Please try again later. U.S.M.C. Later, they both worked 12-hour graveyard shifts at a textile factory. Police couldnt determine whether the baby died of exposure or suffocation. Who do you think IA would support and believe in those days- their brothers in blue or the crazy man? I also communicated with Patricia via email to get her input on some matters. After a very early failed marriage, the 24-year-old Joann scored a new husband in Andrew Katrinak, 38, whom she met at a club. Getting your facts from documentaries isnt the way to go. So lets get going on the recap of the Forensic Files episode A Woman Scorned, along with extra information drawn from internet research: Joann Marie OConnor was born on Oct. 11, 1968, the youngest of Sarah and David OConnors four children. All of his cackling made my skin crawl. Or did they? 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. Plus, he had only a minimal life insurance policy on Joann and he passed polygraphs, according to The FBI Files: Family Secrets. He was the loving husband of the late Veronica Barbara Katrinak. Get email updates about Andrew Katrinak delivered directly to your inbox. Together they had a baby girl, Nicole. Daughter of George & Margaret Panik and wife of Andrew Katrinak. Family members linked to this person will appear here. Prosecutors at . I cant lose them, he told the media. The conversation ended with Joann Katrinak angrily telling Rorrer not to call again, police said. ), And in another bombshell, Joanns good friend Karen Devine said Joann planned to leave Andrew after the holidays. Was the babys DNA tested to follow up on the witnesses account of a couple fihting? But her passion for writing and True Crime stayed with her. Please find out if the DNA of the baby was tested!! The mother had been beaten and shot in the. Six years of research later, she isnt so sure. After Joann Katrinak, the wife of Patricias former flame, turned up dead along with her infant son, prosecutors suspected Patricia. 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. He would be alive today if it were not for Patricia Rorrer. The mild-mannered Sarah died in 2019 at the age of 83. After a very early failed marriage, the 24-year-old Joann scored a new husband in Andrew Katrinak, 38, whom she met at a club. A few sightings gave them hope but proved empty. You have chosen this person to be their own family member. Try again. Bethlehem, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, USA. Prosecutor pounds away. 2011. Does it not occur to you that Andy (her previous partner) was also aware of this location? December 15th, 1994. Photos larger than 8Mb will be reduced. ). Weeks later, state police traveled to North Carolina to interview Rorrer, according to a probable cause affidavit. Although the family didnt want to talk to the writer, Patty Rorrer did. She loves playing online casinos and has even won a few prizes. You need a Find a Grave account to continue. This relationship is not possible based on lifespan dates. Why did the officer get so mad that he pushed the gentleman, injuring him? Only time will tell what happens next but whichever way it goes, OReillys meticulous research will play a role. Patricia Rorrer, an ex-girlfriend of Joanns husband, was found guilty of the crimes and sentenced to life in prison. Please enter your email address and we will send you an email with a reset password code. Its time to give the FBI laboratory some credit, Reutter said. He was born in Bethlehem son of the late Martin. Maria, Please accept my deepest sympathies.Bob Massa, Dear Barb and Andy, so sorry to hear about your dad. For memorials with more than one photo, additional photos will appear here or on the photos tab. 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 Public Records & Background Search Andrew G Katrinak, age 84, Little Rock, AR Background Check Cities: Little Rock AR Andrew J Katrinak, age 68, Drake, CO Background Check Thanks for your help! The one that was allegedly purchased at a yard sale and would usually stick after the first shot. Previously city included Bethlehem PA. The Innocence Project has declined to take her case. Period! Hair we go. These are basic questions the jury should have been asking themselves. Are you sure that you want to report this flower to administrators as offensive or abusive? "In the back of our minds we knew something had to come to an end. Your Scrapbook is currently empty. Andrew Katrinak 's birthday is 09/01/1954 and is 68 years old. I Definitely heard about it on other crime shows. But thats just some of the ammo on Team Patricias battleship. A system error has occurred. ), The Wrong Man investigators Ira Todd and Joe Kennedy have some theories of their own. I believe innocence. Patricias accusers theorized that she resented Joanns domestic bliss with the tall, athletic Andrew Katrinak. The couple moved into Andrew's sturdy brick house at 740 Front Street in Catasauqua, Pennsylvania. They had a son, Alex Martin, in August of 1994. With all the social media today showing the wrongdoings of police officers and to not cast doubt on this investigation and how it was handled is upsetting. Thank you for fulfilling this photo request. Your account has been locked for 30 minutes due to too many failed sign in attempts. 