Later, they both worked 12-hour graveyard shifts at a textile factory. Within weeks, the FBI was assisting, and pleas for information were circulating nationwide. Conflicting versions. Your new password must contain one or more uppercase and lowercase letters, and one or more numbers or special characters. He retired as a general foreman at Bethlehem Steel in 1981 after 30 years of employment. As manager of this memorial you can add or update the memorial using the Edit button below. Try again later. But defense lawyer Robert Pfeiffer said that plenty of evidence supported Patricias innocence. 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. 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!! View Obituary & Service . Failed to remove flower. I watched the Keith Morrison mini series about this case. If you have questions, please contact [emailprotected]. Previously sponsored memorials or famous memorials will not have this option. Save to an Ancestry Tree, a virtual cemetery, your clipboard for pasting or Print. Something is not right in this case!! Loving father of Brittany, Lizzie and Teagan. Six years of research later, she isnt so sure. The Irish-Italian girl had full, fluffy dark hair, olive skin, and a pretty face. Traupman claimed that when he reported the dispute, trooper Robert V. Egan III got mad and practically kicked him out of his office. John P. Katrinak, 90, of Pennsburg, passed away on Wednesday, July 16, 2014 in Pennsburg Manor. All I can say is WOW. Find-A-Grave: Joann M. Katrinak Woman Held In Catasauqua Killings Man Recalls Day His Wife, Baby Vanished As Katrinak Double-murder Trial Opens Farmer Describes Finding Bodies Of Katrinak, Son Defendant Takes Stand In Katrinak Case Jury Rejects Alibi, Finds Rorrer Guilty In Double Kidnapping-murder Case Woman found guilty in Lehigh Slayings Katrinak, 26, and her 3-month-old son disappeared on Dec. 15, 1994. How could I explain to my daughter years later that I took a plea for something I didnt do? she said. The day she passed was her 62nd anniversary of the day she married her loving husband, Andrew Katrinak of Bethlehem. Make sure that the file is a photo. Try again later. To view a photo in more detail or edit captions for photos you added, click the photo to open the photo viewer. 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. She was born in Allentown; the daughter. Both sides agree Joann hung up on Patricia. 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. I thought the same thing from the start!!!!!! Are you sure that you want to remove this flower? Patricias defenders also say Andrew Katrinak staged the scene at his house by prying the door and cutting the phone line. 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. As for Joanns parents, her father died a year after the murder. He was born in Bethlehem. The Innocence Project has declined to take her case. Andrew Katrinak said he found his basement door ajar and removed from its hinges, and a phone line had been cut. Six of those hairs were found in the headrest of Joann Katrinaks tan Toyota, left in a lot just 50 yards from her home. They were married 62 years. Rorrer, formerly of the Phillipsburg and High Bridge areas, was living in Linwood, North Carolina,. 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 I knew when Andy got married and I was happy for him. 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. Your ability to display your ignorance of this case is stupefying. Rorrer called the house three days before the young mother and her son vanished. cemeteries found within miles of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. Steinberg said Katrinak left the area to follow a dream that he and his wife once planned. 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. You are nearing the transfer limit for memorials managed by Find a Grave. OReilly never believed she was good enough to publish and kept her stories locked away. He knew where it was. When O'Reilly started doing the research, she believed Patricia (Patty) had been proven guilty and had committed the crimes. This relationship is not possible based on lifespan dates. She and Andrew Katrinak shared a house in Salisbury Township in the mid-1980s, when he was a self-employed contractor and she was a real-estate agent. Are you sure that you want to delete this photo? She was bubbly and likable, not disgruntled, according to friend Kathy Barber, who visited her friend in jail. Please enter your email address and we will send you an email with a reset password code. I was able to email with Patricia via the PrisonConnect platform around Christmastime. As manager of this memorial you can add or update the memorial using the Edit button below. Puny policy. Period! The authorities charged her with two counts of murder. 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. I think he had some pull in law enforcement just my take on it. Katrinak was ordained in 1996. Its like hes trying too hard to keep suspicion off him. Perhaps the witness sparked a nerve? Joann Katrinak and her infant son were brutally murdered. He lived in 1910, at address, Connecticut. When she read Truman Capotes In Cold Blood at the age of 10, she was totally hooked. The sponsor of a memorial may add an additional. Unbloody vehicle. 