tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757696342634699253.post2603338482586787031..comments2024-02-24T18:44:39.324-08:00Comments on Trials & Tribulations: LAZARUS HAS LEFT THE BUILDINGSprockethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03837416113512618694noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757696342634699253.post-88704354163343535992012-06-19T18:03:53.136-07:002012-06-19T18:03:53.136-07:00yes my mistake..she adopted a child and that is su...yes my mistake..she adopted a child and that is such a great point. well hopefully her husband will go on with his life and not wait around for her..and this child could have some kind of normal life...Tina from south phillynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757696342634699253.post-11908827355919924692012-06-19T15:39:03.195-07:002012-06-19T15:39:03.195-07:00SL did not "have a child", she adopted a...SL did not "have a child", she adopted a child. Which somehow seems worse to me. You don't have to convince anyone of your desire to be a great parent when you become pregnant. But with adoption she had to convince someone of her sincerity. This deceit sickens me. Of all the people who could have adopted that little girl ...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757696342634699253.post-29746045267429903332012-06-19T10:42:07.355-07:002012-06-19T10:42:07.355-07:00Yes thats ture. and im sure that haunts him to thi...Yes thats ture. and im sure that haunts him to this very day knowing he did that. I do wonder though like many others have wrote, why she didnt puruse him more after the murder? i mean, maybe she didnt want to shine suspicion on herself but hard to believe she didnt puruse him..unless she did and we dont know that..YES i totally agree.she deserves to rot. went on with her life, married, had a child, had happiness while sherri was in the ground...!!!Tina from south phillynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757696342634699253.post-10777304841446599112012-06-19T09:47:07.253-07:002012-06-19T09:47:07.253-07:00@ Tina - This doesn't justify John sleeping wi...@ Tina - This doesn't justify John sleeping with Stephanie years after Sherri's murder, but Stephanie was not considered a suspect (so, he was just after the sex). Plus, I hate to say this -- you know men!! However, now that Stephanie's been convicted, I hope she rots to a fine dust in that prison as she's the lowest of the low for what she did to that poor woman. There's a very, very HOT, HOT, HOT place in hell for her!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757696342634699253.post-79975033120060679082012-06-18T18:51:23.943-07:002012-06-18T18:51:23.943-07:00Another bit of information that was in the Vanity ...Another bit of information that was in the Vanity Fair article which i found shocking and upsetting. it stated that SL had dropped off skis to Sherri and John's house AFTER they were married asking john to wax them for her. Sherri told John please dont do it..i want you to tell SL not to come aroudn here..but he gave her a hard time..telling Sherri to just go along with it. He did wax the skils and refsued to tell this crazy woman to stay out of their lives! i find this very disturbing. Maybe i shouldnt judge, but from what ive read and seen about thsi case, it seesm to me that John didnt put SL in her place. Even after sherri was murdered, years later he slept with her.???!!! THAT JUST DOESNT MAKE SENSE TO METina from south phillynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757696342634699253.post-48655715250052676662012-06-18T08:06:26.636-07:002012-06-18T08:06:26.636-07:00I just read the July Vanity Fair article about Laz...I just read the July Vanity Fair article about Lazarus and there's some really shocking information in it. Apparently, all of the interview notes and tapes that mentioned Lazarus disappeared from the file over the years. <br /><br />Secondly, a detective named Phil Moritt visited the coroner's office in October 1993 and SIGNED OUT ALL THE FORENSIC SAMPLES THAT MIGHT HAVE CONTAINED DNA after DNA began to be used and after Nels Rasmussen offered to pay to have the samples tested.<br /><br />That evidence then disappeared.<br /><br />Moritt told investigators he has no memory of signing out the samples. If it's his signature and his badge number why isn't he being investigated for obstruction of justice, and aiding and abetting after the fact?<br /><br />The only reason the bite swab remained is because it was misplaced... Otherwise Stephanie Lazarus would have gotten away with murder.<br /><br />Appalling.... I hope Nels ends up owning Parker Center.Robertnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757696342634699253.post-17436884583583372542012-06-15T20:49:28.245-07:002012-06-15T20:49:28.245-07:00I MUST AGREE WITH "EVICT OBAMA" regardin...I MUST AGREE WITH "EVICT OBAMA" regarding Bowden's VF article..IT WAS RIVETING..ive read EVERYTING on this case, watched everyting and wheni read his article, it kept my interest as if it never knew about this case. His analayzing of her expressions, the tongue and cheeck comments, were s on the money, cause that is WAHT MAKES THIS CASE SOO INTERSTING..how someone can seem so normal but committ such a henious crime..In all fairness, im sure mcgough will write a good book, but the VF article was exceptional!!Tina from South phillynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757696342634699253.post-64047792171700087902012-06-15T10:51:40.867-07:002012-06-15T10:51:40.867-07:00Having read McGough's Lazarus File & Bowde...Having read McGough's Lazarus File & Bowden's VF article I sure know who I'd sooner have write the definitive book.Although McGough's is informative & in depth,it lacks the drama,excitememnt & sheer imaginative quality of Bowden's writing.