Murder at Holy Cross (Berkley True Crime)

by Peter Davidson

Description

Recounts the murder of a thirty-nine-year-old Catholic nun, who was stabbed ninety-two times by a young apprentice monk and Holy Cross student, a crime that resonated all the way to the Vatican, making it one of the most sensational and controversial cases in Florida history.

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A young monk, recruited from the Ukraine as a teenager is accused of brutally murdering Sister Michelle, a nun at Holy Cross School in Miami, Florida.
The monk says the rules at Holy Cross were very strict and contact with family and friends was monitered and could only be accomplished if they were given permission.
After he is arrested Misha Kofel claims that he was sexually molested by the priests at Holy Cross School.

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