You are nearing the transfer limit for memorials managed by Find a Grave. You can always change this later in your Account settings. We have set your language to Someone had shot Joann in the face with a .22-caliber pistol, then beaten her about the head hitting her 19 times in all with a blunt object. Hi, probably silly and too basic Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate, or jump to a slide with the slide dots. No one wants this case brought back up. Please enter your email address and we will send you an email with a reset password code. 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!! 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. 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. Do we have a record of account of a phone repair company going out to his residence to fix this CUT LINE before he made these phone calls to Pattys mom? It showed her usually all-brown hair haphazardly highlighted blond. (We didnt get into the specifics.). This account already exists, but the email address still needs to be confirmed. Steinberg said Katrinak left the area to follow a dream that he and his wife once planned. The sponsor of a memorial may add an additional. Your new password must contain one or more uppercase and lowercase letters, and one or more numbers or special characters. New state, new man. Daughter of George & Margaret Panik and wife of Andrew Katrinak. 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. You can always change this later in your Account settings. I think its highly probable that a Police Officer would notice a cut phone line if it was in the area he checked. He had worked as a semi-pro boxer in Las Vegas in his youth and later settled into his own construction business. We will review the memorials and decide if they should be merged. Tuesday, August 30, 2022 No Result If you subscribe to Hulu and upgrade to Starz (theres a free one-week trial offer), you can stream the Wrong Man episodes about Patricia Rorrer. Please contact Find a Grave at [emailprotected] if you need help resetting your password. The authorities charged her with two counts of murder. Both sides agree Joann hung up on Patricia. Andrew told investigators that the unpleasant phone call between Joann and Patricia happened just three days before his wifes disappearance. Later, they both worked 12-hour graveyard shifts at a textile factory. Quickly see who the memorial is for and when they lived and died and where they are buried. For memorials with more than one photo, additional photos will appear here or on the photos tab. The couple moved into Andrew's sturdy brick house at 740 Front Street in Catasauqua, Pennsylvania. Your account has been locked for 30 minutes due to too many failed sign in attempts. They allege that the North Carolina resident stealthily drove 500 miles to Pennsylvania and killed out of a sense of deadly indignation. 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. They had a son, Alex Martin, in August of 1994. The police were probably under a great deal of pressure to solve this case, so it seems as though they tried to fit a square peg into a round hole, disregarding ethics and possibly even the law. Andrew lived at address. More than two years after Joann Katrinak and her infant son, Alex, vanished from their Catasauqua home, state police on Tuesday charged her husbands ex-girlfriend with killing them. Further, an early FBI report said the hairs found in the car had no roots which contain the DNA suggesting an evidence switcheroo. According to the sources: KATRINA, EMILIE M. was born 14 March 1893, received Social Security number 277-18-3151 (indicating Ohio) and, Death Master File says, died 30 August 1988 Obituary Send Flowers Katrinak, Andrew J.Andrew Joseph Katrinak, 88, of Bethlehem, died on Wednesday, January 21, 2015 at Blough Healthcare Center in Bethlehem. DNA testing revealed the blood came from either Joann or her son. There was a problem getting your location. Walmart woe. Flowers added to the memorial appear on the bottom of the memorial or here on the Flowers tab. Prosecutors offered Patricia a plea deal that would take the death penalty off the table, but she declined. Its time to give the FBI laboratory some credit, Reutter said. He comes home and finds them gone and goes right to the basement. 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. 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. 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. Learn about how to make the most of a memorial. Are you sure that you want to remove this flower? From more than 10,000 official documents including Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) reports, FBI Files, forensic lab results, and the 6,500-page trial transcript, four years of intensive research, countless interviews with those involved, and hundreds of letters, phone calls and personal visits with Patricia Rorrer, OReilly found details that didnt add up, had never been made public, and that raised serious questions about the case and Pattys guilt. 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. Please enter your email and password to sign in. Katrina King Andrew Greensboro, North Carolina Also known as: katrina.k.andrew Guilford County Department of Public Health WFMY News 2 Katrina currently lives in Greensboro, NC. Or did they? (Panik) Katrinak. The Innocence Project has declined to take her case. Conflicting versions. Patricias accusers theorized that she resented Joanns domestic bliss with the tall, athletic Andrew Katrinak. Phone records confirmed Patricia placed the earlier call from North Carolina, not Pennsylvania. The family just wants to be left alone.. Make a life-giving gesture. Six years of research later, she isnt so sure. She was born on Jan. 24, 1964, in eastern Pennsylvania and moved back and forth between there and Davidson County, North Carolina. This account already exists, but the email address still needs to be confirmed. Katrinak has since moved from his Catasauqua home and could not be reached for comment. No one was going to contradict the straight shooting honest cop-whether the event/bullying/intimidation was witnessed or not. 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. Then finds the phone disconnected. Make sure that the file is a photo. 