Id seen a lot of violence during my years as a detective, and after a while you realize its just part of the job. It doesnt make any sense to me. Fr Sean Fortune rapes of boys, started when he was a seminarian at St Peters Seminary College, Wexford and the rapes of boys continued with his involvement with the Catholic Boy Scouts of Ireland. Like the Schmidts children-has that been done and compared? They had a portable flasher they could stick on top of the car, and they would sneak up on kids who were making out and harass them. There, he said, he came across a letter Cesnik had written to the priest on Nov. 3, only a few days before she disappeared. 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. Is there any indication that Billy was also one of his victims? I think the key to the murder is Sister Russell. Joseph Maskell never come to visit them. He knew even if the Baltimore City Police were looking for him that he was safe in Ireland, and if arrested by the Irish Police he wouldnt be extradited from Ireland. There was once a great concept of creating relationships and getting to know the good of people, but the dark side of humanity seems to creep in. Joseph Maskell/Dr. Baltimore City Services Looking for traffic and vehicle related services? A local Garda was asked by his superintendent to try the same thing. And while I honestly believe it appears overlooked in this world I know in my heart that she was cannonised as a saint when she went to heaven. And then jeering at them saying, You dont look like a Christian to me. So it becomes confusing. I wouldnt have thought it except apparently she was named as an abuser by a Keough girl in the Jane Doe/Roe trials. Pingback: The Keepers WHERE IS THE OUTRAGE? Theres something that keeps bugging me: why is so little made of the fact that Billy Schmidt, one of the possible suspects, was gay? Warm enough for maggots. Nothing else can explain it. I remember her blue coat, and the purse nearby, says the 74-year-old Scannell, who spent 37 years as a county police officer before retiring in 1992. Dr. Thomas Maskell prescribed - Antidepressants medical drugs, which were given out liberally to vulnerable children or their parents like chocolates. The slaying had gone cold until 1992, when one victim, Jean Wehner,. THE POLICE ARE DEFINETLY INVOLVED, THE PRIEST BROTHER WAS A POLICE OFFICER AND HE WAS THE MUSCLE. That is a lie. I am more surprised that so many people are so surprised of the atrocities that this church, For the lack of another word, is capable of. We certainly know of a few pedophile rings that operated in Ireland. Intensely religious, Cathy was deeply impressed by some of her dedicated Notre Dame teachersso impressed that by the time she moved on to St. Augustine Catholic High School in 1956 she was already thinking about entering the Notre Dame convent and becoming a School Sister herself. And I couldnt help wondering if maybe one of the Catholic officials had gotten to somebody high up in the police.. Pray for peace, pray for healing and pray that the church will find ways to prevent this from ever happening again. If you accept his version of events, then a look at the timeline would place Billy and Ronnie Schmidt in Cathy and Russells apartment at 8:30 pm. 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. Its a relationship with Jesus not religion. Over the ages, hundreds of thousands of young and innocent children were sexually abused while receiving churchs teachings for their own salvation! Regular complaints were made against Fr Sean Fortune since the mid 1970s, his Bishop, Donal Herlihy sent Fr Sean Fortune for psychological assessment, which found that his behaviour. Surely nothing at that time was open past 9 and the jeweler suggested it may have been a custom piece. 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. A neighbor remembers seeing Cathy in her car as she was walking toward the apartment building. He worked Ireland without his title Priest as Dr. Thomas Maskell with the South Eastern Health Board in its Wexford Community Care. BALTIMORE (WJZ) -- In the 60s and 70s, Father Joseph Maskell, a counselor at Archbishop Keough High School, was accused of molesting dozens of students mostly women. I was also friends with Sister Russell, her friend and roommate, when they moved to the apartment on North Bend Road, Kathey Payne of Ellicott City recalls. Monsignor Michel Ledwith resigned suddenly as President of St. Patrick's College, Maynooth,, Irelands main Seminary, after being accused of sexually raping Seminarian Students. 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Too many questions and so few answers. Did he have any relationship with Maskell, or even any link with the churches / schools Maskell was using as a hunting ground? Tom, just finished watching The Keepers last night. The body of the 26-year-old nun was found Jan. 3, 1970, in southwest Baltimore County. Once a case becomes cold and some time line should be allotted for that then it could go to the Cold case task force. spoles@juno.com. I thought the same thing as soon as I watched that scene and I cant get it out of my mindalso do we know who was driving the vehicle of the officer that was first on the scene-something didnt sit right about his countenance. 