Father Joseph Maskell Baltimore Maryland

Joseph maskell who was the chaplain at archbishop keough high school in baltimore and also a chaplain for the police in both baltimore city and.

Father joseph maskell baltimore maryland. 16 years after the priest s death father joseph maskell s trail of devastation is still clear. Maskell was an irish priest right out of the traditional working class irish american community. The longtime suspect in her death is the rev. Since her death multiple former students have come.

They are investigating the slaying of baltimore nun sister catherine ann cesnik whose body was found in. Sister cathy cesnik previously worked at archbishop keough high school in baltimore maryland where father joseph maskell was the chaplain. In the keepers investigative journalist tom nugent says. Maskell preferred to be called joseph in deference to st.

Father joseph maskell a previous chaplain at archbishop keough high school in baltimore maryland is the key villain of netflix s recently released docu series the keepers maskell s. Father joseph maskell was exhumed from his baltimore grave on february 28 to have his dna tested against evidence found next to sister cathy cessnik s body in 1969. In 2016 the archdiocese of baltimore announced it had paid sums of money to at least 12 of his victims. Anthony joseph maskell was born in baltimore maryland to joseph francis maskell and susie helen jenkins and grew up in northeast baltimore.

The police have since said that the documents went missing at some point in the last 20 years possibly due to a flood. Baltimore city police ultimately took the documents into evidence. Maskell s father joseph was born in limerick and emigrated with his parents daniel and hanna to new york in 1898 before settling in baltimore an area popular with irish immigrants. Baltimore county police say they have exhumed the body of father maskell who died in 2001.

The catholic archdiocese of baltimore says it has paid a total of 472 000 in 16 settlements to people who said maskell abused them plus 97 000 more in counseling assistance. Joseph after graduating from calvert hall college high school maskell went to st.