evidence... My guess is a large percentage of even "solved" cases were actually committed by law inforcement
Just read this chilling quote from the LA Magazine article: When he looks back on his efforts to keep his daughter’s case alive, he sees the paradox: Had the police listened to him in 1986, before the advent of DNA evidence, he and his wife may never have had the chance to read their [victim impact] statements. “If they had arrested her with the evidence they had back then,” Nels says, “she could’ve squeaked out of it.” It's bittersweet that it took this long. If the police had pursued her as a true suspect in 1986, she would have almost certainly gotten away with it. Now at least she's locked up for certain.
It really is sickening. All the aforementioned loop-hole b.s. is usually coupled with “the internal coverups”... I would like to think with the large burst of new (a.c.) detectives and the amount of heat they put on (let’s just use the watts 😫 case) his mistress and are still putting on, well let’s just hope that frightens the crooked ones within our justice system into 👏🏽doing 👏🏽what’s 👏🏽 right or getting the hell on!
If they put less of themselves into manipulators like her they'd have less need to cover for her. The amount of collusion here doesn't just happen bc of the blue line, she was wearing those bike shorts straight over to someone's house after the murder to begin building her defense team.
She got to live her life, have a successful career, have kids, get married...and she only gets 27 years for taking the life of a woman who will never get to have that? And then she just moved on after murdering her and being obsessed with John. What a cold blooded lady.
Love the interrogation. The moment she says Just because we had a fight, right after saying they didn't have a fight, it's like eh oh here are your rights
What’s scary is imagine all the “unsolved” cases! How many crooked cops got away with murder. Or how many innocent people went to jail for crimes committed by the police. Scary
While watching this, I thought about how those Latino men would have been tried for a murder they didn't commit. Like they were still burglars and deserved jail time but not for murder
Scary is a under statment. Also her father knew the mystery began and ended with johns ex. He kept telling them. I bet she was able to swindle very exspensive art. Replacing it with fakes. Nobodys the wiser. Ever see the thomas crown affair?
John seemed like he was playing games with Stephanie and Sherri. He knew how Stephanie felt about him and it was disrespectful for him to let her in the home he shared with Sherri
Since she got away with it for 20 years, she should have got an extra 20 added to her time instead of time off. You have a very interesting way of telling the back story and then the facts of the case and I really liked how you told Sherri story as the victim who often times gets "forgotten". You can up on my feed out of nowhere and the video interested me, I watched this one right after. Excellent job
This one hits hard. It's so sad that Sherri had nothing to do with John's past life and bad decisions and yet she lost her life while John and the murderer got to move on and live their life. RIP Sherri.
@@PriyaDesai-tv3pc Then every woman whose husband is killed by an ex is also indirectly to blame. But we know you'd never say this because that would be sexist.
@@redpillfreedom6692 no I wouldn’t say it because it would be wrong. We have to admit that John was a shitty human. Due to his( not criminally but morally wrong) actions his wife had to pay the price and he went on and slept with that killer when he was in doubt himself. No sane man would do that. These crazy people destroyed her life.
what also creeps me out even more is the fact that Stephanie kept showing up at their condo despite the fact that you need a key card and it's hard to get into. and when i heard she randomly showed up in their living room once, i was done. i feel John had something to do with Stephanie showing up so much.
This is so insane cause that poor girl died for nothing. She was purely killed out of jealousy, cause even then, that crazy woman didn’t even end up with her ex. Truly tragic for Sherri.
I was like dang..this sounds like that crazy Lazarus case. I guess I never heard the case told from the victims point of view starting off. Lazarus is such a nut job, I think people tend to focus on her. Thanks for giving Sherri’s story priority at the beginning.
Same here. I looked at the thumbnail and thought it looked familiar but watched anyway. Took a while to get to the nursing part. Cheers to Bella for finding an angle that honors the victim.
This is literally the only video I've been able to find that talks about Sherry's life and accomplishments and that's really what I wanted to know about. I've seen videos only talking about John's cheating ass or the asshole that murdered Sherry but not going into much detail about Sherry herself so thank you for this! Also I'll be subscribing and adding you to the roster of true crime content creators I watch often 🥰
Yes, i so agree. There are quite a few videos about the murderer but little to no information regarding Sherri. It nice that she is being acknowledged and that her life had purpose and meaning. This is a more complete, thorough reporting of this case.
Lmao at her interview...trying her hardest to act like she had NO clue what they were talking about when there’s a literal bite mark from her on Sherri’s body. Girl BYE
Guuuuuurl, That's the same thing I said. 💯 HUNNY BYE!!!!!😑😤 Even when they asked if she met the wife.. " ummm, uhhhh, I don't think so 😕" And months before the lady broke into her damn house full uniform and all! John was a piece of shit as well. Cheating is one thing but this crazy lady is entering our home and stalking me and you haven't put a restraining order on her why? 😐 Then has nerve going on a trip with her after poor Sherri is murdered. My goodness, how people are so evil, I will never understand. Rest in Peace Sherri🙏 You didn't deserve this 😥
I hate guys like John, who don't want to be in a real relationship with someone and at the same time don't let her go. It's unbelievable how police protect each other above everything. Outrageous
Also, he didn't think they were in a relationship but at the same time he would go on trips with her and his family clearly knew Stephanie and it went on for so many years... He could have done better.
John holds some responsibility for this,he was sending mixed messages instead of a clean breakup he kept sleeping with her,he was toying with her,that’s not right
The part that really ain't right is murdering a woman because you want to get with her husband, that makes you a monster. He is at worst kind of an arsehole, which isn't actually a crime, and since he didn't encourage/conspire with Stephanie to murder his wife and wasn't involved with the killing or aware that she might do something like that...he isn't really responsible for it at all it isn't his fault the woman he was cheating on his wife with was a murderous psycho, I doubt anyone would assume that was gonna happen to be fair. I'm pretty sure the "consequences for his part" are that his wife ended up being brutally murdered, over him and he has to live with that for the rest of his life.
When she is being interviewed by the police she says they were friends. They keep asking their relationship then she says they dated, but we weren't boyfriend, girlfriend. Which means she knew they nature of their relationship. Nevertheless she murdered his wife. 7 years of knowing him and he didnt express an interest in them being in a relationship. He then meets someone, he gets engaged she finds out and she begs him for one last time. He shouldn't have slept wirh her. He gets married regardless of her trying to break them up by going to find his fiance at the hospital or writing a letter to his mom. And she decides to murder his wife. Thinking if she is out of the picture they will be together. But he didn't want to be with her seriously even before he met his wife. So he did the same thing he did before. Met with her 1-2 times and that's it. He treated her the same way he did before. She knew but her jealousy didn't let her see that, he didn't want to be with her.