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. On a secret recording, Patricia asked Jarrett to vouch for her attendance or she might go to the electric char. Try again later. I think the husband kill them both he had no tears in his eyes at any time. They moved into her house in Salisbury County, staying together for about two years. He retired as a general foreman at Bethlehem Steel in 1981 after 30 years of employment. 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. More hairs there. Love Pam. He retired as a general foreman at Bethlehem Steel in 1981 after 30 years of employment. Katrinak, Andrew J.Andrew Joseph Katrinak, 88, of Bethlehem, died on Wednesday, January 21, 2015 at Blough Healthcare Center in Bethlehem. This flower has been reported and will not be visible while under review. Other loyal friends and associates attested to Patricias kindness toward horses and devotion to her daughter, whom she took along as she worked in stables. (A good point. Always such a sweet and kind man! Something so simple as hair color could have solved this case from the start. But the strands belonged to Rorrer, according to a DNA analysis by the FBIs crime lab. Andrew married Mary A Katrinak (born Ondek). Are you sure that you want to report this flower to administrators as offensive or abusive? (McIntyre said that Egan ignored Traupman because he was a nut who said that the man he saw arguing with the woman in a car was Hispanic but wearing a fake mustache and a toupee. Try again. Hi, probably silly and too basic This browser does not support getting your location. Four months after Joanns disappearance, farmer Paul Kovalchik reported seeing what at first looked like a pile of clothes on his land in Heidelberg Township woods, about 15 miles from the Katrinaks house. He was the husband of Fay C. (Moll) Katrinak, celebrating 64 years of marriage on November 19, 2013. Switching of hairs, OMG they manufactured evidence. A single strand of hair uncovers an additional suspect in the killing of a young mother and her baby. Did Patty walk to the house make all this noise get them in the car, since it was Joannes car found, and Andy never heard the car turn on and leave the house? Learn more about merges. An infant was lying face down on her stomach. The state police dropped him as a suspect. Katrinak, 26, and her 3-month-old son disappeared on Dec. 15, 1994. Patricia Rorrer, an ex-girlfriend of Joann's husband, was found guilty of the crimes and sentenced to life in prison. Drake, CO (4) Refine Your Search Results. Theodore Kohuth said at the news conference, where he was joined by officials from the FBI, Lehigh County coroners office and Davidson County (N.C.) sheriffs office. There is a problem with your email/password. Until next time, cheers. His favorite rattle, shaped like a phone, lay near the crime scene. Plus, two men, her babys father and his friend, testified they saw Patricia at the line-dancing club the night of the homicide. He was born in Bethlehem son of the late Martin and Theresa (Novotney) Katrinak. Prepare a personalized obituary for someone you loved.. Inside the locked 1992 vehicle, police discovered some strands of blond hair stained with dried blood. There is a problem with your email/password. Katrinak, Andrew J. Andrew Joseph Katrinak, 88, of Bethlehem, died on Wednesday, January 21, 2015 at Blough Healthcare Center in Bethlehem. She was arraigned and expected to be extradited to Pennsylvania to face two counts of homicide and kidnapping, police said during a news conference in Fogelsville. She just stayed in touch with everybody, Kathy Barber said in her interview on NBCs Murder in Lehigh Valley: Keith Morrison Reports in 2017. For more on the Katrinak murder case, you can watch Autopsy Six: A Fatal Attraction for free on YouTube. Their bodies were found in a patch of Heidelberg Township woods four months later. Use Escape keyboard button or the Close button to close the carousel. This account has been disabled. She failed miserably to convince me, or anyone else who mattered, of her innocence. Oops, something didn't work. The request is supported by new witnesses in the case, indications of possible tampering with evidence, and an FBI report stating that hair analysis before the year 2000 was inaccurate much of the time. The media love the femme fatale., FBI lab blunder. Great catch. GREAT NEWS! And the fact that Patricia called Andrew even after he married someone else didnt mean she was still carrying a torch for him, according to one of her friends. You are only allowed to leave one flower per day for any given memorial. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Tammy Malinowski OReilly is a writer and true crime enthusiast. Suzanne Pearson fabricated quotes from Patricia including her claim that Patricia said, Im going to the electric chair upon her arrest because a conviction would boost Pearsons career. Learn more about managing a memorial . Her favorite gambling site is, Tammy Malinowski OReilly is a true crime author and has also written several books on, Tammy Malinowski OReilly loves crime stories and is also an avid online casino player. