Just saw murder in the Lehigh valley lived 2 blocks from there. Advocates for her innocence complain of hype surrounding the case. Is it possible that JoAnn was having an affair or had a stalker? The Katrinak case is the first non-FBI case to undergo such testing and the first prosecution in the state to employ it. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Joann M Katrinak. 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. Remember the how the case back in he 80s when those 4 black boys were wrongfully accused and police mishandled THAT CASE!! You are nearing the transfer limit for memorials managed by Find a Grave. They moved into her house in Salisbury County, staying together for about two years. OReilly has been interviewed on You Be the Judge and has been invited to speak at libraries, historical societies and local book clubs. 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. 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. She was always looking for a fight, Gary Gabard told the Morning Call, which noted that he was a head shorter than Patricia. They released a poster of Joann and Alex, noting that the baby had almond-shaped blue eyes, weighed 18 pounds, and was circumcised. Were they murdered because she angrily hung the phone up on Patty Rorrer? He knew where it was. 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. Friends . Irelands husband buried it in the yard because he didnt feel comfortable with a firearm inside, she said. Rorrer was the ex-girlfriend of Joann's husband . Was the husband really checked out? Uncle Andy you will missed thank you for all the joy and happiness you brought to my life you were the best. A newspaper account described Patricia as a soft-spoken, demure woman who had a sweet Southern accent and wore feminine clothes in court. Her love of solving crimes led her to apply for and be accepted into the Pennsylvania State Police Academy but as a young mother, she realized the obligations were too much for her family and left. Prepare a personalized obituary for someone you loved.. In 2014 she released Tortured Minds: Pennsylvanias Most BizarreBut ForgottenMurders, a collection of little known murders from the 1930s. When O'Reilly started doing the research, she believed Patricia (Patty) had been proven guilty and had committed the crimes. Your new password must contain one or more uppercase and lowercase letters, and one or more numbers or special characters. The family just wants to be left alone.. Katrinak, Andrew J.Andrew Joseph Katrinak, 88, of Bethlehem, died on Wednesday, January 21, 2015 at Blough Healthcare Center in Bethlehem. "In the back of our minds we knew something had to come to an end. Katrinak has since moved from his Catasauqua home and could not be reached for comment. Shes attracted the help of writer Tammy Mal (full name Tammy Malinowski OReilly), author of Convenient Suspect, a book about the case. And dance instructor William Jarrett couldnt remember whether she attended his dance class at the club the night of Joanns disappearance. View Obituary & Service . You can customize the cemeteries you volunteer for by selecting or deselecting below. 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. Most of all, Patricia said, she would like a rematch with prosecutor Michael McIntyre. Quickly see who the memorial is for and when they lived and died and where they are buried. 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 . Katrinak, Andrew J. Andrew Joseph Katrinak, 88, of Bethlehem, died on Wednesday, January 21, 2015 at Blough Healthcare Center in Bethlehem. She would let it go-thinking that justice was served and she would now have to do her time for committing the crime! Meanwhile, the case of the missing mother and baby turned into colossal news across the U.S. and internationally. Obituary Send Flowers Katrinak, Andrew J.Andrew Joseph Katrinak, 88, of Bethlehem, died on Wednesday, January 21, 2015 at Blough Healthcare Center in Bethlehem. Year should not be greater than current year. Rorrer, formerly of the Phillipsburg and High Bridge areas, was living in Linwood, North Carolina,. Because the police have NEVER done that before. The sponsor of a memorial may add an additional. 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). https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/177355560/andrew-gerald-katrinak. 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. On Instagram, I found a post for a two-part Win at All Costs podcast featuring journalism professor Bill Mousheys interviews with Patricia Rorrer from prison in December 2019. Men who murder are conventional, women are sensational, posits the Worldwide Womens Criminal Justice Network. Drive all that way out where they found the car, and did Patty walk back to NC? Puny policy. Continuing with this request will add an alert to the cemetery page and any new volunteers will have the opportunity to fulfill your request. This browser does not support getting your location. Andrew Katrinak was working on their home the day Joann disappeared. 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. 