That Stephanie is crazy Stephanie : “I’m trying to turn my memory back “ 🌚 Police “ can we have your dna “ Stephanie “maybe” Obvs knows she’s been caught out now 🙄
I don't see how she could kills someone and live with herself for 23 years, plus even make a name for herself as a respected police officer! I cheated in an exam in high school once and started to fantasize about faking my own death and starting a new life in siberia.
This is your High School teacher! We know what you did and we won't let you get away with it! We will track you to the ends of the earth and bring you to justice. For shame!
She was probably so high up and respected in the police because of how callous and sociopathic she was. It attracts them. Rotten institution, big ACAB from me.
This pisses me off so much because her husband continued to entertain this woman until she killed his wife. If he’d cut her off earlier and taken it seriously he could have possibly saved her life.
@@laurieparis2203 he said that (on Twitter after someone asked if he is really John and mention this video. He didn't answer, but made new tweet) : "The freedom to oppress , the freedom to be insensitive to those in need , the freedom to judge others without knowing the whole story . These should not be the freedoms we hold dear , despite confusion throughout our history and the confusion that remains today" It sounds to reply to the person that asked. Tbh kinda a womenizers
@@laurieparis2203 It’s not his fault she killed her. She is in charge of her own actions and she chose to kill another person rather than leaving the guy in the first place.
It’s her fault as well for killing someone’s though. Her own choice. If she was like any other person and he cheated then no one would’ve been murdered.
Aside from the story, I enjoy listening to bella so much!! The way she tells each case is so captivating yet calm, ive been sitting for the past couple of hours just listening to her videos, i love this :D
John ain’t shit man he lowkey got his wife killed man and then continued to sleep with her after when he KNEW in his heart something was off man, poor Sherri she deserved so much more 🥺
@@jameshyde022 Not all of them are women. And they are not denying that the fault lies entirely on the ex girlfriend's shoulders. But Sherri's husband was a cheater and a liar. That much is obvious. There is nothing upstanding about the man who does so. 💁🏻♀️
I was really hoping we'd get to hear that he was a witness at the trial or SOMETHING from him considering they freaking got back together after it all happened
@@jameshyde022 i think its a bit weird to see ppl commenting on one person's actions that are shitty as bashing men lol like this isn't a man thing John just really isn't shit for the role he played in this which is undeniable
imagine KILLING someone and then going on normally for 20 years???? just wow. thank god for the people who look into cold cases and don't just let them go
This is one of my favorite cases! I've heard this one more than a few times. Her eyes look so psychotic like her behavior.. She was able to get away with this for so long and therefore should never be let out! Good behavior or NOT! And as far as the family suing, the statute of limitations should never exist in a murder! Another great case to cover would be the Cari Farver story! That one is even more psychotic! Great job covering this story Bella!
I'm sure this has already been said but I've heard about this case numerous times before and this is the FIRST time, I ever learned so much about the victim. Sherri deserved the goddamn world and she was so amazing and how TF am I JUST learning about her when I've heard so much about the murderer already?! ugh Thanks for your coverage
I remember coming across the interrogation video a while back, absolutely fascinating mixed with equal parts of terrifying. Your piece adds so much more from the other side of the story. Very nicely done and keep up the great work.
Time served? How about time owed? Like 20 years. I think it's sad that it took that long for her to get caught. In the meantime she adopted a daughter, which I think is sad because her whole family is affected by this and her daughter could've been adopted by a different family. I just hope some day she realizes the life that she stole, the lives that were affected and all the possibilities that she destroyed. Sherri could've had a daughter and kids, too... but it was taken from her by a woman named Jealousy.
I did notice that even though they only referred to her as "his wife" and didn't mention her being murdered, she knew he was talking about the murder victim and not his current wife.
Sherri would have made a better name for herself in nursing than the murdering police officer. So sad that such a smart hardworking woman lost her life so young, she would have done so much for the profession :(
Listening to Bella or Mr Ballen makes the chore of cleaning the kitchen so much more bearable in lockdown. Great episode Bella. I'd heard of this case before but your level of detail is next level.
The way she instantly got nervous when the police brought up John. Also, how shocked she sounded that she actually got caught. It brought me great joy.
Great job on researching this sad, bizarre case. I’ve followed it for years and you came up with photos and details not seen or reported elsewhere. New subscriber!
I'm new to your channel and just can't get enough of these incredible stories. You did a great job covering this murderer. I had seen this but never knew half of this sad and crazy case.
Okay but the fact that Stephanie was so jealous and obsessed with John but she “doesn’t know” and is having to turn her “memory back” in the interview. It obviously takes more physical effort for her to pretend to know nothing than for her to be honest with law enforcement.
Loved how you talk to your pups at the beginning. LOL I'm always asking my cats when they're going to start contributing to the household and helping their mama pay rent and bills, and buy groceries. LOL
The fact he got with Stephanie again after the murder makes my blood BOIL!
Me Too.
What a Prick.
Exactly what I want to comment .. Its disgusting how bad 😣
He's a POS
I would literally haunt his ass and hers for the rest of their lives 😂👻
He is shit but as a Virgo I understand why he did it. For years he keep going back to her because she is a safe space. That he is use to so that’s why he did that
I feel like the case was solved after 23 minutes and they just covered it up for 23 years
1000000% LAPD is notorious for being a gang with federal immunity.
Facts
Yep!
For real
yup! and im sure that one of her collegues knew too and gave her advice on how to get rid of the gun.
Stephanie actually looks terrifying, like her smile... Wow.
she has crazy eyes!!
omg ikr! both of the photos from 32:59 are so creepy
Right she definitely got the crazy eyes
Sociopath all the way
that's why John never loved her LMAO
The husband suspected she may have something to do w his wife’s death & continued to see her... that’s disgusting.
Right!!! I can hardly build up the respect to talk politely to people who have just been mean to my partner in the past... I think John was a lot more sleezy then he would ever want to let on, probably loved that he had a woman lusting after him
He obviously didn't respect her from the very beginning, so I'm not surprised...
