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. Police quickly excluded Andrew Katrinak from suspicion but identified Rorrer as a potential suspect. Andrew F Katrinak, 1882 - 1947 Andrew F Katrinak was born on month day 1882, at birth place. Dental records helped identify the woman as Joann Katrinak. Something is not right in this case!! Your cousin Cindy. Your last statement makes it seem youd be more than happy to head a lynching party. We have set your language to Within weeks, the FBI was assisting, and pleas for information were circulating nationwide. based on information from your browser. Katrinak, 26, and her 3-month-old son disappeared on Dec. 15, 1994. Her husband, Andrew, was surprised to not find his wife and child at home after arriving there . Oops, we were unable to send the email. Use the links under See more to quickly search for other people with the same last name in the same cemetery, city, county, etc. Just saw this and i am horrified at how this case was handled. His favorite rattle, shaped like a phone, lay near the crime scene. He had worked as a semi-pro boxer in Las Vegas in his youth and later settled into his own construction business. 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. The state made a case fueled by circumstantial evidence and public outrage over the deaths of a modern-day madonna and child. Incriminating words. From her very first letter, Patricia fervently protested her innocence and urged me to keep an open mind. Patricias professional life included short-lived gigs as a Century 21 real estate agent and an Oldsmobile salesperson. Oops, some error occurred while uploading your photo(s). Weeks later, state police traveled to North Carolina to interview Rorrer, according to a probable cause affidavit. 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. You are only allowed to leave one flower per day for any given memorial. Further, an early FBI report said the hairs found in the car had no roots which contain the DNA suggesting an evidence switcheroo. Youre in no position to judge. Try again later. The conversation ended with Joann Katrinak angrily telling Rorrer not to call again, police said. She never showed. Patricias accusers theorized that she resented Joanns domestic bliss with the tall, athletic Andrew 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. And because some of Patricias advocates have suggested Andrew Katrinak had a motive for murder, I checked into whether he had a life insurance payout to gain upon Joanns demise. Browse Locations. The mother had been beaten and shot in the. Please reset your password. He retired as a general foreman at Bethlehem Steel in 1981 after 30 years of employment. 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. Drive all that way out where they found the car, and did Patty walk back to NC? It is not fair & an lnjustice to those individuals who have legitimately been convicted falsely & deserve further legal assistance (and publicity) ! We will review the memorials and decide if they should be merged. All photos appear on this tab and here you can update the sort order of photos on memorials you manage. As for an epilogue on ex-flame Andrew Katrinak, he has moved to Colorado and kept a low profile since the trial ended. 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. The 5-foot-9-inch-tall Patricia was physically strong, no match for 5-foot-4-inch Joann. 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. 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. Please complete the captcha to let us know you are a real person. Detective Barry Grube found it odd that Andrew fixed the severed phone line before police examined it in essence tampering with evidence. Please contact Find a Grave at [emailprotected] if you need help resetting your password. Police couldnt determine whether the baby died of exposure or suffocation. Flowers added to the memorial appear on the bottom of the memorial or here on the Flowers tab. Mary was born in August 1891, in Connecticut. Blogs; Online will; Shop. . Shes just extremely happy with Andy, her brother, Michael OConnor, told the media. My thoughts are with you during this difficult time. Found more than one record for entered Email, You need to confirm this account before you can sign in. Oops, we were unable to send the email. 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. You need a Find a Grave account to continue. I knew when Andy got married and I was happy for him. One witness said he saw two people arguing about a baby not being his. Check out my merch:https://outloudmerch.com/collections/zachary-michaeltwitch.tv/thezacharymikeinsta: thezacharymiketwitter: thezacharymikecameo - https://ww. A phone line to the Katrinak home had been cut, and the basement door forced open. That prosecutor with the greasy yellow teeth made me sick. Joann Katrinaks Killer Still Has Innocence Advocates(A Woman Scorned, Forensic Files). Steinberg said Katrinak left the area to follow a dream that he and his wife once planned. 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. This flower has been reported and will not be visible while under review. Include gps location with grave photos where possible. Your ability to display your ignorance of this case is stupefying. 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. A Lehigh County jury in 1998 found Patricia Rorrer, now 52, guilty of murdering 26-year-old Joann Katrinak and her 3-month-old son, Alex, and sentenced Rorrer to life in prison. 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. An expert will be allowed to examine evidence from the 1994 . These are basic questions the jury should have been asking themselves. Andrew told investigators that the unpleasant phone call between Joann and Patricia happened just three days before his wifes disappearance. Becoming a Find a Grave member is fast, easy and FREE. 