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. Segn algunos, una presunta infidelidad de Joann fue la causa de que Andrew matara a su propia esposa e hijo. I was able to email with Patricia via the PrisonConnect platform around Christmastime. cemeteries found in Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA will be saved to your photo volunteer list. Try again later. !) and detractors (This is another bs attempt to free a psycho). 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. Are you sure that you want to report this flower to administrators as offensive or abusive? 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. 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?. Edit a memorial you manage or suggest changes to the memorial manager. Thanks for your help! cemeteries found within kilometers of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. Nailed? Something is not right in this case!! After relocating to Pennsylvania, Patricia met the 6-foot-2-inch Andrew in a restaurant. May you enjoy your glorious mansion in heaven that is well deserved. KOREAN WARSon of Martin & Theresa (Novotney) Katrinak and husband to Veronica B. They focused on an old photo from a time when she had that generic hair color? Add to your scrapbook. Patricia Rorrer, an ex-girlfriend of Joanns husband, was found guilty of the crimes and sentenced to life in prison. Add Photos. He was the loving husband of the late Veronica Barbara Katrinak. Get email updates about Andrew Katrinak delivered directly to your inbox. Patricia Lynne Rorrer made for a good suspect. Weve updated the security on the site. For more on the Katrinak murder case, you can watch Autopsy Six: A Fatal Attraction for free on YouTube. Thank you for fulfilling this photo request. Switching of hairs, OMG they manufactured evidence. At 10:30 p.m., Andrew reported his wife missing. Try again later. OReilly started writing her own stories while in grade school and wrote her first full-length novel when she was 15 years old. Leave your condolences and send flowers to the family to show you care. Prosecutors at . You have such a beautiful soul and will be deeply missed. Please reset your password. Remind me to never go to that PA. 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. Seriously, he really knew she NEVER pulled straight into a parking place??? This relationship is not possible based on lifespan dates. How did she drive 500 miles and back? The couple moved into Andrews sturdy brick house at 740 Front Street in Catasauqua, Pennsylvania. Testimony from Walter Blalock contradicted Patricias claim that she never had a gun. Six years of research later, she isn't so sure. She got 12 months of probation for shoplifting at a Walmart in Lexington, North Carolina. 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. And Patricia wasnt all edges. He was born in Bethlehem son of the late Martin. 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. Make a life-giving gesture. 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. Joann was fun, likable, beautiful, always happy, said her sister-in-law Cindy Wiard. 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. Patty was clearly home when Andy called her mother, why not check the moms phone records to her daughter at 3am. Lying cops and stupid prosecutors. 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. I watched the 2 part show right now. 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. Just in case I wanted to give you my thoughts. Also there was a second hair found at the scene that did not match rorrer. Police couldnt determine whether the baby died of exposure or suffocation. Joann Katrinak - 349. Please reset your password. Stable situation. Resend Activation Email. U.S.M.C. When she read Truman Capotes In Cold Blood at the age of 10, she was totally hooked. Then wont move the car from car parking lot. There is a problem with your email/password. Her son died from exposure or suffocation. Katrinak was ordained in 1996. Does it not occur to you that Andy (her previous partner) was also aware of this location? Im sure youve heard all this before, and I apologize for waisting your time. Dental records helped identify the woman as Joann Katrinak. This is crucial. 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. Investigators confirmed she had bought a .22-caliber Jennings semiautomatic pistol that could have fired the bullet that killed Joann Katrinak. He was born in Bethlehem son of the late Martin and Theresa (Novotney) Katrinak. 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. This relationship is not possible based on lifespan dates. 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. 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. Share this memorial using social media sites or email. Daughter of George & Margaret Panik and wife of Andrew Katrinak. At 17, Patricia dropped out of high school and married landscaper Gary Gabard. She was born in Allentown; the daughter of the late George and Margaret Panik. As manager of this memorial you can add or update the memorial using the Edit button below. Are you sure that you want to delete this photo? Has anyone considered looking for photos of Patricia immediately prior to the murders? Try again later. 