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Yep. And the facts that he cheated with her while already engaged because he “felt bad for her”(...yeah okay dude), the fact that he was too scared to ask her to leave or to leave him alone, forcing his wife to do so, AND like you said, sleeping with her AFTER Sherry’s death but calling the detective first to “make sure” that she wasn’t a suspect at all.....ugh.
He is truly a pathetic excuse for a man.
I know right. It’s sickening.
I mean, her interrogation is so hilarious, she's so BAD at lying that's just ridiculous. You don't have to be a cop to see it, cmon. Her behavior- her eyes, tone, faces, repeating words ...
Too bad you can't just convict someone on those alone. If you didn't do it then don't lie. It's that simple. I heard about a few cases before about people lying about a murder but cops can't do anything to them even though they know they are lying just to end up letting them kill someone else.
I saw her interrogation on the Jim can't Swim channel. She kept saying "so whats this all about)
she was so defensive like she didn't murder Sherri for absolutely no reason, it infuriated me.
Yeah, we went to school together.. This John guy, well geez, I don't know much about him this was like a 100 years ago, oh, geez. Yeah, we were dating for 7 years but geez I don't even know that guy
@@someonez 🤣 exactly!
The fact that the marriage certificate was the only thing missing alone makes it so obvious that it was her. Who else would have wanted to take such a thing??
Sheri’s BMW was also stolen
@@georgialee6755Yes, and found a few weeks later a few weeks later.
I appreciate you titling the video with the victims name instead of the murders name. People know the killers names but the victims are forgotten.
Completely agree
It's easier to do stuff like that when you have 2 million plus subscribers.
@Alice Kae yeah I was in the exact same boat but then I realised I had heard of this case before from a tv show but it didn’t go this in depth in the victims life but rather that the killer was a police officer etc
Edit: and how sometimes crime shows on for instance investigation discovery are very dramatised.
@Alice Kae exactly!! as soon as she started describing John's ex my jaw dropped
That’s so true
The fact that she murdered Sherri so brutally and just moved on with her life .. that’s insane. She didn’t even get the guy, she got nothing but a couple of hookups and a trip to Hawaii. Imagine being that desperate. 😒
right?? when she mentioned that it didn’t even work out AFTER she murdered the competition... like dang girl he don’t want you like that!! so very sad
These are the kind of Police that our working in our country. Complete Psychopaths!
" Imagine being that desperate" Did you see her FACE??? The witch was born desperate and maintained it her whole life!
Im shocked like how do you just move on and not feel fuckin guilty omfg
@@JNYC212 Not all of them like literally this just shows it can be ANYONE regardless of career, race, gender etc
You forgot to mention most of the blunt trauma to Sherri’s face happened post mortum, so that should be a huge indication that whoever did it not only knew her but had tremendous rage toward her! Poor Sherri may she RIP.
imagine pushing on your daughter's case and being told "you have to stop watching so much tv"
Disgusting behaviour
Their daughter was literally murdered. They don't need to watch TV to see crime, it's their real life
It's so fucked up like I feel angry for her father
That was just disrespectful
@@lulshorty1894 they need to get fired
Imagine committing murder to get a guy and then it doesn't even work out anyway.
that’s so bad
shoulda made it a theme and gone for his second wife too i guess...
So desperate 🥵
Wonder why he didn’t go after the second one too
Stephanies face is actually terrifying her smile is gonna haunt me in my dreams
I know that naturally all the comments are about stephanie but can we just take a moment to acknowledge that Sherri seemed like such a nice, loving, smart person who really cared about people. She did nothing wrong. its so sad. Bella, you did an amazing job talking about her as a person - the world lost a gem
I mean this is about the case, sure she was a great person but we're discussing a murder where the twist is abt how the homicide happened and who was involved. Sure everyone is gonna talk abt the person who did it.
@@sarahbetty7963 what does your comment have to do with mine? didnt say anything was wrong with that im just taking the time to mourn a good life lost
Yes, she was a pretty, intelligent, motivated young woman. Such a shame the world lost her.
@@nuclearseasons completely agree, well said 👏
yes she deserved so much better :(( rip sherri
I feel bad for Sherri's parents who tried so hard to get her justice and in the end couldn't even sue the police department.
There should NEVER be a statute of limitations for this kind of corruption.
I’d say sue the leading detective for a conspiracy coverup on the case
The statute of limitations for holding law enforcement agencies accountable should be equivalent to the statute of limitations for the crime committed. In this case, the United States has no statute of limitations as murder was committed and this should be the gold standard regarding cleaning up corruption after the fact.
To be clear, "statute of limitations" is just a bullshit excuse, the clock doesn't begin ticking down from the moment a crime is committed, it begins ticking fromwhen it is discovered, or in some cases from when the plaintiff has a full case against the defendant.
Statute of limitations is ridiculous and an excuse. Especially considering how long cases take to be solved. This needs to be reevaluated. Murder is murder. Prayers for Sherri’s family!
It took the work of two amazing, honest, and dedicated detectives, to solve this case against all odds, with missing files and crime scene samples, even having to keep it discreet and a secret from their own , and collecting evidence from a Costco garbage can to bring justice to this family and see that the case has been solved after soo long. It just shows that they cared more about serving the community than being corrupt . Kudos to them . Great detective work and dedication to their work, not the force they were working for, as they had to hide it from them in order to solve it. And it just shows how hard that Stephanie tried to cover her crime , over the years. She advanced through the ranks and tried to destroy any possible evidence that could link her to her crime in the end. But, there was all that close relationship Sherry had with her parents and told them enough about that Stephanie and her run ins with this person and the threats she made to her, that she could never hide, and then the deadly mistake, a bite on Kerry's arm that happened to be the key to solving her murder. It was not enough that she shot her three times; She had to bite her arm, that's how much she hated her. Poor Kerry put up a brave fight, but didn't stand a chance against a lethal weapon. Very sad that such a smart and beautiful and brilliant person had to die for her husbands's actions. Im glad her parents got to see the light at the end of the tunnel. Sadly, that doesn't bring back their beautiful daughter. Kudos again to the two honest detectives for bringing justice and closure to this family.
Her name was Sherri, not Kerry
Cops should ALL have to give DNA upon hire. Period. ALL officers.
In Australia you need to give fingerprints
@@saphiaer everywhere should be that way
I also feel like once someone passes away their dna should be filed to at least try to close some cases.
