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.. The phone wire was located at the opposite end of the basement, which was dark. On some of the hairs were blood later determined to belong to Joann or Alex Katrinak. To view a photo in more detail or edit captions for photos you added, click the photo to open the photo viewer. Hay tres pruebas que, segn el sitio web www . He lived in 1910, at address, Connecticut. 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 She had a suitcase packed, Devine said. Ex-boyfriend Walter Blalock said that Patricia wanted him to be more like Andrew. I Definitely heard about it on other crime shows. Kidnapped and killed? 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. The authorities charged her with two counts of murder. Hopefully she leaves prison in a pine box. Your Scrapbook is currently empty. cemeteries found in Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA will be saved to your photo volunteer list. One witness said he saw two people arguing about a baby not being his. Phone records confirmed Patricia placed the earlier call from North Carolina, not Pennsylvania. Formerly of the Phillipsburg and High Bridge areas, Rorrer was living in Linwood, North Carolina, when . Fairley also killed Devon, the baby daughter Lisa shared with husband James Manderach. Why did he not stay in the state to make sure this killer was brought to justice. Learn more about merges. Please contact Find a Grave at [emailprotected] if you need help resetting your password. Resend Activation Email. When OReilly started doing the research, she believed Patricia (Patty) had been proven guilty and had committed the crimes. 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. Inside the locked 1992 vehicle, police discovered some strands of blond hair stained with dried blood. Oops, some error occurred while uploading your photo(s). Please reset your password. Ide like to know WHEN Patricia actually dyed her hair dark?? Found more than one record for entered Email, You need to confirm this account before you can sign in. For this week, I looked into the defenders reasoning as well as Patricias whereabouts today. All of his cackling made my skin crawl. Although the prosecution used it as evidence that she was trying to create a false alibi, it actually sounded more like Patricia was simply trying to nail down the facts he had already asserted to her. But none of those charges ever stuck. But the strands belonged to Rorrer, according to a DNA analysis by the FBIs crime lab. On a secret recording, Patricia asked Jarrett to vouch for her attendance or she might go to the electric char. Previously sponsored memorials or famous memorials will not have this option. I dont even know its Christmas.. 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. Her book, working title Reasonable Doubt, details the original story as presented in the press and the story as found in the files and reports. Conflicting versions. Your new password must contain one or more uppercase and lowercase letters, and one or more numbers or special characters. And James Pfeiffer and Jim Burke have remained on her side. Did they test the DNA of the baby to see if the father Andy Katrinak was actually the father? Something is not right in this case!! I agree, why wasnt the baby DNA tested? She had dropped out of school at the age of 17 to marry her partner and subsequently worked long graveyard shifts at a textile factory to provide for their family. I watched the 2 part show right now. Was the babys DNA tested to follow up on the witnesses account of a couple fihting? 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. On April 9, 1995, a Heidelberg farmer found the remains of two bodies in a patch of woods. Cleveland, OH ERIK KATRINAK OBITUARY KATRINAK ERIK J. KATRINAK, age 39. He gave an audio interview to the Wrong Man investigators when they made a surprise visit to his house, but he declined to appear on camera. The sponsor of a memorial may add an additional. !) and detractors (This is another bs attempt to free a psycho). She got 12 months of probation for shoplifting at a Walmart in Lexington, North Carolina. Let the judicial system do their job enough of this second guessing ! We have set your language to 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. He was the husband of Fay C. (Moll) Katrinak, celebrating 64 years of marriage on November 19, 2013. Once, when a gun-wielding farmer and his buddy caught Patricia and Gary riding motorcycles on his field, Patricia walked up and got in their faces and argued, Gary recalled to the Morning Call. Segn algunos, una presunta infidelidad de Joann fue la causa de que Andrew matara a su propia esposa e hijo. They had a son, Alex Martin, in August of 1994. I think the husband kill them both he had no tears in his eyes at any time. He did reconnect the line, but several hours later or certainly after the police left the home the first time, as I understand it. Make sure that the file is a photo. No one wants this case brought back up. The Irish-Italian