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. Weve updated the security on the site. Found more than one record for entered Email, You need to confirm this account before you can sign in. I was surprised that I did not hear about the gun in the program last night. Highly charged case. A system error has occurred. When I finished my. Please enter your email and password to sign in. Please ensure you have given Find a Grave permission to access your location in your browser settings. Thanks for using Find a Grave, if you have any feedback we would love to hear from you. ), And in another bombshell, Joanns good friend Karen Devine said Joann planned to leave Andrew after the holidays. Plus, he had only a minimal life insurance policy on Joann and he passed polygraphs, according to The FBI Files: Family Secrets. 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. GREAT NEWS! "Andrew Katrinak" obituary results. Oops, some error occurred while uploading your photo(s). I find it appalling and scary that the police labeled a potential witness as crazy and disregarded his statement-even finding humor (on television) in denying this man an opportunity to discuss what he witnessed. Family members linked to this person will appear here. On closer inspection, he saw it was the body of a woman. Andrew Katrinak 's birthday is 09/01/1954 and is 68 years old. All photos uploaded successfully, click on the Done button to see the photos in the gallery. Aside from the hair, there was almost zero forensic evidence. The email does not appear to be a valid email address. His favorite rattle, shaped like a phone, lay near the crime scene. I also find it strange Andy didnt want to move the car when the police told him he could do so! Rorrer was a Phillipsburg, N.J., native who moved with her family to North Carolina in 1978, then returned to the Lehigh Valley in 1984. Create an obituary. Tragedy also touched Patricias life. Irelands husband buried it in the yard because he didnt feel comfortable with a firearm inside, she said. Three days later, Joann had plans to pick up her mother-in-law, Veronica Katrinak, to go Christmas shopping. Great catch. 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). How could I explain to my daughter years later that I took a plea for something I didnt do? she said. He retired as a general foreman at Bethlehem Steel in 1981 after 30 years of employment. Its definitely getting rougher every day, Andrew told the Morning Call. She asked to speak with Andrew, who was home during the call; Joann refused. Patricia seemed like the girl next door but all of a sudden, something snapped, Katrinak later told Wrong Man investigators. I cant lose them, he told the media. The retired DA is an arrogant asshole. Find the obituary of Frederick Katrinak (1949 - 2020) from Perryopolis, PA. Leave your condolences to the family on this memorial page or send flowers to show you care. 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. Until next time, cheers. Try again. Patricia Rorrer has been portrayed as a bully, petty thief, neglectful horse owner, and heartless killer or a sweet, caring friend railroaded by authorities desperate to solve a double-murder case that snagged worldwide interest. Learn about how to make the most of a memorial. Your cousin Cindy. Has anyone considered looking for photos of Patricia immediately prior to the murders? No show. Strands of the accuseds dyed-blond hair at two crime scenes proved it. Horrible situation. Katrinak said Monsignor Robert Siffrin, general vicar of Youngstown, was looking for priests from Slovakia, "I met him (Siffrin) 10 years ago. Remove advertising from a memorial by sponsoring it for just $5. 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. Some lawyers call microscopic hair analysis junk science that today wouldnt qualify as evidence in a trial like Rorrers. Continuing with this request will add an alert to the cemetery page and any new volunteers will have the opportunity to fulfill your request. 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. A year later, his wife and son were dead and a For Sale sign stood outside their home. Hopefully she leaves prison in a pine box. Arrangements under the care and direction of the Frank M. Radozycki & Sons Funeral Home, 305 Pulaski Street, Bridgeport (directly across from St. Michaels Church).Published in Connecticut Post from Nov. 9 to Nov. 10, 2004, Thank you for fulfilling this photo request. At 17, Patricia dropped out of high school and married landscaper Gary Gabard. Add to your scrapbook. Patricias professional life included short-lived gigs as a Century 21 real estate agent and an Oldsmobile salesperson. 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Use the links under See more to quickly search for other people with the same last name in the same cemetery, city, county, etc. Use Escape keyboard button or the Close button to close the carousel. Loving father of Brittany, Lizzie and Teagan. 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. Unbloody vehicle. 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. He had worked as a semi-pro boxer in Las Vegas in his youth and later settled into his own construction business. Learn more about managing a memorial . On April 9, 1995, a Heidelberg farmer found the remains of two bodies in a patch of woods. It is not fair & an lnjustice to those individuals who have legitimately been convicted falsely & deserve further legal assistance (and publicity) ! Weak wages. Resend Activation Email, Please check the I'm not a robot checkbox, If you want to be a Photo Volunteer you must enter a ZIP Code or select your location on the map. The suspect, Patricia L. Rorrer, 33, was arrested at 5:50 a.m. at the Linwood, N.C., home she shares with her mother. 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. He was the loving husband of the late Veronica Barbara Katrinak. Get email updates about Andrew Katrinak delivered directly to your inbox. He wanted to move to Colorado and she was against it.. Resides in Bethlehem, PA. Your Scrapbook is currently empty. on Saturday, September10, 2011. Friends . Updated: October 6, 2011 Biography ID: 20353980 Jump to: Biography Memories Family Tree Followers OReilly has been interviewed on You Be the Judge and has been invited to speak at libraries, historical societies and local book clubs. 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. The December 1994 kidnappings of Joann Katrinak and her 4-month-old son, Alex. . Police slowly built a case against Patricia. Together they had a baby girl, Nicole. Katrinak and his wife had been happily married for more than a year when he left the house that December morning to go to his construction job. (Panik) Katrinak. 