17 episodes
Deadly Diocese Wondery
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4.1 • 435 Ratings
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Driven by Father Joe’s twin sister’s unwavering determination to get justice for her brother, an unlikely friendship with an outcast Priest and the autopsy tech who alongside the famous Dr. Cyril Wecht, exhume the body, perform a second autopsy and find disturbing evidence that should prove this could not have been a suicide.From the creators of Seven Deadly Sinners comes a podcast investigating a True Cold Case, Hosts and Producers Rachael O’Brien and Greg Hunter work along side Father Joe’s twin sister Sue and former autopsy tech, Joe Wedge, to expose the Diocese for what it really is - Deadly.For years the Buffalo Diocese has been covering up abuse, hiding money, exploiting children and adult men alike - This podcast investigates, boots on the ground in Buffalo, and unravels the cover up of the mysterious death of Father Joe Moreno.
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The Phone Call
Rachael sets up a cold call with a former autopsy tech after receiving an e-mail detailing the suspicious death of a Priest and subsequent exhumation of his body....
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Buffalo or Bust
Rachael and Greg travel to Buffalo to meet former autopsy tech Joe Wedge, Sue Moreno and Joe Moreno Sr. and discuss the suspicious details of Father Joe's death.
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The Exhumation
Rewind back to the Spring of 2015; where we left off last episode - Bishop Malone is still sleeping soundly in his bougie abode on Oakland Place - Joe Wedge has been asked to help exhume a body by a Priest, Father Rob Marino - Joe says he can’t turn down a favor from a Priest and he and Rob are friends after all….
There was no gun in the casket but they do find a curious second suture - was there a 2nd bullet wound? Perhaps the brain will offer more insight.
This episode features music by:
Tunnel Vision Pipe Dream
Go Go Gonzo Flow
Drakensson
Ellen Mentor
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The Crime Scene
We rewind to the morning of October 13th, 2012. Sue has equipped us with her brother’s phone records, schedule and calendar to produce a timeline.
Father Joe's Twin Sister Sue is so well versed in this case, she can stack so much evidence against the alleged suicide of her brother in one fail swoop that it can leave you breathless. In awe, shocked something like this could happen in America…
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Lottery Tickets and Taxes
We left off last episode at the crime scene the day Father Joe died… however to understand the circumstances surrounding a rectory that is now taped off and crawling with cops, fire fighters and first responders we must push the clock back even farther and rewind another month to September 12th 2012 when the diocese requests Father Joe to do an audit of St. Lawrence.
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The Autopsy with Ash + Alaina from Morbid
Special Guests Ash & Alaina from Morbid
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Customer Reviews
4 stars because…
As a cradle Catholic, I really am appalled by this horrendous expose. It’s sad that this is rampant and I appreciate your shedding light on these kinds of “buried” secrets. My only negative comments about the podcast is that the background music is way too loud and distracting. —RCC
Irresponsible at times
You lost me at the “Frank Truth” episode. Throughout the series, the story is propelled by interviews in which guests share opinions and suppositions that are not independently fact checked, yet allowed to stand in the record. Very “my 2 cents” reporting. However, the “Frank Truth” episode featured an interview with an anonymous seminarian that started in the realm of hearsay and ended far left field into conspiracy theory. This is to no way discount the egregious corruption and abuse that has plagued the Catholic Church. But this guest made comments that were homophobic, politically biased, conspiratorial, and just outright tinfoil hat … all of which were allowed to stand with out challenge, context, or fact checking. I get that this podcast is ear candy and not journalism, but there has to be some bare minimum of responsible interviewing.
Overly dramatic
Story needs to be told and heard but the overly dramatic hosts and seminarian guests make it less effective.