I'm pretty sure they do now.
I know they have to give their fingerprints but if it's still not required to give their DNA yet then I agree they definitely should...
however, it still doesn't change the fact that there is a LOT of corruption in law enforcement and a lot of cover-ups.. LAPD is known for that.. especially back in the 80s and '90s
The worst part is she clearly could move on with her life, she got married, was good at her job, had a daughter. She could have done it all without killing innocent person. It was so pointless, to kill her just to sleep with him 2 more times.. cmon
Exactly and the fact that she was part of the police department who was meant to literally protect people. She is a sick human being
@@maomi1852 kidnap him! LOL. Hey, I wouldn’t have put it past her.
that was exactly my thought. she was obsessed enough to kill his wife but not obsessed enough to actually make sure they’d be together after the fact? a part of me feels like it was more so jealousy towards sherri because she was tall, beautiful, successful and had the man she wanted.
Exactly like they even lost contact after a while, she basically killed Sherri for no reason
@@alexandervelez9507 100%
I agree!!
this case is so heartbreaking. it’s so upsetting that it took 23 years to get justice for sherri. on a more positive note, i’m happy her parents finally received closure.
stephanie has a serious case of crazy eyes
Omg i know, scary
her pictures scare me :(
I was thinking the same thing!
OMG! Yes!
I was just about to comment this! I’m glad others noticed! Not only does she have crazy eyes it looks like she’s doing it on purpose! Eyes usually look squinted or smaller when you smile but hers look wider than when she has a relaxed face!
I cannot think of enough horrible things to call Sherri’s “husband”. He truly did not deserve her. Absolute garbage human being
Exactly what I was thinking. He even got with her after his wife have been murdered
i’m only half way through and definitely agree. sleeping with your friend while you’re engaged and then after she comes to the hospital acting crazy you WAX HER SKIIS ?!
@@Raisingkayandkai wait till the end it gots even crazier
@@elenisapantzi5812 to be fair I don’t think he knew
@@matcha.clouds he knew she was crazy enough to make his wife uncomfortable while she was alive. So even without knowing the murder he should’ve stayed away. And he suspected enough to call to police to make sure she wasn’t involved in his wife’s case so...
The husband was for sure keeping her in his life in order to have access to another woman to easily sleep with. I don't believe they stopped sleeping together during his marriage. He clearly has little to no self control.
Exactly. He is to blame for stringing her along though he was engaged to Sherri. Just like the Arias case… he kept going back to Jodi even though they were broken up.
But we don’t know for sure if that’s true I believe
@@thecutteralicia he is not to blame though TuT
@@bituinl I'm not saying it's fact. "For sure" is a common expression used to express strong belief. I strongly believe he never stopped cheating.
@@thecutteraliciaIt happens but normally doesn't end in murders. 🤔
23 years of contacting the police. Sherry's parents are so loving and caring. Im almost speechless
it shakes me to my core that her father OFFERED TO PAY for the DNA testing and they were just like nahh it’s all good. like obviously the money wasn’t actually an issue just an easy excuse not to listen. the corruption is disgusting
@@rachhhnicole Ive seen the police have so much say over someone's justice. Either through ignoring it because they can or through intimidation
Just goes to show who are the truly good guys in this senario; the police or Sherry's parents? Police corruption is the norm and people barely are surprised any more, let alone shocked.
It makes me sick that the public is forced to pay for the police. They are proving themselves time and again that they are a moral-less criminal organization; demonstrating again that absolute power corrupts absolutely. We need civilian oversight and review boards to keep an eye on the police.
@@rachhhnicole LAPD, nuff said.
rachhhnicole That’s not the way it works. An outside person can’t pay for it
When your man acts like this and his ex-girlfriend acts like this - leave them for each other to have fun in this crazy relationship
yep ^^^
@Lifted Sailboat But come on how was he to know that she would be a complete physcho and murder his wife. There are all sorts of people out there. She could have been a stalker, obsessed or not taking no for an answer. But to go as far as to murder someone & while being a police officer when your dury is to protect is extreme. Also, her being an officer for years & detectives not accusing her for 23 years, would make him think she prob didnt do it.
@@nikitasondi1909 dude, come on. you have to be at least a little street smart in life. she's showing up to their gated residence unannounced when it shouldn't be possible, she's writing letters to his family, she's asking him to do all these tasks for her... either he was incredibly slow witted, or he's an asshole
Exactly!!!
@@nikitasondi1909because he’s dumb
I’m glad you mentioned how sleazy John is. I’ve only ever heard him portrayed as an innocent victim. Like obviously Stephanie is the psycho here and the guilty one, but let’s be real about who John is too.
Her reactions to every question is so sus , she’s acting so unbothered but she’s obviously panicking and stressing
She's TRYING to act like she's not bothered but come on, last time I saw such expression was when 7-yeard-old was trying to lie to his mom he didn't eat that candy
Yup she's really bad at it
@@someonez yup
She was waiting for it all her life and when she got into the goal she is 😭
She looks so offended by everything as well. Such a defence mechanism
I usually don’t believe or adhere to the idea of the “crazy ex girlfriend” but Stephanie has really taken the cake for this one
The this is, she wasn't even his girlfriend 💀
All the comments on this video are fucking A1 lmaoo I mean seriously
Uhm you’d be surprised at how many ex girlfriends are crazy lol.
@@jacobchamberlain8505 you hear about so many crazy ex girlfriends in heteronormative relationships because men live to tell their tales. If you have a crazy ex boyfriend though... you're probably going to be killed, threatened or coerced into silence.
@@mangostrocity and nowhere in my comment did I say anything about there not being crazy ex boyfriends lol.
You are the only one who covered the victim’s life and importance in this case. Every other show who covered this case talked very very little about sherries life and just referred to her as the pregnant wife while describing her murder. You have her validation Bells.
I honestly think John wasn't pathetic at all -he DELIBERATELY refused to cut ties with Stephanie, he liked being the center of the two's attention. I don't have any other explanation for his absolutely childish attitude: he enjoyed it. No other man could've gone back to a possible suspect in the murder of his wife without being completely narcissistic. Sherri should've left John when he cheated on her.
Everything you said!
100% !
John was definitely a narcissist. dude if you’re sleeping with another woman after getting engaged as a way to “end things” you’re just taking advantage. i can’t believe he acted like he was so oblivious to all the red flags and his own wrongdoing!!
