About this episode

The episode explores the murder of Sister Margaret Ann Pahl and the subsequent investigation involving Father Gerald Robinson and allegations of a Satanic cult within the Catholic Church.

On Holy Saturday, April 5, 1980, Catholic nun Sister Margaret Ann Pahl was murdered in a chapel in Toledo, Ohio in a ritualistic manner many thought was a human sacrifice to the devil. There was only one suspect, a moody and brooding priest named Father Gerald Robinson; but, in what many considered an elaborate conspiracy involving police, bishops, prosecutors and church officials, no charges were ever filed and the case went unsolved. Over twenty years later, as the Catholic Church erupted in sex abuse scandals, the case was reopened, exposing numerous allegations of a cult of Satanic priests, sadomasochistic sex rituals, secret files hidden by church officials to cover abuse and murder, prostitution, and ritualistic killings, culminating in the first conviction of an American priest in the killing of a nun. Happy Easter. Strap in, and get ready for one hell of a ride. MURDER COASTER PODCAST Hosted by Christa Carmen and Matthew Brockmeyer Website: www.murdercoasterpodcast.com Facebook: Murder Coaster Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/murdercoasterpodcast/ Creepy Amusement Park theme by Brandon Fiechter and Derek Fiechter, used by permission and with many thanks. REFERENCES…

People in this episode

Hosts: Christa Carmen, Matthew Brockmeyer

Topics covered

• murder
• ritualistic killings
• Catholic Church scandals
• Satanic cults
• priest misconduct
• unsolved cases

Keywords

• Father Gerald Robinson
• Sister Margaret Ann Pahl
• murder
• Catholic Church
• Satanic rituals
• unsolved murder
• priest conviction
• cult
• Ohio

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Catholic Church, Court TV

Books & works: Sin, Shame, And Secrets: The Murder of a Nun, the Conviction of a Priest, and Cover-up in the Catholic Church, The New Evil: Understanding the Emergence of Modern Violent Crime

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