The murders initially made James, called Jimmy, a . I most definitely will not personally afford Patricia a platform, Michael said in an email to ForensicFilesNow.com She had her chance to answer my questions and tell her story in court over 20 years ago. Hopefully she leaves prison in a pine box. Your new password must contain one or more uppercase and lowercase letters, and one or more numbers or special characters. Her son died from exposure or suffocation. Within two years, the couple had moved in together, married, and become the proud parents of a new baby boy they named Alex. Patricias defenders also say Andrew Katrinak staged the scene at his house by prying the door and cutting the phone line. 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 . Then 31 years old, she had lived a rocky existence. Did anyone compare DNA of baby to the husband? Include gps location with grave photos where possible. Stable situation. Please find out if the DNA of the baby was tested!! A horror story. But her reputation wasnt exactly sleek and shiny. Use the links under See more to quickly search for other people with the same last name in the same cemetery, city, county, etc. Make a life-giving gesture. Sad discovery. Katrinak, Andrew J. Andrew Joseph Katrinak, 88, of Bethlehem, died on Wednesday, January 21, 2015 at Blough Healthcare Center in Bethlehem. Katrinak, 26, and her 3-month-old son disappeared on Dec. 15, 1994. Maria, Please accept my deepest sympathies.Bob Massa, Dear Barb and Andy, so sorry to hear about your dad. Skip to main content. Prepare a personalized obituary for someone you loved.. Please contact Find a Grave at [emailprotected] if you need help resetting your password. The sponsor of a memorial may add an additional. 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). Please enter your email and password to sign in. When O'Reilly started doing the research, she believed Patricia (Patty) had been proven guilty and had committed the crimes. Because this case is still in appeal status, the many discrepancies OReilly found are not yet public. Are you adding a grave photo that will fulfill this request? You can customize the cemeteries you volunteer for by selecting or deselecting below. She was always looking for a fight, Gary Gabard told the Morning Call, which noted that he was a head shorter than Patricia. Friends . Patricia Rorrer was a cold woman. This is one that we were not going to forget.. 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. We will review the memorials and decide if they should be merged. Three days later, Joann had plans to pick up her mother-in-law, Veronica Katrinak, to go Christmas shopping. Are you looking for Andrew Katrinak 2016 We are providing you official link and a number of helpful material for your query. In a December 1994 interview, Katrinak mentioned the couple had discussed heading west, perhaps to Colorado. Joanns first husband, New Jersey construction worker Michael Jack, who had reportedly abused her during their marriage, also had a solid alibi. Incriminating words. A few sightings gave them hope but proved empty. This is a carousel with slides. Friends are invited to go "Directly" to St. Michael the Archangel Church, 310 Pulaski Street, Bridgeport, on Wednesday at 9 a.m., where a Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated. ). 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. Because this case is still in appeal status, many of the discrepancies OReilly has found cant be listed, but more things are happening every day. Read the obituary of Veronica Barbara Katrinak (1929 - 2011). No one wants this case brought back up. This account already exists, but the email address still needs to be confirmed. . In the past, Andrew has also been known as Andy Katrinak, Andrew J Katrinik, Andrew J Katrinak, Andrew Katrinah and Andrew J Katrinak. Please contact Find a Grave at [emailprotected] if you need help resetting your password. Something is not right in this case!! Learn about how to make the most of a memorial. Then wont move the car from car parking lot. On some of the hairs were blood later determined to belong to Joann or Alex Katrinak. (610) 868-8531 . An expert will be allowed to examine evidence from the 1994 . As for the murder weapon, police didnt find a .22 caliber pistol on Patricias property, but an ex-boyfriend claimed that she owned one and it would always jam after one shot. Try again later. Joann was fun, likable, beautiful, always happy, said her sister-in-law Cindy Wiard. John P. Katrinak, 90, of Pennsburg, passed away on Wednesday, July 16, 2014 in Pennsburg Manor. She died on December 15, 2019 at the age of 43 after battling several years with a rare abdominal mucous cancer. They also found a photo of Patricia taken 11 days before the homicide. At 17, Patricia dropped out of high school and married landscaper Gary Gabard. We will review the memorials and decide if they should be merged. This account has been