The Murder Of Catherine Cesnik, The Nun Who Knew Too Much

It’s one of those terrible truths of the world that bad things happen to good people, and the case of Sister Catherine Cesnik is one of those examples. Cesnik was a teacher in Baltimore, attempting to help students who were allegedly being abused. Her murder remains unsolved. For all the press and notoriety that this case would get in the long run, it started out exceedingly normal. According to the Baltimore Sun, as evening fell on November 7, 1969, Sister Catherine Cesnik left her unassuming apartment, heading to the Edmondson Village Shopping Center around 7:30 p.m. As far as her roommate, Sister Helen Russell Phillips, could tell, she was headed out to buy an engagement gift for her sister, as well as run a few errands. Another article put out by the Baltimore Sun tried to paint a clearer image of the evening. At some point, probably the first thing on her trip, Cesnik stopped by a Catonsville bank and cashed a check for $255, part of a pretty regular routine. Either she or Phillips