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. Still, no good leads materialized. John P. Katrinak, 90, of Pennsburg, passed away on Wednesday, July 16, 2014 in Pennsburg Manor. Deal refused. Photos larger than 8Mb will be reduced. She was always looking for a fight, Gary Gabard told the Morning Call, which noted that he was a head shorter than Patricia. I watched the 2 part show right now. Browse Locations. Meanwhile, interest in Patricias plight continues on social media. The Irish-Italian girl had full, fluffy dark hair, olive skin, and a pretty face. Fifteen or 20 years ago, this is the sort of crime that could have possibly gone unsolved, state police Capt. 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 For memorials with more than one photo, additional photos will appear here or on the photos tab. Previously sponsored memorials or famous memorials will not have this option. An infant was lying face down on her stomach. cemeteries found within kilometers of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. You have chosen this person to be their own family member. The mother had been beaten and shot in the face. The Worldwide Womens Criminal Justice Networks website also points to a bombshell: In 2015, the Justice Department acknowledged that most of the team members from an FBI microscopic hair comparison unit gave prosecutors flawed data from 1980 to 2000 that could have unjustly contributed to a number convictions including Patricia Rorrers. Just in case I wanted to give you my thoughts. Now, I read the FBI admits errors in hair testing over decades for hundreds of cases. Was it before or after the murder?? 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. memorial page for Veronica Barbara Panik Katrinak (11 Jul 1929-14 Sep 2011), Find a Grave Memorial ID 77704153, citing Saints Cyril and Methodius Catholic . On April 9, 1995, the bodies of Joann Marie Katrinak and her 15-week-old son, Alex, were found in an isolated location. 1968 - 1995 Born October 11, 1968 Death April 9, 1995 Summary Joann M Katrinak was born on October 11, 1968, and died at age 26 years old on April 9, 1995. (A good point. English Pal stays true. And yikes, he discovered someone had cut one of the houses phone lines and pried the hinge on the basement door. After one bullet didnt kill Joann, the gun locked up, so Patricia had to beat her to death, according to the prosecution. I watched the 2 part show right now. Her alibi about going to the club, called Cowboys Nitelife, got fuzzy when investigators discovered she hadnt signed the guest book on that day. The state made a case fueled by circumstantial evidence and public outrage over the deaths of a modern-day madonna and child. I thought you might like to see a memorial for Andrew Joseph Katrinak I found on Findagrave.com. Discarding any notes from his statement and not following up on anything he told them. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate, or jump to a slide with the slide dots. I was able to email with Patricia via the PrisonConnect platform around Christmastime. May you enjoy your glorious mansion in heaven that is well deserved. He was the husband of Fay C. (Moll) Katrinak, celebrating 64 years of marriage on November 19, 2013. After Joann Katrinak, the wife of Patricias former flame, turned up dead along with her infant son, prosecutors suspected Patricia. Most of all, Patricia said, she would like a rematch with prosecutor Michael McIntyre. Use Escape keyboard button or the Close button to close the carousel. Why did the officer get so mad that he pushed the gentleman, injuring him? 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. Joann was fun, likable, beautiful, always happy, said her sister-in-law Cindy Wiard. So many great points already made here by people on the outside looking at the presented evidence and questions that need to be answered. They wanted a more relaxed lifestyle. Remind me to never go to that PA. There is 1 volunteer for this cemetery. GREAT NEWS! 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. And she would just call out of the blue., According to the Free Patricia Rorrer page on Facebook:I called him to let him know that I was going to the USA finals for a horse show. cemeteries found within kilometers of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. cemeteries found in Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA will be saved to your photo volunteer list. 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. The prosecution alleged that after the murder, Patricia drove Joanns car to McCartys parking lot and backed it into a parking space. We have set your language to I believe innocence. I dont even know its Christmas.. Traupman died in 2016. They can still do that. 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. Andrew Katrinak said he found his basement door ajar and removed from its hinges, and a phone line had been cut. Why would somebody tell you, theyre going to fry me, if they didnt do it? Jarrett told Wrong Man. December 15th, 1994. 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. 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 Seriously, he really knew she NEVER backed into a parking place??? She just stayed in touch with everybody, Kathy Barber said in her interview on NBCs Murder in Lehigh Valley: Keith Morrison Reports in 2017. More hairs there. Advocates for her innocence complain of hype surrounding the case. Katrinak, Andrew J.Andrew Joseph Katrinak, 88, of Bethlehem, died on Wednesday, January 21, 2015 at Blough Healthcare Center in Bethlehem. Include gps location with grave photos where possible. You have such a beautiful soul and will be deeply missed. The day she passed was her 62nd anniversary of the day she married her loving husband, Andrew Katrinak of Bethlehem. Mary was born in August 1891, in Connecticut. Previously sponsored memorials or famous memorials will not have this option. Andrew J. Katrinak. Police identified the pair as Joann and Alex Katrinak. For this week, I looked into the defenders reasoning as well as Patricias whereabouts today. 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. Another former boyfriend said she talked about Andrew frequently and liked to gaze at old photos of him.