Joanns family was unwilling to speak with OReilly. 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. Her son died from exposure or suffocation. Andrew Katrinak found in Drake. More than 20 years after her conviction, Patricia Rorrer still has advocates working to exonerate her. It is not fair & an lnjustice to those individuals who have legitimately been convicted falsely & deserve further legal assistance (and publicity) ! To use this feature, use a newer browser. or don't show this againI am good at figuring things out. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/177355560/andrew-gerald-katrinak. 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. Resend Activation Email. 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 really never thought of it again.. All This is bull the writer is just looking for notoriety and that criminal is were she belongsShe did it, she killed the mother and child and now after years in jail she found a writer that is hungry for fame I also read a lot of true case stories mainly Ann Rule and many others..I do not know this so call writer and i do not want to. Katrinak has since moved from his Catasauqua home and could not be reached for comment. The Free Patricia Rorrer page responds to comments from supporters (How is this even possible that this woman is still in jail?!? There was an error deleting this problem. 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? Prove them wrong! My husband passed away of a broken heart, Sarah OConnor said on the Montel Williams Show in 2001. Drake, CO (4) Refine Your Search Results. Prepare a personalized obituary for someone you loved.. Please reset your password. Within two years, the couple had moved in together, married, and become the proud parents of a new baby boy they named Alex. was able to get a mother and baby out of the house get fully clothed and Andy her loving husband not hear anything? He retired as a general foreman at Bethlehem Steel in 1981 after 30 years of employment. Right away it smelled funny. "Andrew Katrinak" obituary 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 1 volunteer for this cemetery. Investigators confirmed she had bought a .22-caliber Jennings semiautomatic pistol that could have fired the bullet that killed Joann Katrinak. Dial-a-problem. Patricias professional life included short-lived gigs as a Century 21 real estate agent and an Oldsmobile salesperson. The series was produced by Joe Berlinger, who made the Paradise Lost documentaries, which garnered actor Johnny Depps attention and ultimately helped free the West Memphis Three. Until next time, cheers. Verify and try again. or don't show this againI am good at figuring things out. 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. Together they had a baby girl, Nicole. Some lawyers call microscopic hair analysis junk science that today wouldnt qualify as evidence in a trial like Rorrers. Dont think he would think that way that early in her dissappearance. Discarding any notes from his statement and not following up on anything he told them. Book her. Remove advertising from a memorial by sponsoring it for just $5. Skip to main content. She was always looking for a fight, Gary Gabard told the Morning Call, which noted that he was a head shorter than Patricia. Resides in Bethlehem, PA. Thats all for this post. How did she drive 500 miles and back? Inside the locked 1992 vehicle, police discovered some strands of blond hair stained with dried blood. 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. He was born in Bethlehem son of the late Martin and Theresa (Novotney) Katrinak. 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. Still, no good leads materialized. Aside from the hair, there was almost zero forensic evidence. 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. . Add to your scrapbook. Then, from 1989 to 1991, she had stories published in True Detective Magazine under the name Tammy Mal. At the age of 47, 40 years after she first fell in love with her genre, she self-published her first book, Little Girl Lost: The True Story of the Vandling Murder, a well-researched book about the murder of 9-year-old Mae Barrett in 1945. She never showed. Family members linked to this person will appear here. Try again later. Patricia and her husband broke up after the babys death. The authorities charged her with two counts of murder. John P. Katrinak, 90, of Pennsburg, passed away on Wednesday, July 16, 2014 in Pennsburg Manor. I have no idea whether Patricia Rorrer is innocent or guilty, but there are enough discrepancies for me to strongly question whether she received a fair trial and just treatment from the agencies investigating her. He would be alive today if it were not for Patricia Rorrer. The mild-mannered Sarah died in 2019 at the age of 83. 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. What did she drive back home in? She would let it go-thinking that justice was served and she would now have to do her time for committing the crime! 