He was the typical cheater. He caused his wife's death & he knows it. I think in these cases, they need to be held as an accessory.
"good behavior" should never be a thing when murder or rape or any violence is involved.
Ikr
Can you imagine her life in prison. They have to keep her in PC with all phedo's
Agreed. She literally has no shame or remorse for what she did. And still pleading not guilty.
I agree. I don't understand how some murderer's or rapists, especially of children, don't get life++ to ensure they never get out. On top of that she got 1,000 days for good behavior. Bro she literally murdered someone and didn't even feel any remorse and you're going to take a few years off for "good behavior"?? she already better have good behavior to be thankful she didn't get a death sentence like back in the days
Right? I believe that if you commit one of these grave crimes with intent (by this I mean excluding self defense) then your human rights should go out the window, and the convicted should not be rewarded with things such as good behaviour.
I’m sorry but the puppy slipping off the bed🥹😍😭😭😭 so precious. She completely relaxed when u turned around to pet her just ready to embrace your love!
sherri deserved better. she deserved a better husband and better justice. im upset with the lapd but i’m even more upset with the husband. why tf did he sleep with her when she was engaged and went back with her WHEN SHE DIED WTF.
If my husband couldnt tell his old flame to stop showing TF up at our house and to forget he exists, I'd have beat both their a$$es, divorced my husband for cheating and got everything, then ruined Stephanie's reputation. No one likes a cop with a shitty rep.
Cause he is a piece of shat 💩
Sherri: hey the woman you’re cheating on me with has threatened to kill me. You should step in and do something about this
John: okay wife I’ll continue sleeping with her and act oblivious when you are “mysteriously” murdered
@@chelseapthib36 if I were Sherri’s family and I found out everything John did (and didn’t do) he’d probably wind up missing 🤷🏾♀️
@@mayann0-0 me being from Louisiana, I know many back canals only locals know about... I'd feed the gators 😁
Her interrogation just doesn’t sit right with me- her facial expressions and movements seem so fake and you can see she is lying.
Right!
it honestly was so irritating watching her give dramatic, over the top expressions “trying” to recall things she clearly remembered
Look up JCS, he covered her interrogation in full and does an amazing job breaking down and analyzing her body language, and how the investigators did such an amazing job getting her to talk.
The way she was fidgeting and slamming her hands down was a dead give away she was guilty , sad part is she should know she looks guilty cause she’s a cop herself but that’s the LAPD for ya , low skill crooked cops
When someone is being interrogated for murder and goes “pffffff... uhhh...” it’s a wrap.
OMG those photos of the LAPD ex girlfriend that were taken during her years of “achievements”...she literally has crazy eyes in every single photo😳....
also I just want to say, I love true crime documentaries and stuff but they tend to scare me way too much so I just really love your content because you’ve got such a nice voice and you don’t add any music that messes with your emotions and you just state everything matter of factly, so I’m able to watch these interesting true crime stories and not get freaked out
I wonder if any of this would have happened if the husband had just grown a pair and told her he wasn’t interested.
I really feel like if the husband did that, Stephanie would have killed him too. She did say “If I can’t have him no one can” and she definitely has those crazy eyes to back it up. Yikes. 😳
@@mariahmiller1015 He absolutely would have died 100% it seems to me he was afraid of her after a while.
He *was* interested....
If the absolute scumbag husband had been honest and decent from day 1 and not led the girl along when they were young,none of this would have happened!
Right!!!!!
“Do you know a John?”
Stephanie : 👁👄👁 doesnt really ring a bell
Her literally showing up at their house years prior uninvited 🚶🏻♀️
She s like Idk him and then says theywere good friends.
What.the.fuck.
I remember all my good friends, otherwise they re just acquaintances or randos. That was the first suspish thing shes said i think
She literally looks insane as well
You discovered images & info from this case I never saw before you did a brilliant job showing us how they pieced evidence from this whole case together to solve it with facts & proof, great work.
the fact that the ex gf looked like THAT and they didnt suspect her baffles me to begin with. the way she smiles and how big her eyes are ... idk dude LOL
they did suspect her, thats why they covered it up
I have to disagree there. If we're going to go based on how people look, there will be a lot of false accusations and a lot of guilty people who go uninvestigated. We're better than judging people's guilt based on the way they look. They should have suspected her because all the clues pointed towards her.
@@monkiram yes, exactly! I completely agree, the first thing is to look at the clues rather than her appearance.
and I dont feel bad judging stephanies appearance since she said sherri "wasnt even that pretty" like girl, sherri was super pretty you were just a deranged crazy ex
It’s the combination of evidence pointing towards her and her crazy look in her eyes, not at all ppl *randomly* blaming bc of looks. I personally have had an ex husband and his mother, who are truly psychopathic people, over the course of years do everything they could to hurt my life and attempt murder on me, as well as others. They *act* charming and manipulate facts (evidence) to unimaginable extents, but their eyes are what tells all. Sadly, it took the experience to put two and two together, but it’s not a coincidence. Psychopathy will show through the look in the eyes, even if it’s only once in a while. It is something to look out for. Normal people do not get this look in their eyes.
I cannot express how furious I am at this case and how much I loathe the awful husband and murderous police officer. I can’t even say their names
right!! he even suspected her as a murderer like??? he’s a shitty person
Right omg!!! He's such a scumbag. He slept with his "friend" while engaged... that alone is enough to tell me that he wasn't good enough for Sherri. Throughout all of this, Sherri was so extremely forgiving when she could've ended things. What's even worse is that Sherri knew that she couldn't go to LAPD to report his ex because she thought they'd make it worse and/or cover it up. Tells you a lot about LAPD ...
@@bellafiori so disappointed in him bc he never put his foot down and it eventually came at the the cost of his wife’s lost !
@@abigailwilson1285 and guess what happened 😬
He probably lowkey got off to the fact that he was sleeping with his wife’s killer.
I got second hand embarrassment from her interrogation. This case made me think about all the other cases that may have went cold at fault of “law enforcements”
Its a combination of corruption and the perpetrators access to destroying evidence... My guess is a large percentage of even "solved" cases were actually committed by law inforcement
I *was* going to read for class but...I think this counts as educating myself
Totally does :)
HAHA ME
Me right now
Put on the subtitles. Technically I DID read for an hour.