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Joann M Katrinak. Because the police have NEVER done that before. Hours later, Katrinak was papering the region with fliers describing his missing wife and son. Discarding any notes from his statement and not following up on anything he told them. Angry that Joann hung up on her, she stalked her for three days, then broke into her basement and cut the phone line, put a gun to Joanns head as she was placing Alex in the car, and forced her to drive to the rural area. The suspect, Patricia L. Rorrer, 33, was arrested at 5:50 a.m. at the Linwood, N.C., home she shares with her mother. In April 1995, the family buried Joann and Alex in a single bronze casket after a funeral mass at a Bethlehem church. Previously sponsored memorials or famous memorials will not have this option. Did anyone research to see if she had fallen in love with someone else? Rorrer was the ex-girlfriend of Joann's husband . 0 cemeteries found in Bethlehem, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, USA. Lehigh County District Attorney Robert Steinberg credited DNA tests with helping to crack the case. Oops, some error occurred while uploading your photo(s). You are nearing the transfer limit for memorials managed by Find a Grave. Continuing with this request will add an alert to the cemetery page and any new volunteers will have the opportunity to fulfill your request. And even prosecutor Michael McIntyre, who wrote the book Hair Trigger about the case, acknowledged to Keith Morrison that it was a little odd that the police found blood on the hairs in Joanns car but nowhere else in the vehicle. Investigators confirmed she had bought a .22-caliber Jennings semiautomatic pistol that could have fired the bullet that killed Joann Katrinak. It showed her usually all-brown hair haphazardly highlighted blond. Lived In Drake CO, Forest VA, Catasauqua PA. Related To Teresa Katrinak, Veronica Katrinak, . You can always change this later in your Account settings. The December 1994 kidnappings of Joann Katrinak and her 4-month-old son, Alex. 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. But none of those charges ever stuck. Your Scrapbook is currently empty. Deal refused. This memorial has been copied to your clipboard. Failed to delete memorial. To add a flower, click the Leave a Flower button. Translation on Find a Grave is an ongoing project. If you have questions, please contact [emailprotected]. The retired DA is an arrogant asshole. Remove advertising from a memorial by sponsoring it for just $5. !) and detractors (This is another bs attempt to free a psycho). He had worked as a semi-pro boxer in Las Vegas in his youth and later settled into his own construction business. Failed to report flower. He said he will seek the death penalty. I dont think she was ever scared until we put the cuffs on her.. 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. Trash-talking ex. Include gps location with grave photos where possible. Three days later, Joann had plans to pick up her mother-in-law, Veronica Katrinak, to go Christmas shopping. She got 12 months of probation for shoplifting at a Walmart in Lexington, North Carolina. . Please enter your email and password to sign in. Please try again later. 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. . At the trial, prosecutor Michael McIntyre alleged that Patricia remained obsessed with Andrew Katrinak long after their breakup despite testimony that shed had many boyfriends and live-in lovers to occupy her bandwidth. The police considered the possibility that Joann ran away, a theory disputed by her family. Mal told Keith Morrison that Patricias dance teacher originally confirmed her alibi that she was in class on the day of the murder, then changed his mind. Your cousin Cindy. After a very early failed marriage, the 24-year-old Joann scored a new husband in Andrew Katrinak, 38, whom she met at a club. May he rest in peace. On April 9, 1995, a Heidelberg farmer found the remains of two bodies in a patch of woods. Very frightening that this could be anyone in Patricias situation, regardless of innocence or guilt. If baby isnt his then the old guy who says he saw them arguing may just have been correct. based on information from your browser. Try again later. There was a problem getting your location. Another former boyfriend said she talked about Andrew frequently and liked to gaze at old photos of him. Meanwhile, the case of the missing mother and baby turned into colossal news across the U.S. and internationally. Bob Reutter, special agent in charge of the FBIs Philadelphia office, praised the bureaus forensics lab, which has come under scrutiny over the past year. Food for thought. Please check your email and click on the link to activate your account. Prove them wrong! Andrew mentioned to police that his former live-in girlfriend Patricia Rorrer once managed a horse stable two miles from the bodies location and would have been familiar with the riding trails close to the murder scene. Check out my merch:https://outloudmerch.com/collections/zachary-michaeltwitch.tv/thezacharymikeinsta: thezacharymiketwitter: thezacharymikecameo - https://ww. Then wont move the car from car parking lot. Tammy Mal. Right away it smelled funny. You can always change this later in your Account settings. She is a tough one, Sheriff Gerald Hege would later tell the Morning Call in a June 29, 1997 interview. Ide like to know WHEN Patricia actually dyed her hair dark?? Funeral homes; Help and advice. No charmed life. 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.. These documentaries only show what they want in order to reinforce their case. 