Murder in a Safe Place, The Sherry Crandell Case | Profiling Evil

<p>In 1998, 50-year-old nurse and hospital administrator Sherry Crandell was raped and murdered inside her office at Prince George’s Hospital Center — a place she should have been safe. Despite DNA, fingerprints, and even an eyewitness, the case stalled for almost 30 years.</p><p>In this episode, I sit down with investigative journalist Paul Wagner, host of American Nightmares: Murder in a Safe Place, to break down the crime that shook Cheverly, Maryland. We explore the original investigation, the controversial DNA dragnet inside the hospital, and the relentless work of a retired detective who refused to let this case die.</p><p>Most importantly, we look at how investigative genetic genealogy finally identified Edward Barry Watts — also known as Baari Shabazz — as the man who murdered Sherry Crandell in 2025. Paul’s reporting played a major role in keeping attention on this cold case, and today we talk about what this long-awaited breakthrough means for Sherry’s family and for the future of genetic genealogy in solving violent crimes.</p><p>If you follow cold cases, genealogy-based investigations, or behind-the-scenes reporting from the people who never quit, this conversation will take you deeper than the headlines ever did.</p><p>#ProfilingEvil #MurderInASafePlace #AmericanNightmares #SherryCrandell #PrinceGeorgesHospital #CheverlyMaryland #ColdCase #GeneticGenealogy #BaariShabazz #EdwardWatts #BernieNelson #FBI #HospitalMurder #VictimJustice #TrueCrimePodcast #InvestigativeJournalism #PodcastInterview</p><p>=======================================</p><p>Email your questions to: ProfilingEvil@gmail.com</p><p>========================================</p><p>LOOKING FOR WAYS TO SUPPORT PROFILING EVIL?</p><p>💳 DONATE: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=T54JX76RZ455S</p><p>💵 PayPal: https://paypal.me/profilingevil</p><p>🕵️BECOME A MEMBER: https://www.youtube.com/profilingevil/join</p><p>🛒SHOP MERCH: https://www.profilingevil.com/profilingevilshop</p><p>📖SHOP BOOKS: https://www.profilingevil.com/store</p><p>See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.</p>