disabled. Police quickly excluded Andrew Katrinak from suspicion but identified Rorrer as a potential suspect. Hair we go. All of his cackling made my skin crawl. Something is not right in this case!! After Joann Katrinak, the wife of Patricias former flame, turned up dead along with her infant son, prosecutors suspected Patricia. Remove advertising from a memorial by sponsoring it for just $5. Failed to report flower. His father confirmed his alibi that they were doing construction work together, putting an addition on the house of friends Tom and Kathy Holschwander, at the time of Joanns disappearance. She said that shes no fan of Forensic Files and that the show had many misrepresentations about her case and that shed heard ForensicFilesNow.com mixed up some facts as well. I have doubts as well. No charmed life. The conversation ended with Joann Katrinak angrily telling Rorrer not to call again, police said. Patricia Rorrer, an ex-girlfriend of Joann's husband, was found guilty of the crimes and sentenced to life in prison. There is a problem with your email/password. There was a problem getting your location. 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. cemeteries found in Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA will be saved to your photo volunteer list. And because some of Patricias advocates have suggested Andrew Katrinak had a motive for murder, I checked into whether he had a life insurance payout to gain upon Joanns demise. Are you sure that you want to remove this flower? Love Pam. Lived In Drake CO, Forest VA, Catasauqua PA. Related To Teresa Katrinak, Veronica Katrinak, . This account has been disabled. You are only allowed to leave one flower per day for any given memorial. 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. To add a flower, click the Leave a Flower button. You can always change this later in your Account settings. 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. Patricia Rorrer, an ex-girlfriend of Joanns husband, was found guilty of the crimes and sentenced to life in prison. How she was found guilty on complete circumstantial evidence is beyond me. Katrinak has since moved from his Catasauqua home and could not be reached for comment. To view a photo in more detail or edit captions for photos you added, click the photo to open the photo viewer. 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. She was born in Allentown; the daughter. Save to an Ancestry Tree, a virtual cemetery, your clipboard for pasting or Print. Search above to list available cemeteries. Weak wages. Lehigh County District Attorney Robert Steinberg credited DNA tests with helping to crack the case. I agree, why wasnt the baby DNA tested? Use the links under See more to quickly search for other people with the same last name in the same cemetery, city, county, etc. Thats all for this post. They can still do that. Neely has filed a. 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 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. Andrew lived at address. 10 Memories. More hairs there. Family members linked to this person will appear here. The problem is, she is the only person with any feasible motive to do this Can you even imagine a mother & child in your neighborhood being executed by anyone other than someone with deep emotional & vindictive motives? I just find it IMPOSSIBLE to believe she traveled all that distance and it was not proven. Read the book Convenient Suspect by Tammy Mal. Just saw murder in the Lehigh valley lived 2 blocks from there. Pal stays true. Please reset your password. The ex-boyfriend, Andy Katrinak, could have had access to an old hairbrush or piece of clothing with the hair of Patricia Rorrer on it and framed her for a crime he committed! A single strand of hair uncovers an additional suspect in the killing of a young mother and her baby. Interment in St. Michaels Cemetery, Stratford. based on information from your browser. Always such a sweet and kind man! Please enter your email address and we will send you an email with a reset password code. Failed to remove flower. Funeral homes; Help and advice. 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. He wanted to move to Colorado and she was against it.. Most of all, Patricia said, she would like a rematch with prosecutor Michael McIntyre. Because the police have NEVER done that before. But to me this ommission was intentional. Discarding any notes from his statement and not following up on anything he told them. Rorrer met Andrew Katrinak in New Jersey in 1984, said Pennsylvania State Police Capt. Previously sponsored memorials or famous memorials will not have this option. Try again later. Quickly see who the memorial is for and when they lived and died and where they are buried. No one was going to contradict the straight shooting honest cop-whether the event/bullying/intimidation was witnessed or not. In TV clips, Andrew didnt come off as anguished. 