Detective Nick Giangrasso still thought it was someone tied to the church, though, and began to look into Father A. Joseph Maskell. [10], Wehner says that, two months before Cesnik's body was discovered, and only a day or two after Cesnik disappeared on November 1969, Maskell drove her to a wooded site near Fort Meade and showed her the body. Granted, there was the argument that this was, technically, still within three years Jean Wehner and Teresa Lancaster had just recovered those memories. Sister Cathy was a teacher at Archbishop Keough High School and went missing in Baltimore in 1969. The mutilated body of the 26-year-old teacher was found on January 3, 1970. Often, survivors would choose to remain anonymous, and the crew of The Keepers respected that choice and removed their stories, names, and/or faces from the series. He died in 2001, police said. He was permanently removed from the ministry in 1994. Sandra Onorati Rzucek, Shan'ann's mother, described Shan'ann as a "fireball". ", court of Appeals of Maryland, No. ', The cop, who died in 2009, said it was a shame because he was certain the priest 'knew more than he was telling. The women have since been more vocal about the abuses they suffered at Joseph Maskell's hands, and all the stories are universally awful (via Huffpost). In another scenario, James Maskell arrested a man named Phillip Shane after the two of them got into an altercation and Maskell lied about how they came to blows. I always felt like there was some reason for me to be here and I didn't know what it was. She may have made a purchase at Muhly's Bakery in Edmondson Village, since a box of buns from that bakery was found in the front seat of her car. And that wasn't the only time he threatened to expose his victims, saying he would get one of the girls expelled and sent to a facility for having done drugs a secret she'd confided in him because she'd thought he loved her. In general, he exploited 1960s counterculture, offering a relaxed environment and a willing ear regarding sex, drugs, alcohol, and the like all things that the students' strictly religious parents detested. But that argument didn't fly in the 90s. [13][14] Police spokeswoman Elise Armacost announced that this discovery does not exclude Maskell from being a suspect in the case. The 26-year-old nun had been missing for nearly two months. According to Crime Museum, a hunter and his son found Catherine Cesnik's body at an informal garbage dump in Landsowne, Md. Investigating detectives found no leads on Cesnik's death, and the investigation was later abandoned. 1. Sister Catherine Cesnik is pictured with her father, Joseph Cesnik. But some thirty women soon came forward with accounts of sexual abuse at the school. But the autopsy results, which were not . When she was reported missing later that night, several dozen cops and half-a-dozen dog teams unsuccessfully searched a wide swath of Baltimore's southwest neighborhood searching for clues to her whereabouts. They were all young, attractive women, police said, who looked similar. And it was the students who really benefited from that, as Huffpost describes. The Huffington Post reported that Maskell told Wehner, "You see what happens when you say bad things about people?"[1]. Your effort and contribution in providing this feedback is much Father Maskell was a counselor and chaplain at Archbishop Keough from 1967 to 1975. [13], Netflix produced a seven-part documentary series about the case called The Keepers, which debuted on May 19, 2017. The theory that she was killed because she knew something about abuse that was going on by priests within the church continues to be a theory, but is not the only theory. One of the friends Helen Phillips had called upon, Koob had been dating Catherine Cesnik at the time. With new evidence cropping up recently, this article has been updated to reflect evenmorefacts and clues that the docuseries overlooked. > Licensing inquiries: Email tim.thomas@baltsun.com. Catherine Anne Cesnik was born on November 17, 1942, in the Lawrenceville neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. An autopsy revealed a skull fracture caused by a blow to Sister Catherine's left temple by a blunt instrument. "Buried in Baltimore: The Mysterious Murder of a Nun Who Knew Too Much", "Justice for Sister Cathy is Long Overdue", "With New Lead, Police Reopen Old Murder Case", "Timeline: The Sister Catherine Cesnik Case", "Sister Catherine Cesnik Case: Missing Nun's Body Found in Lansdowne", "Baltimore Priest Victim: Police Were in on Sexual Abuse", "Jane Doe et al. The Keepers, a 7-part documentary, is currently available to stream on Netflix. On February 28, police opened the grave of Rev. Cesnik was 26 and on a sabbatical from the Roman Catholic Church. More than 40 years after her death, the case of Sister Cathy Cesnik's murder is still unsolved Updated by Nicole Mello on June 14, 2020: Justice still has not been found for Sister Cathy. A. Joseph Maskell after