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. There is 1 volunteer for this cemetery. Walmart woe. He wanted to move to Colorado and she was against it.. Thats my life.. Episode 203 of Star' Wrong Man examines the murder of Joann Katrinak and her baby. shame on him. You are nearing the transfer limit for memorials managed by Find a Grave. Add to your scrapbook. Love Pam. Always such a sweet and kind man! There is a problem with your email/password. Drag images here or select from your computer for Andrew Joseph Katrinak memorial. Pop Katrinak what a wonderful, giving and loving man. I believe innocence. ). 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? 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. 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. I think its highly probable that a Police Officer would notice a cut phone line if it was in the area he checked. Are you sure that you want to delete this photo? 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! Both were deceased. But thats just some of the ammo on Team Patricias battleship. Patricia Lynne Rorrer made for a good suspect. 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. 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. Patricia also pointed out that when author Tammy Mal started her research and speaking to me, she was not an advocate at all but she reversed and ended up advocating for Patricias innocence. Obituary Frederick John Katrinak, age 70, formerly of Perryopolis, passed away Friday, January 24, 2020. And Patricia wasnt all edges. 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. They released a poster of Joann and Alex, noting that the baby had almond-shaped blue eyes, weighed 18 pounds, and was circumcised. Police slowly built a case against Patricia. 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. In addition to the Facebook page, there are Reddit threads on her case. Maria, Please accept my deepest sympathies.Bob Massa, Dear Barb and Andy, so sorry to hear about your dad. 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. I thought the same thing from the start!!!!!! This memorial has been copied to your clipboard. She would let it go-thinking that justice was served and she would now have to do her time for committing the crime! Its time to give the FBI laboratory some credit, Reutter said. 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. Your email address will not be published. Together they had a baby girl, Nicole. Shes extremely, extremely happy with the baby. Thanks for using Find a Grave, if you have any feedback we would love to hear from you. Book her. Which memorial do you think is a duplicate of Andrew Katrinak (141663367)? Rorrers case went to trial in 1998. (We didnt get into the specifics.). Two more hairs were found near the bodies, one in a diaper bag and another among some debris, state police Maj. Robert Werts explained. The day she passed was her 62nd anniversary of the day she married her loving husband, Andrew Katrinak of Bethlehem. "Andrew Katrinak" obituary results. Year should not be greater than current year. You have chosen this person to be their own family member. Oh dear I forgot to start my comment with the obligatory hmmmm it gives it so much more emphasis. 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 failed miserably to convince me, or anyone else who mattered, of her innocence. Lehigh County District Attorney Robert Steinberg credited DNA tests with helping to crack the case. 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!! 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 . No one wants this case brought back up. To add a flower, click the Leave a Flower button. The authorities charged her with two counts of murder. Joann Katrinak - 349. Try again. Are you sure that you want to delete this photo? She and Katrinak ended a longtime relationship several years before Katrinak married. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Joann M Katrinak. She denied being in the state around the time of the Katrinaks disappearance, the affidavit shows. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate, or jump to a slide with the slide dots. July 11, 1929 - September 10, 2011 . There was a problem getting your location. Close this window, and upload the photo(s) again. Father was ordained a. Joanns first husband, New Jersey construction worker Michael Jack, who had reportedly abused her during their marriage, also had a solid alibi. Create an obituary. Are you looking for Andrew Katrinak 2016 We are providing you official link and a number of helpful material for your query. And Andrews explanation of how the intruder got in through the basement door seemed contrived, according to Grube, who gave an interview to Wrong Man, a 2020 true-crime docuseries from the Starz network, which produced two episodes called The Hang Up about the Rorrer case. 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. This is a carousel with slides. Joann's car was later found next door in the parking lot of a local tavern. Katrinak was ordained in 1996. You need a Find a Grave account to continue. Katrinak, Andrew J. Andrew Joseph Katrinak, 88, of Bethlehem, died on Wednesday, January 21, 2015 at Blough Healthcare Center in Bethlehem. Are you sure that you want to report this flower to administrators as offensive or abusive? Thanks for your help! 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! I was like OK, maybe she was tired, you know with a new baby. The sponsor of a memorial may add an additional. Or did they? 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. 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. Then finds the phone disconnected. Some lawyers call microscopic hair analysis junk science that today wouldnt qualify as evidence in a trial like Rorrers.