True-Crime Hit The Keepers On Netflix Is So Powerful(Photo Credit –Netflix)

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Netflix is known for its endless catalogue of content but every now and then, something quietly lands that ends up leaving a massive impact. One such series, named The Keepers, has been slowly catching fire among true crime fans and it’s not your average murder mystery.

The Story Behind The Keepers: A Murder That Shook Baltimore

The seven-part documentary, based in Baltimore, dives into the decades-old murder of Sister Cathy Cesnik, a young nun and schoolteacher whose death in 1969 remains unsolved. Just two months after she disappeared, her body was found and then for years nothing significant was found related to the crime. Eventually the trail went cold for more than two decades.

But things started to add up when a former student came forward in the 1990s to disclose the harrowing ordeals and sexual abuse she had to endure by the hands of the school’s chaplain. What’s more perturbing is the fact she claimed she was shown Sister Cathy’s corpse in order to keep her mum.

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The woman’s upsetting disclosure paved the way for others to come forward with their own chilling experiences, making it evident that the chaplain was the scourge to many in the institution. Unfortunately, despite the mounting evidence, the perpetrator was never caught and no one was ever held accountable.