girl had full, fluffy dark hair, olive skin, and a pretty face. Please enter your email address and we will send you an email with a reset password code. Home; Memorials; Cemeteries; Famous; Contribute; Register; Sign In; . Family members found Joanns tan Toyota sitting vacant in the parking lot of McCartys, a nearby bar. Year should not be greater than current year. Did anyone compare DNA of baby to the husband? Flaw in reasoning. In TV clips, Andrew didnt come off as anguished. Dial-a-problem. She loves playing online casinos and has even won a few prizes. Following that book, OReilly wrote for Absolute Crime Publishing and in 2013, self-published Disposable Income: A True Story of Sex, Greed, and Im-purr-fect Murder, about the murder of Anna Homeyer of Factoryville, in 1945. Mary was born in August 1891, in Connecticut. As for Joanns parents, her father died a year after the murder. Joann Katrinak - 349. I think they framed her straight up. There was an error deleting this problem. All photos uploaded successfully, click on the Done button to see the photos in the gallery. Remove advertising from a memorial by sponsoring it for just $5. This account already exists, but the email address still needs to be confirmed. Six years of research later, she isnt so sure. Prosecutor pounds away. Three days later, Joann had plans to pick up her mother-in-law, Veronica Katrinak, to go Christmas shopping. This is a carousel with slides. Joanns family was unwilling to speak with OReilly. If I knew I was going to get caught, I never would have brought you into this world, the arresting officers testified they heard her say to Nicole. How would an intruder find it? Her alibi about going to the club, called Cowboys Nitelife, got fuzzy when investigators discovered she hadnt signed the guest book on that day. She denied being in the state around the time of the Katrinaks disappearance, the affidavit shows. DA s took the easy way out. Police identified the pair as Joann and Alex Katrinak. Theodore Kohuth. As manager of this memorial you can add or update the memorial using the Edit button below. RR, Watch the Forensic Files episode on YouTube, Murder in Lehigh Valley: Keith Morrison Reports, The Lindbergh Kidnapping: Forensic Files Lost Episode, Dawn Fehring: A Missionary Dies Too Young, Joanne Chambers and Paula Nawrocki: Strange Lesson. Because the police have NEVER done that before. Thanks for using Find a Grave, if you have any feedback we would love to hear from you. For more on the Katrinak murder case, you can watch Autopsy Six: A Fatal Attraction for free on YouTube. Only time will tell what happens next but whichever way it goes, OReillys meticulous research will play a role. After Joann Katrinak, the wife of Patricias former flame, turned up dead along with her infant son, prosecutors suspected Patricia. Hours later, Katrinak was papering the region with fliers describing his missing wife and son. The murders initially made James, called Jimmy, a . 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. No surprise IA found nothing in their investigation! Who do you think IA would support and believe in those days- their brothers in blue or the crazy man? 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? Something is not right in this case!! Thats my life.. Hi, probably silly and too basic Fly with the angels Uncle Andy. To add a flower, click the Leave a Flower button. Together they had a baby girl, Nicole. All I can say is WOW. 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. Search is on. He was born in Bethlehem son of the late Martin and Theresa (Novotney) Katrinak. He retired as a general foreman at Bethlehem Steel in 1981 after 30 years of employment. He was born in Bethlehem son of the late Martin. She has signed a contract with NYC Literary Agent Mike Hoogland of Dystel & Goderich Literary Management to represent the book, and HarperCollins, one of the largest book publishers in the world, is interested in acquiring publishing rights. Switching of hairs, OMG they manufactured evidence. Include gps location with grave photos where possible. They also found a photo of Patricia taken 11 days before the homicide. Year should not be greater than current year. The email does not appear to be a valid email address. And Andrews explanation of how the intruder got in through the basement door seemed contrived, according to Grube, who gave an interview to Wrong Man, a 2020 true-crime docuseries from the Starz network, which produced two episodes called The Hang Up about the Rorrer case. If you have questions, please contact [emailprotected]. Pfeiffer and Burke claimed that police Sgt. Is it possible that JoAnn was having an affair or had a stalker? Highly charged case. Andrew described his existence with Joanne and Alex as a little Camelot., Ex-spouse off list. Weve updated the security on the site. This browser does not support getting your location. Within weeks, the FBI was assisting, and pleas for information were circulating nationwide. 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). Stable situation. 