One anonymous police detective said on "The Keepers" that such images were among the documents recovered. I would also like to know if there is a collection of pictures of priests that were working in the area at the time and if so has Jane doe looked through them to see if she could identify brother Bob also has she looked at police officers pictures and politicians pictures from that time period to identify other abusers or brother bob. True Christians have a desire to be pleasing to God and they want to grow spiritually but they can still say and do things that are at odds with their faith at times.because it is a growth process and in this lifetime no one reaches perfection. The coroner noted her head had been struck with a hard object (?billy club). Like Roemer, retired Baltimore County Police Capt. We never did solve the case, and I think part of the reason was that we had to back away from Koob., Roemer agreed that his murder investigation seemed to dry up after Koob was allowed to walk away from the case. Mind you, despite a majority of population being Christians, the US has the highest gun homicide rate. I think at least six people were present when Cathys body was dumped the first time. His younger brother, Father Joseph Maskell was the serving Chaplain, for the Baltimore County Police, the Maryland State Police, the Maryland National Guard and the Maryland Air National Guard. I didnt see that addressed in the Netflix series. Regardless, Cesnik had a future outside the church with the priest firmly in mind: I must tell you, I want you within me. I went to Catholic school but certain reasons I do not believe like my family does. I admire the courage of Sister Cathy and the women who came forward to try to correct this horrific injustice. I really believe that his sexual preference is being viewed through the eyes of 2016, not 1969. During the many hours of interrogation that followed, Roemer asked the Jesuit priest again and again: What, exactly, was the nature of your relationship with Sister Cathy Cesnik?, At first, Roemer recalled, Father Koob insisted that the two were simply good friends who enjoyed a great deal of purely platonic affection for each other. Netflix's newest original docuseries, The Keepers, focuses on the brutal and mysterious murder of a young nun who taught at a Catholic high school in Baltimore. But Ive never forgotten the sorrow everybody felt or the look of anguish on her fathers face.. After watching the documentary, it seems to me that the person who murdered Sister Cathy could have been Maskells brother, who was a policeman or another cop who he recruited who also was involved in raping these young girls. I dont know where you live, but I trust that wherever it is, you are able to exercise Free Choice. WAS HIS DNA TESTED,I BET NOT COVERUP!!!! Disgracefully, the Department of Education did nothing. Then there is this question. Talking fast, the officer told the M Squad captain that two hunters had just called to report what looked like a womans body lying near a garbage dump off Monumental Avenue, in an isolated, wooded area in the southwest Baltimore County community of Lansdowne. . But it is costing the Catholic Church-almost all the girls have a problem now this the Church and a lot of sympathizers have left the Church also. Am I perfect? If you dont worship (our version of) God, youll burn in hell for eternity Now we need your donations to do His works on earth. A clergy to congregation members. And you can look our website about . Is it possible that Maskell, using the same treatment he gave Jean Wehnerthat Billy was full of sin, would burn if he didnt follow Maskells orders / treatmentconvinced him that ridding the world of Cathy would make God look more kindly upon him, help him be cured, just as God was going to cure Jean if she followed his (Maskells) orders? Other friends and family members point to the fact that Father Maskells brother, Lt. Tommy Maskell, had served with distinction as a member of the Baltimore City Police from 1946 to 66. Then there are those who say they are Christians but they do the sort of extreme things we read about in the documentary above. Even though we were divorced many years ago and he has pass away the internal scarce never really heal . Father Donal Collins was a pedophile, who raped over 20 boys in a dormitory boarding school in the Seminary College. Halethorpe Precinct.. So you might say Im moody. Cathys car was parked away from her normal parking place, possibly because it was already taken by Father Koobs car. Fr Maskell's brother Tommy served 20 years with the Baltimore City Police, making lieutenant. Something else, Fr. But those dramatic