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The 2002 movie Catch Me If You Can is based on the life of master fraudster (turned FBI agent) Frank Abagnale. But it doesn't take Tom Hanks to track down Hugh Wade in Baltimore. Here how Sgt. Brady helps Debby take him down.

Listen how Debby made herself a vital part of the Baltimore County Police Department.

Sgt. Brady continues to interview Officer Bob Speed. Homicide and SVU detectives get all the TV recognition, but in Baltimore County Officer Bob Speed has the street cred.

Sgt. Brady continues to interview Officer Bob Speed. Homicide and SVU detectives get all the TV recognition, but in Baltimore County Officer Bob Speed has the street cred.

Homicide and SVU detectives get all the TV recognition, but in Baltimore County Officer Bob Speed has the street cred. 

On Sgt. Brady's first day as a Homicide Sergeant she gets called into a frenzied crime scene. 

Do you remember what you were doing In 1995? 2005? last week? Baltimore County Detectives claim their memories are not good, but it is amazing the details that come out if you get a few of them talking. This is an insight into our process of putting together a podcast episode.  Episode Resources Jacobson, Joan. “Case of Body Found in Freezer Goes to Trail.” The Baltimore Sun, 17 Nov. 1999, www.newspapers.com/image/173436853. Accessed 28 Feb. 2022. Jacobson, Joan. “Jury Convicts Man of Killing Former Girlfriend.” The Baltimore Son, 20 Nov. 1999, www.newspapers.com/image/173599911. Accessed 28 Feb. 2022. Jacobson, Joan. “Woodlawn Man Gets Life for Killing Ex-Girlfriend.” The Baltimore Sun, 25 Nov. 1999, www.newspapers.com/image/173549850. Accessed 28 Feb. 2022.

A "CSI" worthy case.  Episode Resources Dang, Dan Thanh. “Meticulous Notes by Slain Woman Lead to an Arrest ” The Baltimore Sun, 10 Feb. 1996, www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xmp-1996-02-10-1996041056-story.html. Accessed 30 Dec. 2021.

More of my crime show pet peeves, and Sgt. Brady as Chief of Police?

I ask Sgt. Brady about some of my crime show pet peeves. 

In 1995 Sgt. Brady became the first female Sergeant of Homicide for Baltimore County Police Department. One of her first cases is brutal murder leading detectives to a young man on the path to be a serial killer.  From the FBI publication Serial Murder:   "Serial Murder: The unlawful killing of two or more victims by the same offender(s), in separate events."  Episode Correction: Evelyn Cunningham was murdered in 1995. The Episode States 1996. Episode Resources Antonelli, Kris. “Blood Sample Form 1986 Leads to Arrest of Slaying Suspect.” The Baltimore Sun, 2 Aug. 1996, www.newspapers.com/image/171351665. Accessed 30 Dec. 2021. Antonelli, Kris. “Defense Dispute DNA Evidence as Overlea Slaying Trial Opens.” The Baltimore Sun, 6 May 1997, www.newspapers.com/image/171529709. Accessed 30 Dec. 2021. Antonelli, Kris. “Man Accused of Rape, Slaying Tells Jury He Barely Knew, Didn't Kill Woman, 63 Death Penalty Is Possible If Defendant Is Convicted.” The Baltimore Sun, 13 May 1997. Antonelli, Kris. “Neighbor Found Guilty in Overlea Woman's Death.” The Baltimore Sun, 17 May 1997, www.newspapers.com/image/172171468. Accessed 30 Dec. 2021. Green, Devorah L. “Missing Girl Found Dead in Park.” The Baltimore Sun, 2 Sept. 1986, www.newspapers.com/image/377764444. Accessed 30 Dec. 2021. Irwin, Richard. “Missing Girl, 13, Was Slain.” The Evening Sun, 2 Sept. 1986, p. 3, www.newspapers.com/image/370553242. Accessed 30 Dec. 2021. Irwin, Richard. “Several Youths Queried in Slaying of Girl, 13.” The Evening Sun, 3 Sept. 1986, www.newpapers.com/image/370556081. Accessed 30 Dec. 2021. Jacobson, Joan. “Trail to Begin Today in 1995 Rape, Slaying of Overlea Woman.” The Baltimore Sun, 5 May 1997, www.newspapers.com/image/173053224. Accessed 30 Dec. 2021. Jacobson, Joan. “Trial in Christmas '95 Killing of Overlea Woman Reopens Wounds for Family Haunter by Crime.” The Baltimore Sun, 29 Apr. 1997, www.newspapers.com/image/171564993. Accessed 30 Dec. 2021. “Serial Murder.” FBI, FBI, 21 May 2010, https://www.fbi.gov/stats-services/publications/serial-murder#two.

The CIST Team responds to a murder at Westview Mall. Episode Resources Alvarez, Ralfael, and Robert Erlandson. “Killing of Teacher's Aide Stuns Students.” The Baltimore Sun, 8 June 1991, pp. 1A–6A, www.newspapers.com/image/376328075. Accessed 6 Oct. 2021. Crockett, Sandra. “Westview Victim Remembered for Positive Attitude.” The Baltimore Sun, 11 June 1991, pp. 1D–10D, www.newspapers.com/image/376404159. Accessed 6 Oct. 2021. Denniston, Lyle. “Woman's Killer Is Denied in Appeal to Supreme Court.” The Baltimore Sun, 3 May 1994, p. 142, www.newpapers.com/image/170875017. Accessed 6 Oct. 2021.

“The Nutshell.” Jan. 1995. Official Publication of the Harvard Associates in Police Science, Inc

Baltimore County Police Fallen Heros Officer Edward Kuznar 1969 Officer Charles Huckeba 1977 Corporal Samuel Snyder 1983 Officer Robert W. Zimmerman 1986 Sergeant Bruce Prothero 2000 Officer John Stem 2000 Sergeant Mark Parry 2002 Lieutenant Michael Howe 2008 Police Officer First Class (POFC) Jason Schneider 2013 Police Officer First Class (POFC) Amy Sorrells Caprio 2018 Episode Resources “1 Officers Dies, 1 Hurt in County.” The Sun, 7 July 1977, pp. A1–A8. “900 Policemen Attend Colleague's Funeral.” The Baltimore Sun, 10 July 1977. “Brother Cites Gunman's Drug Use.” The Evening Sun, www.newspaper.com/image/371868580. “County Officer Recieves Medal.” The Evening Sun, 19 Aug. 1977. Fallen Heroes - Baltimore County, 14 Sept. 2020, www.baltimorecountymd.gov/departments/police/memorial.html. “Maryland High School Dropout, 19, High on Drugs, Slain By SWAT Team After Killing Policeman.” The Cumberland News, 7 July 1977, www.newspapers.com/image/18670809. “Officer Critical After Shootout.” The Evening Sun, 7 July 1977, p. C1, www.newspapers.com/image/371859396/?terms=charles%20fessenden&match=1.