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Hubbard Radio’s WTOP in Washington, DC is partnering with veteran D.C. crime reporter, Paul Wagner, on a new podcast, Murder in a Safe Place.
For the past 20 years, Wagner has covered some of the most well-known and heinous crimes the D.C. region has ever seen. As a reporter for FOX5 News (WTTG-TV) from 1999-2020, Wagner covered everything from the murder of Congressional intern Chandra Levy to the Mansion Murders and the police-involved shooting of motorcyclist Terrence Sterling. Prior to his career at FOX5, Wagner worked as a reporter for WTOP from 1989 to 1999.
Now, Wagner returns to true crime in a different capacity through his new podcast in partnership with WTOP. In this series, Wagner examines a local cold case from 22 years ago: the murder of Sherry Crandell, a 50-year-old hospital worker who was brutally assaulted and later found dead in her office at Prince George’s Hospital Center. “The vicious rape and murder of Sherry Crandell more than two decades ago has mystified not only the police but her family as well,” said Wagner. “The police have DNA evidence and fingerprints - even a witness to the attack - but no suspect. In this podcast, we tell a story that, by the end, will have you thinking there may be a chance for justice after all…”
The podcast includes interviews with the victim’s children, former colleagues, the detective who investigated the case – which still haunts him to this day - and more as it works to uncover clues that could help move this case forward.