During the next four years, she would teach English and drama to several hundred students from the mostly working- class, Irish-American community nearby. For every scandal that tries to destroy the catholic church some how God s grace seems to hold it together. Donal Collins raped more children while he spent his two years as a Priest in London. No other debris where in the car. daughter Abby). I think the key to the murder is Sister Russell. During a December 2003 interview withCity Paper, two detectives on the squad provided a sketchy account of their latest findings. Also information on safe places to stay, that may be of interest to Clerical travellers, such as bars, hotels, and gay saunas. I often visit your website and have noticed that you dont update it often. 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. The abuse, the coverup the murder. The Irish Police didnt know he was American, why should they, the paperwork was done by the Catholic Church HSC owned hospital through the post at the time for a criminal background check. Donal Collins was recalled to St Peters and restored to his teaching post at St. Peter's Seminary College, in Wexford Town. 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. He was in the middle of his third or fourth cup on the morning of Jan. 3, 1970a Saturdaywhen the telephone rang: Captain Roemer, its for you. Id seen a lot of violence during my years as a detective, and after a while you realize its just part of the job. So this includes the police as well as the Diocese. Father Maskell and Sister Catherine were both on . Within seven months of his promotion, Principle Father Donal Collins, started again to rape more boys at the College now that he was Principle of St. Peters, Seminary College. I spent two years in a seminary. Are you perfect? I have noticed you dont monetize insidebaltimore.org, dont It is ironic that Dr. Thomas Maskell as a, Something else, Dr. Thomas Maskell did not appear in the Fern Report, the Fern Report dealt with pedophile Priests in the Fern Area, but I wish to point out that Maskell might be one of the. Lieutenant Joseph Thomas (Tommy) Maskell, survived the shooting, but later retires. I wish there were no men in the world. Cop Tommy and Father Maskell also had an uncle who was on the police force since at least the 1920s. By the time Bud Roemer retired from the Baltimore County Police Department in 1975, the Cesnik murder case had gone completely cold. . What you had there was a whole lot of sex going on among priests and students. I hear people judging Christians harshly,overlooking any good and pointing out every wrong thing that they see. Blessings ! The Fern Inquiry found The Garda response to be. For starters, Roemer was surprised to discover that the nuns roommateSister Helen Russell Phillipshad not called the police after becoming alarmed when Cesnik failed to return from the brief shopping trip by 11 p.m. But one cant fail to see a bigger picture of mankind and what they can do to one another under the cover of religions. Scout, Informasi Tersedia : Alamat pos, Telepon, Faks, Surat elektronik, Situs, Walikota, Koordinat Geografis, Jumlah penduduk, Luas, Ketinggian, Cuaca dan Hotel. Apologies!! This is in contrast to Gods interventions, when it pleases Him, such as on sister Mary MacKillops intercession, He cured some Australian cancer victims. For the next 20 years, the files and the evidence in the sensational killing would gather dust in a back room at police headquarters in Towson. Yours truly, Al Spoler. How is your reputation more important than children? This school was run by the brother of Pope Benedict XVI. Mind you Maskell is an unusual Irish name, there are only about 14 Irish People with that last Irish name. Pingback: The Keepers: 'I've dealt with survivors and they're sickened by the church's response' | StodiWeb News, Pingback: The Keepers: 'I've dealt with survivors and they're sickened by the church's response' | Television & radio - kasa.news, Pingback: The Keepers: Ive dealt with survivors and theyre sickened by the churchs response | BuzzWare. Even so, there are also many sincere people who have done much good in the world in the name of Christ. Pedophile Father Sean Fortune raped over 50 or more boys during his lifetime as a Catholic Priest in and around Wexford. Bishop Comiskey removed Fortune from Poulfor in 1987, and appointed him to another parish at Ballymurn, where there were further complaints. Is there any connection with Billy Schmidt and Maskell? There were still strong family links with other Maskell family members, like Aunts, Uncles and bus loads of Cousins, in the West Country. i also think that producer of the documentary should have inquired more info from Fr. Around 4 a.m., while walking, they spotted Cesniks green Ford Maverick, parked at an odd angle, directly adjacent to the Carriage House parking lot. In 1994, two women featured in "The Keepers," Jean Hargadon Wehner and Teresa Lancaster, sued Maskell and the Catholic Archdiocese of Baltimore for $40 million over the abuse allegations. To Al: I read your analysis with interest and I agree that