Yes lol. This video enhances our active listening skills and comprehension skills so it’s basically like a reading lesson😂😂
she had such a bright future, and worked so hard. she didn’t deserve any of this.
I was thinking the same ☹️
its so sad and all bc her husband coudnt stand up to that stupid lady 😡
Just read this chilling quote from the LA Magazine article:
When he looks back on his efforts to keep his daughter’s case alive, he sees the paradox: Had the police listened to him in 1986, before the advent of DNA evidence, he and his wife may never have had the chance to read their [victim impact] statements. “If they had arrested her with the evidence they had back then,” Nels says, “she could’ve squeaked out of it.”
It's bittersweet that it took this long. If the police had pursued her as a true suspect in 1986, she would have almost certainly gotten away with it. Now at least she's locked up for certain.
i honestly think if the police put even 10% more effort into cases like these so many more would be solved
if they put the amount of effort they put into covering for their own, into actually solving cases, imagine what they could get done, so sad
Exactly. Defund the police.
It really is sickening. All the aforementioned loop-hole b.s. is usually coupled with “the internal coverups”... I would like to think with the large burst of new (a.c.) detectives and the amount of heat they put on (let’s just use the watts 😫 case) his mistress and are still putting on, well let’s just hope that frightens the crooked ones within our justice system into 👏🏽doing 👏🏽what’s 👏🏽 right or getting the hell on!
If they put less of themselves into manipulators like her they'd have less need to cover for her. The amount of collusion here doesn't just happen bc of the blue line, she was wearing those bike shorts straight over to someone's house after the murder to begin building her defense team.
Nah, the effort isn’t the issue AT ALL. They’re definitely giving it 100%.
100% effort to orchestrate a cover up.
This is one of my favourite crime cases. Hearing the recordings when they confronted the murderer is goosebump inducing.
Lmao 🤣
She looks fake though like she is lying
Her interrogation was very amusing. All the faces she makes and repeating the same phrases over and over.
It was a million years ago, let me check my pictures, my friend Schmeeda has them, what's this all about anyway?
Same.! I’ve watched so many videos on this case and it never gets old.
Good job to all new detectives that resolved this case !
She lived 20 years living her life as if nothing and was only given 27 years sentence ....SMH
Yes and I guarantee it is because she was an LAPD officer, or else should would have gotten life
Well 27 years to life. But time off for good behavior and a former LAPD PO.. 27 or less is probably accurate.. disgusting
Well considering her age, will that be life?
I’m baffled that they didn’t overturn all the cases she worked on. THE CONFLICT. IM DISGUSTED.
@@sheenaldeo can we call LAPD about this and harass them or something? i'm tired of the cops
She got to live her life, have a successful career, have kids, get married...and she only gets 27 years for taking the life of a woman who will never get to have that? And then she just moved on after murdering her and being obsessed with John. What a cold blooded lady.
I mean she’s kinda old so
27 years to life means they have to serve a minimum of 27 years before they are they have a chance of parole
@@bgcrp2005 stop saying that she's old, that's not a reason for her to be released from prison.
2000firegirl Steph was recently approved for parole believe it or not
Can we all thank *Jim* @36:15 the detective who decided to reopen Sherri's case. 👏
Yes Jim had the case dumped on his desk / he had no clue where it came from. But he did a great job!
Thank God he's not another lazy ham-fisted (LAZY PIG) civil servant.
Sherri's dad solved this case day 1.
stephanie: “i was pretty mellow”
also stephanie: *murdered somebody*
Love the interrogation. The moment she says Just because we had a fight, right after saying they didn't have a fight, it's like eh oh here are your rights
What’s scary is imagine all the “unsolved” cases! How many crooked cops got away with murder.
Or how many innocent people went to jail for crimes committed by the police. Scary
While watching this, I thought about how those Latino men would have been tried for a murder they didn't commit. Like they were still burglars and deserved jail time but not for murder
Scary is a under statment. Also her father knew the mystery began and ended with johns ex. He kept telling them. I bet she was able to swindle very exspensive art. Replacing it with fakes. Nobodys the wiser. Ever see the thomas crown affair?
John seemed like he was playing games with Stephanie and Sherri. He knew how Stephanie felt about him and it was disrespectful for him to let her in the home he shared with Sherri
Husband had a lot of responsibility for sure
Nailed it. He caused all of this.
hes trash, belongs to the streets
Exactly and it’s Sherri’s house just bc it’s under his name doesn’t mean anything her dad bought it and she’s been paying the mortgage
Since she got away with it for 20 years, she should have got an extra 20 added to her time instead of time off. You have a very interesting way of telling the back story and then the facts of the case and I really liked how you told Sherri story as the victim who often times gets "forgotten". You can up on my feed out of nowhere and the video interested me, I watched this one right after. Excellent job
This one hits hard. It's so sad that Sherri had nothing to do with John's past life and bad decisions and yet she lost her life while John and the murderer got to move on and live their life. RIP Sherri.
"John and the murderer got to move on"
You say this as if John himself is guilty.
@@redpillfreedom6692 he is indirectly guilty of triggering these things like chain reaction.
@@PriyaDesai-tv3pc
Then every woman whose husband is killed by an ex is also indirectly to blame.
But we know you'd never say this because that would be sexist.
@@redpillfreedom6692 no I wouldn’t say it because it would be wrong. We have to admit that John was a shitty human. Due to his( not criminally but morally wrong) actions his wife had to pay the price and he went on and slept with that killer when he was in doubt himself. No sane man would do that. These crazy people destroyed her life.
@@PriyaDesai-tv3pc
I'm not defending his handling of the situation. Only saying that if the genders were reversed, no one would be blaming the spouse.
what also creeps me out even more is the fact that Stephanie kept showing up at their condo despite the fact that you need a key card and it's hard to get into. and when i heard she randomly showed up in their living room once, i was done. i feel John had something to do with Stephanie showing up so much.
Yes.
He’s guilty.
I bet she used her badge to gain access somehow
Maybe he was still getting some friendly favours....
She is an officer she can just flash the badge
I know! Creeeeepy
the fact that he even got with stephanie after his wife was murdered makes my blood boil, its such a slap to the face
Agreed
This is so insane cause that poor girl died for nothing. She was purely killed out of jealousy, cause even then, that crazy woman didn’t even end up with her ex. Truly tragic for Sherri.