charges were soon eclipsed by testimony from one of the plaintiffs, identified only as Jane Doe for her protection, in which she claimed to have been taken to the Lansdowne garbage dump by Father Maskell in late November 1969 and shown the body of a dead nun, as a warning that she should say nothing public about the sexual abuse. He used to ride around at night in an unmarked patrol car with a cop, says one woman who toldCity Papershed been abused. by Caitlin Busch. I know a little about that my Husband or ex was a Vet who had PTSD and I had to live with that and still do. According to the Baltimore Sun, Maskell worked as a psychologist amid his sexual abuse allegations in the United States. Ireland at the time was soon to begin to explode with the Clerics sex scandals of the Irish Catholic Church. Father Maskell loved to ride around in our police cars, and more than once he rode with me. And yet the FBI and Baltimore County Police Departmentboth of which have recently opened formal reinvestigations into the killingssay they havent attempted to make any connection between them. We certainly know of a few pedophile rings that operated in Ireland. 2022 was a strong year for CCA, following a record-breaking 2021. They said they were exploring a theory that an intruder forced his way into her car, drove her to the dump and killed her, then simply returned the car to her apartment complex because he needed transportation in order to get back home. This suited his handlers in the Irish Catholic Church, Dr. Thomas Maskell could deal with the many children whose parents were slowly stepping forward to talk about their childrens rapes at the hands of the local Clerics. Sister Helen Russell was the murderer which is why she didnt contact the police. In truth I do not know if maggots outdoors would be feasible. You have immeasurable courage, and I hope this exposure, leads to those responsible being brought to justice, and at the very least, more scrutiny of those involved in the blatant and wilful effort to protect the church. Remember you will see Him face to face. CCTF would consist of one man/women from the police department involved, one forensic pathologists, FBI agent profiler, a private detective and a liaison officer (who is responsible for coordinating multi-agency responses. She describes a face covered in maggots, but it takes longer than a day for maggots to happen. Who knows maybe someone has old DNA from their panties that could be processed. The CCTF would have four copies of all the evidence in their homes and these people would not be allowed to be associated with parties of the involved for instance a Catholic man maybe, or a friend of the family, then they would have to appoint another in his place. Did he have any relationship with Maskell, or even any link with the churches / schools Maskell was using as a hunting ground? The psychologist reported that trainee Priest, James Doyle "has had a history of auto-eroticism and homo- and heterosexual behaviour" and recommended he be moved away from his role working with young people. Joseph Francis Maskell married Susie Helen. No. Latest news: More than 500 boys were subjected to physical or sexual abuse at a Catholic choir school in Germany between 1945 and 1992, according to a report released Tuesday. time, but you can always help yourself with miftolos tools which will shorten the How many feet did Skippy use? Please dont ask more or less of God! Thomas Maskell was a master manipulator, this manipulator deliberately created an imbalance of power, and exploited the victims, children, to serve his own evil perversions. How could they see anything in the blackness of the woods? He knew it from his many friends in the Baltimore Police, including his older brother Lieutenant Thomas (Tommy) Maskell, of the Baltimore City Police. I think I can begin to live with that more easily now than I did two months ago, just loving you . The youthful nun had already begun her teaching career in 1965 at the newly opened Archbishop Keough High School on Caton Avenue in Southwest Baltimore. 