Sister Russell is the missing link with Sister Cathys murder. Dr. Thomas Maskell had full immunity, there were no background checks on Catholic Priests or any other Clerics of the Catholic Church. Catherine Anne Cesnik SSND (born November 17, 1942; disappeared November 7, 1969) was an American Catholic religious sister who taught English and drama at Archbishop Keough High School in Baltimore, Maryland.On November 7, 1969, Cesnik disappeared. No one worships a dictatorthat I know!! So you might say Im moody. Understandably, police investigators and newspaper reporters were intensely interested in the possibility that there might be some connection between the two killings, and their speculations were often reported on the front page in Baltimore. Its time to remind good-intention and warm-hearted Americans of the following common perceived threats: If we dont invade Iraq and remove Saddam Hussein, he will use his WMD on us. if i, First tinge of fall. was filed in 1994, Doe began telling police and newspaper reporters alike about her alleged trip with Father Maskell to the garbage dump to view the body of the dead nun. 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. Along with their usual caseload of tavern stabbings and liquor store holdups, the dozen officers in the M Squad had been doing their best to help out with a continuing Baltimore City Police investigation into the strange disappearance of youthful teaching nun, Sister Cathy Cesnik, two months before. . When you murder something so pure it comes back to bite you in the butt. Are we just ignoring the fact that celibacy causes problems in this area and to let loose the wolf in the hen house of an all girl (or boys) school is just asking for trouble? Not only was the archdiocese covering up everything about the abuse but it seems the police and the court were also vested in hiding the facts i.e. If you dont stop crying, a monster is coming to get you. Its entire history is nothing but that. I also think that Father Maskell wanted somebody to rid him of this troublesome nun and eventually Edgar Davidson, Billy Schmidt and Ronnie Schmidt were recruited to intimidate Cathy. But if I may add my own take, Id be grateful if you would at least consider it. There is much to their arrangement that leads someone of my age and life experience to start questioning my inner gay-dar. 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. When we discovered the car, I was careful and I told [McKeon] to be careful, Koob tellsCity Paper. - City, Town and Village of the world Only a few weeks before his death last June, Roemer said that he still hoped the murder of Sister Cathy would be solved some day. Becoming a social pariah once the news seeped out and became known about the murder of Sister Catherine Ann Cesnik back in 1969, and that he, It was agreed by all, the Hierarchy of the local Catholic Church and the Baltimore Police Services in and around the City of Baltimore, that, In July 1994 Father Joseph Maskell travelled on Delta Airlines to Boston Massachusetts, landing at Bostons Logan International Airport. The Pedophile Ring of Priests operating in Ferns were Fr Donal Collins, who was the Principal of St. Peter's Seminary College, in Wexford Town from 1988 to 1991;- A few other pedophiles were Fr. College Principle, Father Donal Collins did not dispute that he 'engaged in indiscreet and inappropriate conduct with young boys (rape) when asked. Can people like that really be Christians? Doln Beneov : Lokalisasi Doln Beneov : Negara Republik Ceko, Wilayah Daerah Moravia-Silesia, Daerah Opava. Once the Aer Lingus plane landed in Dublin International Airport, Dr. Thomas Maskell, clinical psychologist was quickly waved through both Customs and Immigration controls, as would most American passengers, coming in as tourists from Boston, Massachusetts or any other American City. Father Maskell loved to ride around in our police cars, and more than once he rode with me. In heavily Catholic Baltimore, the apparent abduction of a well-liked, attractive member of the School Sisters of Notre Dame was big news. We went through our standard procedure, thats all. Christians appear though, to be constricted to fight with their hands tied behind their back, all too often. Bishop Herlihy reportedly remarked to his secretary, Hasnt he done his penance? In spite of the fact since 1968, Fr. The sensational allegations of Jane Doe stunned Baltimore, and no one was more shocked than Roemer, who years later still reacted with amazement: When I heard about the woman who was supposed to have been shown the nuns body by Maskell, I could hardly believe my ears. I am thankful for the DNA they have gathered but I feel there are other gatherings they should do and keep on file. Of all the people and organisations involved in this blatant miscarriage of justice, the FBI allegedly having fingerprints and forensic evidence, but saying a lack of money and manpower is the reason they wont process is asinine. Of course as a Priest with a signed letter from the Bishop, Brendan Comiskey of Ferns, Wexford. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007. Was there something more to Cathy and Russell than what is (or sint, actually) being discussed? Regardless, Cesnik had a future outside the church with the priest firmly in mind: I must tell you, I want you within me. And that was done by the Catholic Church. (Gerry) Koobaccompanied by a second Catholic brother, Peter McKeonclimbed into his car and drove to the Carriage House Apartments. Abuse changes lives. iamthehb 6 yr. ago That was kind of where I was going with it in my head. In other words, it was a political expediency exercise. And we were told, Either charge Koob with a crime or let him go. Sister Russell had to be there. This seems to oddly fit with the poem by Robert Frost that was used as a eulogy for sister Cathy in the schools yearbook. 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. Your choice! I came away with so much admiration for the survivors and their pain was just raw. Her body was discovered on January 3, 1970, near a garbage dump in the Baltimore suburb of Lansdowne.Her unsolved murder served as the basis for . Six pleaded guilty, including Sergeant Wayne Jenkins, the unit's leader since June 2016. Leverage your professional network, and get hired. His older brother, Tommy Maskell, was a lieutenant with the Baltimore Police and became a local hero after surviving a gunshot wound suffered during a robbery call. It was November, cold. It was actual, hard evidence that would at least be enough to arrest Maskell for possessing child pornography. One of the possible reasons behind Cesniks apparent stress became clearer in June of that year, when she asked permission from her Notre Dame superiors to enter a period of exclaustration, an experiment in which she would live outside the convent, while also substituting civilian dressskirts, blouses, dressesfor the traditional nuns habit. But some of his earliest creations revolted and became jealous of his power and wanted it for themselves. Dec 24 1964 about 1 year after the death of his father, Joseph "Tommy" Maskell is Shot in a robbery attempt that prompted the cities largest manhunts. No, there was something going on at that school, and it all came to a head. One anonymous police detective said on "The Keepers" that such images were among the documents recovered. I was catholic from a very religious family, but until youre born again, you wont be able to understand God, his Love and his Grace. ..and you are now a world expert. Maskell, meanwhile, insisted he was completely innocent of all charges, then died at age 62 from the effects of a major stroke on May 7, 2001. After all the horrible things Jean had to endure the universe gave her real love, a standup guy who showed her happiness was possible and in the end she had to lose him early because of that goddamn Maskell again. Sure the story is about poor sister Catherine. If all of these new findings are accurate, it looks to me like weve got two murders, four days and a few miles apart. She describes a face covered in maggots, but it takes longer than a day for maggots to happen. I agree with the lady above me , what has gotten lost in all this is two young women lost their lives so the church could keep their ugly secret. Theres no question but that she knew about the abuse that was taking place during the months leading up to her death.. Heck did you consider what would happen to your reputation once people found out? He killed himself in 1999, while facing 66 charges of child sex abuse and rape. As the commander of the M Squadthe Major Crimes Investigative Unit at Baltimore County Police headquarters in Towsonhe was in charge of all criminal investigations involving murder, rape, and armed robbery. And the rest is history as the saying goes. Hell, it could have blown the lid right off the Church! Thomas Maskell had Irish Police clearance, but of course he didnt have any criminal or legal problems in Ireland. From the limited info presented in the documentary, Schmidt seems like a person who could certainly be led in a bad directionand his downhill slide, ending in suicide, only underscores the horrible angst the entire situation would bring upon him. 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. He knew it from his many friends in the Baltimore Police, including his older brother Lieutenant Thomas (Tommy) Maskell, of the Baltimore City Police. There is much more than that that they have destroyed permanently. The list of charges troubled many Catholics in Baltimore. But many of the other participants in the abuse including possible cops have never been identified, though Baltimore Police say they're still investigating. The Garda were informed. I was only 12 years old at the time, recalls Gregory Cesnik, today a certified public accountant. Thomas Maskellhabitually engage in cunning, calculating, and conniving behaviour. After seven years of study, she professed her final vows on July 21, 1967. Mike graduated from Baltimore Polytechnic Institute high school in 1956. . This week, the last two officers still fighting the charges - Daniel Hersl and Marcus Taylor - were found . The only good thing that ever gave credence is Sister Cathy and NO, NO, NO! For supposed miracles like these, sister Mary was canonized in Rome in October 2010. Instead, they told me that my best chance of finding the killer was to talk to the producers ofUnsolved Mysterieson television and try to get them interested in the case., After reviewing the new information uncovered byCity Paper,FBI spokesman Maddox concluded : All of these coincidences certainly rise to the level of possible significance for solving both killings. And what of the necklace itself-is it possible to get DNA off of it? It doesnt make any sense to me. This is an inconsistency that makes me question the accuracy and truth of many of the allegations made. 