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. He said he will seek the death penalty. You are nearing the transfer limit for memorials managed by Find a Grave. ). English Hopefully she leaves prison in a pine box. 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. In April 1995, the family buried Joann and Alex in a single bronze casket after a funeral mass at a Bethlehem church. Prepare a personalized obituary for someone you loved.. Joann's car was later found next door in the parking lot of a local tavern. Prosecutors at . Within two years, the couple had moved in together, married, and become the proud parents of a new baby boy they named Alex. At 6 a.m. on June 24, 1997, police arrested Patricia at her modest house in Linwood, North Carolina, and took her back to Pennsylvania. This account has been disabled. Learn more about merges. Later, they both worked 12-hour graveyard shifts at a textile factory. Create an obituary. Patricia Rorrer has manipulated every reporter and amateur detective iinterested in this case to postulate why & how she is innocent! 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? Walmart woe. Andrew J. Katrinak. They allege that the North Carolina resident stealthily drove 500 miles to Pennsylvania and killed out of a sense of deadly indignation. One witness said he saw two people arguing about a baby not being his. 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. 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. 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! You have such a beautiful soul and will be deeply missed. Great catch. Skip to main content. (610) 868-8531 . They lived together at some point but broke up in 1991, and Rorrer moved into her. KOREAN WAR Son of Martin & Theresa (Novotney) Katrinak and husband to Veronica B. 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. 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 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. On some of the hairs were blood later determined to belong to Joann or Alex Katrinak. How does Rorrers child, who died from SIDS, have any relevance to the infant victim, simply because they were of similar age? You are only allowed to leave one flower per day for any given memorial. Men who murder are conventional, women are sensational, posits the Worldwide Womens Criminal Justice Network. 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 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. Your new password must contain one or more uppercase and lowercase letters, and one or more numbers or special characters. Their bodies were found in a patch of Heidelberg Township woods four months later. The mother had been beaten and shot in the. 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. Another former boyfriend said she talked about Andrew frequently and liked to gaze at old photos of him. 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. U.S.M.C. Rorrer's ex-boyfriend, Andrew Katrinak, was the husband of Joann Katrinak and Alex's father. Getting your facts from documentaries isnt the way to go. You have chosen this person to be their own family member. They were married 62 years. Share this memorial using social media sites or email. Then 31 years old, she had lived a rocky existence. 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. Until next time, cheers. Unbloody vehicle. ANDREW KATRINAK OBITUARY KATRINAK Andrew G. Katrinak of Little Rock, Ark., beloved husband of the late Josephine Gawlowicz Katrinak, died peacefully at his home on Sunday, October 31,. To view a photo in more detail or edit captions for photos you added, click the photo to open the photo viewer. Did anyone compare DNA of baby to the husband? Just saw this and i am horrified at how this case was handled. 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. 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. The murders initially made James, called Jimmy, a . That prosecutor with the greasy yellow teeth made me sick. Ide like to know WHEN Patricia actually dyed her hair dark?? Police quickly excluded Andrew Katrinak from suspicion but identified Rorrer as a potential suspect. Please ensure you have given Find a Grave permission to access your location in your browser settings. Fifteen or 20 years ago, this is the sort of crime that could have possibly gone unsolved, state police Capt. Were they murdered because she angrily hung the phone up on Patty Rorrer? Now, I read the FBI admits errors in hair testing over decades for hundreds of cases. Loving father of Brittany, Lizzie and Teagan. His wife's vehicle was discovered in a parking lot 100 yards away from their house. She loves playing online casinos and has even won a few prizes. Previously sponsored memorials or famous memorials will not have this option. When she read Truman Capotes In Cold Blood at the age of 10, she was totally hooked. Funeral homes; Help and advice. I think its highly probable that a Police Officer would notice a cut phone line if it was in the area he checked. Media galore. His favorite rattle, shaped like a phone, lay near the crime scene. 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. Love Pam. Thanks for using Find a Grave, if you have any feedback we would love to hear from you. My thoughts are with you during this difficult time. She was always looking for a fight, Gary Gabard told the Morning Call, which noted that he was a head shorter than Patricia. Joanns family was unwilling to speak with OReilly. Cleveland, OH ERIK KATRINAK OBITUARY KATRINAK ERIK J. KATRINAK, age 39. A few sightings gave them hope but proved empty. Flaw in reasoning. 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. How the court system cant see all this and give her another day in court with new evidence is unjustly. She had money put aside. Katrinak, Andrew J.Andrew Joseph Katrinak, 88, of Bethlehem, died on Wednesday, January 21, 2015 at Blough Healthcare Center in Bethlehem. 