<br />In the VF article he analyzes & dramatizes virtually every utterance of the interview describing in detail her many facial expressions whereas McGough's is a straightforward narrative.<br />Bowden's opener ...a million years ago(a reference to a Lazarus quote) grabs you from the start & makes the reader want to read...& read.<br />His Escobar book is extremely well researched & delves into the CIA,Colombian government & the cocaine trade so he certainly knows how to get to the right people to write a Lazarus page turner.<br />No contest,I don't think McGough could hold a candle to Bowden on this one.EvictObamanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757696342634699253.post-87230607855397905762012-06-15T05:14:37.157-07:002012-06-15T05:14:37.157-07:00Sprocket
A big thank you for yoru blogs. Without t...Sprocket<br />A big thank you for yoru blogs. Without them, we would of been in the dark wtih the day to day info on the trial. Great Job! any idea, month, year, when this book may be out??? soo excited!! thanks again!!Tina from South Phillynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757696342634699253.post-44480416422204073592012-06-14T15:30:15.760-07:002012-06-14T15:30:15.760-07:00Anon @ 3:08 PM:
What do you mean, "There'...Anon @ 3:08 PM:<br /><br />What do you mean, "There's not a lot of this"?? I'd recommend rereading and count the instances he does this....just like I did, lol!<br /><br />One should ask themselves, <i>How did Bowden get so deep inside Lazarus' head? How, at any point in time, did Bowden know what Lazarus was thinking or feeling?</i> <br /><br />Bowden never states he interviewed Lazarus.Sprockethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03837416113512618694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757696342634699253.post-84962494018372508442012-06-14T15:08:48.388-07:002012-06-14T15:08:48.388-07:00Sprocket, I am noticing that in the Mark Bowden/Va...Sprocket, I am noticing that in the Mark Bowden/Vanity Fair article, Mr. Bowden seems to be stating Stephanie's thoughts, feelings, etc. while being questioned by Jaramillo & Stearns. I am not talking about her responses, which appear in quotation marks or the italicized portions. There's not a lot of this, but it was noted by this T&T addict.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757696342634699253.post-15774035288894292712012-06-14T12:59:24.112-07:002012-06-14T12:59:24.112-07:00I've not heard that he is.
Mark Bowden did n...I've not heard that he is. <br /><br />Mark Bowden did not attend the preliminary hearing, did not attend any pretrial hearings and did not attend a single day of the trial.<br /><br />Matthew McGough on the other hand, had the unusual fortune to interview Stephanie Lazarus, a year before she was arrested for murder. He has intently followed the case ever since, attending every single court proceeding.<br /><br />As I write this today, I know he is conducting formal interviews with principals in the case.<br /><br />I can say this about Matthew. Expect a thoroughly researched and well documented book. <br /><br />One thing I know about Matthew, he is dedicated to reporting the truth.<br /><br />And, I firmly believe it will be well written. I am by no means a baseball fan or a sports fan in general, but I had a difficult time putting his first book <i>Bat Boy</i> down. It completely engaged me.Sprockethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03837416113512618694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757696342634699253.post-21603485392963187942012-06-14T11:55:20.874-07:002012-06-14T11:55:20.874-07:00Is Mark Bowden writing a book on the Lazarus case ...Is Mark Bowden writing a book on the Lazarus case too?Soapbubblenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757696342634699253.post-89872735631886180352012-06-14T09:28:00.736-07:002012-06-14T09:28:00.736-07:00thanks sprocket..ur the best!! im going to check t...thanks sprocket..ur the best!! im going to check that out on youtube. cannot wati for the book!!!Tinanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757696342634699253.post-60559889747558557122012-06-14T09:21:22.835-07:002012-06-14T09:21:22.835-07:00Matthew McGough is writing the book. I speak to M...<a href="http://matthewmcgough.com/" rel="nofollow"><b>Matthew McGough</b></a> is writing the book. I speak to Matthew almost daily and the book is going well.<br /><br />Matthew McGough wrote and extensive article about the case <i>over a year ago</i> called <a href="http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/print/2011/06/the-lazarus-file/8499/" rel="nofollow"><b>The Lazarus File</b></a> that appeared in <i>The Atlantic</i>.