UNSOLVED: The Catholic Nun Murder 1
Murder: True Crime Stories
Crime House
4.6 • 772 Ratings
🗓️ 17 December 2024
⏱️ 33 minutes
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Summary
In the late 1960s, Sister Cathy Cesnik was a force of good for the communities around Baltimore. The young nun was excited to educate a new generation of women and modernize her religious order. But not everyone appreciated what Cathy was doing. In late 1969, she was murdered -- and there were plenty of suspects. Murder: True Crime Stories is a Crime House Original. For more, follow us on Tiktok and Instagram @crimehouse
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| 0:57.0 | The 1960s saw sweeping societal changes throughout the world. |
| 1:08.0 | In America, as young people abandon the stuffy ideals of the 50s, social |
| 1:13.7 | norms started to shift. Suddenly, clothing was more colorful and revealing, especially in the big |
| 1:20.6 | cities, it seemed like the sounds of funk and soul were everywhere. Even the Catholic Church |
| 1:27.1 | tried to get with the times. |
| 1:29.8 | Starting in 1962, the Pope set out to modernize Catholic doctrine and make the religion |
| 1:35.7 | more relevant. |
| 1:37.6 | In Baltimore, Maryland, a young nun named Catherine Saisnick was thrilled to see the church |
| 1:43.6 | evolving. |
| 1:45.3 | Kathy worked as a Catholic school teacher, and she leaned into the new, looser guidelines put |
| 1:51.0 | forth by the church. |
| 1:52.6 | She encouraged students to think outside the box, and even assign them the scarlet letter |
| 1:58.0 | to read. |
| 1:59.9 | But not everyone at Kathy's school was happy about the changes taking place. |
| 2:05.6 | There were some powerful forces who did not want anyone meddling with the status quo. |
| 2:11.7 | And when Kathy was found murdered in 1970, some wondered if she'd been killed in order to keep extremely dark truths concealed. |
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