. She had brown hair and brown eyes. He refuses to be identified, allegedly because he fears reprisals from people responsible for the cover-up of Sister Cathy's death and Maskell's abuse. Oddly, her Ford Maverick, which she had recently purchased, was found just a block from her apartment parked illegally in a no parking area and unlocked. When she first went in [to the convent], they had visitation days and my parents and I always went down for the visitation days, we never missed them, Radakovic says. White is unconvinced that the DNA found at the scene on a cigarette butt would match A. Joseph Maskells DNA, but he remains positive that, eventually, someone will catch whoever murdered Sister Cathy and theyll finally figure out why. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Gerald KoobA close friend of Sister Cathys, who says his relationship with her was almost romantic. But when he was questioned by the police, he had an ironclad alibi for the night of Sister Cathy's disappearance. In 1994, Fr. In 1969, at 26 years old, Cesnik faced an impasse in her life and career, Radakovic says. It just means that there's no link between Maskell and the crime scene. This family evidence of anger problems, assaults on others, using a position of power over others to avoid punishment, and the assault on a young woman much like Sister Cathy all point towards a potential pre-existing rage in A. Joseph Maskell that nobody has ever explored. More: Every Original Series Cancelled By Netflix. "The Christmas after Sister Cesnik disappeared, Ed gave me this necklace as part of a Christmas gift. The grisly case has. There was only the two of us for a long time, so we were really close, Radakovic says. Caine says the church believes Maskell who overlapped with Cesnik while at Keough, where he worked as the school chaplain and counselor from 1967 to 1975. was sexually abusive. You can find out more and change our default settings with Cookies Settings. The Huffington Post reported that Maskell told Wehner, "You see what happens when you say bad things about people?"[1]. Investigators dug up Maskell's grav to compare the DNA of Maskell, to evidence from the crime scene. Sister Cathys battered body - she had been beaten over the head - was discovered off Monumental Avenue, in a Landsdowne, Baltimore County, Maryland, garbage dump by hunters, on January 3, 1970. Jean and other former students of Sister Cathy believe that the Archdiocese of Baltimore and the authorities covered up Sister Cathy's murder after she suspected Father Maskell was sexually abusing several young girls at the school. And after almost 50 years, Sister Cathy's murder has remained unsolved. The identity of Brother Bob remains a mystery, although some in The Keepers believe he might be the missing link in the case of who killed Sister Cathy. I can still feel her touch my cheek, said Hargadon-Wehner, in a recent interview. 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. Father Maskell was a counselor and chaplain at Archbishop Keough from 1967 to 1975. Around the same time as Cesnik's disappearance, a 29-year-old woman named Joyce Malecki also went missing and was found dead two days later. Also Read: 'The Keepers': Sister Cathy's Medical Examiner Also Worked on JFK, JonBenet Ramsey Cases. Her unsolved murder served as the basis for the Netflix documentary series The Keepers in 2017. 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. Well, its funny how you asked that because I never saw it as taking on the Catholic Church. TheWrap: What was the process ofgetting this documentary together? "The Keepers" explores the murder of Sister Catherine Cesnik, who disappeared in November 1969 and whose body was discovered in January of 1970. When she realized Sister Cathy was missing, she called Koob, and together with him and McKeon, the three later called the police. Since her mothers death last year, Radakovic has been her familys point of contact with Baltimore investigators, who tell PEOPLE the homicide case is quite active.. ', 'Before I knew it, there was a big man on top of me and then I thought that would be it and another policeman came in and I could hear Maskell in the distance talking and laughing. Kathy HobeckIn addition to Wehner and Lancaster, Kathy Hobeck is one of six abuse victims who appears in "The Keepers." 'The Keepers': Sister Cathy's Medical Examiner Also Worked on JFK, JonBenet Ramsey Cases, director Ryan White told TheWrap there are at least 40 victims in total, The Baltimore Archdiocese reached a $35,000 settlement with VonDenBosch in 2016. On November 7, 1969, Cathy Cesnik left her apartment in Catonsville to buy an engagement gift for her sister. And we hope that someone will be able to come forward with conclusive information about the murder. Some are calling it The Next Making a Murderer' what is your response to that? Were you scared of taking on the Catholic Church? Abbie SchaubAnother former student of Sister Cathys, Schaub and Hoskins combined forces to try to uncover what happened to Sister Cathy in 1969. When she decided that this would be a healthy step, we went ahead with it. Before