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. Oops, something didn't work. He had worked as a semi-pro boxer in Las Vegas in his youth and later settled into his own construction business. I knew when Andy got married and I was happy for him. Katrinak, Andrew J.Andrew Joseph Katrinak, 88, of Bethlehem, died on Wednesday, January 21, 2015 at Blough Healthcare Center in Bethlehem. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Tammy Malinowski OReilly is a writer and true crime enthusiast. Patty was clearly home when Andy called her mother, why not check the moms phone records to her daughter at 3am. I dont even know its Christmas.. Try again. Andrew Katrinak said he found his basement door ajar and removed from its hinges, and a phone line had been cut. 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. 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. Translation on Find a Grave is an ongoing project. Pop Katrinak what a wonderful, giving and loving man. Was the babys DNA tested to follow up on the witnesses account of a couple fihting? 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. Katrinak, 26, and her 3-month-old son disappeared on Dec. 15, 1994. based on information from your browser. This relationship is not possible based on lifespan dates. Did they test the DNA of the baby to see if the father Andy Katrinak was actually the father? Rorrer was convicted of murdering Joann Katrinak and her 3 month old son. You need a Find a Grave account to continue. She failed miserably to convince me, or anyone else who mattered, of her innocence. 1. Youre in no position to judge. Remind me to never go to that part of PA. You all need to look at all the evidence they have on Rorrer n this damn case..where the bodies were found..hmm just so happens to b Rorrers past horse stomping grounds..the phone calls she made to Joann up until she disappeared n then the calls stopped..Andy n Joann were happy n that was his damn baby..it was all over pure jealousy think about it Rorrer shot her in the face..Joann was a beautiful girl and shes not and Joann had Andy and she didnt and Joann had Andys baby and Rorrer had a baby boy that died around the same age as Alex..Rorrer was ate up with jealousy if she couldnt have Andy then neither was Joann so bottom line Rorrer guilty 100% and she is where she needs to be the only thing messed up in this damn case is that she did not get the death penalty!! December 15th, 1994. The day she passed was her 62nd anniversary of the day she married her loving husband, Andrew Katrinak of Bethlehem. He was born in Bethlehem son of the late Martin and Theresa (Novotney) Katrinak. They always bring their boyfriends out to the barn at least once. Please ensure you have given Find a Grave permission to access your location in your browser settings. On a secret recording, Patricia asked Jarrett to vouch for her attendance or she might go to the electric char. Obituary Send Flowers Katrinak, Andrew J.Andrew Joseph Katrinak, 88, of Bethlehem, died on Wednesday, January 21, 2015 at Blough Healthcare Center in Bethlehem. Are you sure that you want to remove this flower? You have such a beautiful soul and will be deeply missed. There is 1 volunteer for this cemetery. 4. For memorials with more than one photo, additional photos will appear here or on the photos tab. Getting your facts from documentaries isnt the way to go. Rorrer, formerly of the Phillipsburg and High Bridge areas, was living in Linwood, North Carolina,. 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. I believe innocence. There was a problem getting your location. Today, Patricia Lynne Rorrer resides in State Correctional Institute at Muncy, a medium and maximum security facility that has the highest rate of cancer of all prisons in Pennsylvania, according to a story from northcentralpa.com. According to a Morning Call account from March 5, 1998: McIntyre leaned forward conspiratorially like someone trying to persuade another to tell a secret, lowered his voice and said: Heres what I want to know: After you killed Joann Katrinak, did you kill that baby or just leave it to die?. The mother had been beaten and shot in the. To add a flower, click the Leave a Flower button. The Free Patricia Rorrer page responds to comments from supporters (How is this even possible that this woman is still in jail?!? Prosecutor pounds away. When OReilly started doing the research, she believed Patricia (Patty) had been proven guilty and had committed the crimes. In July 1995, they searched Rorrers home. When she read Truman Capotes In Cold Blood at the age of 10, she was totally hooked. Joann Katrinak had plans to meet her mother for an afternoon of Christmas shopping. Meanwhile, interest in Patricias plight continues on social media. 