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beamersmom · 11-08-2012, 10:56 AM

Not sure if anyone has seen this case but it is about A missing priest what are everyone's theories on what happened to him?

TheCars1986 · 11-09-2012, 12:59 PM

This was the case that featured two murdered priests, Kerrigan and Father Reynaldo Rivera. Police suspected that the two murders were somehow related, but I disagree. I tend to think Rivera was killed by a couple of junkies who needed some cash and a car, whereas Kerrigan was killed over something personal. There has been speculation that Kerrigan was involved in some sort of scandal within the church and that he was killed because of it.

crystaldawn · 02-01-2013, 08:23 PM

Not sure how accurate this is but here is some more info I found on John Kerrigan's disappearance:

http://www.podles.org/case-studies/f...gan-Murder.pdf

Steve W. · 02-02-2013, 08:47 AM

Is this Curt Holmen guy still considered missing to this day?

I wonder if he's been on the lists of suspects in John Kerrigan's disappearance in the past.

crystaldawn · 02-02-2013, 10:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Steve W.

Is this Curt Holmen guy still considered missing to this day?

I wonder if he's been on the lists of suspects in John Kerrigan's disappearance in the past.

He is still missing but few details are listed about his disappearance.

http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/...en_curtis.html

Wow...I noticed he went missing just two days after John Kerrigan was last seen. Maybe there's something to this.

lilmissd · 03-04-2013, 12:15 AM

Yes. This is a very strange case indeed. You'd figure after all these years that some clues or traces of a body would have appeared or at least someone would have talked? Things like this have a way of surfacing eventually, nothing remains a secret forever.

UMFan95 · 02-04-2015, 06:37 AM

I just saw this case again today and like TheCars1986 said i agree with what you said and i don't think both murders were related. Since both murders also take place in different states as well. Someone could have known about Father Reynaldo's murder and they could have made Father Kerrigan's disappearance/murder look like it was related to Father Reynaldo's murder. But i think that Curt Holmen's disappearance is related to Father Kerrigan's disappearance/murder.

LooksLikeCRicci · 02-04-2015, 01:50 PM

I don't think the two are related.

I can't remember who on the boards did a lot of research on the John Kerrigan disappearance and found that he had been transferred from his assignment in Plains, MT and spent time in a Catholic "rehab" facility, if you will, for members of the clergy. It was theorized that he was there for sexual misconduct, which would also explain the transfer to Ronan, MT.

If this all pans out, I believe he was murdered by someone from Plains, MT and it's connected to the allegations of sexual misconduct against someone from his church. It would also explain the large amount of money that was found in his vehicle that was untouched. Clearly, robbery wasn't a motive in the Kerrigan case.

As for Holman, it sounds like he had survivalist tendencies. I suspect he wandered away from his vehicle and most likely succumbed to the elements.

TheCars1986 · 02-04-2015, 03:22 PM

WOW.

That Charley Project link above has a LOT more information on the disappearance of Holmen. The new theory is that he was either killed by a grizzly bear (his foot prints were found along with bear prints) or attacked by one and became disoriented and eventually died.

soilentgreen · 02-04-2015, 08:30 PM

I don't think the cases were related. Fr. Rivera's killer(s) seems to have specifically targeted a priest, whether it was due to some vendetta against the catholic church or a robbery/thrill kill of a clergyman.

Fr. Kerrigan's disappearance/murder likely was related to his background, although it's uncertain what issues resulted in him going to the Paraclete facility in New Mexico (they treated priests for sexual misconduct, as well as substance abuse and depression). The $1,200 in the wallet brings up other questions; that was a fairly significant amount of money to be carrying around in 1984, but he had just relocated to the area.

MegtheEgg86 · 02-05-2015, 12:03 AM

What always got me about this is why a Franciscan priest would just seemingly casually be toting over a thousand dollars in his wallet. As is the case with many, many religious orders, Franciscans take pretty strict vows of poverty.

TheCars1986 · 02-05-2015, 09:27 AM

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Originally Posted by MegtheEgg86

What always got me about this is why a Franciscan priest would just seemingly casually be toting over a thousand dollars in his wallet. As is the case with many, many religious orders, Franciscans take pretty strict vows of poverty.

Pay off, perhaps? To keep someone quiet for something he did before being transferred.

LooksLikeCRicci · 02-05-2015, 04:08 PM

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Originally Posted by TheCars1986

Pay off, perhaps? To keep someone quiet for something he did before being transferred.

That's my thought.

justins5256 · 02-05-2015, 04:53 PM

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Originally Posted by MegtheEgg86

What always got me about this is why a Franciscan priest would just seemingly casually be toting over a thousand dollars in his wallet. As is the case with many, many religious orders, Franciscans take pretty strict vows of poverty.

