Stephanie Lazarus, who was an L.A. police detective when she killed her former boyfriend's wife in 1986, was recommended for parole by a select committee Thursday. Lazarus, 63, was convicted in 2012 ...

Stephanie Lazarus, a Los Angeles police detective who was convicted of the murder of her ex-boyfriend's wife, appears in Los Angeles County Superior Court in June 2009. (Mark Boster / Los Angeles ...

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LOS ANGELES — A now-former Los Angeles Police Department detective’s bid to be released from prison on parole in a murder case suffered a setback Tuesday, with the state parole board ordering a new ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- A Los Angeles police detective who killed her ex-boyfriend's wife but was only caught after more than two decades may soon be released from prison. The California Parole Board on ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A former Los Angeles police detective was sentenced Friday to 27 years to life in prison for murdering the wife of her former lover 26 years ago. Stephanie Lazarus, 52, was found ...

A former Los Angeles police detective who killed a romantic rival and concealed the murder for more than two decades won’t be paroled, reversing an earlier decision that found she was suitable for ...

Despite a campaign by justice reform advocates, the California Board of Parole Hearings has revoked plans to release former LAPD Det. Stephanie Lazarus from prison after hearing emotional testimony ...