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. Patricia and her husband broke up after the babys death. If she took public transportation, no one saw her? My husband passed away of a broken heart, Sarah OConnor said on the Montel Williams Show in 2001. State police and the Philadelphia division of the FBI appealed to the public for leads. Andrew Katrinak buried his wife and infant son yesterday, four months after he began a frantic, nationwide search for them that ended without answers this week in a patch of Lehigh County woods. 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. Strands of the accuseds dyed-blond hair at two crime scenes proved it. I dont think she was ever scared until we put the cuffs on her.. On April 9, 1995, the bodies of Joann Marie Katrinak and her 15-week-old son, Alex, were found in an isolated location. 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. 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. Andrew P. Marinak, 92, of Charleston, SC and formerly of Little River, SC and Steelton, died Sunday, September 19, 2021 in Carter Assisted Living, Charleston, SC. Verify and try again. (Disclaimer: Im not a big fan of eyewitnesses who come forward years after the fact, but its possible). cemeteries found in Bethlehem, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, USA will be saved to your photo volunteer list. 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. OReilly started writing her own stories while in grade school and wrote her first full-length novel when she was 15 years old. These documentaries only show what they want in order to reinforce their case. cemeteries found within kilometers of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. But investigators conceded they had no solid evidence against Andrew. This browser does not support getting your location. 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. 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. The day she passed was her 62nd anniversary of the day she married her loving husband, Andrew Katrinak of Bethlehem. 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. Forensic tests suggested the hair found in the car and at the murder scene came from Patricia. Oops, we were unable to send the email. Its time to give the FBI laboratory some credit, Reutter said. Remove advertising from a memorial by sponsoring it for just $5. A year later, his wife and son were dead and a For Sale sign stood outside their home. Thank you for fulfilling this photo request. She was also accused of breaking into barns, stealing horses, and underfeeding the ones she owned. Dont think he would think that way that early in her dissappearance. cemeteries found within kilometers of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. They released a poster of Joann and Alex, noting that the baby had almond-shaped blue eyes, weighed 18 pounds, and was circumcised. Are you sure that you want to delete this memorial? Edit a memorial you manage or suggest changes to the memorial manager. ), The Wrong Man investigators Ira Todd and Joe Kennedy have some theories of their own. He lived in 1910, at address, Connecticut. Edit a memorial you manage or suggest changes to the memorial manager. His favorite rattle, shaped like a phone, lay near the crime scene. I think its highly probable that a Police Officer would notice a cut phone line if it was in the area he checked. Its definitely getting rougher every day, Andrew told the Morning Call. Not gender neutral. Born in Charleroi, PA, he was a son of the late Martin and Katharina (Mateychak) Katrinak. Andrew J Katrinak, 68. A system error has occurred. Please enter your email and password to sign in. Obituary Frederick John Katrinak, age 70, formerly of Perryopolis, passed away Friday, January 24, 2020. Dance defense. Horrible situation. Are you sure that you want to report this flower to administrators as offensive or abusive? Joann Katrinak and her infant son were brutally murdered. I thought the same thing from the start!!!!!! You are nearing the transfer limit for memorials managed by Find a Grave. Oops, we were unable to send the email. Try again later. He was born in Bethlehem son of the late Martin. Their bodies were found in a patch of Heidelberg Township woods four months later. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/177355560/andrew-gerald-katrinak. Something so simple as hair color could have solved this case from the start. Resend Activation Email. Although the family didnt want to talk to the writer, Patty Rorrer did. on Saturday, September10, 2011. Was it before or after the murder?? Andrew J. Katrinak. Learn more about managing a memorial . And Patricia wasnt all edges. I also communicated with Patricia via email to get her input on some matters. Seriously, he really knew she NEVER pulled straight into a parking place??? 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. Failed to report flower. They had no murder weapon and no witnesses to tie Patty and Joann together yet there is a witness to tie Andy and Joanne together, probably the last person to her alive.
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