securing an order from the states attorney, according to Elise Armacost, director of public affairs for Baltimore County Police. A search of the park turned up nothing, and there was no lead on her whereabouts for almost two months. Father Neil Magnus Is A Possible Suspect On 'The Keepers'. But beyond that, all of them had ties of some kind to Maskell, either working with him or attending churches where he was a priest. Still a mystery. The car was parked illegally but only a block away from the apartment, and there were no signs of struggle. Peter McKeon and Gerard J. Koob. In 1994, two women identified only as 'Jane Doe' and 'Jane Roe' alleged that Maskell had raped them when they were students at Sister Cathy's school. All Rights Reserved. What the show doesnt get into is that the FBI has pushed back the date even further now. 'After that we had to break away from him. In that case, Cesnik might've been killed to stop her from actually being able to do that. There, on the ground, still clad, her face covered with maggots, was the body of Sister Cathy. While the case remains open, allegations of sexual abuse by Father Maskell, and Sister's Cathy's plan to blow the whistle along with a possible cover up by the Catholic Church with close ties to law enforcement are at the heart of the horrendous case. The next time the young nun was seen, it was by a female student from Cesnik's school, Archbishop Keough High School. 'There were a lot of layers that if you peeled them back went a lot deeper. The case made against Joseph Maskell in the 1990s didn't actually last. In 1992, two female former students came forward to say Maskell abused them. Father Joseph Maskell's body was exhumed from a Baltimore cemetery earlier this year as part of the investigation into the unsolved slaying. The body was in poor condition but an autopsy revealed that Sister Cesnick died from a blow to her left temple by a blunt . The amount of people that have seen The Keepers now is mind-blowing around the world, White said. They revealed themselves in "The Keepers" thanks to documentary filmmakers Ryan White and Jessica Hargrave. Another article put out by the Baltimore Sun tried to paint a clearer image of the evening. A writ of certiorari was granted by the Maryland Court of Appeals, which upheld the lower court decision, ruling in part, "that the mental process of repression of memories of past sexual abuse does not activate the discovery rule. This is huge news regarding Sister Cathy's case. We are no longer accepting comments on this article. Maskell was a police chaplain and he knew people in high places that's how they got away with it. However, they say theres nothing, even though Jean Wehner found many victims willing to come forward simply by sending out letters in the mail. 1 of 40. It didn't take long for him to lose his position as a pastor, spending some time in a psychiatric hospital (though he was released shortly after, apparently perfectly fit to work at another church). Jan. 3, 1970, changed that. An autopsy soon revealed the victim was Sister Cathy Cesnik, a beloved 26-year-old nun who taught English and drama at Archbishop Keough High School and had vanished two months earlier during a Friday night shopping trip. In Keeping On, Gemma takes readers on a journey of her life, from her childhood and her time as Sister Cathy's student at Archbishop Keough High . Unless some brave sleuths or particularly inspired detectives go digging, Keough High School is now, for better or worse, closed to a continuing story. She was warm and energetic, always ready to engage with her students, writing musicals for them to perform on stage, or inventing games to encourage them to teach each other new vocabulary. [2] Her paternal grandparents, John (Jan) and Johanna Tomec esnik, were Slovenians who emigrated from Yugoslavia,[3] while her maternal grandfather, Joseph Omulac, came from Yugoslavia and maternal grandmother, Martha Hudok, came from Austria. According to Hollywoodlife.com, Joseph Maskell's body was exhumed in Feb. 2017 and his DNA was tested by a forensics lab against DNA evidence found near the crime scene of Sister Cathy. I think this is it, Hoskins said, in a recent interview. "The Keepers" premieres on Netflix May 19. In The Keepers another Keough graduate - Jean Hargadon-Wehner - talked on camera about her abuse by two priests, Neil Magnus and Joseph Maskell, and other men at the school. Given that Catherine Cesnik actively fought against Joseph Maskell's abuse by standing up for the girls, as well as Maskell's propensity toward really terrible threats, it's easiest to assume that the motive for her murder laid somewhere in that area. Then there was a Baltimore gravedigger who told the police Maskell had ordered him to dig a hole in 1991 to bury files. Sister Catherine 'Cathy' Cesnik, a pretty and popular 26-year-old nun who taught at an all-girls Catholic school in Baltimore, was last seen by her roommate, another nun, going off to shop on