MARYLAND
Fox Baltimore
by Christine Boynton
Wednesday, May 17th 2017
BALTIMORE COUNTY, Md. (WBFF) – DNA from the remains of a former Baltimore priest does not match DNA from the murder scene of Sister Catherine Ann Cesnik, police announced on Wednesday.
The nun’s murder has been under investigation for almost 50 years.
The body of former priest Joseph Maskell was exhumed on February 28, 2017 so that DNA could be compared to evidence gathered at the crime scene.
“Maskell is not the first suspect whose DNA has been compared to the crime scene sample,” police wrote in a release. “Over the years, BCoPD detectives have developed DNA profiles of about a half-dozen suspects and compared them against the crime scene evidence. None of these suspects’ profiles have matched.”
Investigators say their best hope now lies with interviewing anyone willing to come forward with information.
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