Could it be drug or prostitution related? I've always had a hinky vibe that he would have that amount of money on him and it not being stolen by the killer. I mean, it was cash. There is no reason NOT to take it.

LooksLikeCRicci · 02-05-2015, 10:48 PM

There would be if it were a revenge killing. Money wouldn't be a motive.

11-08-2012, 10:56 AM	#1
beamersmom Member Occasional Poster Join Date: May 12, 2011 Posts: 9	Father John Kerrigan Not sure if anyone has seen this case but it is about A missing priest what are everyone's theories on what happened to him?

02-05-2015, 12:03 AM	#11
MegtheEgg86 Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Jun 19, 2008 Location: The Volunteer State Posts: 5,156	What always got me about this is why a Franciscan priest would just seemingly casually be toting over a thousand dollars in his wallet. As is the case with many, many religious orders, Franciscans take pretty strict vows of poverty.
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11-09-2012, 12:59 PM	#2
TheCars1986 #VLSKMS Forum Fanatic Join Date: Nov 22, 2008 Location: Maryland Posts: 8,606	This was the case that featured two murdered priests, Kerrigan and Father Reynaldo Rivera. Police suspected that the two murders were somehow related, but I disagree. I tend to think Rivera was killed by a couple of junkies who needed some cash and a car, whereas Kerrigan was killed over something personal. There has been speculation that Kerrigan was involved in some sort of scandal within the church and that he was killed because of it.

02-01-2013, 08:23 PM	#3
crystaldawn Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 17, 2002 Location: Illinois Posts: 4,261	Not sure how accurate this is but here is some more info I found on John Kerrigan's disappearance: http://www.podles.org/case-studies/f...gan-Murder.pdf

02-02-2013, 08:47 AM	#4
Steve W. Member Forum Regular Join Date: Mar 03, 2010 Posts: 870	Is this Curt Holmen guy still considered missing to this day? I wonder if he's been on the lists of suspects in John Kerrigan's disappearance in the past.

03-04-2013, 12:15 AM	#6
lilmissd Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Oct 28, 2007 Location: AZ Posts: 172	Yes. This is a very strange case indeed. You'd figure after all these years that some clues or traces of a body would have appeared or at least someone would have talked? Things like this have a way of surfacing eventually, nothing remains a secret forever.

02-04-2015, 06:37 AM	#7
UMFan95 Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Jan 23, 2013 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 24	I just saw this case again today and like TheCars1986 said i agree with what you said and i don't think both murders were related. Since both murders also take place in different states as well. Someone could have known about Father Reynaldo's murder and they could have made Father Kerrigan's disappearance/murder look like it was related to Father Reynaldo's murder. But i think that Curt Holmen's disappearance is related to Father Kerrigan's disappearance/murder.

02-04-2015, 01:50 PM	#8
LooksLikeCRicci Likes to live in a clean house Moderator Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Nov 27, 2005 Posts: 4,050	I don't think the two are related. I can't remember who on the boards did a lot of research on the John Kerrigan disappearance and found that he had been transferred from his assignment in Plains, MT and spent time in a Catholic "rehab" facility, if you will, for members of the clergy. It was theorized that he was there for sexual misconduct, which would also explain the transfer to Ronan, MT. If this all pans out, I believe he was murdered by someone from Plains, MT and it's connected to the allegations of sexual misconduct against someone from his church. It would also explain the large amount of money that was found in his vehicle that was untouched. Clearly, robbery wasn't a motive in the Kerrigan case. As for Holman, it sounds like he had survivalist tendencies. I suspect he wandered away from his vehicle and most likely succumbed to the elements.

02-04-2015, 03:22 PM	#9
TheCars1986 #VLSKMS Forum Fanatic Join Date: Nov 22, 2008 Location: Maryland Posts: 8,606	WOW. That Charley Project link above has a LOT more information on the disappearance of Holmen. The new theory is that he was either killed by a grizzly bear (his foot prints were found along with bear prints) or attacked by one and became disoriented and eventually died.

02-04-2015, 08:30 PM	#10
soilentgreen Member Forum Regular Join Date: Oct 13, 2005 Posts: 622	I don't think the cases were related. Fr. Rivera's killer(s) seems to have specifically targeted a priest, whether it was due to some vendetta against the catholic church or a robbery/thrill kill of a clergyman. Fr. Kerrigan's disappearance/murder likely was related to his background, although it's uncertain what issues resulted in him going to the Paraclete facility in New Mexico (they treated priests for sexual misconduct, as well as substance abuse and depression). The $1,200 in the wallet brings up other questions; that was a fairly significant amount of money to be carrying around in 1984, but he had just relocated to the area.

02-05-2015, 10:48 PM	#15
LooksLikeCRicci Likes to live in a clean house Moderator Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Nov 27, 2005 Posts: 4,050	There would be if it were a revenge killing. Money wouldn't be a motive.