LAPD Detective Pleads Not Guilty To Murder

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At her arraignment today in Los Angeles Superior Court, Stephanie Lazarus, also known as Stephanie Young, pled not guilty to all charges stemming from the 1986 murder of her former boy-friend's new wife.

LAPD detectives discovered a match between the DNA found in the bite-marks on the victim and the DNA recovered from the styrofoam coffee cups that Lazarus discarded at LAPD headquarters.

Lazarus was not previously considered a suspect in the crime because a similar crime occurred in the area within three weeks of the murder and LAPD detectives assumed that the murder must have been committed by the same persons.

Lazarus was mentioned in the case file and LAPD detectives in the office across the hall from her decided to check out her DNA for the possibility of a match with the saliva found in bite marks on the murder victim.

Lazarus is married to Los Angeles police officer Scott Young who denies any knowledge of the events surrounding his wife's arrest.

Lazarus, who remains in custody, will return to court on July 21, 2009 for a hearing on the prosecution's motion to obtain dental impressions from Lazarus. In addition, Lazarus will appear for a preliminary hearing to determine whether there is enough evidence to bind her over for trial.

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