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After Killer's Release, Outrage (*#)%"-,' ! )&'!! )!#"% $(' &)) ! +$ baltimoresun.com Informing more than 1million Maryland readers weekly in print and online SUNDAY Price$2($3 out of market). Our 176th year,No. 216 D August4,2013 GoldenJONATHAN OGDEN HALLmomentOF FA ME INDUCTION for Ogden, fans A family photo shows Harry Yuspa, left; his son, Warren; wife, Anne; son, Stuart; and a Family, teammates and a sea of Ravens purple pay honor young Merle Yuspa, now Merle Porter. Harry to the graceful giant who dominated the game’s best Yuspa was killed in 1974. SUN INVESTIGATES After killer’s release, outrage Murder victim’s relatives were not contacted before convict freed from prison By Ian Duncan The Baltimore Sun Harry Yuspa had many relatives in the Baltimore area — some have lived at the same addresses for 40 years. Yet prosecu- tors said they couldn’t find any to let them know the man convicted of killing Yuspa KENNETH K. LAM/BALTIMORE SUN PHOTO would soon be released. “To be inducted into the Hall of Fame with these guys is just unbelievable,” says Jonathan Odgen, left, who takes his place among the greats of That meant none of the relatives were the game. He was introduced by general manager and Hall of Famer Ozzie Newsome, who made Ogden the first-ever pick of the Ravens in 1996. able to object as Zachary McCallister walked out of court last month. McCallister By Jeff Zrebiec backer Dave Robinson. had been serving a sentence of life plus 20 The Baltimore Sun Ogden’s day “When we got there, those first few years for the 1974 murder of Yuspa during a years at Memorial Stadium, the Ravens robbery of his kosher butcher shop. CANTON, OHIO —When he was Read Mike Preston’s column on were new to everybody. It was a new team The Baltimore state’s attorney’s office drafted by the Ravens in 1996, Jonathan Ravens offensive tackle Jonathan and we were new to the city. We were all has negotiated the release of 20 prisoners Ogden joined an organization without Ogden’s place in the game and more rookies together. I watched us grow — after Maryland’s highest court ruled that team colors or a logo. on his induction into the Pro Football myself as a player and the fans as an NFL criminal convictions before 1980 may have As he stood behind the lectern Saturday Hall of Fame in Sports city — from infancy to one of, if not the been compromised by unfair jury in- night at Fawcett Stadium and looked out Online best, football towns in the National Foot- structions. As prosecutors agreed in Balti- over a crowd full of purple jerseys and ball League,” Ogden said. “I’m so very more Circuit Court to set six of those T-shirts, Ogden couldn’t help but appreci- For a photo gallery, video and more, proud to have been the Baltimore Ravens’ convicts free last month, officials said they ate how far he and the organization had go to baltimoresun.com first-ever draft choice, and I am so had tried without success to find the come. humbled to be the Baltimore Ravens’ victims’ families. Seventeen years after Ogden became first-ever Hall of Fame inductee.” But Merle Porter questions those efforts. the franchise’s first-ever draft pick, the seven-man Hall of Fame class. Ravens fans, who made their presence She is the daughter of Harry Yuspa — an Ravens have an established fan base, two At 39 years old, Ogden became the known in this northeastern Ohio town this unusual surname in this area. Super Bowl championships and their first youngest Hall of Famer and the first to play weekend, even shouting the customary “A 10-year-old, if they know alphabetical ever Hall of Famer. Ogden, who became his whole career as a Raven. He was “O” during the national anthem Saturday, order, could have found my family,” Porter one of the best left tackles in the history of inducted along with coach Bill Parcells, were already talking about returning in said. “Every Yuspa in the phone book is my the NFL in his 12 seasons in Baltimore, offensive lineman Larry Allen, wide re- five years to celebrate linebacker Ray family.” officially joined the pantheon of NFL ceiver Cris Carter, defensive linemen Lewis’ career. Lewis retired after 17 She learned about the release of Mc- greats when he was inducted as part of a Curley Culp and Warren Sapp, and line- See OGDEN, page 17 See RELEASE, page 18 SUMMARY Baltimore’s competitive OF THE NEWS rental apartment market Rental demand spurs Although more apartment buildings are MARYLAND opening in Baltimore, the vacancy rate city construction boom LIFE TERM: Darnell Sewell went on a continued to decline in the second quarter. rampage in South Baltimore in 2011, wound- ing three people over two nights. Now a 10 2009 Q2: Commercial buildings being of trouble finding a place. Pretty much as judge has imposed six life sentences with all 9.5% vacancy, soon as a listing went online, it was gone.” but 60 years suspended. NEWS PG 2 $1,074 average rent converted to apartments Many interested in urban living face the same problem in Baltimore’s competitive 8 2013 Q2: to meet the growing need NATION 4.8% vacancy, rental market, in which a limited supply of $1,176 average rent quality rentals in popular neighborhoods POLITICS: Libertarianism appears to be on By Steve Kilar such as Federal Hill, Fells Point and Mount the rise, but its alliance with the GOP 6 The Baltimore Sun Vernon have tenants scrambling to secure establishment is fraying. NEWS PG 14 leases. Developers, meanwhile, are rushing To win the two-bedroom Canton condo to renovate buildings built decades ago for TODAY’S WEATHER 4 Jillian Rimmer wanted, she offered to pay offices and other uses into apartments, $75 more a month than the asking rent of especially in and around downtown, raising, PARTLY SUNNY Baltimore central city $1,600. some say, the prospect of another real estate vacancy rate 2 It worked: The landlord chose her bid, bubble. Baltimore metro and she and a roommate live there now. “Inventory is very, very low right now. ... It 83 57 vacancy rate “I was willing to pay that for the great happens all the time that people lose out,” location and parking,” said Rimmer, who is said Tania Ellis, a real estate agent who HIGH LOW 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2012013 3 SOURCE: REIS Inc. in her early 30s and who moved to specializes in Baltimore rental properties. Sunny on Monday SPORTS PG 12 PATRICK MAYNARD/BALTIMORE SUN GRAPHIC Baltimore from Columbia. “I had quite a bit See RENTALS, page 18 inside bridge autos 5 ● lottery news 5 ● movie directory a&e 4 ● horoscopes news 19 ● obituaries news 20 opinion news 22 ● puzzles a&e 6 ● tonight on tv comics section ● books a&e 3 ● classified b&j 6.
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