that, Gemma spent 37 years as an elementary school teacher. One of the most famous pieces of evidence from the show is the cigarette butt shown in episode six, found near Sister Cathys body. In fact, people around the world were so distraught at learning about Sister Cathys case that they started flooding the Baltimore County Police with calls. He was said to have allowed girls at the school to talk about sex and drugs in his office, and even permitted alcohol and cigarettes during gatherings in his rectory living quarters. Audiences reacted poorly to how cold, smarmy, and arrogant Sharon May appeared to be, and with good reason: they have every reason to believe she was very much involved in a cover-up for the Archdiocese of Baltimore, evident enough from her complete inaction throughout the case. Find out what it is in TheWraps Q&A with White below. The show is responsible for initiating a deeper look into the case of A. Joseph Maskell and Sister Cathy Cesnik, as Baltimore County Police start investigating again due to a public outcry. However, the material was never entered into evidence. A lot of power. A few years ago my auntconnected me to Jean, her friend. Lil Hughes KnippAnother of the women who were abused at Keough, Lil Hughes Knipp did not come forward until years after the 1994 lawsuit. Koob was a Jesuit priest at the time of Sister Cathys murder. But in interviews conducted before his death, he found these. Cesnik felt called by God to be a nun, her sister says, and she had a gift for teaching. Advocates, filmmakers say they have not given up. 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. Maskell denied involvement in any form of abuse. This seven-episode docuseries explores the still-unsolved murder of Sister Cathy Cesnik, a teacher at Archbishop Keough High School in Baltimore, Maryland. Either way, theyre lying and withholding information that would be helpful to the case. One of the major theories that The Keepers hypothesizes is that Maskell either killed Sister Cathy or had her killed. But I can whole-heartedly say, Cathy has been very much a part of all this.. The fall before she died, Cesnik transferred from Keough to a local public school in Baltimore and had asked for a leave of absence from her order. [6] Residents at the apartment complex noticed Cesnik in her car at approximately 8:30 that night, and others spotted her car illegally parked across the street about two hours later. Another woman, Teresa Lancaster, also came forward. Everything Ive done, Ive really tried since that time which is just a little over a year ago for me Ive tried to give them all the information that Ive learned, she says of working with authorities. This begs the question, though, that if White says he included everything he knew, and we know he had to remove names for legal reasons where in the documentary does he reveal these hidden suspects? That was the first time I had learned of any of this.. "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. ', 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.'. I think it's pretty undeniable by the end of The Keepers that they are, and Jean is the nexus of that, White said. Hargadon-Wehner's new book "Walking With Aletheia" details her healing process, and what she's learned from - she says - communicating with several different aspects of her personality. But now, because of witness testimony, and a multi-part documentary about the Cesnik murder to be aired on Netflix beginning on May 19, there is hope that her killer may be identified and the case finally be put to rest. Unless some brave sleuths or particularly inspired detectives go digging, Keough High School is now, for better or worse, closed to a continuing story. Published: 15:36 EST, 18 May 2017 | Updated: 16:14 EST, 18 May 2017, A New York Times bestselling author Jerry Oppenheimer latest book, 'The Kardashians: An American Drama,' will be published in September. On November 7, 1969, Cesnik disappeared. Her mutilated remains were found on January 1970 and her murder is still unsolved. At this point, Im so disenchanted with my church its really disappointing. Sharon May states firmly and rudely in her interview that she had absolutely no involvement in any sort of cover-up. He was accused of sexual abuse and aiding Maskell, and was also named in a 1994 lawsuit. Her body was partially naked and her head had been bashed in, but there was little physical evidence at the scene. He first reported on Sister Cathy's story because of Wehner's accusation that Maskell was involved in her murder. Joyce Maleckis murder is explored as much as it can be as being potentially connected to the murder of Sister Cathy Cesnik, but theres still so much that Abbie, Gemma, and audiences dont know. Read aloud by Cesnik's younger sister Marilyn Cesnik Radakovic, the poem is a glimpse at the inner life of the young woman whose tragic death was the focus of the series. I was raised Catholic and I had a very positive experience. The Keepers, a 7-part documentary, is currently available to stream on Netflix. Together, she and Hoskins started the Justice for Catherine Cesnik and Joyce Malecki