When recovering repressed memories about her abuse under Father Maskell, Jean Wehner also remembered a man whom she knew simply as "Brother Bob." While Wehner has yet to recall his face (so intense is her trauma surrounding this figure), she does remember that the man whispered to her that he had killed Sister Cathy.
In terms of Brother Bob's physical description, Jean can only recall that he had a small incision on one side of his abdomen and a birthmark on the other.
As for the identity of this mysterious figure, several names have been thrown into the mix. Firstly, an "Uncle Bobby" mentioned by Brian Schmidt (Billy Schmidt's nephew) in an interview describing the events he believed led up to disposing of Sister Cathy's corpse. This Uncle Bobby allegedly kept Brian occupied by shooting a gun at a trash pile while Billy and Skippy took a large object (rolled in a blanket or rug) into the woods.
Another figure who could be "Brother Bob" is Maskell's longtime friend, another priest named Reverend Robert G. Hawkins, who sheltered Maskell in his own church after he was accused of child molestation, until he was shipped off to another Catholic parish in Ireland. "I think he's really a casualty of the times. He's dead. He can't function as a priest around here anymore," Hawkins told Baltimore Magazine through tears when discussing Maskell's treatment by the public after the abuse allegations. (If that doesn't sound sympathetic toward a known child rapist, we don't know what does.)
It has also been conjectured that Billy Schmidt's boyfriend, "Skippy," may have also been one of Maskell's associates in a child abuse ring and was known as "Brother Bob" when introduced to victims. This would explain the connection between the Schmidts and Maskell, and therefore a potential motive for their involvement in Cathy's killing.
The identity of this "Brother Bob," whose involvement Jean believes is tantamount to solving Sister Cathy's murder mystery, is the most widely debated subject in The Keepers circles.