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 . I most definitely will not personally afford Patricia a platform, Michael said in an email to ForensicFilesNow.com She had her chance to answer my questions and tell her story in court over 20 years ago. Just saw this and i am horrified at how this case was handled. Media galore. Tammy Malinowski OReilly of Union Dale, has loved crime stories since she was 6-years-old. Just in case I wanted to give you my thoughts. Book her. Patricia seemed like the girl next door but all of a sudden, something snapped, Katrinak later told Wrong Man investigators. 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. Becoming a Find a Grave member is fast, easy and FREE. That prosecutor with the greasy yellow teeth made me sick. They also found a photo of Patricia taken 11 days before the homicide. I believe innocence. 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. Psycho For Love: Patricia Rorrer killed her ex-boyfriend's new wife, Joann Katrinak, and their 3-month-old son, Alex to make Andrew Katrinak suffer Victims Joann Katrinak Alex Katrinak, 3 months Find-A-Grave: Joann M. Katrinak Woman Held In Catasauqua Killings Man Recalls Day His Wife, Baby Vanished As Katrinak Double-murder Trial Opens Farmer. Was it before or after the murder?? All photos uploaded successfully, click on the Done button to see the photos in the gallery. A newspaper account described Patricia as a soft-spoken, demure woman who had a sweet Southern accent and wore feminine clothes in court. She got 12 months of probation for shoplifting at a Walmart in Lexington, North Carolina. Your new password must contain one or more uppercase and lowercase letters, and one or more numbers or special characters. I watched the 2 part show right now. (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. 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. Are you sure that you want to report this flower to administrators as offensive or abusive? Not gender neutral. 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. Horrible situation. Translation on Find a Grave is an ongoing project. In North Carolina, she reportedly enjoyed some success as a horse trader, riding instructor, and rodeo competitor. On a secret recording, Patricia asked Jarrett to vouch for her attendance or she might go to the electric char. Please complete the captcha to let us know you are a real person. Police brutality seemed to be a problem as well. Supposedly he did not see the cut line for several hours after identifying that his wife and son were missing. Did the police check Rorrers car and check the mileage? On Alexs diaper bag, police found strands of the same type of hair from the car. We will review the memorials and decide if they should be merged. Kidnapped and killed? Family members linked to this person will appear here. For memorials with more than one photo, additional photos will appear here or on the photos tab. Or did they? 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! Found more than one record for entered Email, You need to confirm this account before you can sign in. Joann was fun, likable, beautiful, always happy, said her sister-in-law Cindy Wiard. But the strands belonged to Rorrer, according to a DNA analysis by the FBIs crime lab. Because this case is still in appeal status, the many discrepancies OReilly found are not yet public. I Definitely heard about it on other crime shows. 1. 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. At the states request, the instructor wore a wire during a phone conversation with Patricia. Weve updated the security on the site. 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. On December 12, 1994, Joann answered a phone call from a woman shed never met, Patricia Rorrer, her husbands onetime girlfriend. For this week, I looked into the defenders reasoning as well as Patricias whereabouts today. 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. Prosecutors at . Thanks for your help! I was surprised that I did not hear about the gun in the program last night. For memorials with more than one photo, additional photos will appear here or on the photos tab. 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. 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. My husband passed away of a broken heart, Sarah OConnor said on the Montel Williams Show in 2001. 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. They had a son, Alex Martin, in August of 1994. Flowers added to the memorial appear on the bottom of the memorial or here on the Flowers tab. There was an error deleting this problem. 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. Something so simple as hair color could have solved this case from the start. She would let it go-thinking that justice was served and she would now have to do her time for committing the crime! Andrew told investigators that the unpleasant phone call between Joann and Patricia happened just three days before his wifes disappearance. Save to an Ancestry Tree, a virtual cemetery, your clipboard for pasting or Print. Blogs; Online will; Shop. 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. They allege that the North Carolina resident stealthily drove 500 miles to Pennsylvania and killed out of a sense of deadly indignation. 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. 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. Learn about how to make the most of a memorial. 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. Two more hairs were found near the bodies, one in a diaper bag and another among some debris, state police Maj. Robert Werts explained.