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A Simi Valley woman, a veteran detective with the Los Angeles Police Department, was arrested Friday morning in connection with the 1986 killing of her ex-boyfriend’s wife in Van Nuys.
Stephanie Lazarus, 49, was taken into custody without incident around 8 a.m. as she arrived for work at police headquarters, said Jason Lee, a spokesman for the department.
Lazarus, a 1978 graduate of Simi Valley High School, was arrested as detectives served search warrants on numerous locations, including at her home on the north end of Simi Valley.
She was booked for investigation in the murder of an ex-boyfriend’s wife after a sample of her DNA taken surreptitiously matched DNA taken from crime scene evidence, Deputy Chief Charlie Beck said.
Police investigators expect to submit the case Monday to the Los Angeles County District Attorney‘s office, which will decide whether to file criminal charges, Beck said.
Lazarus was being held without bail Friday night at the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Twin Towers facility, Lee said.
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