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Add to your scrapbook. Daughter of George & Margaret Panik and wife of Andrew Katrinak. cemeteries found within kilometers of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. One witness said he saw two people arguing about a baby not being his. Combination locks. After watching the latest Starz episode of Wrong Man (a great investigative show), I started thinking about the Patricia Rorrer case again.. Rorrer was convicted of kidnapping and murdering Joann Katrinak and her 3-4 month old son Alex in 1994 by forcing them our of their home and driving them to a wooded area where they were shot and killed. Discarding any notes from his statement and not following up on anything he told them. Please contact Find a Grave at [emailprotected] if you need help resetting your password. The police considered the possibility that Joann ran away, a theory disputed by her family. Always such a sweet and kind man! If you have questions, please contact [emailprotected]. She was born in Allentown; the daughter of the late George and Margaret Panik. Lisa Agostinelli Manderach lost her life because the aforementioned Dungeons and Dragons enthusiast, one Caleb Fairley, age 21, reportedly considered her the embodiment of beauty he'd been wanting to seize. With much love and respect Terry ?? Her love of solving crimes led her to apply for and be accepted into the Pennsylvania State Police Academy but as a young mother, she realized the obligations were too much for her family and left. Patricias professional life included short-lived gigs as a Century 21 real estate agent and an Oldsmobile salesperson. Segn algunos, una presunta infidelidad de Joann fue la causa de que Andrew matara a su propia esposa e hijo. If baby isnt his then the old guy who says he saw them arguing may just have been correct. Fifteen or 20 years ago, this is the sort of crime that could have possibly gone unsolved, state police Capt. The two had disappeared 4 months earlier from their home in . A few sightings gave them hope but proved empty. (We didnt get into the specifics.). I had horses and I know horse women. Thanks for your help! Also, I dont believe a guilty woman would have gone over and over every piece of this case trying to find ANYTHING to clear her name. She just stayed in touch with everybody, Kathy Barber said in her interview on NBCs Murder in Lehigh Valley: Keith Morrison Reports in 2017. At 6 a.m. on June 24, 1997, police arrested Patricia at her modest house in Linwood, North Carolina, and took her back to Pennsylvania. How does Rorrers child, who died from SIDS, have any relevance to the infant victim, simply because they were of similar age? Lieutenant Christopher Coble and Sergeant Suzanne Pearson would later testify that Patricia cried and apologized to 18-month-old Nicole, telling the baby, Im sorry for doing this to you and lamenting to the officers that she would never see little Nicole again. Meanwhile, the case of the missing mother and baby turned into colossal news across the U.S. and internationally. ). All photos uploaded successfully, click on the Done button to see the photos in the gallery. How did he make these calls? Joanns family was unwilling to speak with OReilly. Great catch. The family just wants to be left alone.. Getting your facts from documentaries isnt the way to go. The Free Patricia Rorrer page points to a sliver of a fingernail found at the murder site that didnt come from either Patricia or Joann. This browser does not support getting your location. The police report misspells his name (Troutman) and doesnt include his address, suggesting authorities didnt want anyone to track him down, according to Patricias side. How would an intruder find it? Andrew described his existence with Joanne and Alex as a little Camelot., Ex-spouse off list. How she was found guilty on complete circumstantial evidence is beyond me. I think he had some pull in law enforcement just my take on it. After her arraignment, she had to walk past a crowd of dozens of locals screeching hang her! and baby killer! Patricia clung to a Polaroid picture showing her and her own little girl. They broke up in 1993. No one was going to contradict the straight shooting honest cop-whether the event/bullying/intimidation was witnessed or not. Failed to report flower. Your ability to display your ignorance of this case is stupefying. Why would Rorrer be eaten up with jealousy given that she had long since moved on with her life and was in another relationship at the time? Joann Katrinaks Killer Still Has Innocence Advocates(A Woman Scorned, Forensic Files). I dont think she was ever scared until we put the cuffs on her.. Convicted killer Patricia Rorrer is asking for new DNA tests in the 13-year-old murder case of her former boyfriend's wife and child. Katrinak, 26, and her 3-month-old son disappeared on Dec. 15, 1994. He was the husband of Fay C. (Moll) Katrinak, celebrating 64 years of marriage on November 19, 2013. To use this feature, use a newer browser. Does it not occur to you that Andy (her