45 Years Later, the Search for Answers Goes On. Resorting to sarcasm is simply a form of intelligence deficiency as well as ad hominem. that any of this has anything to do with the character of God? After all if you do this awful thing also then you cant tell on us. Between 1960 and 1980 for example the local Bishop, Donal Herlihy who served as the Bishop of Ferns from 1964 to 1983. We are not promised that we will not have to endure some things in this life time. There is much more than that that they have destroyed permanently. The Bishop of Ferns at the time was. Thats fine, he told the priest. Dr. Thomas Maskell, clinical psychologist didnt tell Immigration controls that the purpose of his visit was to stay and work in Ireland, after all he was not Irish he was American. Donal Collins continued to rape children throughout that period in London 1966 to 1968 his was know at the time as his appointment as Principle St Peters Seminary College, in Wexford Town in 1988. Mind you Maskell is an unusual Irish name, there are only about 14 Irish People with that last Irish name. Thomas Maskell had Irish Police clearance, but of course he didnt have any criminal or legal problems in Ireland. The School was owned by the local Catholic Church and Father James Grennan was the chairman of the school and its handpicked committee. I knew several of the kids at Keough, says Marian Weller of Harrisburg, Pa., the former Sister Mary Florita. I havent worked out how Edgar Davidson, Billy Schmidt and Rather Maskell all knew each other, but I think sexual perversion answers for a lot of it. So many lives could have been if the church had lived up to their responsibility and protected the people that believed in them .Instead of covering their own butts . Thank you for your continuing work on this horrendous story. It has its root in the four books (by unknown writers other than their given names) that were selected out of a dozens or so of contemporary books at Nicaea council in 325 by Constantines order. - City, Town and Village of the world He could also officiate at the local Catholic Church as a guest Priest at Sunday Services. He says they talked with Sister Helen and then phoned the police to report Cesnik as a missing person somewhere between midnight and 1 a.m. A few hours later, around 4 a.m., Father Koob took a walk with the other priest and blundered into Cesniks car near the Carriage House. Edgar is still living, but whatever he remembers will stay with him until the end of his life. After disappearing around 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 11, Malecki resurfaced the following morning with her hands tied behind her back, lying face down in the Little Patuxent River at the military base. Dr. Thomas Maskell knew he was safe to travel from Baltimore to Ireland, and if the alarm was raised, he knew that the Baltimore Police would issue an International alert for a Catholic Priest, with the name of. Who really thinks that everyone who attends or belongs to a Christian Church is a true Christian by definition and that Christianity should be judged thereby? New Doln Beneov, Moravia-Silesia, Czechia jobs added daily. spoles@juno.com. The only good thing that ever gave credence is Sister Cathy and NO, NO, NO! Billy Schmidt, Ronnie Schmidt, Edgar Davidson, Skippy, Bob Schmidt and little Brian Schmidt were there. When I walked up on that dump, I said, Hello, Cathy Cesnik.. Father Maskell, stepped down as Pastor of St. Augustines Church in Elkridge, Baltimore amid allegations that he had sexually raped students. I am left scratching my head and wondering how the unsolved murder of Sister Cathy Cesnik has taken this leap in the comment section here to arguments for and against God and Christianity. I dont think well ever find out what happened to Cathy but I know in my heart of hearts Maskell was the instigator. As listed in the plaintiffs formal complaint, the abuse included vaginal intercourse, anal intercourse, cunnilingus, fellatio, vaginal penetration with a vibrator, administration of enemas, . Religion has nothing to do with God, Jesus Christ, or spirituality. Or there could be a child that could have been born because of these manifestations. Says Joyce Maleckis older brother Donald Malecki today: One thing I cant understand is why no law-enforcement officials have ever made this connection or asked us about it.. Jesus said that Gods people would perish from ignorance. Hate to break it to them it makes them look even worse when its found out! Joseph Maskell didnt do what most Irish American would do if coming to Ireland for the first time, look up Irish connections and places of their Parents Fr. Sister Helen may have had feelings of envy, jealousy of Sister Cathy who had male admirers (priests) while she was ignored that may have prompted her to eliminate Sister Cathy permanently. You lot of sycophants are all the same. An Omnipotent, Omniscient, Omnipresent and Benevolent Being one day decided to play around with His power. Timings seem off so thats probably nothing. When crime podcaster Brooke Gittings first heard about the Netflix docuseries The Keepers, she said she was shocked to realize that the case it covers shared a prosecutor with that of Richard Nicholas, the subject of her own highly successful Convicted