Facebook page in 2013 to try to solve the case, which has become a network of Keough alumni and abuse survivors. Well, for all the fans with remaining questions, there has been an update in the murder case. [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. YOU'VE REACHED YOUR MONTHLY ARTICLE LIMIT. Nugent reported that three Keough graduates, who each received settlements from the Archdiocese of Baltimore for injuries of $40,000 or more as parties to this case, during the past years have told Inside Baltimore that they were also raped by policemen with the approval of the depraved Father Maskell. Does he ever reveal them? He and his friend and fellow priest, Peter McKeon, discovered Sister Cathys car parked at a strange angle across the street from her apartment. [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. In the show, the audience briefly hears about the fact that Ireland has claims on A. Joseph Maskell, as well, that the Catholic Church continues to cover up. White can only say this about it: Her story is chilling.. 'The Keepers': What's Behind the Name of the Netflix Documentary Series? The homicide remains unsolved, and for decades Radakovic believed Cesnik was the victim of a wrong place, wrong time crime. There are countless untold stories backing up the accusations made against A. Joseph Maskell and the Catholic Church that the docuseries doesnt even begin to explore. Fans of The Keepers may be surprised to hear that Keough High School, where Sister Cathy and A. Joseph Maskell both taught, closed in July of 2017, following confirmation from the Archdiocese of Baltimore that they paid settlements out to students who had been sexually abused by Maskell. ', One former student, Teresa Lancaster, told WJZ-TV in Baltimore, that Sister Cathy had 'confronted' Maskell 'and she lost her life for it. Director Ryan White tells PEOPLE Radakovic was little more than an urban legend for his team as they worked on the documentary, as no one had been able to confirm Cesnik had any siblings. She thought she had more potential than they were allowing.. Were you impressed with Gemmas investigative skills given that she has no police or journalism experience? 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. I was shocked, I was so shocked, Radakovic tells PEOPLE. What we tried to do in the editing was present all various narratives. But he never found the killer of Sister Catherine Ann Cesnik; he died of complications from diabetes on June 10, at age 79. 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. It allowed for Cesnik's . During his interview in "The Keepers," however, he denied any involvement. Her body was found a few months later, discarded unceremoniously in a garbage dump. In the process of cleaning out her belongings, Radakovic discovered her mom had collected years of articles about the death of her eldest daughter, Radakovics sister, 26-year-old nun Sister Catherine Cathy Cesnik. On the evening she disappeared, Sister Cathy was reportedly counseling one of the abused girls when Maskell unexpectedly showed up. All rights reserved. The Baltimore archdiocese has had its own extensive, and very expensive, pedophile priest sexual abuse scandal to deal with in recent years. Both women have said that she was the only member of the school's staff who helped them and other girls abused by Maskell, et al., and have said that she was murdered prior to discussing the matter with the archdiocese of Baltimore. And I can hear Cathy saying 'I told you I'd take care of this' and I said, I didn't think you meant 20 years later. 1 of 40 Sister Catherine Cesnik is pictured with her father, Joseph Cesnik. In the nearly two months between that discovery and her disappearance, Radakovic, then 20 years old, remained certain her sister was alive somewhere. [7] She cashed a paycheck at First National Bank in Catonsville that night. The church has denied the charges, but it has settled dozens of sexual abuse cases in the matter of Father Maskell. And just kind of came up behind me and put it on my neck." Since then, he's been tracking and investigating the story over the years and is one of the investigators of her death in "The Keepers.". ', Asked how they could get away with such a crime, Lancaster told the TV news interviewer, 'Power and fear. [1] Her body was discovered on January 3, 1970, near a garbage dump in the Baltimore suburb of Lansdowne. Regardless of why the school is closing, the walls will never be able to talk now. Supposedly, according to White and Jean Wehner, the Archdiocese opened an investigation into A. Joseph Maskell, and so, those records should exist. True crime is only getting more popular, and Netflix never misses an opportunity to contribute to the zeitgeist, giving us The Keepers. The documentary investigates whether Maskell had. Nicole Mello is an author of horrors, romances, and comedies. I agree with TheWrap's Terms of Service and Privacy Policy and provide my consent to receive marketing communications from them. Schaub was previously a nurse. Peter McKeonMcKeon was also a priest, and accompanied Koob to Sister Cathy's apartment when Sister Russell called to say she was missing. The case remains open and unsolved. James Maskell, A. Joseph Maskells uncle, is a similarly powerful and threatening figure that deserves to be prodded harder. However, theres even more to the story to be considered: Sharon Mays husband used to be a state cop. She was just 26 at the time of her death. Obviously, the story grew and grew and one of our first access points was Gemma. 