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. He knew the location would cast blame on rorrer who he very quickly named as a suspect in this case. They returned with a guilty verdict and a sentence of two life terms. Does it not occur to you that Andy (her previous partner) was also aware of this location? Charles Robert, the 3-month-old son she had with Gary Gabard, died of sudden infant death syndrome; Patricia found him blue in his crib. For memorials with more than one photo, additional photos will appear here or on the photos tab. Found more than one record for entered Email, You need to confirm this account before you can sign in. Bethlehem, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, USA. Sounds like the police and investigators were for sure trying to close a case anyway they could, from changing the police report, possibly the hairs, dismissing the hair in her hand, and dismissing a witness!! The email does not appear to be a valid email address. Rorrer's ex-boyfriend, Andrew Katrinak, was the husband of Joann Katrinak and Alex's father. Remember the how the case back in he 80s when those 4 black boys were wrongfully accused and police mishandled THAT CASE!! based on information from your browser. Your email address will not be published. In April 1995, the family buried Joann and Alex in a single bronze casket after a funeral mass at a Bethlehem church. As for Joanns parents, her father died a year after the murder. 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. They allege that the North Carolina resident stealthily drove 500 miles to Pennsylvania and killed out of a sense of deadly indignation. Food for thought. Something is not right in this case!! Ide like to know WHEN Patricia actually dyed her hair dark?? Andrew described his existence with Joanne and Alex as a little Camelot., Ex-spouse off list. Although the family didnt want to talk to the writer, Patty Rorrer did. Segn se rumora, Andrew Katrinak haba discutido con Joann para la poca de los hechos porque segn l, Alex no era su hijo y le pidi incluso una prueba de paternidad. cemeteries found in Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA will be saved to your photo volunteer list. Are you sure that you want to report this flower to administrators as offensive or abusive? This memorial has been copied to your clipboard. Read the book Convenient Suspect by Tammy Mal. 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. Tragedy also touched Patricias life. Its time to give the FBI laboratory some credit, Reutter said. Hopefully she leaves prison in a pine box. Please ensure you have given Find a Grave permission to access your location in your browser settings. Mary was born in August 1891, in Connecticut. How would an intruder find it? The couple moved into Andrew's sturdy brick house at 740 Front Street in Catasauqua, Pennsylvania. The prosecutor laughed and humiliated her in the interview. On some of the hairs were blood later determined to belong to Joann or Alex Katrinak. One witness said he saw two people arguing about a baby not being his. Was Michael friends with anyone on the investigating police force or employees there? There was an error deleting this problem. Testimony from Walter Blalock contradicted Patricias claim that she never had a gun. 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! Family members linked to this person will appear here. She asked to speak with Andrew, who was home during the call; Joann refused. That prosecutor with the greasy yellow teeth made me sick. Thank you for fulfilling this photo request. Use the links under See more to quickly search for other people with the same last name in the same cemetery, city, county, etc. During Patricias hours-long turn in the witness chair, Michael McIntyre grilled her relentlessly. They were married 62 years. Dental records helped identify the woman as Joann Katrinak. 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). Found more than one record for entered Email, You need to confirm this account before you can sign in. on Saturday, September10, 2011. Pop Katrinak what a wonderful, giving and loving man. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Joann M Katrinak. But her passion for writing and True Crime stayed with her. 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. Please try again later. Pal stays true. 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 . based on information from your browser. You have chosen this person to be their own family member. Those who knew Joann pointed out that she didnt like to drive in reverse and would have never parked that way. Did the police check Rorrers car and check the mileage? ), And in another bombshell, Joanns good friend Karen Devine said Joann planned to leave Andrew after the holidays. Try again later. They can still do that. Translation on Find a Grave is an ongoing project. Most of all, Patricia said, she would like a rematch with prosecutor Michael McIntyre. They can still do that. U.S.M.C. On April 9, 1995, the bodies of Joann Marie Katrinak and her 15-week-old son, Alex, were found in an isolated location. Lived In Drake CO, Forest VA, Catasauqua PA. Related To Teresa Katrinak, Veronica Katrinak, . But thats just some of the ammo on Team Patricias battleship. Please complete the captcha to let us know you are a real person. Save to an Ancestry Tree, a virtual cemetery, your clipboard for pasting or Print. Year should not be greater than current year. Rev. 