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. We will figure this out. Religion has nothing to do with God, Jesus Christ, or spirituality. No. Baltimore Archdiocesan records confirm that alleged abuser-priest A. Joseph Maskell served at St. Clement (Lansdowne) from 1966 to 1968 and at Our Lady of Victory [located on nearby Wilkens Avenue, about three miles distant] from 1968 to 1970. The official Archdiocesan record continues: [Father Maskell] lived and assisted at St. Clement (Lansdowne) while serving at Archbishop Keough High School from 1970 to 1975., Clement Church is located less than a mile from where Cesniks body was found, in a very remote area. The Catholic Church has never been a sacred group or place. Even though we were divorced many years ago and he has pass away the internal scarce never really heal . An Omnipotent, Omniscient, Omnipresent and Benevolent Being one day decided to play around with His power. Cathys car was parked away from her normal parking place, possibly because it was already taken by Father Koobs car. As the local Parish Priest, Fr James Grennan was also the effective boss of the local School, and the principal of the school at the time could do nothing to keep Fr James Grennan away from the school. Early each morning during the school year, Cathy and her sisters left their familys modest bungalow at 1023 Downlook St. and walked half a mile to the tiny parochial school that adjoined St. Marys Assumption on 57th Street. Given the almighty that He is, He would have known what was going to happen to many of his own creations: Burning in hell for eternity just so that He can feel powerful as the Almighty! To the person above who spent two years in seminary, if thats true, then you also know that the Bible says that Jesus would rise again and reign for 1000 years and at the end of that reign, the devil would be set loose on earth for 1000 years. A hole like thatit looks to me like it couldve been made with a ball-peen hammer.He paused for a moment, as he recalled the still unsolved murder of Sister Catherine Ann Cesnik, whose body was discovered 35 years ago this month. I admire the courage of Sister Cathy and the women who came forward to try to correct this horrific injustice. There is good and there is evil. Father Joseph Maskell had Irish connection, like the majority of the people in the City of Baltimore, with its strong Irish roots. Then there is this question. Roemer picked up the phone. Who knows maybe someone has old DNA from their panties that could be processed. Fr. Did he have any relationship with Maskell, or even any link with the churches / schools Maskell was using as a hunting ground? Change). The thing that makes me so mad at the church. I def think the suspects of Billy, Skippy and the Schmidts were involved. For it is under the cover of teaching salvation that millions young and innocent children were RAPED, over the ages, by the CHOSEN few God selected to be His shepherds on earth! For those of you who condemn Christianity based on your own experiences and the actions of some, I will tell you that the beautiful, helpful programs are out there and so are many self-sacrificing people who work tirelessly for the good of others. Does that tell you and me about the relevance of morality, faith and reality? I wouldnt have thought it except apparently she was named as an abuser by a Keough girl in the Jane Doe/Roe trials. You lot of sycophants are all the same. The last thing he wants is to return to the area, where he might be spotted driving the victims car.. Change), You are commenting using your Twitter account. June 7, 2017. All the Pedophile Priests knew fellow Irish Priests and American Priests through the different Seminary Colleges and Religious Conferences they met, both stayed and studied with. What a shallow, womanising and uncaring Being up there. 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.. Any children I might have could legally be taken from me. The Catholic Church sits on over 50 miles of books, ancient scrolls, statues paintings and sculptures, and knowledge that they have stolen and hidden from the world. I was used to it by then, he recalled. 