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. Months later, Radakovic became engaged (to the man who is still her husband) and she called Cesnik to ask her to be her maid of honor and discuss details of the wedding. The Keepers/Netflix On its website, the department offers a timeline of Cesnik's death and the case involving allegations against Maskell, who died in 2001. The tour features the Pic of Day: There was more disruption at Dublin Airport Thursday due to a drone sighting, one of half a dozen such incidents in recent weeks. Mine isdifferent than Gemmas theory, but we were all looking at the various versions of the truth and deciding what we believed was true. Gemma Hoskins has helped dozens of victims get in touch with their investigators. Wehner says she remembers trying repeatedly to brush off the maggots crawling on Cesnik's face while frantically repeating the words, "Help me, help me." Many have speculated on the identity of this mysterious Brother Bob, with most pointing to Ed (Edgar Davidson) as being the most obvious answer, but some are now speculating that Father Robert Flaherty is Brother Bob. On November 7, 1969, Cesnik disappeared. According to published sources, at least two students at Keough were shown the body of Sister Cathy by Father Maskell himself. But hes only willing to share a slice of it. Also Read: 'The Keepers': What's Behind the Name of the Netflix Documentary Series? "Deep Throat"An anonymous source who was a detective working on the Maskell case in 1994. Murdaugh is heckled as he leaves court, Ken Bruce finishes his 30-year tenure as host of BBC Radio 2, Missing hiker buried under snow forces arm out to wave to helicopter, Hershey's Canada releases HER for SHE bars featuring a trans activist, Insane moment river of rocks falls onto Malibu Canyon in CA, Fleet-footed cop chases an offender riding a scooter, Family of a 10-month-old baby filmed vaping open up. She believes they might contain the names of people who were complicit in his crimes, or in covering them up. 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. The church first learned of the allegations in 1992 and removed Maskell as a priest in 1994, as soon as it had corroborating accounts of his abuse, according to Sean Caine, a spokesman for the Archdiocese of Baltimore. 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. Dr. Christian RichterA gynecologist who Maskell would take students to while he was serving at Keough. An autopsy revealed Cathy Cesnik had been struck on the back of her head, there was a hole the size of a quarter in her skull, and there were strangulation marks on her neck. A Pittsburgh native, Cesnik headed to Baltimore at 18 to join the School Sister of Notre Dame, a religious order whose nuns had taught her in grade school. How did the women keep their faith and how were they able to move on and have kids after what they went through? She was part of the Keough class of 1972. She was a member of the Keough class of 1971. ', Giangrasso also believed Sister Cathy's killing was church-related, telling the Huffington Post: 'I personally thought it was in-house, within her social network the priests and the religious order.'. RELATED:10 Best True Crime Shows On Netflix. She said that Maskell showed her Sister Cathys body. On the show, we see how long its been taking to get the FBI to honor the requests for documentation under the Freedom of Information Act. v. A. Joseph Maskell et al. In the 1990s, Jean Wehner came forward and alleged that Father Maskell had sexually abused her and allowed other men to do the same. 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. Netflix's documentary series "The Keepers" dives into the case and uncovers a web of abuse that may . The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. Jean Hargadon Wehner (Jane Doe)The first former student to accuse Father Maskell of sex abuse, she appeared in the 1994 lawsuit as Jane Doe. Wehner said she waited to come forward because she had repressed her memories of the abuse and only recalled them later. It started with a freelance journalist, Tom Nugent. I think Cathy was planning to go to the police about what was happening to us girls at Keough, says Jean Wehner, one of her former students, and [she] was killed to keep that from happening.. 'After that we had to break away from him. Her mutilated remains were found on January 1970 and her murder is still unsolved. 