S2 Ep87: Bankruptcy and Betrayal [How Bankruptcy Shields Predators]

Foul Play: Crime Series

Shane L. Waters, Wendy Cee, Gemma Hoskins

True Crime, Society & Culture, News, Daily News, History

4.4 • 986 Ratings

🗓️ 24 October 2023

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Summary

Who Stands to Gain? The Complex Web of Archdiocesan Bankruptcies and Sister Cathy’s Unsolved Murder

After funneling an extensive amount of resources into fighting against survivors in Maryland to preserve the statute of limitations, the Archdiocese of Baltimore has now opened a new legal front—filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Astoundingly, the archdiocese seems willing to spend millions more in legal and court fees to essentially carve out their own type of statute of limitations, a privilege that bankruptcy can afford them. This unsettling move is not unique to Baltimore; it's part of a wider pattern with 30 other archdioceses across the United States following suit.

As this unfolds, Shane Waters and Gemma Hoskins reunite in Episode 87 of Foul Play: Crime Series to continue their dedicated investigation into who killed Sister Cathy. Kicking off Season 2 back in September 2018, we've now arrived at a critical juncture that compels us to ask: Who had the most to gain from Sister Cathy's tragic death?

In this episode, listeners will be guided through the labyrinthine world of bankruptcy filings, legal strategies, and the disturbing lengths to which these religious institutions are willing to go to avoid accountability. The timing of these bankruptcy filings is not coincidental; it has the potential to thwart ongoing investigations and silence survivors indefinitely.

Shane and Gemma dig deep into the financial intricacies and legal loopholes that these archdioceses are exploiting. Alongside this, they also scrutinize the possible connections between Sister Cathy's unsolved murder and the powerful entities now using bankruptcy as a shield.

As financial power plays become a focal point, this episode doesn't just scratch the surface; it delves deep into the complex machinations that could be hiding the truth behind Sister Cathy's murder.

Don’t miss this compelling episode that seeks to unravel the complex tapestry of legal and moral questions surrounding one of the most puzzling cold cases in Maryland. Your engagement and thirst for the truth are what make this work possible. Subscribe, share, and stay vigilant as we continue to seek answers and justice. Thank you for being a part of this journey.

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0:00.0	And the Hey guys, welcome back to Fowel Play with Jemma and Shane.
0:19.8	Jemma has been over a year I believe since you and I have done a podcast together.
0:25.0	I know, I'm so excited and Shane and I are actually on a Zoom so we can see each other and wave
0:31.0	and make faces and stuff, but you guys are probably just going to hear the audio.
0:35.0	Yeah.
0:36.0	So we, yeah, hi everybody.
0:38.3	So we decided that we were going to get back together again.
0:41.2	Shane is actually in his home in Indiana and I'm in my new home in the state of three syllables.
0:49.5	So I moved away from Maryland.
0:51.8	Too many people I know where I live live so now I'm living in the woods on a river and I'm totally happy about that but it's really good to be back with Shane and tonight we're going to talk about Shane the
1:05.4	archdiocese of Baltimore's bankruptcy. Yep. Yeah and people are
1:10.3	probably wondering if they're not up to date
1:13.4	why is the archdiocese of Baltimore
1:15.9	filing bankruptcy, Gemma?
1:18.6	So I'm going to give you guys a little bit of a timeline.
1:22.0	I'm going to try and make it simple because that's the
1:24.3	best way I understand it. I'm not left-brained. Abby's the left-brained one. So we're
1:29.5	going to go back five years actually when the Attorney General of Maryland made an announcement
1:36.2	and a press release that they were going to begin an investigation into clergy abuse in the Archdiocese of Baltimore.
1:48.0	Clergy abuse for those of you that might not be Catholic is priests, nuns, brothers, any religious
1:55.9	person in the Catholic Church. So with that said, I learned that the Archdiocese of
2:02.3	Baltimore was not the whole state of Maryland.
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