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The Keepers

A seven-part docuseries about the unsolved murder of a nun and the horrific secrets and pain that linger nearly five decades after her death.

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N/A

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Genre

documentary, crime, mystery

Production

Film 45,Tripod Media

Awards

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy. 1 win & 8 nominations total

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https://www.netflix.com/title/80122179

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We heard that in August of 1994, - The Keepers

We heard that in August of 1994,

For the longest time,
I was so angry at God. - The Keepers

For the longest time, I was so angry at God.

You know,
you heard some pretty wild stories. - The Keepers

You know, you heard some pretty wild stories.

Of newsman Jerry Turner, - The Keepers

Of newsman Jerry Turner,

I thought, "God let this happen.
God did this to me." - The Keepers

I thought, "God let this happen. God did this to me.&qu...

For the most part, I believed - The Keepers

For the most part, I believed

We were told that in this news clip, - The Keepers

We were told that in this news clip,

To be able to accept the fact
that this has happened. - The Keepers

To be able to accept the fact that this has happened.

You know, - The Keepers

Going wherever I could to do my job
and make a living. - The Keepers

Going wherever I could to do my job and make a living.

And the quantity of smoke
that had been built up - The Keepers

And the quantity of smoke that had been built up

There's so many foggy memories, - The Keepers

There's so many foggy memories,

We haven't been able to access it
anywhere else, - The Keepers

We haven't been able to access it anywhere else,

It's been a life of wandering around... - The Keepers

It's been a life of wandering around...

Made a nice living out of it,
wound up with three dental offices. - The Keepers

Made a nice living out of it, wound up with three dental off...

And finding a good story,
getting an editor to agree to cover it... - The Keepers

And finding a good story, getting an editor to agree to cove...

But we had no... Nothing really...
No facts to back that up. - The Keepers

But we had no... Nothing really... No facts to back that up.

As soon as, uh, it was done and over,
"Thank you very much," - The Keepers

As soon as, uh, it was done and over, "Thank you very m...

But in this case, it was he said,
she said, she said, she said, she said. - The Keepers

But in this case, it was he said, she said, she said, she sa...

I was a practicing dentist
with a drug problem. - The Keepers

I was a practicing dentist with a drug problem.

One day in the '90s, - The Keepers

One day in the '90s,

But then one day, it was the late '90s - The Keepers

But then one day, it was the late '90s

It was Detective Tincher
and Detective Marll. - The Keepers

It was Detective Tincher and Detective Marll.

Being Jane Doe,
for me, that was paramount. - The Keepers

Being Jane Doe, for me, that was paramount.

Getting sober took about nine years. - The Keepers

Getting sober took about nine years.

Father Maskell,
I wanted him charged. - The Keepers

Father Maskell, I wanted him charged.

And yet...
I've spent a lot of years asking: - The Keepers

And yet... I've spent a lot of years asking:

They brought a tape recorder,
and when they pressed play on the tape, - The Keepers

They brought a tape recorder, and when they pressed play on ...

I didn't want anyone to know who I was,
I didn't want anybody to know my family. - The Keepers

I didn't want anyone to know who I was, I didn't w...

Basically, this story,
"Who Killed Sister Cathy?" - The Keepers

Basically, this story, "Who Killed Sister Cathy?"

I wanted to see him sitting in jail
for what he had done. - The Keepers

I wanted to see him sitting in jail for what he had done.

So, I put on a bright red suit - The Keepers

So, I put on a bright red suit

For quite some time, I trusted
that I had some privacy with that. - The Keepers

For quite some time, I trusted that I had some privacy with ...

And the only way for that to happen - The Keepers

And the only way for that to happen

And I'm hearing a disguised voice, - The Keepers

And I'm hearing a disguised voice,

Because I was always afraid
of what people were gonna say - The Keepers

Because I was always afraid of what people were gonna say

I told them I was looking for my father, - The Keepers

I told them I was looking for my father,

I would not ever hear
the name Sister Cathy Cesnik - The Keepers

I would not ever hear the name Sister Cathy Cesnik

Sharon May, she was the chief
of the Sex Offense Unit - The Keepers

Sharon May, she was the chief of the Sex Offense Unit

What's your view
of what most likely happened to her? - The Keepers

What's your view of what most likely happened to her?

I paid attention to how she got in there,
took note of all the buttons she pushed. - The Keepers

I paid attention to how she got in there, took note of all t...

I believe
that Cathy Cesnik was murdered... - The Keepers

I believe that Cathy Cesnik was murdered...

And that they included a woman
who said she had witnessed - The Keepers

And that they included a woman who said she had witnessed

We went in there
and then I stood in front of his room. - The Keepers

We went in there and then I stood in front of his room.

And I asked a lot of questions
and just looked inside - The Keepers

And I asked a lot of questions and just looked inside

It was a black case, - The Keepers

It was a black case,

I believe that it wasn't a stranger
who killed Cathy Cesnik. - The Keepers

I believe that it wasn't a stranger who killed Cathy Ce...

And now the abuse became worse
than it had ever been. - The Keepers

And now the abuse became worse than it had ever been.