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. Season 2 of the podcast " Out of the Shadows ". Maskell left Baltimore for Ireland where he obtained amployment as a psychologist. He was never charged. And I no longer need to have validation from others about what I witnessed during the crimes that were committed against me and others., The victim added that the archdiocese of Baltimore has been hiding behind the statute of limitations.. It started with a freelance journalist, Tom Nugent. I mean, my mother loved eating chocolate, and I remember distinctly my mother said, Im gonna give up chocolate until Cathy comes home and then Im gonna eat chocolate until I get sick. . I think he's dead, but I may be wrong. It. We would go to Baltimore every two months for the last three years, so people started to feel comfortable around us Survivors would reach out to us on Facebook. The call led Hoskins and Keough graduate, Abbie Schaub, to start their own research into Sister Cathy's murder. And I looked at my husband and I said, Oh my God, Radakovic remembers now. 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. Their work is featured prominently, in "The Keepers.. They scared the living hell out of us.'. RELATED:Netflixs Tiger King: 15 Best Joe Exotic Quotes. Sister Catherine CesnikA nun and teacher at Archbishop Keough High School in 1968, Sister Cathy was murdered in Nov. 1969, although her body wasnt discovered until Jan. 3, 1970. 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. 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. [5] On November 7, 1969, she left the apartment she shared with Helen Russell Phillips at the Carriage House Apartments, at 131 North Bend Road in Catonsville, en route to the Edmondson Village Shopping Center to purchase a gift for her sister's engagement at Hecht's jewelry store. But through Gemma and Abbie, we talked to about 25 for the documentary. She was valedictorian at the graduation of her high school class in 1960, after being the May Queen and the president of the senior class and the student council. The Irish Tenors have been singing together for 25 years and have just embarked on a U.S. tour to mark this standout number. Sister Catherine Ann Cesnik was last seen alive on November 7, 1969. That means Father Maskell was somehow involved. With new evidence cropping up recently, this article has been updated to reflect evenmorefacts and clues that the docuseries overlooked. Much like the government, the Catholic Church has their own internal system for keeping track of the people who make up their organization. Stirred to action, the Police exhumed the remains of A. Joseph Maskell, the former priest accused of murdering Sister Cathy, and took a DNA sample to test against DNA found at the murder scene. 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. The Keepers will premiere on Netflix on May 19. Tricky geometry baffles the internet - but can YOU train your brain to solve how many triangles are in this image? The mysterious Brother Bob is, in many ways, even more chilling a figure than A. Joseph Maskell. 'The Keepers' Update: New DNA Evidence Found In Sister Cathy Cesniks Murder Case, Amy Robach and T.J. 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[8], In 1995, Teresa Lancaster and Jean Wehner (ne Hargadon), former students at Keough who say they were sexually abused by Maskell, filed a lawsuit against him, the school, gynecologist Christian Richter, the School Sisters of Notre Dame, the Archdiocese of Baltimore, and William H. Keeler. A 1994 story in the Baltimore Sun, revealed that she had information about Cesnik's murdered condition, such as the maggots on her face, known only to the cops. Jean claims that Father Maskell took her to Sister Cathy's body and said to her, "See what happens when you say bad things about people.". They filed a $40 million civil lawsuit against him, the Baltimore Archdiocese, the sisters who ran the school, and a local gynecologist. Something has happened to your sister. . According to CNN, Bode Cellmark Forensics laboratory in Lorton, Virginia was responsible for comparing the DNA to the sample from the murder scene. 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. Marilyn Cesnik Radakovic's journey to find out what happened to her older sister, who died nearly 50 years ago, began last year when she read a news article with the headline "Buried in. She suffered blunt force trauma to her head and the case remains open to this day. Netflix's documentary series "The Keepers" dives into the case and uncovers a web of abuse. 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. They did stuff. He said that when he told his mother of the abuse, she told the Baltimore Archdiocese in 1967 -- two years before Sister Cathy's murder. Jane Doe (Jean Wehner) is quoted as recalling a man she knew only as Brother Bob, who she can hardly remember from being traumatized so badly by him, whispering to her that he was the one who had killed Sister Cathy. Refresh. Though they had an age difference of about six years, the two girls were very close growing up, even sharing the same bedroom. By William Cannon Everyone has a different theory. He was never charged with Sister Cathys murder. [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. She was very, very, very important to me.. She also thinks Sister Cathy was murdered because she knew about Maskells abuse and was going to come forward.