The Murder of A Helping Hand - January 3 2026

Morning Cup of Murder

True Crime, History, Documentary, Society & Culture

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🗓️ 3 January 2026

⏱️ 16 minutes

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January 3rd: Catherine Ann Cesnik's Body Found (1970) Reaching out a helping hand can make you into a target. On January 3rd 1970 the body of a young woman was found after she tried her best to help out teenage girls who needed her. *Suggested by Perrie Susman* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Catherine_Cesnik, https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/the-keepers-summary, https://insidebaltimore.org/who-killed-sister-cathy/, https://www.cbsnews.com/news/fbi-to-exhume-body-joyce-malecki-netflix-the-keepers-1969-murder-baltimore/,https://digitaledition.baltimoresun.com/tribune/article_popover.aspx?guid=66edcd16-e8a9-4032-b4ab-86c16b4cf11e, https://www.wmar2news.com/five-years-after-the-keepers-the-murder-of-sister-cathy-cesnik-remains-unsolved, https://www.aetv.com/real-crime/the-story-behind-the-keepers-the-murder-of-sister-catherine-ann-cesnik Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:53.0	There were two more murders 15 miles away.
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2:01.8	A scene described by one investigator as reminiscent of a weird...
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