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. Which memorial do you think is a duplicate of Andrew Katrinak (141663367)? 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. A hearing is taking place April 5, in an effort to give Neely access to evidence that was referred to but never provided to the jury during the trial. Thanks for using Find a Grave, if you have any feedback we would love to hear from you. cemeteries found within kilometers of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. This is crucial. 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. Andrew told investigators that the unpleasant phone call between Joann and Patricia happened just three days before his wifes disappearance. Failed to remove flower. Was it before or after the murder?? Why was the police scene cleared at 11pm that door and phone lines would have jumped out at anyone!! To use this feature, use a newer browser. 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. She just stayed in touch with everybody, Kathy Barber said in her interview on NBCs Murder in Lehigh Valley: Keith Morrison Reports in 2017. After she wrote them a letter asking for an interview she was contacted not by the family, but by the officer who investigated the case and was told: Nobody wants you digging into this case, and no one is going to cooperate with you. 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. Formerly of the Phillipsburg and High Bridge areas, Rorrer was living in Linwood, North Carolina, when . Oops, some error occurred while uploading your photo(s). On a secret recording, Patricia asked Jarrett to vouch for her attendance or she might go to the electric char. 1. Rorrer, formerly of the Phillipsburg and High Bridge areas, was living in Linwood, North Carolina,. Plus, he had only a minimal life insurance policy on Joann and he passed polygraphs, according to The FBI Files: Family Secrets. How she was found guilty on complete circumstantial evidence is beyond me. Are you sure that you want to delete this photo? You are nearing the transfer limit for memorials managed by Find a Grave. How did he make these calls? Born in Charleroi, PA, he was a son of the late Martin and Katharina (Mateychak) Katrinak. The procedure called mitochondrial DNA testing is relatively new to law enforcement. 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. A few sightings gave them hope but proved empty. Does anyone know what city Mrs.Rorrer.. live in in N.C. Patricia is totally not guilty of this horrible crime she was framed I pray she will be out of jail someday. Who do you think IA would support and believe in those days- their brothers in blue or the crazy man? Please enter your email and password to sign in. They always bring their boyfriends out to the barn at least once. 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. 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. Use Escape keyboard button or the Close button to close the carousel. He comes home and finds them gone and goes right to the basement. Steinberg said that even after the spotlight faded, investigators lived with this case day in and day out, week in and week out., We remember cases, he said. (A good point. All Filters. (Media sources vary as to whether she actually worked at the stable or just rented a stall there for her own horse.). A newspaper account described Patricia as a soft-spoken, demure woman who had a sweet Southern accent and wore feminine clothes in court. Barry Grube, one of the few, if not only, police officers sympathetic to Patricias cause, noted that Andrew didnt seem particularly frantic while authorities searched desperately for his wife and son. A hearing is scheduled for April 5, asking to give Attorney Neely access to evidence that was referred to but not provided to the jury during the trial. Are you adding a grave photo that will fulfill this request? 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. These documentaries only show what they want in order to reinforce their case. 