the evening of Friday November 7, 1969. Something was clearly wrong, and so, according to the Baltimore Sun, Helen Russell Phillips called on the help of a few friends revs. He then left to work as pastor of a church in Baltimore, but later returned to his duties after an archdiocese investigation failed to support the abuse allegations. The Murder. An undated photo of Sister Cathy Cesnik, whose body was found at a dumping area Jan . Ultimately, Maskell died in 2001, having never been charged for a thing. In his late 20s at the time and described as pretty charismatic, he was easy to like, working as a counselor with a psychology degree from Johns Hopkins. Detectives revealed on Wednesday that after weeks of testing, Maskell's DNA did not match evidence found from the murder scene nearly 50 years ago. It was a name he kept hearing in interviews with other priests, and the man had worked with Cesnik while she taught at Keough. Sean Caine, spokesman for the Archdiocese of Baltimore, said the archdiocese removed Maskell from his post as soon as they learned of the allegations in 1992, in order to conduct their own investigation. On November 7, 1969, Cesnik disappeared. Anyone who saw The Keepers remembers former priest Gerry Koob and his story about the police bringing in Sister Cathys genitals wrapped in newspaper and tossing them on a table in front of Koob. Police dropped him as a target before he died. On November 7, 1969, 26-year-old Sister Catherine Cesnik vanished. Sister Catherine Cesnik is pictured with her father, Joseph Cesnik. Source:https://www.spreaker.com/user/americancrimecast/sistercathy-1Join Gemma Hoskins and Shane Waters in this new podcast series about the unsolved murder . Much like the government, the Catholic Church has their own internal system for keeping track of the people who make up their organization. They scared the living hell out of us.'. While she was still working at Keough, she definitely had some idea of what Maskell was doing, and when he called one of the students in for "therapy," she did what she could. She "was found strangled and stabbed to death in a small creek . Nicole Mello is an author of horrors, romances, and comedies. Pamela Lynn Conyers, 16, was last seen at the shopping mall in Glen Burnie on October 16, 1970, police said. As documentary-maker Ryan White asserted: 'What we discovered during the filmmaking process is that everything wasn't as it appeared to be. It started with a freelance journalist, Tom Nugent. The Murder Of Catherine Cesnik, The Nun Who Knew Too Much. . 102, September Term 1995, "Baltimore Archdiocese Pays Settlements to a Dozen People Alleging Abuse by Late Priest", "Netflix's 'The Keepers' generates interest in other Md. ', While the murder of Sister Cathy is in the forefront of the series, White noted that there were other crimes 'happening before and after, and still filter down to today and may be linked to her murder. We know this speculation about the circumstances is not false, because Jean Hargadon Wehner tells us in the show that she has evidence proving otherwise. Almost 50 years ago, a Baltimore nun named Sister Catherine Cesnik was found choked and beaten to death . Four former students also claimed that they were abused by Maskell, and a Baltimore Archdiocese spokesman acknowledged that Maskell was 'credibly accused of sexual abuse of minors. The youngest I've talked to myself was three, Hoskins said. Their work is featured prominently, in "The Keepers.. However, theres even more to the story to be considered: Sharon Mays husband used to be a state cop. Moreover, she said that along with the priest, she was abused by police officers. Catherine (Cathy) Cesnik was a Catholic sister and taught English and drama at Archbishop Keough (later renamed Seton Keough), an all-girls Catholic high school in Baltimore. The words scared Wehner into silence for decades. The weapon that caused it? And to end. Jean Wehner also added that, one day, Cesnik took her aside, just to ask if the priests were hurting her. "Our best hope for solving this case at this point lies with the people who are still alive. Hoskins and Schaub looked into each of those tips, and the tips have kept coming in for the past five years. Not two decades. Baltimore County Police exhumed the body of a priest for DNA testing in the case In spite of the Freedom of Information Act, the federal government has continuously neglected to provide Gemma Hoskins with this information. Cesnik attended St. Mary's School on 57th Street and St. Augustine High School, both in Lawrenceville. The exact area couldn't actually be reached by car, meaning that she would've been forced to walk there, or possibly carried. Nearly 20 years ago, Nugent had been calling many former students from the now-closed Archbishop Keough High School, for a story on Sister Cesnik, who was murdered in 1969. One of the most frustrating aspects of being a true crime fan is dealing with endless cover-ups from authorities and