podcast. If you can debate the points Ex-Believer raised, do so. Baltimore police EXHUME body of priest as part of investigation into unsolved 1969 murder of nun featured in new Netflix series, threatening to spoil the documentary before it airs. God and the reason why things happen. The only thing that cant be corrupted, unless you allow it to be, is the temple of God and Christ that is within you. Donal Collins was appointed Principal of St Peters Seminary College, in Wexford Town in 1988, after a wide consultation process and on the unanimous recommendation of an expert advisory panel. No one ever know the power of After Archbishop of Dublin, Desmond Connell and friends who acted for Father Anthony Joseph Maskell, it was suggested that Father Joseph Maskell should work in a rural area of Ireland away from the big cities. . Dr. Thomas Maskell would soon be the master manipulator at the centre of a vast spiders web of child rape. But Koob, today a 63-year-old married Methodist minister living in another state, has insists that he never had a physical relationship of any kind with Sister Cathy Cesnik. He was struggling with diabetes, he said, and talking about the Cesnik case always left him feeling fatigued, and frustrated. But many of the other participants in the abuse including possible cops have never been identified, though Baltimore Police say they're still investigating. Religion is a flawed, human invented system of control over their fellow human beings. But that same informationthat Father Maskell maintained close connections with high-ranking state, county, and city police officials throughout his . I havent ended the documentary so I dont know if you need money or a friend or someone to listen I would be happy to. I do not think the original intent was to kill her. The aggregate High Society of Baltimore once had open arms of welcome for him. The above threat probably started from here. Gemma Hoskins, who would later enjoy a 30-year career as a public-school teachershe was Maryland Teacher of the Year in 1992remembers Cesnik as a deeply inspirational figure and a terrific teacher. I wish I could be your friend at age 14. May 19, 2017. Married men were blackmailed into providing sexual favours. Is there any connection with Billy Schmidt and Maskell? Its an old French name, meaning 'Marshal'. In that situation, the killer usually wants to get the hell away from there. Koob and McKeon questioned Phillips about Cesniks shopping trip, and somewhere between midnight and 1 a.m. the three of them called the police and gave them a telephone report describing the nuns disappearance. Once he. Theres no question but that she knew about the abuse that was taking place during the months leading up to her death.. And then jeering at them saying, You dont look like a Christian to me. So it becomes confusing. 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. To me, that sounds like a confession shrouded in self-reassurance. (WBFF) - DNA from the remains of a former Baltimore priest does not match DNA from the murder scene of Sister Catherine Ann Cesnik, police announced on Wednesday.The nun . I also have some questions, in the same vein, regarding Russelland possibly Cathy. A safe place where debauchery was practiced and where Clerics could indulgence in excessive sex, alcohol, and drugs. The higher ups in the Catholic Church for centuries have ordered and have taken bloody actions to silence many individuals that have witnessed profound activities within holy walls. Hi there,I check your blogs named Who Killed Sister Cathy? The secret Societies of pedophiles tended to flourish in bigger American cities. A. Joseph Maskell -- had come up during their probe of the 25-year-old crime. I wish I could speak to you directly. He also says she never told him about sexual abuse at Keough, or about any alleged threats against students or teachers who spoke out publicly against the abuse. If you want to know how to make extra bucks, search for: No concerns were raised when psychotherapeutic medications, like Prozac were used, the parents just took what the good Doctor prescribe for them and their children. Split a piece of wood and you will find me, lift a stone and I am there. If you remember correctly, before his crucifixion, Jesus brought down the temples (religious places of worship). But some of his earliest creations revolted and became jealous of his power and wanted it for themselves. they couldnt have any of that and so they destroyed the only light that ever shined within this evil establishment.She was fooled so easily but she trusted everyone and loved everything and thats what made her a target for creeps like these. You