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. Drag images here or select from your computer for Andrew Gerald Katrinak memorial. "In the back of our minds we knew something had to come to an end. He was born in Bethlehem son of the late Martin and Theresa (Novotney) Katrinak. cemeteries found within miles of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. Did the police check Rorrers car and check the mileage? I was like OK, maybe she was tired, you know with a new baby. I watched the 2 part show right now. On a secret recording, Patricia asked Jarrett to vouch for her attendance or she might go to the electric char. No charmed life. 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. Ex-boyfriend Walter Blalock said that Patricia wanted him to be more like Andrew. Investigators would ultimately visit Linwood eight or nine times in the ensuing years. And in November 1995, they received her hair and blood samples. Patricia Lynne Rorrer made for a good suspect. Rorrer was the ex-girlfriend of Joann's husband . Family members found Joanns tan Toyota sitting vacant in the parking lot of McCartys, a nearby bar. Still, no good leads materialized. Formerly of the Phillipsburg and High Bridge areas, Rorrer was living in Linwood, North Carolina, when . He was born in Bethlehem. 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. 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. Great communicator. Theres a great deal to show that Rorrer has received a bum rap. Joann Katrinak had plans to meet her mother for an afternoon of Christmas shopping. Thats all for this post. 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). As for the words exchanged on the call between the two big-haired women, Joann told Andrew that Patricia had used profanity; Patricia said it was the other way around. To use this feature, use a newer browser. Try again later. They theorize that Andrew Katrinak framed Patricia and that the hostile phone call between Patricia and Joann actually took place not on Dec. 12 as Andrew said but rather on Dec. 7. I agree, why wasnt the baby DNA tested? To use this feature, use a newer browser. Not gender neutral. In North Carolina, she reportedly enjoyed some success as a horse trader, riding instructor, and rodeo competitor. When OReilly started doing the research, she believed Patricia (Patty) had been proven guilty and had committed the crimes. Blogs; Online will; Shop. Add to your scrapbook. 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. Joanns first husband, New Jersey construction worker Michael Jack, who had reportedly abused her during their marriage, also had a solid alibi. Use the links under See more to quickly search for other people with the same last name in the same cemetery, city, county, etc. Year should not be greater than current year. Oops, some error occurred while uploading your photo(s). 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!! 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. 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! Her mother, Patricia Chambers, provided day care for their baby son, Charles. Found more than one record for entered Email, You need to confirm this account before you can sign in. All photos appear on this tab and here you can update the sort order of photos on memorials you manage. How would an intruder find it? 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. 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. 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 relationship is not possible based on lifespan dates. Together they had a baby girl, Nicole. Please check your email and click on the link to activate your account. May you enjoy your glorious mansion in heaven that is well deserved. It is true that the bodies were found near rorrers old barn, but it also needs to be noted that she and Andy were together when she worked at this barn; therefore, Andy too would know where her barn was and if he wanted to frame her he would need do it in a place that would implicate rorrer. It showed her usually all-brown hair haphazardly highlighted blond. Rev. No one was going to contradict the straight shooting honest cop-whether the event/bullying/intimidation was witnessed or not. After relocating to Pennsylvania, Patricia met the 6-foot-2-inch Andrew in a restaurant. Im sure youve heard all this before, and I apologize for waisting your time. Please complete the captcha to let us know you are a real person. 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. If baby isnt his then the old guy who says he saw them arguing may just have been correct. But thats just some of the ammo on Team Patricias battleship. 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. Are you adding a grave photo that will fulfill this request? Just in case I wanted to give you my thoughts. Your cousin Cindy. May he rest in peace. Trash-talking ex. The sponsor of a memorial may add an additional. This browser does not support getting your location. Edit a memorial you manage or suggest changes to the memorial manager. Shes attracted the help of writer Tammy Mal (full name Tammy Malinowski OReilly), author of Convenient Suspect, a book about the case. 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. Inside the locked 1992 vehicle, police discovered some strands of blond hair stained with dried blood. Your account has been locked for 30 minutes due to too many failed sign in attempts. Click or call (800) 729-8809. Interment in St. Michaels Cemetery, Stratford. He had worked as a semi-pro boxer in Las Vegas in his youth and later settled into his own construction business. Its time to give the FBI laboratory some credit, Reutter said. Try again. I also communicated with Patricia via email to get her input on some matters. Police identified the pair as Joann and Alex Katrinak. Uncle Andy you will missed thank you for all the joy and happiness you brought to my life you were the best. Your Scrapbook is currently empty. 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. Let the judicial system do their job enough of this second guessing ! She denied being in the state around the time of the Katrinaks disappearance, the affidavit shows. Strands of the accuseds dyed-blond hair at two crime scenes proved it. I was able to email with Patricia via the PrisonConnect platform around Christmastime. This was one of the first cases of DNA being successfully used in a criminal i. Andrew Katrinak said he found his basement door ajar and removed from its hinges, and a phone line had been cut. There are no volunteers for this cemetery. Both sides agree Joann hung up on Patricia. 