2022 was a strong year for CCA, following a record-breaking 2021. It sickens me having grown up Catholic and I went to 11 yrs of Catholic school however it was co-ed. God didnt do this, evil did. It kind of reminds me of the three little monkeys you the ones Hear no evil see no evil say no evil.. Thats what the church makes me think of. Where did you see that Jane doe named her as an abuser? Says one former high-ranking Baltimore County Police investigator who preferred not to be identified: Whoever dumped the nuns body there had to know the area well. My period has finally arrived, ten days late. Netflix. They have no qualms about using the church or any other strong organization that might be available to them. Was she waitng for someone?? I believe justice will prevail in the end. Permission was granted and Cesnik moved into a two-bedroom apartment at the Carriage House on North Bend Road. A neutral observer with a reasonably mind can only conclude that the said BEING is more like a psychopath rather than a Loving Being. 2. Even more troubling, two retired investigators tellCity Paperthat while they were putting the heat on Koob, Catholic Church officials conferred with high-ranking police officials about the case. What Roemer learned from the city detectives was also deeply troubling. The Liasion Officer (LO) would also keep the family informed of things going on in the case. I saw both the Spot Light movie and the Documenter . Outing myself to my family, or my friends, could easily lead to their disappearance from my life (and did). And when it did, Sister Cathy wound up on the garbage dump with her skull caved in., Bud Roemer always drank his coffee black. 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. The murder: it is so sad her life was taken when she was trying to do the right thing. We made the decision that it was time to put the heat on Koob, he said in the spring of 2004. I looked up the weather for Baltimore Maryland for that date in November of 1969, and found there was no full moon to allow for target practicing in the woods. . As listed in the plaintiffs formal complaint, the abuse included vaginal intercourse, anal intercourse, cunnilingus, fellatio, vaginal penetration with a vibrator, administration of enemas, . The third most important clergy in the Catholic charged with sexual abuse. I strongly believe she was murdered by Sister Helen Russell Phillips. In the event of a serious incident, a lot of different resources and agencies can be made accountable, and that could possibly do away with the he said she said between departments). In 1998 Father Donal Collins was sentenced at Wexford Circuit Court to four years in prison and served only one year, for the rape and running the lives of dozens of boys. A time when thunder was believed to be a sign of Gods anger that only the sacrifice of young virgins would calm His sexual frustration! We certainly know of a few pedophile rings that operated in Ireland. But that same informationthat Father Maskell maintained close connections with high-ranking state, county, and city police officials throughout his . I think Edgar left early, as soon as he could, and made it home by 9:30 pm. BALTIMORE (WJZ) -- A DNA sample taken from the remains of former Baltimore priest A. Joseph Maskell does not match DNA from the murder scene of Sister . Joseph T. Maskell, a retired Baltimore police lieutenant who was shot in a 1964 robbery that began the notorious Veney brothers case, died of lung cancer April 10 at his Mount Washington. Christianity doctrine reveals that one day in future, he will come down again in glory to judge the living and the dead. This is an intriguing thought that Russell was more involved than people think. Giangrasso had always suspected Father Maskell was somehow involved with Cesnik's murder. In the summer of 1994 Father Anthony Joseph Maskell, knew that the net was closing in on him in Baltimore, Maryland. The Bishop of Ferns at the time was. . I have only one thing to say there by the Grace of God go one of your kids. Baltimore Catholic Church officials told local parishioners that Father Joseph Maskell had requested leave time to seek inpatient therapy for anxiety and stress brought on by. He knew dozens of Irish Priests that had at one time or another worked in the City of Baltimore as Catholic Priests, many of these Irish Priests he knew personally and worked with over the years. I didnt see that addressed in the Netflix series. It has been changed and more than 60 books have been removed from what we know as the Bible today. Ancient civilizations, civilizations that we are told are ancient anyway, were far advanced from us, because they knew the truth and they knew the secrets that have since been hidden from us. The disgraced pedophile Priest, Fr Donal Collins of Wexford and former St. Peter's Seminary College Principal was dismissed from the Priesthood in 2004 after serving a jail sentence for a serious child rape. But I also cannot blame God for this happening. Fr Sean Fortune claimed that Bishop Comiskey was responsible for all this as he had raped and buggered me. Fr Sean Fortune was consider a prolific pedophile, we know of two of the boys committed suicide and all the other boys lives were ruined. A far cry from what your God teaches you: Love you enemy. She was exhausted and extremely nervous, and she missed a lot of school during the spring months..