will never be allowed to lay eyes on any of it while the Catholic Church exists. Im all curled up in bed. Father Maskell had served as chaplain for two police agencies, the Maryland State Police and Baltimore County Police, as well as for the Maryland National Guard and, more recently, for the Air National Guard, where he held the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. The police ultimately dismissed him as a serious suspect (Baltimore Police Department 1, Mandelbaum). Mike graduated from Baltimore Polytechnic Institute high school in 1956. . daughter Abby). Is a person or Cleric who sexually Rapes a child. Id seen a lot of violence during my years as a detective, and after a while you realize its just part of the job. Christians appear though, to be constricted to fight with their hands tied behind their back, all too often. Joseph Maskell/Dr. Father Joseph Maskell found a true friend and a kindred spirit. Inside Baltimore regularly.Your writing style is awesome, keep up the good work! There she absorbed a thoroughly typical 1950s Catholic grade-school educationthe kind of prayer-laced, deeply reverent tutelage provided in that era by the School Sisters of Notre Dame teaching order of nuns, who operated the school during Cathys childhood. Pingback: Movie Monday: The Keepers (2017) Law Enforcement English. Thank you. I am hoping it continues to eat the others so we can get to the bottom of it. The Archdiocese also confirmed forCity Paperlongstanding reports that Father Maskell had kept handguns at the parish rectory where he lived: After his departure from St. Augustines in 1994, guns were found in the residence., Shortly before the lawsuit (Jane Doe et al. I visited them there during that summer and I did some sewing for Sister Russell.. He served the Archdiocese of Baltimore as a counselor from 1965 to 1994. Other friends and family members point to the fact that Father Maskell's brother, Lt. Tommy Maskell, had served with distinction as a member of the Baltimore City Police from 1946 to '66. This was not done, instead he was ordained a Priest. So, this is my take on the murder. It had been a busy week. Further evidence emerged in 2017, when police tested a DNA sample from Maskell with tissue preserved from the original investigation into the murder, tissue presumed to belong to her assailant. However, I am rather dubious about Billy Schmidts nephew Brian who recalls (he was 4.5 years old at the time he was born in 1965) with clarity the events that may have something to do with Cathys death. He ruthlessly used his Priest Connections to secure his safety. Sister Russell triggered all of the events, and her own testimony points to her as the person who controlled the reported timing of the events on the night of November 7, something that should always raise red flags. I personally dont place a lot of importance on Edgar driving Cathys car with two feet, as the detective says. Fr. The nun had died of blunt-force trauma to one side of her headalong with a blow that had left a round hole in the back of her skull. BALTIMORE COUNTY, Md. During the next four years, she would teach English and drama to several hundred students from the mostly working- class, Irish-American community nearby. I want to have your children. At that time, I was still considered a deviant in the eyes of the psychiatric/ psychology community, with a listing in the DSM specific to my illness. I could be banned from certain jobs, legally, ESPECIALLY teaching. According to the lawsuit, the abuser had been the school chaplain, a Diocesan priest named A. I am a 67 year old gay woman, who first came out in 1969, right after Stonewall. And they are not the only ones. time of creating an article to a couple of seconds. We know that Fr. Fr. Watch the video to hear CCA Managing Partner, Charles Maskell, Director, Timothy James B. Scannell, now 73 and retired. So its clear to me that God would intervene when He wanted to. "I always use Drene with "because no other shampoo leaves my hair Ocie 42166 No other shampoo leaves your hair so lustrous, yet so easy fo manage. Fr James Doyle was dismissed as a Priest in 2004. You gotta remember, shed been laying out on the dump all this time, and the varmints had gotten to her, Roemer added. . The caller was an excited uniformed police officer in the Halethorpe Precinct of the county police department. Monsignor Michel Ledwith resigned suddenly as President of St. Patrick's College, Maynooth,, Irelands main Seminary, after being accused of sexually raping Seminarian Students. The list of charges troubled many Catholics in Baltimore. James Maskell 1930's census. The cover-ups: I think this part bothers me