previous partner) was also aware of this location? I watched the 2 part show right now. Plus, he had only a minimal life insurance policy on Joann and he passed polygraphs, according to The FBI Files: Family Secrets. Horrible situation. They released a poster of Joann and Alex, noting that the baby had almond-shaped blue eyes, weighed 18 pounds, and was circumcised. Skip to main content. (Panik) Katrinak. She and Andrew Katrinak shared a house in Salisbury Township in the mid-1980s, when he was a self-employed contractor and she was a real-estate agent. Joann was fun, likable, beautiful, always happy, said her sister-in-law Cindy Wiard. Are you looking for Andrew Katrinak 2016 We are providing you official link and a number of helpful material for your query. After Joann Katrinak, the wife of Patricias former flame, turned up dead along with her infant son, prosecutors suspected Patricia. The email does not appear to be a valid email address. Just in case I wanted to give you my thoughts. In a million years, she wouldnt do anything to harm that.. Katrinak had been predeceased by two brothers, Raymond and Andrew Katrinak, and five sisters, Emma Tomac, Helen Caselli, Eleanor Thornberg, Margaret Medgensis, and an infant twin sister. Book her. New state, new man. On a secret recording, Patricia asked Jarrett to vouch for her attendance or she might go to the electric char. Learn more about merges. Is it possible that JoAnn was having an affair or had a stalker? She had a suitcase packed, Devine said. The organization purports that if there were awards for distorted reporting, the Morning Callwould win high honors.. During Patricias hours-long turn in the witness chair, Michael McIntyre grilled her relentlessly. Andrew G. Katrinak of Little Rock, Ark., beloved husband of the late Josephine Gawlowicz Katrinak, died peacefully at his home on Sunday, October 31, 2004. Bethlehem, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, USA. Patricia seemed like the girl next door but all of a sudden, something snapped, Katrinak later told Wrong Man investigators. Testimony from Walter Blalock contradicted Patricias claim that she never had a gun. Dance defense. Search above to list available cemeteries. The state police dropped him as a suspect. Failed to remove flower. Share this memorial using social media sites or email. A system error has occurred. Nailed? I thought you might like to see a memorial for Andrew Joseph Katrinak I found on Findagrave.com. Just saw murder in the Lehigh valley lived 2 blocks from there. Despite the new evidence and hypotheses, the courts have rejected all of Patricias bids for a new trial. But the trail to an arrest lasted more than two years and ultimately rested with the DNA tests of eight strands of long, dirty blonde hair. You can always change this later in your Account settings. Rorrer met Andrew Katrinak in New Jersey in 1984, said Pennsylvania State Police Capt. Great communicator. Your Scrapbook is currently empty. Murder In The Family: Bonnie Harkey "The Pecan Queen" and her caretaker, Karen Johnson, were murdered for her money; Her stepson, Bruce Harkey, and several others were convicted of her murder Psycho For Love: Patricia Rorrer killed her ex-boyfriend's new wife, Joann Katrinak, and their 3-month-old son, Alex to make Andrew Katrinak suffer As for Joanns parents, her father died a year after the murder. Thats my life.. There is a problem with your email/password. Oops, something didn't work. There are no volunteers for this cemetery. If Patricia drove it back from the murder scene after she shot Joann and then beat her to death, luminal would have lit up the interior. As for the words exchanged on the call between the two big-haired women, Joann told Andrew that Patricia had used profanity; Patricia said it was the other way around. Drag images here or select from your computer for Andrew Gerald Katrinak memorial. The Katrinak case is the first non-FBI case to undergo such testing and the first prosecution in the state to employ it. Please contact Find a Grave at [emailprotected] if you need help resetting your password. A Lehigh County jury in 1998 found Patricia Rorrer, now 52, guilty of murdering 26-year-old Joann Katrinak and her 3-month-old son, Alex, and sentenced Rorrer to life in prison. You need a Find a Grave account to continue. Its time to give the FBI laboratory some credit, Reutter said. I watched the Keith Morrison mini series about this case. If you have questions, please contact [emailprotected]. Thank you for fulfilling this photo request. Find-A-Grave: Joann M. Katrinak Woman Held In Catasauqua Killings Man Recalls Day His Wife, Baby Vanished As Katrinak Double-murder Trial Opens Farmer Describes Finding Bodies Of Katrinak, Son Defendant Takes Stand In Katrinak Case Jury Rejects Alibi, Finds Rorrer Guilty In Double Kidnapping-murder Case Woman found guilty in Lehigh Slayings Rorrers case went to trial in 1998. The day she passed was her 62nd anniversary of the day she married her loving husband, Andrew Katrinak of Bethlehem. What did she drive back home in? Are