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. You can reach me at: I think Gerry killed her because if he couldnt have her, no-one could. The Liasion Officer (LO) would also keep the family informed of things going on in the case. As the commander of the "M Squad"the Major Crimes Investigative Unit at Baltimore County Police headquarters in Towsonhe was in charge of all criminal investigations involving murder, rape,. Make no mistake,Fr. Shrouded in snow on a recent winter morning, St. Marys Cemetery could be seen only dimly from the Lawrenceville section of Pittsburgh, on the other side of the slate-gray river. A summary of the current laws and the local laws about homosexuality or other offences that were applicable to that country, in the event of a Priest or visiting Priest coming into contact with the local Police. 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. In that situation, the killer usually wants to get the hell away from there. May 17, 2017 / 9:41 PM / CBS Baltimore. Koob says that there were no indications that a struggle had taken place in the Ford. Once we stopped being The Other and became your sister, brother, aunt, teacher, minister or child, it was easier to see that we were simply people, trying to get through this life, just like everyone else. Once he. 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. The thing that makes me so mad at the church. Yes there is God, and there is Satan. Mike graduated from Baltimore Polytechnic Institute high school in 1956. . Simply put, the threat of eternal damnation by a so-called Benevolent Being is so contradictory by itself for it was invented to keep believers firmly inside the dogma for control purposes. A far cry from what your God teaches you: Love you enemy. Roemer and his M Squad detectives threw themselves into what would become a fruitless five-year quest to identify Sister Cathy Cesniks murderer. (Anthony) Joseph Maskell. I hear people judging Christians harshly,overlooking any good and pointing out every wrong thing that they see. 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. 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. Was she waitng for someone?? 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 thinking about guys back then always talking about lesbians just needs to be with a real man. Bishop Brendan Comiskey, an auxiliary bishop in Dublin. They also confirmed that they had called Bud Roemer in October 2003 and discussed the case with him. The murder: it is so sad her life was taken when she was trying to do the right thing. The liason officer would be responsible for graded reports of the crime scene etc and any improvements that need to be made. 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 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. The suit sought damages for two former Keough students who claimed to have been injured by rampant sexual abuse at the school. And I dont think anybody ever will know, because the [Baltimore County] medical examiner reported [in his autopsy] that it was impossible to determine if the nun had been sexually assaulted.. If you dont stop crying, a monster is coming to get you. daughter Abby). Im somewhat over political correctnessthis is half the problem. In the summer of 1994 Father Anthony Joseph Maskell, knew that the net was closing in on him in Baltimore, Maryland. According to the autopsy, she had been strangled and stabbed several times in the throat; cause of death was strangulation. 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. Who knows maybe someone has old DNA from their panties that could be processed. As the commander of the "M Squad"the Major Crimes Investigative Unit at Baltimore County Police headquarters in Towsonhe was in charge of all criminal investigations involving murder, rape, and armed robbery. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. If a cover up appears to be happening it should be investigated by FBI (provided they are not corrupt too). I admire the courage of Sister Cathy and the women who came forward to try to correct this horrific injustice. Catherine Cesnik is the reason I became a teacher, says Hoskins, 52, today. Russells comment about that being her life then, versus her life now is quite consistent with comments Ive heard made by women who had gay relationships early on, but frightened by the possible consequences of the time, chose to find a man and play it straight. I think at least six people were present when Cathys body was dumped the first time. A person who feasts and binges on vulnerable children. Perhaps, like Harry Potter. . I guess we spent four or five hours out there, and it was nearly dark when we finally sent the body off to the morgue.. It amazes me that they would allow such horrors to go unchecked just so they can keep hearing the clink of coins in the collection plate. The more you look at the Cesnik murder case, the more it looks like somebody was trying to cover something up, he said. In other words, it was a political expediency exercise. The girls deserve to have it all exposed. He made 60,000 euros at the time and paid his Irish Taxes to the State. I see you dont monetize your page, dont waste your traffic, you can earn additional cash every month because youve got high quality . What a shallow, womanising and uncaring Being up there. 