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. They returned with a guilty verdict and a sentence of two life terms. Are you sure that you want to remove this flower? Forensic Files didnt mention it, but the hairs were actually brown at the top and the rest dyed blond, according to the show Autopsy Six: A Fatal Attraction. Its like hes trying too hard to keep suspicion off him. Stable situation. (We didnt get into the specifics.). I would never want to see an innocent person in Prison for a crime they did not commit. Learn about how to make the most of a memorial. 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. A phone line to the Katrinak home had been cut, and the basement door forced open. Patricia is a psycopath and for some reason is able to con many reporters, etc. They noted houses near the murder scene would have heard a gunshot in December, when no farm equipment is making noise, and question why the murderer didnt just kill Joann inside her house instead of risking being seen in public in her car. You have such a beautiful soul and will be deeply missed. When O'Reilly started doing the research, she believed Patricia (Patty) had been proven guilty and had committed the crimes. Which memorial do you think is a duplicate of Andrew Katrinak (141663367)? We will review the memorials and decide if they should be merged. Minutes would have shown up on that phone record to prove Patty answered mom spoke to her about why Andy was calling, and showing mom calling Andy back! Share this memorial using social media sites or email. Please reset your password. When I finished my. Then 31 years old, she had lived a rocky existence. 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). This is a carousel with slides. Awful and cold blooded what she did. He did reconnect the line, but several hours later or certainly after the police left the home the first time, as I understand it. This relationship is not possible based on lifespan dates. Rorrer met Andrew Katrinak in New Jersey in 1984, said Pennsylvania State Police Capt. The procedure called mitochondrial DNA testing is relatively new to law enforcement. I agree, why wasnt the baby DNA tested? Please ensure you have given Find a Grave permission to access your location in your browser settings. Friends . Remove advertising from a memorial by sponsoring it for just $5. She denied being in the state around the time of the Katrinaks disappearance, the affidavit shows. On closer inspection, he saw it was the body of a woman. Katrinak has since moved from his Catasauqua home and could not be reached for comment. And Patricia wasnt all edges. For the past year, NBC has been using OReilly and her research as a primary resource for a project they are proposing to do on the murder. Something is not right in this case!! (Panik) Katrinak. 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. Shes attracted the help of writer Tammy Mal (full name Tammy Malinowski OReilly), author of Convenient Suspect, a book about the case. Please complete the captcha to let us know you are a real person. 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. He wanted to move to Colorado and she was against it.. I was so excited that I called everyone, and Joanne picked up the phone and she said Andy is married, and I said I know, then she said we have a baby, and I said yea I know, then she said dont ever call here again. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/177355560/andrew-gerald-katrinak. They released a poster of Joann and Alex, noting that the baby had almond-shaped blue eyes, weighed 18 pounds, and was circumcised. Oops, something didn't work. Mary was born in August 1891, in Connecticut. During Patricias hours-long turn in the witness chair, Michael McIntyre grilled her relentlessly. I dont even know its Christmas.. An email has been sent to the person who requested the photo informing them that you have fulfilled their request, There is an open photo request for this memorial. This account already exists, but the email address still needs to be confirmed. Six years of research later, she isn't so sure. The two had disappeared 4 months earlier from their home in . 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. Meanwhile, interest in Patricias plight continues on social media. Her son died from exposure or suffocation. 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. At 10:30 p.m., Andrew reported his wife missing. Shes just extremely happy with Andy, her brother, Michael OConnor, told the media. Her mother, Patricia Chambers, provided day care for their baby son, Charles. And in a piece of salacious testimony, Patricia Rorrers half sister, Sandra Ireland, said that in May 1995, about six months after the murder, their mother, Patricia Chambers, stopped by the house and asked her to hold onto or hide a gun, or both. Shes extremely, extremely happy with the baby. Was it before or after the murder?? 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. Survivors include a brother, William Katrinak of Shelton; a sister, Helen Caselli of Milford; nephews, Robert Katrinak Read More, Submit an obit for publication in any local newspaper and on Legacy. 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.
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