Family of Versey Spell, Oriole Park greeter, pleads for action as reward offered in murder investigation
BALTIMORE -- A $6,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction in the murder of 75-year-old Versey Spell.
Spell, who was reported missing in October 2022, was found to be dead last March.
Bettea Brown Wilson, Versey's sister, told WJZ that the past few months have been horrifying for her, and she hopes this reward will encourage someone with information to come forward.
"I've been in a lot of trauma," Wilson said. "It's been a long time since October 2022."
Her remains were found in a container in Northwest Baltimore, police said.
Around 5:37 p.m. on March 3, officers responded to the 3900 block of Liberty Heights Avenue after a request for police assistance.
When they arrived, they were told that there was a black container containing possible human remains in the curtilage of the 3900 block of Garrison Boulevard.
The remains were transported to the Medical Examiners' Office for an autopsy, and homicide was notified.
On March 21, the medical examiner confirmed the identification.
Spell, a retired federal employee who had been working as an Oriole Park greeter, disappeared under suspicious circumstances. According to her family, they found Spell's doors were forced open and the house in disarray.
The relatives said Spell was not in the home, but her cane, walker and other health-related items were still there. Her glasses and other personal items were found outside of the home.
"It's really been devastating, you know, to have your sister taken from you like that and then to find her in the condition she was found in," Wilson said.
Anyone with information is asked to call police at 410-396-2100 or Metro Crime Stoppers at 1-866-7LOCKUP.
"If anybody knows anything about what happened, please let the police department know. We would be oh so grateful," Wilson said.
Spell's sister is also asking for the police to do more to bring the person or people responsible to justice.
"What have y'all been doing? Have y'all been searching the neighborhood? Have y'all been going door to door? A lot of people in the neighborhood say the police never came to their door to ask them anything," Wilson said.
