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WTOP’s American Nightmare Series

S2 E6 - The Link

WTOP’s American Nightmare Series

Gamut Podcast Network

True Crime

4.510.3K Ratings

🗓️ 27 September 2022

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

Ten months after Prince George's County Police Detective Bernie Nelson began using genealogy to track Sherry Crandell's killer through his relatives - the research continues on a promising family tree.

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0:00.0

We want to hear the real story behind the rock artists, the albums, and the songs that have become the soundtrack of your life straight from the legends who live with them?

0:08.0

I'm Adam Reeder, the Professor of Rock, and on the Professor of Rock podcast, we go deep, deep into the heart of the music that defines us and our greatest memories.

0:16.0

Exclusive interviews, behind the scenes moments, and the untold truths of Rock's greatest hits,

0:21.2

told by the artists themselves, stories you won't find anywhere else. If music moves you,

0:26.3

this is your backstage pass. Subscribe now to the Professor of Rock podcast.

0:31.0

Paul Wagner here, host of WTOP's American Nightmare series Murder in a Safe Place.

0:36.8

If you like what you hear, we hope you'll subscribe to our podcast and leave a review on Apple

0:42.2

that helps us get discovered by other people interested in true crime podcasts.

0:47.3

Now to this week's episode.

0:57.0

Previously on WTOP's American Nightmare series, Murder in a Safe Place.

1:00.0

I was actually in shock.

1:03.0

I couldn't believe it.

1:04.0

I was hysterical to the point where my family told me

1:10.0

that he wasn't dead.

1:11.6

I looked at my text and it said hit.

1:16.6

You know, I just, I don't know, it was just a flood of emotions.

1:21.6

He was leaving his residence.

1:23.6

We don't know where he was going.

1:25.6

And when the officers attempted to stop him immediately after he left his driveway, he immediately produced two guns.

1:33.1

This vital closure that your team has given me makes me finally able to say, happy birthday, dad, you can now, after 28 years, finally, rest in peace.

1:56.7

In July of 2020, the first time I sat down with Detective Bernie Nelson to talk about the murder of Sherry Crandall for this podcast, he surprised me with a piece of news, a stunning piece of news, something he wanted to talk about right away.

2:12.3

Detective Nelson told me the killer's DNA was now leading the investigation in a new direction.

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