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. . As a practicing Catholic, I am amazed how people seem to screw up something so powerful as the church. I also believe the fact that the catholic church is disgusting because they choose to cover up and conceal crimes like this because it makes the church look bad! Fr. OK OK I know its a dream team wish but it could work possibly! His name was James Aloysius Maskell who dies in 1952. They started with the Maryland Medical Examiners autopsy report, which stated that the teaching sister from Baltimores Archbishop Keough High School for Girls had been beaten to death. For almost two months, state and local police investigators had been unable to find a trace of her. Bishop Comiskey of Ferns at the time, admitted in court that he did not inform the Bishop of the diocese in Florida that the Priest he sent to Florida, ex-Principle, Father Donal Collins was an admitted pedophile. Never did. The Church Letter once produced was sufficient for the local Sergeant of Police or Inspector, no questions would be asked. An examination of the 1968-69 Keough yearbook. WE know this from the Priests themselves, when they were caught and confessed and in some cases imprisoned for their appalling crimes of rapes against children of both sexes. And 35 years after Sister Cathy Cesniks body was found on the garbage dump at Lansdowne, the Baltimore County Police Departments Cold Case Squad is once again investigating her murder. Dec 28 1964 About Shot Lt Maskell Dec 29 1964 About Shot Lt Maskell These are the men that shot at Officer Maskell and Cooper 1965 A. Joseph Maskell is Ordained as a Priest. Science has not been able to explain how every embryo, from human to frog to fish looks exactly the same right up until a certain point where a tadpole tail becomes legs and toes fins become arms and fingers, gills become lungs. Father Maskell had acted as Chaplain for the Baltimore County Police, the Maryland State Police, the Maryland National Guard and the Maryland Air National Guard. I am thankful for the DNA they have gathered but I feel there are other gatherings they should do and keep on file. We thought Koob was about to break, retired Baltimore City homicide investigator Harry Bannon says. of April 1998, he was 73 years old. The Catholic Church has never been a sacred group or place. I have only one thing to say there by the Grace of God go one of your kids. In heavily Catholic Baltimore, the apparent abduction of a well-liked, attractive member of the School Sisters of Notre Dame was big news. I realise the perpetrators may be deceased at this time, but it could potentially lead to those responsible being brought to justice, and bring some long overdue closure to the families. 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. Joseph Maskell was a very smart person, make no mistake about this, it was now about his very survival. Once in Dublin City, Dr. Thomas Maskell, was able to contact a network of fellow Priests who could help him, with accommodation, food, work and money if he needed it. Do you have a reason to suspect she was having an affair with Magnus? 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. Locating that stash, investigators found, among other things, nude pictures of underage girls. Glad to have read your entry, Al. Change), You are commenting using your Twitter account. No, not Billy. 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. Although the grisly scene would trouble some of the investigators for years, Roemer remained unfazed. The guide was arranged alphabetically by country, cities and towns and was handwritten in both English and Latin, offering short texts in English and Latin. I sure do wish we could close this one out, before I kick the bucket.. No. Why? 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.. Edgar is still living, but whatever he remembers will stay with him until the end of his life. Giangrasso had always suspected Father Maskell was somehow involved with Cesnik's murder. Everything I learned in John Carroll is a lie. Netflix. They have no qualms about using the church or any other strong organization that might be available to them. As the commander of the "M Squad"the Major Crimes Investigative Unit at Baltimore County Police headquarters in Towsonhe was in charge of all criminal investigations involving murder, rape, and armed robbery. It was specifically stated earlier that she had no maggots after being left in the open for 2 months. To me, she seemed stressed out, perhaps even on the edge of