He was known as the Terror of East Baltimore who wrote poetry and went to readings.

A convicted criminal at 15 who started a prison riot. That’s just a some of what we’ve learned about Edward Watts/Baari Shabazz — the man police say is responsible for the 1998 murder of Sherry Crandell. A man Sherry’s oldest son calls a monster.

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