you sure that you want to delete this memorial? There was an error deleting this problem. This is crucial. ABOUT THE CASE Following the disappearance of Joann and Alex Katrinak, Joann's husband Andrew told police he believed someone had broken into his house, cut the telephone line and abducted his wife and son. No surprise IA found nothing in their investigation! Resend Activation Email. State police and the Philadelphia division of the FBI appealed to the public for leads. OReilly felt bad about opening old wounds and considered not writing the book until she saw a recent episode of On the Case with Paula Zahn, entitled Driven to Kill. Its definitely getting rougher every day, Andrew told the Morning Call. Close this window, and upload the photo(s) again. The state made a case fueled by circumstantial evidence and public outrage over the deaths of a modern-day madonna and child. Please reset your password. Catasauqua, Pennsylvania. Police slowly built a case against Patricia. All I can say is WOW. (Disclaimer: Im not a big fan of eyewitnesses who come forward years after the fact, but its possible). If you notice a problem with the translation, please send a message to [emailprotected] and include a link to the page and details about the problem. I agree, why wasnt the baby DNA tested? Verify and try again. You have such a beautiful soul and will be deeply missed. Inside the locked 1992 vehicle, police discovered some strands of blond hair stained with dried blood. The 5-foot-9-inch-tall Patricia was physically strong, no match for 5-foot-4-inch Joann. Which memorial do you think is a duplicate of Andrew Katrinak (141663367)? Patricias phone bill showed no record of a call to Catasauqua that day, but police noticed she didnt make any calls at all from her house in North Carolina that day either suggesting she could have been out of state and used a pay phone to dial up the Katrinaks. Ill follow the evidence wherever it leads, I told her, but if it leads me to conclude youre guilty, Ill write the book that way. Patricia immediately wrote back and said that was fine.. I promised her that I would and assured her Id investigate the case to the best of my ability, but I gave her a warning as well. Shes just extremely happy with Andy, her brother, Michael OConnor, told the media. This account has been disabled. Uncle Andy you will missed thank you for all the joy and happiness you brought to my life you were the best. Traupman claimed that when he reported the dispute, trooper Robert V. Egan III got mad and practically kicked him out of his office. These documentaries only show what they want in order to reinforce their case. Are you adding a grave photo that will fulfill this request? I would never want to see an innocent person in Prison for a crime they did not commit. Incriminating words. Supposedly he did not see the cut line for several hours after identifying that his wife and son were missing. Andrew Katrinak hugs a friend as he emerges from the courthouse after Patricia Rorrer, his former girlfriend, was sentenced to life in prison, March 9, 1998, for the murder of his wife and child 2 . OReilly never believed she was good enough to publish and kept her stories locked away. Try again later. He had worked as a semi-pro boxer in Las Vegas in his youth and later settled into his own construction business. A copy of an undated handout photo of Joann Marie Katrinak and 15-week-old Alex Martin Katrinak, both of Catasauqua, Pa. who were found dead in Dec. of 1994. Search is on. According to court papers from Patricia 2017 appeal, DNA on the cigarette butt found near the two bodies belonged to Appellant. (Prosecutor Michael McIntyre, however, told ForensicFilesNow.com that that the cigarette butt was never actually tested). Include gps location with grave photos where possible. . Please reset your password. Switching of hairs, OMG they manufactured evidence. Family members linked to this person will appear here. They lived together at some point but broke up in 1991, and Rorrer moved into her. How the court system cant see all this and give her another day in court with new evidence is unjustly. How could she have gone and leave both scenes? After relocating to Pennsylvania, Patricia met the 6-foot-2-inch Andrew in a restaurant. The couple moved into Andrew's sturdy brick house at 740 Front Street in Catasauqua, Pennsylvania. You may not upload any more photos to this memorial, This photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has 20 photos, This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 5 photos to this memorial, This photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has 30 photos, This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 15 photos to this memorial. Joann's car was later found next door in the parking lot of a local tavern. Born in Charleroi, PA, he was a son of the late Martin and Katharina (Mateychak) Katrinak. Drag images here or select from your computer for Andrew Joseph Katrinak memorial. My husband passed away of a broken heart, Sarah OConnor said on the Montel