more than any of it. An examination of the 1968-69 Keough yearbook. If she went shopping at 8:30, how did she obtain the necklace and the donuts? Religion is corrupt and corruptible. Fr. Father Joseph Maskell had Irish connection, like the majority of the people in the City of Baltimore, with its strong Irish roots. He killed himself in 1999, while facing 66 charges of child sex abuse and rape. And someone might come forth about Sister Cathy actually buying the necklace. It sickens me having grown up Catholic and I went to 11 yrs of Catholic school however it was co-ed. Thats the only thing that makes sense, once you remember that her car was returned to her apartment complex after she was killed.. (After all, they were satisfied with intimidating Jane Doe simply by showing her Sister Cathys body.) After graduating, Cathy entered the Baltimore Province convent of the School Sisters of Notre Dame on Sept. 29, 1960, as a postulant, or candidate for the sisterhood. Are you perfect? I cannot stand knowing that creature got away with everything. The Fern Report mildly says of the Bishop is that he had moral failure no he didnt have moral failure Bishop Donal Herlihy had a clear policy of covering up the rape of children by his pedophile Priests. I think Sister Russell may have been ordered to trigger the whole thing in an effort to silence Cathy and keep Russells lover, Father Magnus, out of trouble. Thus its odd location. Dear Tom, I know you must be getting a million crazy takes on this mystery. After several more hours of conversation, they later told detectives, they decided to take a walk around the neighborhood in order to calm their nerves. By the time Bud Roemer retired from the Baltimore County Police Department in 1975, the Cesnik murder case had gone completely cold. "The Archdiocese first became aware of an allegation of abuse by Maskell in 1992, more than 20 years after the abuse occurred," according to "an important message" from Archbishop William E. Lori, issued before "The Keepers" premiere. Police say Cesnik was last seen at her apartment in Baltimore before she ran out for some errands "in the Edmondson Village area" one day in November 1969. In 1994, former Archdiocese of Baltimore spokesman William Blaul told reporters fromThe Sunthat the church didnt send lawyers to the Baltimore County Police Department to demand Koob be left alone. I find the whole Koob thing also very interestingno, not that he was gay; that he typed up that letter as a way of protecting Cathy. So much so that He flooded the earth to kill them all in 40 days, except the Noahs. The other problem is he, Dr. Thomas Maskell wasnt going to tell Irish Immigration Officials that he was the subject of a dozen criminal investigations for rape of children and a leading candidate in a murder investigation of a Catholic Nun. Wrinkled and white-haired, he pointed to one side of the yellowing photograph he had dug out of a box of files. It was here, in a crowded neighborhood punctuated by half a dozen clattering steel mills, that Catherine Ann Cesnik lived out her 1950s childhood. I love the second sentence/question in your statement.! So it might be better to focus more on her case. This is a question that only God can answer but Scripture talks about Wolves in Sheeps clothing and a day when some will stand before God and brag about what they did in His name and His answer to them is, Depart from me. (In an interview, Koob toldCity Paperhe willingly gave the letter to the detective, in order to help the police with their investigation.). But when they ambushed Cathy after she came back from her shopping errands, Cathy defied them, started to run and Billy and Ronnie Schmidt panicked and hit her on the head with a ball peen hammer and a handheld sledge hammer. In fact, people around the world were so distraught at learning about Sister Cathy's case that they started flooding the Baltimore County Police with calls. You can use the best adsense alternative for any type At other stages Bishop Eamon Casey, Cardinal Tomas O'Fiaich, Archbishop Desmond Ryan, Bishop Kevin McNamara, Bishop Brendan Comiskey, and his predecessor, Bishop Donal Herlihy, were all told of the rapes, but did nothing. It saddens me her parents didnt know the answers or all her girls who loved her as well as Gerry. Well, if Sister Russell was faced with choosing between protecting her lover and her own reputation, by intimidating Cathy into silence, I think she would have caved in and conspired to protect Magnus. You can reach me at: Does that tell you and me about the relevance of morality, faith and reality? Her body was found just outside of Maskell's jurisdiction, in Baltimore County.