a nervous breakdown, one former student who asked not to be identified says. His alibihe had eaten dinner and taken in the movieEasy Riderwith his priest friend in Annapolis before the call from Sister Helenproved airtight. During the first few months of that school year, Cesnik shared her Carriage House apartment with a friend and fellow nun, Sister Helen Russell Phillips, who had also stopped wearing the habit and was also teaching at Western. And when it did, Sister Cathy wound up on the garbage dump with her skull caved in., Bud Roemer always drank his coffee black. It is controlled, written, and therefore corrupted by humans who seek nothing but power, greed, financial gain and total control over others. I am interested in the necklace that may have been purchased before her death. And that could be a BIG mistake. 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. What got me the most was Mikes death. 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. But God does promise that if we believe in Him and turn to Him, He will be with us and He has already overcome all evil. 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. within myself. Interviews with remaining family members reveal that the Malecki family, which lived in Lansdowne (less than a mile from where Cesniks body was found), attended the nearby St. Clement Church. Mind you, despite a majority of population being Christians, the US has the highest gun homicide rate. time, but you can always help yourself with miftolos tools which will shorten the I am hoping it continues to eat the others so we can get to the bottom of it. James Maskell 1938. James Doyle, Fr James Grennan, Canon Martin Clancy, Monsignor Michael Ledwith, vice-president of Maynooth Seminary College, all trained as Priests in St. Peter's Seminary College, in Wexford Town. His new American Passport that was arranged by his lawyer, using his bothers name Thomas Maskell reflected that he was Dr. Thomas Maskell, clinical psychologist and not. 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. While my time in the seminary was relatively short, I learned a great deal about its teachings. Some do turn toward God. A catalogue of rape been so faithfully and so terribly chronicled, a catalogue of horror coming from the dioceses of Ferns. It seemed credible when I heard it, because the [police investigator] who told me about it said that the woman who was reporting the sexual abuse said that her abusers had taken her to see Cathys body, and that she knew details that had never been publicized.. Father Maskell and Sister Catherine were both on . Bishop Donal Herlihy had a clear policy of transferring known pedophile Priests once discovered to have raped children and to promote the pedophile Priest, moving them into a different parish within the dioceses of Ferns. According to Baltimore County Police investigators then and now, Koob has never been a suspect in the murder. Baltimore City Police ultimately took the documents into evidence. 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. Mike will be greatly missed by his . Within a few months of his arrival in Dublin Ireland, Dr. Thomas Maskell under his real name opened an Bank Account at the A.I.B Bank in Dublin so that he Father Anthony Joseph Maskell could receive his Priestly Salary from the Archdioceses of Baltimore. 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. County police on Thursday said they unearthed the body of A. Joseph Maskell to compare his DNA with crime scene evidence discovered near the body of Sister Catherine Ann Cesnik in 1970, the. 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. Is there any connection with Billy Schmidt and Maskell? Timings seem off so thats probably nothing. Jane Doe says she cant remember his face, that its blurred out in her memories. Retired Baltimore County Police captain James Scannell (now deceased), who was the first officer on the scene when Sr Cathy's body was discovered, described Fr Maskell as a friend and fellow officer. YEARBOOK: (from top) Photographs of Sister Catherine Cesnik, Father A. Joseph Maskell, Joyce Malecki, and Baltimore County Police Capt. For his part, Koob continues to insist that he gave the police everything he knew about Cesnik. 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. Her granite headstone offers the eye only four stone-carved words: sister catherine cesnik ssnd 1942-1969. 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. Remember, the beautiful apple you ate for lunch came from a barrel of good and ,,not so good,, fruit. Adverse effects in children include an increased risk of suicidal thoughts and suicide in some children. Link Below-, The money he, Dr. Thomas Maskell could command was better, than the Wexford Hospital he worked at for six monthsHe was paid hourly at the private clinic, less nosey questions and prying eyes form the local hospital staff and with more freedom. See here: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/28/world/australia/cardinal-george-pell-charged-sexual-abuse.html.