government entities, like police and the FBI. The service at the at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Pinehurst, North Carolina lasted 1 hour. The news shook a lot of people, to put it lightly. The student let herself out right away but could tell that Maskell knew what was happening. May 11, 2017 at 2:54 pm. Other times, he would arrange full pseudo brothels. (Handout photo courtesy of Netflix), Catherine Cesnik, a 26-year-old nun, disappeared after leaving her Southwest Baltimore apartment to go shopping in November 1969. The investigation into her disappearance and death revealed rampant abuse at her place of employment, Keough High School, a prominent Catholic school in Baltimore, Maryland. He'd even leave his position as a priest and marry her, if only she would agree. Two women anonymous at the time but who later came forward as Jean Wehner and Teresa Lancaster came forward with allegations of abuse, saying he (and some of his associates) had assaulted them while they were students at Archbishop Keough (later Seton Keough) High School (via Baltimore Sun). Born in Pittsburgh, Penn., in 1942, reports the Baltimore Sun, Cesnik was described by her younger sister as devoted and rather ambitious. [5], In the fall of 1969, Cesnik was teaching drama and English at Archbishop Keough High School in Baltimore, Maryland,[6] a school for girls that had opened in 1965. So we didn't want to set that as our bar, Hargrave said. The scandals were always covered up by reassigning the offending priests to new parishes or just saying they were "on sick leave.". In 2013, Facebook page was started by an alum of the school, and more women told of their abuse at the hands of Maskell and others. Theres no question she told them she would do something about it.. Shortly before her disappearance, he'd called her again, telling her that he was still in love with her. Both . Inside Baltimore sheds some light on the idea that Cesnik's murder wasn't a lone incident. Peter McKeon (possibly with Sister Helen Phillips and Rev. The autopsy concluded her cause of death . It seems that either the Archdiocese is lying about having investigated the accusations, or the Archdiocese is lying about having internal records on A. Joseph Maskell. Give Light and the People Will Find Their Own Way. In 2016, the Baltimore County Police Department (BCPD) reassigned the case due to retiring officers, prompting new interviews and further investigation into the alleged sexual abuse at Keough. White can only say this about it: Her story is chilling.. "[9], Wehner said that Cesnik once came to her and said gently, "Are the priests hurting you?" Huffpost added that choke marks colored her neck, and a quarter-sized hole in the back of her skull pointed to her actual cause of death blunt force trauma, leading to a skull fracture and brain hemorrhaging. People from all over Baltimore County helped the police comb local parks and wooded areas for any sign of her. Though White says he included absolutely all the information he knew in the documentary, he did contradict himself later by saying, The project was heavily vetted by lawyers there were times when I believed we knew somebody that was involved in the abuse, but we couldn't include a name for legal reasons. True crime buffs will know that this often happens, that the law tangles everything up in red tape so details like names and dates will be removed from stories. One of Baltimores most infamous cold cases, Cesniks death is the subject of a new documentary series, The Keepers, which releases May 19 on Netflix. It's been almost five decades since 26-year-old nun and teacher Sister Cathy Cesnik was senselessly murdered back in 1969 and to this day, those closest to her are still looking for answers . They encourage everyone reading this to question everything, stay hydrated, and treat others with kindness. RELATED:Everything Available At Launch On HBO Max. Today, almost a half-century later, the murder of Sister Cathy who was once compared to Julie Andrews' character in 'The Sound of Music' because of her beauty and bubbly personality is still one of law enforcement's most mysterious cold cases. Do Not Sell/Share My Personal Information. Discovery Company. In 2017, Netflix released an original documentary called The Keepers which reignited interest in the unsolved murders of Sister Cathy Cesnik and Joyce Malecki in 1969. And why should they? But investigators found only a few inconsistencies in some statements, and detectives were unable to find any damning evidence against the priest. According to People, Jean Wehner suspected that Cesnik had planned to go to police, finally exposing Maskell for what he was. Catherine Cesnik was born in 1942, she was a devoted catholic nun who taught drama and English at Archbishop Keough High School in Baltimore, Maryland. And now the streaming, seven-part Netflix documentary, The Keepers, has investigated the case and will feature interviews with victims of the school