Illona haus biography of alberta

My introduction to Baltimore was like that of many other avid viewers of the groundbreaking and brilliant NBC series Homicide: Life on the Streets based on the stellar book written by David Simon in 1991 – a virtual bible of the inner workings of a homicide unit in a city plagued by drugs and violence.

However, my personal introduction to the city came in a rather unassuming email over ten years ago from an active-duty sergeant with the Homicide Unit.

Detective Sergeant Steve Lehmann – a.k.a. Sparky – had answered a query I’d posted to a newsgroup requesting feedback for research on "Baltimore: the city, the streets and its people."

Expecting the 15-minute tour, I was met instead with a generosity and graciousness I couldn’t ha