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A beloved nun is found dead in a Maryland dumping site
On January 3, 1970, the body of Catherine Cesnik, a 26-year-old nun, was discovered at a dumping site on Monumental Avenue in Halethorpe, Maryland. She had been missing since November 7, 1969, after leaving her apartment in Baltimore, reportedly on her way to the Edmondson Village Shopping Center. Her body was found by a hunter and his son in a remote area, covered with snow. The official cause of death was blunt force trauma to the head, with signs of a skull fracture and brain hemorrhaging. In ...Read More
On January 3, 1970, the body of Catherine Cesnik, a 26-year-old nun, was discovered at a dumping site on Monumental Avenue in Halethorpe, Maryland. She had been missing since November 7, 1969, after leaving her apartment in Baltimore, reportedly on her way to the Edmondson Village Shopping Center. Her body was found by a hunter and his son in a remote area, covered with snow. The official cause of death was blunt force trauma to the head, with signs of a skull fracture and brain hemorrhaging. In ...Read More
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Catherine Cesnik
December 17, 2023
Female
Caucasian / White
Halethorpe
MD
1970-01-03
1969-11-07
1942-11-17
true
$0.00
26
Catherine Cesnik
Catherine
Cesnik
Victim
11/14/2025
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I recently came across some old news articles discussing how difficult it was for the investigators ... ...Read More
01/30/2024
01/30/2024
Has anyone else wondered about the terrain where Sister Cathy’s body was found? I’ve read that i... ...Read More
12/02/2023
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