<br /><br />Please keep in mind that the complete interview with Lazarus has been in the public domain on <i>The Atlantic's</i> web site (separatedd into segments) since May 2011. <br /><br />I uploaded the entire video on You Tube in one complete stream in February 2012. <br /><br />The complete transcript (contains more than the video) has been available to the public since February 2011. <br /><br />This information is not <i>new</i> information. A redacted version was shown to the jurors during the trial.Sprockethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03837416113512618694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757696342634699253.post-28601386137693982632012-06-14T07:52:40.152-07:002012-06-14T07:52:40.152-07:00I cannot wait for the book to come out?? who is wr...I cannot wait for the book to come out?? who is writing it and when ?? I am going to by the Vanity fair mag.Tinanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757696342634699253.post-45175006373096575022012-06-14T00:45:14.651-07:002012-06-14T00:45:14.651-07:00Sprocket, the article in Vanity Fair was excellent...Sprocket, the article in Vanity Fair was excellent, but in all fairness, not any better than the notes you did for all of us that could not be there during the trial and all of the pre-trial stories you pieced together for us. Mark Bowden is a wonderful writer and Matthew will of course be doing a great book, but don't take away from yourself what you were able to put forward to the people here in Southern CA that could not be sitting in the court room during this way overdue trial.debbiescalisinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757696342634699253.post-16396414290646522452012-06-13T09:04:39.473-07:002012-06-13T09:04:39.473-07:00As a rabid fan, Sprocket, I doubt very much whethe...As a rabid fan, Sprocket, I doubt very much whether your reporting needed any corrections. And, if it did, you would have made them.<br /><br />Therefore, my guess is that there are errors in the VF article (and I believe you've alluded to a couple in a previous post). I'm waiting, anxiously, for the mag to hit the newsstands -- as of Sunday, I hadn't seen it here in the Midwest.Maddienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757696342634699253.post-34809868707012574882012-06-13T07:55:57.211-07:002012-06-13T07:55:57.211-07:00The article by Mark Bowden is in the current issue...The article by Mark Bowden is in the current issue of Vanity Fair. The complete article is not available online yet. That may happen when the next issue of VF is on the newsstands.<br /><br />I am in the process of writing a review of the article. For those of you who have read my trial coverage of the Lazarus case, for those of you who thought I did a good job covering the trial (and to those of you who thought I didn't) I submit a challenge. <br /><br />Can you find anything in the article that is <i><b>inconsistent with</b></i> my coverage of the pretrial hearings and the trial?Sprockethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03837416113512618694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757696342634699253.post-34846224904521303992012-06-13T05:02:49.556-07:002012-06-13T05:02:49.556-07:00Sprocket, is the "article" in Vanity Fai...Sprocket, is the "article" in Vanity Fair or Variety?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757696342634699253.post-15018180057035172872012-06-12T13:08:57.438-07:002012-06-12T13:08:57.438-07:00It seems Stephanie Lazarus' associates for the...It seems Stephanie Lazarus' associates for the rest of her life will be female sex offenders and child killers. As CaliGirl writes, compatible inmates for Lazarus are somewhat limited.<br /><br />David In TNAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757696342634699253.post-32059000061319172152012-06-12T11:46:32.100-07:002012-06-12T11:46:32.100-07:00If there is a civil trial, yes.
There currently ...If there is a civil trial, yes. <br /><br />There currently is an appeal by the family for part of the lawsuit being thrown out against the LAPD.<br /><br />When there is news on the civil case, I will let everyone know.Sprockethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03837416113512618694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757696342634699253.post-61952720561680530092012-06-12T11:12:38.664-07:002012-06-12T11:12:38.664-07:00I too enjoyed the Variety article, especially the ...I too enjoyed the Variety article, especially the information about the alleged LAPD coverup. Sprocket, will you be covering the civil trial?BusyWifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10504973799775527698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757696342634699253.post-47443619039054691012012-06-12T05:34:14.251-07:002012-06-12T05:34:14.251-07:00I am anxious to see a picture of SL.. more anxious...I am anxious to see a picture of SL.. more anxious to see inyears to come, if she resurfaces in the news, perhaps on a parole hearing, to see how prison life wears on her. We musnt forget that poor Sherri Rasumeen's has been in the ground for over twenty years. SL is a narcissit, cold hearted individual. I watched a couple of her brothers youtube videos trying to claim she is innocent. its sad cause they are so pathetic. hes making it worse.Tinanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757696342634699253.post-28209863901872768732012-06-11T13:55:26.044-07:002012-06-11T13:55:26.044-07:00Not precisely correct. I believe the information ...Not precisely correct. I believe the information about the skis has been in the media for some time, possibly in the "Murder One" show Bowden references.<br /><br />The complete interrogation video and transcript has been available to the public since November 2010 when Judge Perry released it. The interrogation video is nothing "new".Sprockethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03837416113512618694noreply@blogger.com