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. They had a son, Alex Martin, in August of 1994. 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. 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. Please enter your email address and we will send you an email with a reset password code. But investigators conceded they had no solid evidence against Andrew. She asked to speak with Andrew, who was home during the call; Joann refused. Failed to remove flower. I agree, why wasnt the baby DNA tested? How she was found guilty on complete circumstantial evidence is beyond me. A system error has occurred. At the states request, the instructor wore a wire during a phone conversation with Patricia. Your last statement makes it seem youd be more than happy to head a lynching party. 0 cemeteries found in Bethlehem, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, USA. I knew when Andy got married and I was happy for him. Youre in no position to judge. For more on the Katrinak murder case, you can watch Autopsy Six: A Fatal Attraction for free on YouTube. Close this window, and upload the photo(s) again. Andrew described his existence with Joanne and Alex as a little Camelot., Ex-spouse off list. He would be alive today if it were not for Patricia Rorrer. The mild-mannered Sarah died in 2019 at the age of 83. Six years of research later, she isnt so sure. In the rorrers case why did they not dna the baby to make sure it belong to the husband of the deceased woman. He had worked as a semi-pro boxer in Las Vegas in his youth and later settled into his own construction business. Failed to delete memorial. Oops, we were unable to send the email. And dance instructor William Jarrett couldnt remember whether she attended his dance class at the club the night of Joanns disappearance. One on one? Unfortunately it was the worst scenario," he said. He was the loving husband of the late Veronica Barbara Katrinak. Get email updates about Andrew Katrinak delivered directly to your inbox. 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 try again later. Becoming a Find a Grave member is fast, easy and FREE. Your email address will not be published. She died on December 15, 2019 at the age of 43 after battling several years with a rare abdominal mucous cancer. Dont think he would think that way that early in her dissappearance. Quickly see who the memorial is for and when they lived and died and where they are buried. 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. Tammy Mal. ), And in another bombshell, Joanns good friend Karen Devine said Joann planned to leave Andrew after the holidays. shame on him. Updated: October 6, 2011 Biography ID: 20353980 Jump to: Biography Memories Family Tree Followers For memorials with more than one photo, additional photos will appear here or on the photos tab. 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. Its like hes trying too hard to keep suspicion off him. A year later, his wife and son were dead and a For Sale sign stood outside their home. Rorrer's ex-boyfriend, Andrew Katrinak, was the husband of Joann Katrinak and Alex's father. Try again later. Try again later. He retired as a general foreman at Bethlehem Steel in 1981 after 30 years of employment. Andrew Katrinak found in Drake. Her son died from exposure or suffocation. 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. This flower has been reported and will not be visible while under review. Try again later. As manager of this memorial you can add or update the memorial using the Edit button below. or don't show this againI am good at figuring things out. After Joann Katrinak, the wife of Patricias former flame, turned up dead along with her infant son, prosecutors suspected Patricia. She was also accused of breaking into barns, stealing horses, and underfeeding the ones she owned. The police considered the possibility that Joann ran away, a theory disputed by her family. She was born on Jan. 24, 1964, in eastern Pennsylvania and moved back and forth between there and Davidson County, North Carolina. KOREAN WARSon of Martin & Theresa (Novotney) Katrinak and husband to Veronica B. On April 9, 1995, a Heidelberg farmer found the remains of two bodies in a patch of woods. Some lawyers call microscopic hair analysis junk science that today wouldnt qualify as evidence in a trial like Rorrers. More than 20 years after her conviction, Patricia Rorrer still has advocates working to exonerate her. The email does not appear to be a valid email address. Photos larger than 8Mb will be reduced. Use Escape keyboard button or the Close button to close the carousel. They totally avoid anything that will compromise their presentation. 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. 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. Katrinak, Andrew J. Andrew Joseph Katrinak, 88, of Bethlehem, died on Wednesday, January 21, 2015 at Blough Healthcare Center in Bethlehem. I believe someone would not go to such lengths to prove evidence. There was an error deleting this problem. Therefore if her intention is to sell with me she lost. Her husband, Andrew, was surprised to not find his wife and child at home after arriving there . Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate, or jump to a slide with the slide dots. I thought you might like to see a memorial for Andrew Joseph Katrinak I found on Findagrave.com. Puny policy. (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. 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!! This account has been disabled. But the trail to an arrest lasted more than two years and ultimately rested with the DNA tests of eight strands of long, dirty blonde hair. Traupman claimed that when he reported the dispute, trooper Robert V. Egan III got mad and practically kicked him out of his office. To view a photo in more detail or edit captions for photos you added, click the photo to open the photo viewer.
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