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. In the rorrers case why did they not dna the baby to make sure it belong to the husband of the deceased woman. And dance instructor William Jarrett couldnt remember whether she attended his dance class at the club the night of Joanns disappearance. This is one that we were not going to forget.. One on one? He retired as a general foreman at Bethlehem Steel in 1981 after 30 years of employment. Six of those hairs were found in the headrest of Joann Katrinaks tan Toyota, left in a lot just 50 yards from her home. Failed to report flower. Please ensure you have given Find a Grave permission to access your location in your browser settings. Drag images here or select from your computer for Andrew Gerald Katrinak memorial. Her mother, Patricia Chambers, provided day care for their baby son, Charles. He was born in Bethlehem son of the late Martin. Unfortunately it was the worst scenario," he said. Becoming a Find a Grave member is fast, easy and FREE. If he wasnt the father it would collaborate that Andy and Joann might have had a heated argument prior to her death (as the older man had suggested). KOREAN WARSon of Martin & Theresa (Novotney) Katrinak and husband to Veronica B. Catasauqua, Pennsylvania. Please find out if the DNA of the baby was tested!! 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. There is a problem with your email/password. 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? Edit a memorial you manage or suggest changes to the memorial manager. They totally avoid anything that will compromise their presentation. Police couldnt determine whether the baby died of exposure or suffocation. Steinberg said Katrinak left the area to follow a dream that he and his wife once planned. Supposedly he did not see the cut line for several hours after identifying that his wife and son were missing. My condolences to Joannes family though, because justice has not been served to them and another persons family has lost someone too. Lehigh County District Attorney Robert Steinberg credited DNA tests with helping to crack the case. For memorials with more than one photo, additional photos will appear here or on the photos tab. Great communicator. DA s took the easy way out. 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. Awful and cold blooded what she did. He was preceded in death by brother Richard, in infancy, parents John Katrinak and Mary Litvin Katrinak, brothers-in-law Jim Marchelletta and George Ryan and sister-in-law Betty Jean Katrinak. 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. Obituary Frederick John Katrinak, age 70, formerly of Perryopolis, passed away Friday, January 24, 2020. He said he will seek the death penalty. And James Pfeiffer and Jim Burke have remained on her side. shame on him. Media galore. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Tammy Malinowski OReilly is a writer and true crime enthusiast. I dont even know its Christmas.. Way too many holes in this investigation. And in November 1995, they received her hair and blood samples. Are you looking for Andrew Katrinak 2016 We are providing you official link and a number of helpful material for your query. So many great points already made here by people on the outside looking at the presented evidence and questions that need to be answered. I also communicated with Patricia via email to get her input on some matters. This was one of the first cases of DNA being successfully used in a criminal i. This account already exists, but the email address still needs to be confirmed. Andrew F Katrinak, 1882 - 1947 Andrew F Katrinak was born on month day 1882, at birth place. Katrinak was ordained in 1996. Rorrers case went to trial in 1998. I dont think she was ever scared until we put the cuffs on her.. Nailed? He was the loving husband of the late Veronica Barbara Katrinak. Get email updates about Andrew Katrinak delivered directly to your inbox. Crooked investigation and prosecution authorities saw to that. If you have questions, please contact [emailprotected]. Why would somebody tell you, theyre going to fry me, if they didnt do it? Jarrett told Wrong Man. KOREAN WAR Son of Martin & Theresa (Novotney) Katrinak and husband to Veronica B. Katrinak, Andrew J. Andrew Joseph Katrinak, 88, of Bethlehem, died on Wednesday, January 21, 2015 at Blough Healthcare Center in Bethlehem. December 15th, 1994. You mean to tell me that she broke into that basement and from the look of those pictures it seems like that would have made a lot of noise to wake anybody up. Further, an early FBI report said the hairs found in the car had no roots which contain the DNA suggesting an evidence switcheroo. Thanks for your help! I think the husband kill them both he had no tears in his eyes at any time. Two more hairs were found near the bodies, one in a diaper bag and another among some debris, state police Maj. Robert Werts explained. This account has been disabled. Share this memorial using social media sites or email. ALLENTOWN A woman convicted of kidnapping and murdering a Catasauqua mother and her baby in 1994 should get a new hearing, says her defense attorney, who claims the prosecutio When OReilly started doing the research, she believed Patricia (Patty) had been proven guilty and had committed the crimes. Stable situation. A single strand of hair uncovers an additional suspect in the killing of a young mother and her baby. Tammy Malinowski OReilly of Union Dale is a True Crime writer, writing under the name Tammy Mal. Her research into the 1994 Katrinak murders in Catasauqua has potentially uncovered new evidence in the case. 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