Williams Show in 2001. Murder in Lehigh Valley: Keith Morrison Reports is also available on YouTube, but it costs $1.99 to view (Keith comes off as an advocate for Patricias innocence on the episode). She never showed. Loving father of Brittany, Lizzie and Teagan. I thought the same thing from the start!!!!!! This browser does not support getting your location. Trash-talking ex. She got 12 months of probation for shoplifting at a Walmart in Lexington, North Carolina. Then wont move the car from car parking lot. If she took public transportation, no one saw her? Investigators would ultimately visit Linwood eight or nine times in the ensuing years. The article also notes that most inmates earn around 19 cent an hour at their jobs and must pay $5 each time they need medical attention or medicine. Youre in no position to judge. Photos larger than 8Mb will be reduced. "In the back of our minds we knew something had to come to an end. Andrew F Katrinak, 1882 - 1947 Andrew F Katrinak was born on month day 1882, at birth place. I was able to email with Patricia via the PrisonConnect platform around Christmastime. We have set your language to This was one of the first cases of DNA being successfully used in a criminal i. On Instagram, I found a post for a two-part Win at All Costs podcast featuring journalism professor Bill Mousheys interviews with Patricia Rorrer from prison in December 2019. Prosecutor pounds away. There is 1 volunteer for this cemetery. Something so simple as hair color could have solved this case from the start. The conversation ended with Joann Katrinak angrily telling Rorrer not to call again, police said. Continuing with this request will add an alert to the cemetery page and any new volunteers will have the opportunity to fulfill your request. Media galore. ). Joann Marie O'Connor Katrinak Birth 11 Oct 1968 Hackettstown, Warren County, New Jersey, USA Death 15 Dec 1994 (aged 26) Germansville, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, USA Burial Saints Cyril and Methodius Catholic Cemetery Bethlehem, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, USA Plot Halfway down the hill from the cemetery entrance and on the right. GREAT NEWS! This memorial has been copied to your clipboard. Later, they both worked 12-hour graveyard shifts at a textile factory. Her mother, Patricia Chambers, provided day care for their baby son, Charles. Meticulous primping. KOREAN WAR Son of Martin & Theresa (Novotney) Katrinak and husband to Veronica B. The procedure called mitochondrial DNA testing is relatively new to law enforcement. And dance instructor William Jarrett couldnt remember whether she attended his dance class at the club the night of Joanns disappearance. December 15th, 1994. Theres also the matter of a woman who suddenly remembered she saw Joann with another man at a Food Mart store five days after the disappearance. When O'Reilly started doing the research, she believed Patricia (Patty) had been proven guilty and had committed the crimes. Right away it smelled funny. Those who knew Joann pointed out that she didnt like to drive in reverse and would have never parked that way. An infant was lying face down on her stomach. Some lawyers call microscopic hair analysis junk science that today wouldnt qualify as evidence in a trial like Rorrers. On April 9, 1995, the bodies of Joann Marie Katrinak and her 15-week-old son, Alex, were found in an isolated location. cemeteries found within miles of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. Psycho For Love: Patricia Rorrer killed her ex-boyfriend's new wife, Joann Katrinak, and their 3-month-old son, Alex to make Andrew Katrinak suffer Victims Joann Katrinak Alex Katrinak, 3 months Find-A-Grave: Joann M. Katrinak Woman Held In Catasauqua Killings Man Recalls Day His Wife, Baby Vanished As Katrinak Double-murder Trial Opens Farmer. In TV clips, Andrew didnt come off as anguished. Hair we go. Joann Katrinak and her infant son were brutally murdered. The prosecution alleged that Patricia called the Katrinaks house from a pay phone in Pennsylvania. Make sure that the file is a photo. He wanted to move to Colorado and she was against it.. Why did he not stay in the state to make sure this killer was brought to justice. Cop defends accused. Rorrer, formerly of the Phillipsburg and High Bridge areas, was living in Linwood, North Carolina,. Watched this program in ID last night and just sick at how law enforcement, mainly the DAs office, bungled evidence and sought only for conviction. She is a tough one, Sheriff Gerald Hege would later tell the Morning Call in a June 29, 1997 interview. Cleveland, OH ERIK KATRINAK OBITUARY KATRINAK ERIK J. KATRINAK, age 39. He did reconnect the line, but several hours later or certainly after the police left the home the first time, as I understand it. Through her research, OReilly has been instrumental in getting the Philadelphia Innocence Project to take a closer look at the evidence and has gained the support and cooperation of Appeals Attorney Craig Neely.

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