I was like dang..this sounds like that crazy Lazarus case. I guess I never heard the case told from the victims point of view starting off. Lazarus is such a nut job, I think people tend to focus on her. Thanks for giving Sherri’s story priority at the beginning.
I completely agree about giving the victims story first!!
Same here. I looked at the thumbnail and thought it looked familiar but watched anyway. Took a while to get to the nursing part. Cheers to Bella for finding an angle that honors the victim.
Yes! I was driving and not paying much attention until I realized it was Lazarus case
Omg I was shocked to realize she was talking about this case. I had no idea the murder was so brutal
Same!!!
This is literally the only video I've been able to find that talks about Sherry's life and accomplishments and that's really what I wanted to know about. I've seen videos only talking about John's cheating ass or the asshole that murdered Sherry but not going into much detail about Sherry herself so thank you for this! Also I'll be subscribing and adding you to the roster of true crime content creators I watch often 🥰
Yes, i so agree. There are quite a few videos about the murderer but little to no information regarding Sherri. It nice that she is being acknowledged and that her life had purpose and meaning.
This is a more complete, thorough reporting of this case.
Lmao at her interview...trying her hardest to act like she had NO clue what they were talking about when there’s a literal bite mark from her on Sherri’s body. Girl BYE
Guuuuuurl, That's the same thing I said. 💯 HUNNY BYE!!!!!😑😤
Even when they asked if she met the wife..
" ummm, uhhhh, I don't think so 😕"
And months before the lady broke into her damn house full uniform and all!
John was a piece of shit as well. Cheating is one thing but this crazy lady is entering our home and stalking me and you haven't put a restraining order on her why? 😐 Then has nerve going on a trip with her after poor Sherri is murdered.
My goodness, how people are so evil, I will never understand.
Rest in Peace Sherri🙏 You didn't deserve this 😥
I’ve seen better acting in a Hallmark movie lol
I hate guys like John, who don't want to be in a real relationship with someone and at the same time don't let her go. It's unbelievable how police protect each other above everything. Outrageous
Same
It’s heinous
Yea f John Frfr type of messed up guy that allows situations like this perpetuate
Also, he didn't think they were in a relationship but at the same time he would go on trips with her and his family clearly knew Stephanie and it went on for so many years... He could have done better.
I agree I don’t condone what she did but John definitely played a part in all of this he was wrong
This case NEVER gets old! Your interpretation of this and the investigation you’ve done is TOP TIER!💯👏🏻
John holds some responsibility for this,he was sending mixed messages instead of a clean breakup he kept sleeping with her,he was toying with her,that’s not right
Ikr! He should face some comsequences for his part
The part that really ain't right is murdering a woman because you want to get with her husband, that makes you a monster. He is at worst kind of an arsehole, which isn't actually a crime, and since he didn't encourage/conspire with Stephanie to murder his wife and wasn't involved with the killing or aware that she might do something like that...he isn't really responsible for it at all it isn't his fault the woman he was cheating on his wife with was a murderous psycho, I doubt anyone would assume that was gonna happen to be fair.
I'm pretty sure the "consequences for his part" are that his wife ended up being brutally murdered, over him and he has to live with that for the rest of his life.
I'd guess he was really getting off on two women wanting him- "Oh, these men!" to quote Edith Evans in "Tom Jones."
When she is being interviewed by the police she says they were friends. They keep asking their relationship then she says they dated, but we weren't boyfriend, girlfriend. Which means she knew they nature of their relationship. Nevertheless she murdered his wife. 7 years of knowing him and he didnt express an interest in them being in a relationship. He then meets someone, he gets engaged she finds out and she begs him for one last time. He shouldn't have slept wirh her. He gets married regardless of her trying to break them up by going to find his fiance at the hospital or writing a letter to his mom. And she decides to murder his wife. Thinking if she is out of the picture they will be together. But he didn't want to be with her seriously even before he met his wife. So he did the same thing he did before. Met with her 1-2 times and that's it. He treated her the same way he did before. She knew but her jealousy didn't let her see that, he didn't want to be with her.
Right he could’ve told her
That Stephanie is crazy
Stephanie : “I’m trying to turn my memory back “ 🌚
Police “ can we have your dna “
Stephanie “maybe”
Obvs knows she’s been caught out now 🙄
I KNOW WHO SAYS “IM TRYING TO TURN MY MEMORY BACK” like girl... you stalked Sherri and John...
@@abigailwilson1285 someone who is a terrible liar..
@@merncat3384 I know right??? She couldn't come up with a better answer???
I love how much extra detail you've put into this vid! There is info in here that I haven't seen in any other vid on this case. Good work!!
I don't see how she could kills someone and live with herself for 23 years, plus even make a name for herself as a respected police officer! I cheated in an exam in high school once and started to fantasize about faking my own death and starting a new life in siberia.
Ah-ahhh! God, it's good to know ppl like you are out there. I'm so glad u shared, Dear Heart. Sending you love & light!
dude same! I still think and feel bad about the batteries I forgot to pay my high school teacher $1 for lol
I could that lady has the crazy eyes. In all her pictures crazy looking eyes. That's why she has no remorse.
This is your High School teacher! We know what you did and we won't let you get away with it! We will track you to the ends of the earth and bring you to justice. For shame!
She was probably so high up and respected in the police because of how callous and sociopathic she was. It attracts them. Rotten institution, big ACAB from me.
This pisses me off so much because her husband continued to entertain this woman until she killed his wife. If he’d cut her off earlier and taken it seriously he could have possibly saved her life.
He kept sleeping w her after
He could have saved two lives. His wife's life, and her murderer's. Two lives in the toilet because the man couldn't say no.
@@laurieparis2203 he said that (on Twitter after someone asked if he is really John and mention this video. He didn't answer, but made new tweet) :
"The freedom to oppress , the freedom to be insensitive to those in need , the freedom to judge others without knowing the whole story . These should not be the freedoms we hold dear , despite confusion throughout our history and the confusion that remains today"
It sounds to reply to the person that asked. Tbh kinda a womenizers
@@laurieparis2203 It’s not his fault she killed her. She is in charge of her own actions and she chose to kill another person rather than leaving the guy in the first place.
It’s her fault as well for killing someone’s though. Her own choice. If she was like any other person and he cheated then no one would’ve been murdered.
