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The Keepers Is Now Streaming on Netflix as Reddit Recommendations Renew Interest

The seven-part 2017 docuseries probes the unsolved killing of Sister Catherine Cesnik.

Overview

  • Viewers on a Netflix subreddit recently singled out The Keepers as a must-watch, describing it as powerful and difficult to watch.
  • Directed by Ryan White, the series assembles testimony and archival material across seven episodes.
  • The narrative centers on Cesnik’s 1969 disappearance in Baltimore and the later discovery that she died from blunt force trauma at age 26.
  • Netflix’s description notes the documentary suggests students’ confidential reports of sexual abuse by a late chaplain and guidance counsellor could be linked to the case.
  • On release in 2017, the series earned near-universal praise, including a 97% Rotten Tomatoes rating and accolades from outlets such as The Age.