Criminal defense attorney here. May's statement that she did not have enough to criminally charge Maskell is absolutely absurd. She herself gave a pretty good synopsis when she said words to the effect of: Yeah, he probably did do it, or why were there so many apparent victims, and why did he hide the records, and why did he go into hiding?
As disciples of Jesus our mission is: Evangelization: to evangelize ourselves, our families, our parish and local communities, and our world. Liturgy: to celebrate our faith with joy through vibrant and prayerful worship. Education: to educate and become educated in the truths of the Gospel and in the formation of conscience. Service: to reach out in love and service to those in need.
As a girl, I never understood why I didn’t attend Catholic school like my cousins, nor Confraternity of Christian Doctrine (CCD) classes like my friends, why I didn’t have a special First Communion with a white dress like in the picture of my mom when she was a little girl, or why I couldn’t take communion.
In January 1970, Sister Cathy Cesnik’s brutally mutilated body was found in a field in Lansdowne, Maryland, two months after she’d been reported missing from her apartment in Southwest Baltimore.
Counselor May fought diligently against charges that her client defrauded consumers. She possessed in excess of the requisite research and intellectual prowess in my case and to arrive at a not guilty verdict against the IRS. I recommend highly
Absolute garbage bin of a human being. Withholding and destroying evidence bc Baltimore Police can't get out of bed with the Catholic church. Should be tried for perjury about never having documents. Never consult this thing for advice, you may end up dead and swept under the rug.
She did absolutely nothing to help my case. Very poor and disengaged lawyer.
She did absolutely nothing to help my case. Very poor and disengaged lawyer.
One of the most frustrating aspects of being a true crime fan is dealing with endless cover-ups from authorities and government entities, like police and the FBI. On the show, we see how long it’s been taking to get the FBI to honor the requests for documentation under the Freedom of Information Act.
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.
Though White says he included absolutely all the information he knew in the documentary, he did contradict himself later by saying, “The project was heavily vetted by lawyers — there were times when I believed we knew somebody that was involved in the abuse, but we couldn't include a name for legal reasons.” True crime buffs will know that this often happens, that the law tangles everything up in red tape so details like names and dates will be removed from stories..
Much like the government, the Catholic Church has their own internal system for keeping track of the people who make up their organization. They have internal records on everyone — including A. Joseph Maskell.
Not every story that Ryan White heard gets told in The Keepers. 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. However, White did still get to talk to them — he even got to talk to the anonymous student he mentions in the series.
One of the most famous pieces of evidence from the show is the cigarette butt shown in episode six, found near Sister Cathy’s body. This is presumed to be the source of the DNA sample found at the murder scene, but Ryan White knows there’s even more that Baltimore County Police aren’t saying.
The mysterious Brother Bob is, in many ways, even more chilling a figure than A. Joseph Maskell. “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.
Counselor May fought diligently against charges that her client defrauded consumers. She possessed in excess of the requisite research and intellectual prowess in my case and to arrive at a not guilty verdict against the IRS. I recommend highly
Absolute garbage bin of a human being. Withholding and destroying evidence bc Baltimore Police can't get out of bed with the Catholic church. Should be tried for perjury about never having documents. Never consult this thing for advice, you may end up dead and swept under the rug.