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 On April 9, 1995, the bodies of Joann Marie Katrinak and her 15-week-old son, Alex, were found in an isolated location. I cant lose them, he told the media. She asked to speak with Andrew, who was home during the call; Joann refused. 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. Rorrer once stayed briefly at Katrinaks Front Street home in Catasauqua before he met Joann. Add Photos. Dont think he would think that way that early in her dissappearance. Did the police check Rorrers car and check the mileage? This is a carousel with slides. Both were deceased. Use Escape keyboard button or the Close button to close the carousel. It showed her usually all-brown hair haphazardly highlighted blond. He knew the location would cast blame on rorrer who he very quickly named as a suspect in this case. This memorial has been copied to your clipboard. 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. Two more hairs were found near the bodies, one in a diaper bag and another among some debris, state police Maj. Robert Werts explained. They moved into her house in Salisbury County, staying together for about two years. 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. 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). Some lawyers call microscopic hair analysis junk science that today wouldnt qualify as evidence in a trial like Rorrers. Obituary Send Flowers Katrinak, Andrew J.Andrew Joseph Katrinak, 88, of Bethlehem, died on Wednesday, January 21, 2015 at Blough Healthcare Center in Bethlehem. 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. When police traveled to North Carolina to interview Patricia about the murders of Joann and Alex, she said that on the day of the homicides, she had visited a feed store, a tanning salon, and a country music club. He said he will seek the death penalty. He was the loving husband of the late Veronica Barbara Katrinak. Get email updates about Andrew Katrinak delivered directly to your inbox. The conversation ended with Joann Katrinak angrily telling Rorrer not to call again, police said. Period! Thanks for your help! A single strand of hair uncovers an additional suspect in the killing of a young mother and her baby. No show. That prosecutor with the greasy yellow teeth made me sick. I also communicated with Patricia via email to get her input on some matters. Father was ordained a. Then finds the phone disconnected. In North Carolina, she reportedly enjoyed some success as a horse trader, riding instructor, and rodeo competitor. The couple moved into Andrew's sturdy brick house at 740 Front Street in Catasauqua, Pennsylvania. Was Michael friends with anyone on the investigating police force or employees there? Rorrer called the house three days before the young mother and her son vanished. Patricia also pointed out that when author Tammy Mal started her research and speaking to me, she was not an advocate at all but she reversed and ended up advocating for Patricias innocence. Did anyone research to see if she had fallen in love with someone else? Joann Katrinaks Killer Still Has Innocence Advocates(A Woman Scorned, Forensic Files). They can still do that. For one thing, her mother never asked Sandra Ireland to hide the gun, and she retrieved it on the way home the next day she worked as a bus driver and couldnt take it with her to school. Prosecutors offered Patricia a plea deal that would take the death penalty off the table, but she declined. Please try again later. Resides in Bethlehem, PA. Because this case is still in appeal status, the many discrepancies OReilly found are not yet public. 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 . Andy, Sorry to hear about all the losses you have had, i also have been through alot, you had talked about CO, hope life is stable now. At the states request, the instructor wore a wire during a phone conversation with Patricia. Lived In Drake CO, Forest VA, Catasauqua PA. Related To Teresa Katrinak, Veronica Katrinak, . Traupman died in 2016. There was a problem getting your location. Thanks for using Find a Grave, if you have any feedback we would love to hear from you. 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. He had worked as a semi-pro boxer in Las Vegas in his youth and later settled into his own construction business. Joann Katrinak, and her baby, had planned to go Christmas shopping with her mother-in-law but she never arrived to pick her up despite calling to say that she was on her way there. Failed to delete memorial. Try again later. Drake, CO (4) Refine Your Search Results. Survivors include a brother, William Katrinak of Shelton; a sister, Helen Caselli of Milford; nephews, Robert Katrinak of the Sandy Hook section of Newtown, and Richard Bennett of Milford; nieces, Karen Katrinak of North Dakota, Kara and Judy Clarke, both of Bridgeport, and Loretta Ozzie of Shelton. I also find it strange Andy didnt want to move the car when the police told him he could do so!
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