After she had given me all the information
and left me, - The Keepers

After she had given me all the information and left me,

There's an on-the-record public story
of what happened to Sister Cathy, - The Keepers

There's an on-the-record public story of what happened ...

It may have been a stranger to her
who moved her body, - The Keepers

It may have been a stranger to her who moved her body,

Masses back in those days,
in the summer, went six o'clock, - The Keepers

Masses back in those days, in the summer, went six o'cl...

And just a couple seconds - The Keepers

And just a couple seconds

There's a certain thing
that you do in order to survive, - The Keepers

There's a certain thing that you do in order to survive...

And to get at that mystery, - The Keepers

And to get at that mystery,

It was supposed to be employees only,
but I went back in. - The Keepers

It was supposed to be employees only, but I went back in.

They had a lot of Masses
because the parish was a thriving parish. - The Keepers

They had a lot of Masses because the parish was a thriving p...

This man was,
you know, back out in a parish. - The Keepers

This man was, you know, back out in a parish.

You can't think it,
you can't look at it, you can't... - The Keepers

You can't think it, you can't look at it, you can&...

Cathy Cesnik was killed
because she was going to talk - The Keepers

Cathy Cesnik was killed because she was going to talk

I... I felt they had no other choice
but to say yes to the lawsuit. - The Keepers

I... I felt they had no other choice but to say yes to the l...

So, I would sit, say, a six o'clock Mass
or a seven o'clock Mass, - The Keepers

So, I would sit, say, a six o'clock Mass or a seven o&#...

Now, he's not that old, you know, he's 60. - The Keepers

Now, he's not that old, you know, he's 60.

One of Maryland's Coldest
Murder Cases Heats Up, - The Keepers

One of Maryland's Coldest Murder Cases Heats Up,

They asked
if I wanted to be a plaintiff, - The Keepers

They asked if I wanted to be a plaintiff,

I went up to the caregiver
and I said, "I know Father Maskell. - The Keepers

I went up to the caregiver and I said, "I know Father M...

"She lies buried
on the side of a steep hill - The Keepers

"She lies buried on the side of a steep hill

Would it be okay if I said hello?"
And she goes, "Sure." - The Keepers

Would it be okay if I said hello?" And she goes, "...

And they used her death to keep me quiet. - The Keepers

And they used her death to keep me quiet.

Really got to...
Started to know the fellow. - The Keepers

Really got to... Started to know the fellow.

It made me really happy - The Keepers

It made me really happy

And, um, I became Jane Roe
in the Doe/Roe-Maskell case in '94. - The Keepers

And, um, I became Jane Roe in the Doe/Roe-Maskell case in &#...

By November of my eighth grade,
he was driving me home. - The Keepers

By November of my eighth grade, he was driving me home.

Her granite headstone offers the eye
only four stone-carved words, - The Keepers

Her granite headstone offers the eye only four stone-carved ...

Do you remember me? I used to work
with you at Archbishop Keough." - The Keepers

Do you remember me? I used to work with you at Archbishop Ke...

It was determined that
we would file suit against Father Maskell, - The Keepers

It was determined that we would file suit against Father Mas...

I probably would've had some things
to say to him. - The Keepers

I probably would've had some things to say to him.

I was the golden boy, I could do no wrong. - The Keepers

I was the golden boy, I could do no wrong.

I would've told him exactly
what he had done to me, - The Keepers

I would've told him exactly what he had done to me,

And I walked out, dusted my feet,
as I was told to do... - The Keepers

And I walked out, dusted my feet, as I was told to do...

This is St. Clement's Church over here.
Father Maskell was associate pastor. - The Keepers

This is St. Clement's Church over here. Father Maskell ...

Yeah, I wanted to show you...
Do you recognize this man? - The Keepers

Yeah, I wanted to show you... Do you recognize this man?

No one. There was nothing
in his eyes at all. - The Keepers

No one. There was nothing in his eyes at all.

It was a huge, huge deal
to take on the Church in Baltimore. - The Keepers

It was a huge, huge deal to take on the Church in Baltimore.

And so, we find ourselves, what,
47 years after the murder? - The Keepers

And so, we find ourselves, what, 47 years after the murder?

And it didn't come back up...
until 20-some years later. - The Keepers

And it didn't come back up... until 20-some years later...

His life was ending in his early 60s,
which is premature and well-deserved. - The Keepers

His life was ending in his early 60s, which is premature and...

We all go on day after day, - The Keepers

We all go on day after day,

And ask to talk to me,
and he'd want to see me up at the rectory. - The Keepers

And ask to talk to me, and he'd want to see me up at th...

And the public continues to ask,
"What happened?" - The Keepers

And the public continues to ask, "What happened?"

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A seven-part docuseries about the unsolved murder of a nun and the horrific secrets and pain that linger nearly five decades after her death.

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Director: N/A

Writer: N/A

Production: Film 45,Tripod Media

Genre: documentary, crime, mystery

Year: 2017

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 8.0

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Released: 19 May 2017

Awards: Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy. 1 win & 8 nominations total

Homepage: https://www.netflix.com/title/80122179