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158. An Unholy Death: The Murder of Sister Margaret Ann Pahl

Our True Crime Podcast

Flanderson Media, LLC

Personal Journals, Society & Culture, True Crime

4.61.3K Ratings

🗓️ 23 March 2022

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

On April 5, 1980, Sister Madalyn Marie went to prepare for Easter Sunday which was the following day, entered the sacristy and stumbled across a horrifying scene.71-year-old Sister Margaret Ann Pahl lay dead on the floor. Father Robinson was the main suspect but there wasn't enough evidence for him to be charged and the case went cold.Twenty-three years later the case would be reopened after a woman comes forward with allegations of ritualistic abuse within the Toledo diocese. The woman said that she had been sexually and physically abused by members of the church in her youth and that she had witnessed satanic rituals where animals and children were sacrificed. Come join us as we discuss An Unholy Death: The Murder of Margaret Ann PahlWritten and researched by Eileen MacFarlane from CrimelapseListener Discretion by Edward Octoberpod of OctoberpodVHSProduced and Edited by Nico Vettese of We Talk Of DreamsSources:Sin, Shame & Secrets: The Murder of a Nun, the Conviction of a Priest, and Cover-up in the Catholic Church by David Yonke https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N1HW1YP/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?For a complete listing of all sources, please go to ourtruecrimepodcast.com or email Jen at ourtruecrimepodcast@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

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0:01.5

Jen and Cam feel it would be unkind to present this program without a friendly word of warning.

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We are about to unfold our true crime podcasts, a podcast of lifelong friends who seek to examine

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crimes which were committed without reckoning upon God.

0:19.5

The discussion will be frank and the subject matter will be of a grim and violent nature.

0:25.2

I think it will thrill you.

0:26.9

It might even horrify you.

0:29.4

So, if they are young children listening or if you feel unwilling to subject your nerves

0:34.4

to such a strain, how's your chance to?

0:38.0

Well, we've warned you.

1:00.0

Hi, Jen.

1:01.1

Hey, Cam. How are you?

1:02.5

I'm great. How are you?

1:04.0

I'm doing fantastic.

1:06.1

Good.

1:06.9

Good.

1:07.2

I need to go. I've got a great, not great.

1:10.8

I have a very interesting thing to discuss today that I kind of delve deep into a book and it's

1:19.6

really interesting and I hope everyone will enjoy it.

1:22.7

Yeah, I would like people to read it so to discuss it and I don't know.

1:26.8

It's just a great interesting.

1:29.0

Kind of.

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