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Foul Play: A Historical True Crime Podcast

Baltimore: Sister Cathy and the Sacred Grounds' Secrets

Foul Play: A Historical True Crime Podcast

Shane L. Waters, Wendy Cee, Gemma Hoskins

True Crime, History, Society & Culture

4.5 β€’ 992 Ratings

πŸ—“οΈ 24 April 2019

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

co-hosts Shane and Gemma examine into the macabre revelations unearthed at Holy Cross cemetery, a site that turned from sacred to profane by the deeds of Father Joseph Maskell. Listeners will be drawn into the grim narrative of the cemetery dig, a key moment when the buried secrets of Maskell's past were literally dug up.

The episode discusses how, guided by the accounts of survivors, authorities excavated areas of the cemetery to uncover evidence that Maskell may have disposed of incriminating materials, including boxes filled with pornography and psychological tests, beneath the guise of hallowed ground.

Shane and Gemma explore what the discovery of these items means for the case and how it impacts the already disturbing profile of Maskell. They provide detailed accounts of the dig, the significance of the items found, and what it suggests about Maskell's manipulation and exploitation of his victims.

The duo also examines the broader implications of these findings, considering what other atrocities may have been hidden away and how this aligns with the reported experiences of those who survived Maskell's abuse. This episode promises to be as unnerving as it is enlightening, granting listeners a visceral sense of place and the dark history it conceals.

"Sister Cathy: Secrets of the Sacred Grounds" is not just an episode about the past; it's a journey into the heart of human darkness and the struggle to shine a light on truths that some would prefer remained buried. Tune in for a sobering exploration of evidence that could provide new pathways to understanding the crimes associated with Father Maskell and their connection to the enduring mystery of Sister Cathy's disappearance.
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0:00.0

I'm going to Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, This is Jemma and Shane and today we're going to talk to you about the Cemetery Dig and its contents at the Holy Cross Cemetery

0:41.6

Cemetery where Joseph Maskell was the pastor.

0:45.0

This was mentioned in the Keepers and just to refresh your memory in the 1980s, Maskell was stationed at Holy Cross Parish in Baltimore.

1:00.0

Now the church itself is in Baltimore City, the cemetery is actually I believe in

1:09.5

Glen Bernie which is part of Anne Arundel County.

1:13.0

And the priests lived not right where the parish church was,

1:20.0

but they lived in a priest house on Warren Street in what an area of Baltimore

1:28.1

that's called Federal Hill and if you know the inner harbor you look across the harbor towards the science center,

1:35.6

you can see a big hill, Federal Hill sits up high, and there's a beautiful neighborhood behind it.

1:42.0

Warren Street is parallel with Federal Hill.

1:45.8

There was also a rectory that was attached to Holy Cross Church, and Maskell did live there at one time.

1:57.3

He originally lived in the priest house on Warren Street with several other priests.

2:03.8

Among those was Father Carney, you've heard of his name.

2:08.8

He's also on the Bishop's accountability list

2:11.9

as an abuser priest. The two of them lived in the priest house

2:16.2

with several other priests. We have heard also from the housekeeper and the housekeeper's daughter that they were continually

2:27.5

cleaning up pornography from those guys. Yeah, who knows what was going on over there.

2:32.2

What we are going to talk about today. Yeah, who knows what was going on over there.

2:45.0

What we are going to talk about today is the 1992 burial of materials in Holy Cross Cemetery. Before we start talking about that, I wanted to bring up just slightly about

2:51.0

while Maskell is at this church,

2:56.0

you would call it a church, right?

2:57.9

Correct.

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