Aside from the story, I enjoy listening to bella so much!! The way she tells each case is so captivating yet calm, ive been sitting for the past couple of hours just listening to her videos, i love this :D
John ain’t shit man he lowkey got his wife killed man and then continued to sleep with her after when he KNEW in his heart something was off man, poor Sherri she deserved so much more 🥺
@@jameshyde022 Not all of them are women. And they are not denying that the fault lies entirely on the ex girlfriend's shoulders. But Sherri's husband was a cheater and a liar. That much is obvious. There is nothing upstanding about the man who does so. 💁🏻♀️
I was really hoping we'd get to hear that he was a witness at the trial or SOMETHING from him considering they freaking got back together after it all happened
@@jameshyde022 good
@@jameshyde022 go cry to your mom about it. Nobody cares.
@@jameshyde022 i think its a bit weird to see ppl commenting on one person's actions that are shitty as bashing men lol like this isn't a man thing John just really isn't shit for the role he played in this which is undeniable
imagine KILLING someone and then going on normally for 20 years???? just wow. thank god for the people who look into cold cases and don't just let them go
This is one of my favorite cases! I've heard this one more than a few times. Her eyes look so psychotic like her behavior.. She was able to get away with this for so long and therefore should never be let out! Good behavior or NOT! And as far as the family suing, the statute of limitations should never exist in a murder! Another great case to cover would be the Cari Farver story! That one is even more psychotic! Great job covering this story Bella!
I'm sure this has already been said but I've heard about this case numerous times before and this is the FIRST time, I ever learned so much about the victim. Sherri deserved the goddamn world and she was so amazing and how TF am I JUST learning about her when I've heard so much about the murderer already?! ugh Thanks for your coverage
This. I didn't even recognize the case at first!
“I was pretty mellow”
Sis you killed her. That’s why you’re here.
I remember coming across the interrogation video a while back, absolutely fascinating mixed with equal parts of terrifying. Your piece adds so much more from the other side of the story. Very nicely done and keep up the great work.
The cut from telling mia to get a job to her passed out tired from the sheer suggestion 😂😂
hahahahahahahah oh to be a dog
@@bellafiori when I die bring me back as a middle class person’s dog
mood though lol
@@saphiaer yessss babygirl this is straight facts I would love to be reincarnated as this 🙌🏼 that’s my new goal lolol
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Time served? How about time owed? Like 20 years. I think it's sad that it took that long for her to get caught. In the meantime she adopted a daughter, which I think is sad because her whole family is affected by this and her daughter could've been adopted by a different family. I just hope some day she realizes the life that she stole, the lives that were affected and all the possibilities that she destroyed. Sherri could've had a daughter and kids, too... but it was taken from her by a woman named Jealousy.
This is poetic, deep, and sad.
The interrogation had my heart racing, it's like a Columbo episode where the killer who thought they were home free is revealed.
I did notice that even though they only referred to her as "his wife" and didn't mention her being murdered, she knew he was talking about the murder victim and not his current wife.
Sherri would have made a better name for herself in nursing than the murdering police officer. So sad that such a smart hardworking woman lost her life so young, she would have done so much for the profession :(
I appreciate this title because it’s always titled “The case of Stephanie Lazarus” and the victim, Sherri, gets forgotten.
It bothers me so freaking much when the title has the murderer in it but not the victim.
That’s why I love Bella videos
Listening to Bella or Mr Ballen makes the chore of cleaning the kitchen so much more bearable in lockdown.
Great episode Bella. I'd heard of this case before but your level of detail is next level.
The way she instantly got nervous when the police brought up John. Also, how shocked she sounded that she actually got caught. It brought me great joy.
I'm sorry but HER EYES IN EVERY PICTURE (Stephanie). she's literally like 👁️_👁️
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she had the audacity to insult Sherris appearance when she be looking like
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the picture at 33:06 is creepy!
@@sashadelgrey5364 Omgosh yes and also 51:19
@@andreaandrea2000 lol and also 32:57
Great job on researching this sad, bizarre case. I’ve followed it for years and you came up with photos and details not seen or reported elsewhere. New subscriber!
I'm sorry, but the way Mia slowly fell off the bed really got me 😂
Omg same😂😭😭😭😭
Same. I had to pause to laugh 😂
omg right hahahahahahaha, i felt so bad when it happened though 🥺
@@bellafiori I would have as well🥺🥺
Hahahahaha yesss, my dog is very similar to her and sometimes falls the exact same way, I think all the hair makes the bed kinda slippery for them
She bit her shoulder??? What interrupted burglary ends with that?? It's so obviously a personal rage fueled attack
Her interview is one of my favorite. Those guys did a great job!
I can’t believe how infuriating this is. I hope Sherri is resting peacefully now.
Sherry is not resting peacefully because John is the reason for this murder. He was after her dead intime with the DEVIL. John BURN IN HELL
@@marjanoord9567 why can’t she be resting peacefully? You’re not making any sense.
The dog in the back is me. I listen to these videos while laying down.
Same
cute
Same 😊
Same 😩
Girl same thoooo. This is what I do to “unwind” when I get home from work lol 😍
This is one of the most fascinating murder stories- I’ve heard it many times and it never ceases to amaze me how long justice went unserved
Cant get over Stephanie's eyes in all those still shots. 👁👁
she creepy
She is stone cold crazy murderer
32:57 I’m scared…
She's a nutcase
the way you can see the fear on her face and in the sound of her voice when she was being interviewed
She knew she was caught 100%
Good
I'm new to your channel and just can't get enough of these incredible stories.
You did a great job covering this murderer. I had seen this but never knew half of this sad and crazy case.
Many people failed sherri and I'm so thankful she did get Justice even if it took 23 years. Rest in peace
Okay but the fact that Stephanie was so jealous and obsessed with John but she “doesn’t know” and is having to turn her “memory back” in the interview. It obviously takes more physical effort for her to pretend to know nothing than for her to be honest with law enforcement.
You are a great researcher and narrator.
I love how Bella just casually insults cold blooded killers with no hesitation or fear😂
this is exactly what I was thinking😂 like okay go off Bella!!!
as she should, queen
props to the new officers on the case, I'm glad they took it seriously
All the corrupted LAPD officers were either retired of dead.
Loved how you talk to your pups at the beginning. LOL I'm always asking my cats when they're going to start contributing to the household and helping their mama pay rent and bills, and buy groceries. LOL