Baltimore: Discovering Sister Russell
Foul Play: A Historical True Crime Podcast
Shane L. Waters, Wendy Cee, Gemma Hoskins
4.5 • 992 Ratings
🗓️ 12 May 2021
⏱️ 32 minutes
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Summary
Beth shares her close connection with Sister Russell, who was Sister Cathy's roommate and a key person in the unfolding events of the infamous case. She examines into her own background, recounting how her paths crossed with Sister Russell and the profound influence this relationship had on her life. Beth brings to life the memories of Sister Russell, not just as a figure in a true crime story, but as a dedicated teacher and mentor who left an indelible mark on her students.
The conversation touches on the traumatic events surrounding the triple murder in Beth's neighborhood, which deeply impacted the community and forged a stronger bond between her and Sister Russell. Beth offers her insights into Sister Cathy's case, reflecting on her personal interactions with Sister Russell during this tumultuous period.
A particularly moving part of the discussion centers around a lasting lesson Beth received from Sister Russell on the last day of school, proof of the nun's character and wisdom. The episode concludes with Beth's thoughts on "The Keepers" documentary series, her firm belief in Sister Russell's innocence, and her conviction that Sister Russell deserves respect and recognition for her positive contributions, despite the shadow cast by the case.
Listeners are invited to join this intimate recollection at itsfoulplay.com, where the conversation continues, revealing the human stories behind the headlines. "Remembering Sister Russell, A Student's Perspective" is not just an exploration of a cold case but a tribute to the enduring impact of a teacher's guidance and the complexities of memory and legacy in the wake of tragedy.
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| 0:00.0 | And the Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, Welcome guys back to Foul Play. |
| 0:33.0 | Jemma's with me again today and Jemma I'm going to let you take this over and you introduce our guests. |
| 0:38.0 | Thanks, Shanester. |
| 0:40.0 | Hi everybody, I'm so glad to be back here with Shane. We're doing a really interesting episode and we have a couple more coming up. |
| 0:48.0 | Tonight our guest name is Beth and she and I connected a couple weeks ago because she was friends in a |
| 0:58.8 | teacher student way with one of the major players from the keepers. So we're going to ask her about that and tonight I want to introduce you to Beth. Hey, |
| 1:08.7 | Hey everybody. I'm just going to start by asking you a little bit about who you are and a little bit about your background so that we can then move into how you know |
| 1:20.0 | Sister Russell. |
| 1:21.0 | I'm Beth. I'm 60 years old and I'm presently in Southern Delaware. I'm from Maryland. I went to Martin Spalding High School. I graduated in 1979. I became friends with Sister Russell, my sophomore year of high school. The reason that she and I connected was because at the |
| 1:51.3 | time I was living in a community in Glen Bernie, Maryland, called Southgate. |
| 1:58.0 | At the time it was behind a hospital called North Arundel Hospital, but now it's called the Baltimore Washington Regional and I lived in a |
| 2:06.5 | community called Southgate and in October of 1977 we had a triple murder in our neighborhood. |
| 2:15.0 | Let me clarify that sister Russell was not sister Russell. |
| 2:20.0 | She was Mrs. Welch. |
| 2:21.0 | The reason why we became good buddies was that she had seen me on television because they had network news everywhere because |
| 2:28.0 | they had network news everywhere because back in 1977, Triple were unheard of and we had every newscasts in our front yard and she saw me on the news because I was with my friend next door whose sister was part of the triple murder and she |
| 2:47.0 | grabbed me and shut the door and took me into her classroom and wanted to know how I was doing with the Murr because the two other |
| 2:57.6 | girls that were also involved in this murder was two other girls that I used to baby |
| 3:02.3 | said and it was just mind-boggling to know that the kid that |
| 3:08.0 | murdered them lived across the street from me so it was just a very crazy thing that was going on and she was |
| 3:14.7 | really worried about me and she looked me right in the eyes and she said you know |
| 3:20.5 | what happened to me so we don't really need to go any further with that but I always want to know that you and I have one thing in common and you can always come and talk to me anytime you need to. |
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