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. Patricias defenders also say Andrew Katrinak staged the scene at his house by prying the door and cutting the phone line. U.S.M.C. Father was ordained a. He lived in 1910, at address, Connecticut. 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,. Dance defense. Katrinak said Monsignor Robert Siffrin, general vicar of Youngstown, was looking for priests from Slovakia, "I met him (Siffrin) 10 years ago. Was Michael friends with anyone on the investigating police force or employees there? Right away it smelled funny. After Joann Katrinak, the wife of Patricias former flame, turned up dead along with her infant son, prosecutors suspected Patricia. Hi, probably silly and too basic The police report misspells his name (Troutman) and doesnt include his address, suggesting authorities didnt want anyone to track him down, according to Patricias side. How did he make these calls? He had worked as a semi-pro boxer in Las Vegas in his youth and later settled into his own construction business. Learn about how to make the most of a memorial. Another witness, Walter Traupman, who never testified, had told state troopers that on the day of Joanns disappearance, he saw a couple who looked like Joann and Andrew arguing about the paternity of a baby. Some lawyers call microscopic hair analysis junk science that today wouldnt qualify as evidence in a trial like Rorrers. 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). cemeteries found within kilometers of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. Until next time, cheers. Please find out if the DNA of the baby was tested!! The Free Patricia Rorrer page points to a sliver of a fingernail found at the murder site that didnt come from either Patricia or Joann. But her reputation wasnt exactly sleek and shiny. No charmed life. You are only allowed to leave one flower per day for any given memorial. Verify and try again. Traupman claimed that when he reported the dispute, trooper Robert V. Egan III got mad and practically kicked him out of his office. 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. Are you adding a grave photo that will fulfill this request? 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. Shes just extremely happy with Andy, her brother, Michael OConnor, told the media. The day she passed was her 62nd anniversary of the day she married her loving husband, Andrew Katrinak of Bethlehem. 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. On closer inspection, he saw it was the body of a woman. Quickly see who the memorial is for and when they lived and died and where they are buried. 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 She made an effort to look perfectly groomed even when she took out the trash, according to her mother, who appeared on Forensic Files. No animated GIFs, photos with additional graphics (borders, embellishments. ), The Wrong Man investigators Ira Todd and Joe Kennedy have some theories of their own. 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. Obituary Frederick John Katrinak, age 70, formerly of Perryopolis, passed away Friday, January 24, 2020. Dont think he would think that way that early in her dissappearance. Continuing with this request will add an alert to the cemetery page and any new volunteers will have the opportunity to fulfill your request. Theres a great deal to show that Rorrer has received a bum rap. There are no volunteers for this cemetery. 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. Failed to report flower. He retired as a general foreman at Bethlehem Steel in 1981 after 30 years of employment. Was it before or after the murder?? Thanks for your help! The conversation ended with Joann Katrinak angrily telling Rorrer not to call again, police said. Unbloody vehicle. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Tammy Malinowski OReilly is a writer and true crime enthusiast. Oops, we were unable to send the email. Deal refused. Are you sure that you want to report this flower to administrators as offensive or abusive? And in November 1995, they received her hair and blood samples. Its time to give the FBI laboratory some credit, Reutter said. 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. 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. Try again. The 5-foot-9-inch-tall Patricia was physically strong, no match for 5-foot-4-inch Joann. 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. cemeteries found within miles of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. Sir I would not kill somebody and I definitely wouldnt kill somebody I never met, Rorrer said. There are no volunteers for this cemetery. 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. The one that was allegedly purchased at a yard sale and would usually stick after the first shot. Episode 203 of Star' Wrong Man examines the murder of Joann Katrinak and her baby. Thats all for this post. based on information from your browser. Police brutality seemed to be a problem as well. December 15th, 1994. Period! The murders initially made James, called Jimmy, a . Previously sponsored memorials or famous memorials will not have this option. From her very first letter, Patricia fervently protested her innocence and urged me to keep an open mind. They wanted a more relaxed lifestyle. Only time will tell what happens next but whichever way it goes, OReillys meticulous research will play a role. Incriminating words. Dont think he would think that way that early in her dissappearance. But her passion for writing and True Crime stayed with her. 