I can't put my hands on it right now. I know she had recently celebrated her 10th birthday, so date of birth would have been October, possibly September, 1952. I'll keep looking. It's here somewhere.
We have a thread here for Sister Catherine.
Been ages since I posted to this thread, been catch-up reading so apologies for replying to elderly posts...
^ THIS. Spot on, OEJ.
Scarlett, all respect -- it's a huge mistake to profile pedos as you have, as either groomers or violent killers. Research I've done this year on some of Australia's most heinous pedos (including killers) suggests that even habitual 'soft approach' groomers can get abruptly violent. And the very worst killers can spend months grooming a child and even their family -- check out Albert Fish for a brilliant example of that.
And we have upthread, a report of someone stating that Sabadish was unpredictable, and quite the nasty piece of work. He also had a LOT to lose, if a child wasn't as easily scared as the majority of his victims. Or what OEJ said up there, there's the phenomenon of obsession with a single child, which is not uncommon.
Even if he didn't habitually strangle his victims for the thrill of it, this killer could have simply lost control/been seeking her silence during a highly risky rape.
I am not much of a believer in coincidences, when it comes to murders. If we have a raped and murdered child, and connected to the location of that murder we have a habitual, violent natured pedophile, I think it's quite reasonable to conclude that he's an incredibly viable suspect.
Add to that the fact that other little girls of the same demographic have turned up dead in his general proximity...
If even ONE piece of dna-bearing evidence has survived all this time, it is very possible for police to test Sabadish's relatives for a partial match. Even though he's dead, it'd bring closure to the case, to her family, and to her memory.
And us, ofc.
Been ages since I posted to this thread, been catch-up reading so apologies for replying to elderly posts...
^ THIS. Spot on, OEJ.
Scarlett, all respect -- it's a huge mistake to profile pedos as you have, as either groomers or violent killers. Research I've done this year on some of Australia's most heinous pedos (including killers) suggests that even habitual 'soft approach' groomers can get abruptly violent. And the very worst killers can spend months grooming a child and even their family -- check out Albert Fish for a brilliant example of that.
And we have upthread, a report of someone stating that Sabadish was unpredictable, and quite the nasty piece of work. He also had a LOT to lose, if a child wasn't as easily scared as the majority of his victims. Or what OEJ said up there, there's the phenomenon of obsession with a single child, which is not uncommon.
Even if he didn't habitually strangle his victims for the thrill of it, this killer could have simply lost control/been seeking her silence during a highly risky rape.
I am not much of a believer in coincidences, when it comes to murders. If we have a raped and murdered child, and connected to the location of that murder we have a habitual, violent natured pedophile, I think it's quite reasonable to conclude that he's an incredibly viable suspect.
Add to that the fact that other little girls of the same demographic have turned up dead in his general proximity...
If even ONE piece of dna-bearing evidence has survived all this time, it is very possible for police to test Sabadish's relatives for a partial match. Even though he's dead, it'd bring closure to the case, to her family, and to her memory.
And us, ofc.
At the Down Town Club, he asked, Tell me what you didnt put in your story.
An intriguing question, I thought, and I told him about 12.
After the series ran, a note signed 12 arrived. The sender requested a meeting with me to reveal Carol Doughertys killer. The sender instructed me to acknowledge the note in a classified add in the newspaper. I did.
A few days later, while I was at Mass at St. Marks, an envelope was left under the windshield wiper of my car. Inside the envelope was a paper with 12 on it. Thats all.