abuse, and new revelations. Another woman, Teresa Lancaster, also came forward. Nearly 10 years ago the filmmakers started to meet with her; this was long before Netflix got involved. Joseph Cesnik in 1930 Census; Census Place: Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; 1930 United States Federal Census; National Archives and Records Administration. The first clue in the disappearance was found pretty early her car ended up giving some insight into what happened but mostly brought more confusion. Joyce Helen Malecki, 20, disappeared from Harundale Mall a few days after Cesnik; her . (Aside from reports that Maskell invited uniformed officers to assault the girls). After Maskell died in 2001, the two women decided to go public, using their real names. I think that the impact of The Keepers has far exceeded our expectations, Hargrave said. For us, our bar was more about bringing these womens experiences to light and starting this conversation.. A lack of information about his life at the time has made deeper research difficult; however, viewers now know that Robert Flaherty was accused in a separate sex abuse scandal, as well. Feb 7, 2019 - Justice for Sister Cathy . A Warner Bros. Exposs on the Catholic Church have been steadily being released, with more and more people coming forward over time, but the Church refuses to make a clear statement in the case of A. Joseph Maskell. She was "Jane Roe" in that ultimately unsuccessful lawsuit. As the next morning rolled around, Catherine Cesnik still hadn't returned to the apartment, and her roommate became very concerned. Really, the whole thing raises a lot of questions, summarized by Huffpost. Prior to the funeral, the city of Frederick put purple ribbons [Shan'ann's favorite color] all over the city. According to the Baltimore Sun report on Cesnik's death, Malecki was a 20-year-old from nearby Lansdowne at the time of her death. Soon they were linking that abuse to Sister Cathy's murder, and speculation that she was going to blow the whistle and tell all. The Baltimore Sun is republishing archived coverage of the unsolved 1969 murder of Sister Catherine Cesnik, which is the subject of a Netflix documentary series set to debut May 19. Supposedly, according to White and Jean Wehner, the Archdiocese opened an investigation into A. Joseph Maskell, and so, those records should exist. I've talked to the hunter that found Cathy, and he said that since the day he found her the police have never talked to him. Ghosts of the past might've followed her, though, punishing her for what she knew and the good she did. Joanne Suder, an attorney for many of Maskells sexual abuse victims, said, If law enforcement, in general, had done their job back in 1970, theyd have brought Maskell in then and this wouldnt have all been necessary in 2017., Theres no question that my clients told Sister Cathy (Cesnik) what was going on, Suder said. Police then announced that the DNA taken from A. Joseph Maskell was not a direct match to the DNA found at the two-month-old murder scene, where 26-year-old Sister Cathy was found decomposing in 1970. Wehner alleged that there was frequent sexual abuse at Sister Cathy's school. She taught English and ran the drama club. Her body was found a few months later, discarded unceremoniously in a garbage dump. (just outside Baltimore), covered in snow and partially hidden by a nearby embankment. Its possible Flaherty and Maskell had some deeper connection at the time that has simply been completely overlooked. By 1994, over a dozen allegations had been filed against Maskell by different women, some of whom had been abused, and others who had managed to fend off Maskell's advances. She was the eldest child of Joseph and Anna Omulac Cesnik. At some point probably the first thing on her trip Cesnik stopped by a Catonsville bank and cashed a check for $255, part of a pretty regular routine. Gerard Koob was an initial person of interest. One of the major theories that The Keepers hypothesizes is that Maskell either killed Sister Cathy or had her killed. The series also renewed the investigations into the murders of two women, Sister Cathy Cesnik and Joyce Malecki. One of the most famous pieces of evidence from the show is the cigarette butt shown in episode six, found near Sister Cathys body. Sister Cathy's life and death have both deeply inspired and haunted Gemma in a number of ways, and she's made it her life s purpose to uncover what really happened on that November night in 1969. A. Joseph Maskell. ', The comments below have not been moderated, By For all the press and notoriety that this case would get in the long run, it started out exceedingly normal. Because the federal government keeps stalling and refusing to release information under the FOIA regarding Joyce Maleckis murder, there are likely countless pieces of possibly helpful evidence related to the homicides of both Joyce Malecki and Sister Cathy. 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