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. ). Forensic tests suggested the hair found in the car and at the murder scene came from Patricia. Discarding any notes from his statement and not following up on anything he told them. Thats my life.. On April 9, 1995, the bodies of Joann Marie Katrinak and her 15-week-old son, Alex, were found in an isolated location. The mother had been beaten and shot in the. Within weeks, the FBI was assisting, and pleas for information were circulating nationwide. I knew when Andy got married and I was happy for him. 1. 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. Previously sponsored memorials or famous memorials will not have this option. If baby isnt his then the old guy who says he saw them arguing may just have been correct. Was the babys DNA tested to follow up on the witnesses account of a couple fihting? So many great points already made here by people on the outside looking at the presented evidence and questions that need to be answered. No animated GIFs, photos with additional graphics (borders, embellishments. Rorrer's ex-boyfriend, Andrew Katrinak, was the husband of Joann Katrinak and Alex's father. Born on January 24, 1964, in eastern Pennsylvania, Patricia Rorrer spent most of her life going back and forth between the Keystone State and North Carolina. There was an error deleting this problem. Drag images here or select from your computer for Andrew Gerald Katrinak memorial. To use this feature, use a newer browser. This account already exists, but the email address still needs to be confirmed. 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. Are you looking for Andrew Katrinak 2016 We are providing you official link and a number of helpful material for your query. Detective Barry Grube found it odd that Andrew fixed the severed phone line before police examined it in essence tampering with evidence. 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. Are you adding a grave photo that will fulfill this request? Neither his parents nor Joann Katrinaks parents would comment. Katrinak, Andrew J. Andrew Joseph Katrinak, 88, of Bethlehem, died on Wednesday, January 21, 2015 at Blough . Saints Cyril and Methodius Catholic Cemetery, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/141663367/andrew-joseph-katrinak. Your account has been locked for 30 minutes due to too many failed sign in attempts. He said he will seek the death penalty. Always such a sweet and kind man! or don't show this againI am good at figuring things out. Your Scrapbook is currently empty. 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. Horrible situation. In the rorrers case why did they not dna the baby to make sure it belong to the husband of the deceased woman. was able to get a mother and baby out of the house get fully clothed and Andy her loving husband not hear anything? She loves playing online casinos and has even won a few prizes. Mrs. Katrinak's husband, Andrew, reported his wife and son missing in December 1994 after they failed to show up at his mother's house. Remove advertising from a memorial by sponsoring it for just $5. Conflicting versions. Patricias phone bill showed no record of a call to Catasauqua that day, but police noticed she didnt make any calls at all from her house in North Carolina that day either suggesting she could have been out of state and used a pay phone to dial up the Katrinaks. Rorrer was convicted of murdering Joann Katrinak and her 3 month old son. Create an obituary. (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. In a December 1994 interview, Katrinak mentioned the couple had discussed heading west, perhaps to Colorado. Updated: October 6, 2011 Biography ID: 20353980 Jump to: Biography Memories Family Tree Followers May he rest in peace. 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. Verify and try again. In TV clips, Andrew didnt come off as anguished. Try again later. Joann Katrinaks Killer Still Has Innocence Advocates(A Woman Scorned, Forensic Files). He had worked as a semi-pro boxer in Las Vegas in his youth and later settled into his own construction business. Why did the officer get so mad that he pushed the gentleman, injuring him? Did the police check Rorrers car and check the mileage? Patricias accusers theorized that she resented Joanns domestic bliss with the tall, athletic Andrew Katrinak. 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. Steinberg said Katrinak left the area to follow a dream that he and his wife once planned. These documentaries only show what they want in order to reinforce their case. Patricia Rorrer has manipulated every reporter and amateur detective iinterested in this case to postulate why & how she is innocent!
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