You are only allowed to leave one flower per day for any given memorial. Your Scrapbook is currently empty. Advocates for her innocence complain of hype surrounding the case. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate, or jump to a slide with the slide dots. Lehigh County District Attorney Robert Steinberg credited DNA tests with helping to crack the case. Edit a memorial you manage or suggest changes to the memorial manager. 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. He knew where it was. 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. Has anyone considered looking for photos of Patricia immediately prior to the murders? Updated: October 6, 2011 Biography ID: 20353980 Jump to: Biography Memories Family Tree Followers (Media sources vary as to whether she actually worked at the stable or just rented a stall there for her own horse.). Search above to list available cemeteries. Are you sure that you want to delete this memorial? Sad discovery. But her passion for writing and True Crime stayed with her. If you have questions, please contact [emailprotected]. 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. Read the book Convenient Suspect by Tammy Mal. Just saw murder in the Lehigh valley lived 2 blocks from there. Ill follow the evidence wherever it leads, I told her, but if it leads me to conclude youre guilty, Ill write the book that way. Patricia immediately wrote back and said that was fine.. Awful and cold blooded what she did. 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. Rorrer was convicted of murdering Joann Katrinak and her 3 month old son. He would be alive today if it were not for Patricia Rorrer. The mild-mannered Sarah died in 2019 at the age of 83. Hours later, Katrinak was papering the region with fliers describing his missing wife and son. Did the police check Rorrers car and check the mileage? From her very first letter, Patricia fervently protested her innocence and urged me to keep an open mind. They released a poster of Joann and Alex, noting that the baby had almond-shaped blue eyes, weighed 18 pounds, and was circumcised. Try again later. 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. But to me this ommission was intentional. Theres a great deal to show that Rorrer has received a bum rap. Plus, two men, her babys father and his friend, testified they saw Patricia at the line-dancing club the night of the homicide. 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. I dont even know its Christmas.. I also find it strange Andy didnt want to move the car when the police told him he could do so! 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. 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. Try again. Ex-boyfriend Walter Blalock said that Patricia wanted him to be more like Andrew. Becoming a Find a Grave member is fast, easy and FREE. No animated GIFs, photos with additional graphics (borders, embellishments. The prosecution alleged that after the murder, Patricia drove Joanns car to McCartys parking lot and backed it into a parking space. Search is on. It showed her usually all-brown hair haphazardly highlighted blond. Are you sure that you want to delete this memorial? Friends . Save to an Ancestry Tree, a virtual cemetery, your clipboard for pasting or Print. When I finished my. Skip to main content. Patricia is a psycopath and for some reason is able to con many reporters, etc. Are you adding a grave photo that will fulfill this request? Resend Activation Email. Traupman claimed that when he reported the dispute, trooper Robert V. Egan III got mad and practically kicked him out of his office. Later, they both worked 12-hour graveyard shifts at a textile factory. New state, new man. Rorrer's ex-boyfriend, Andrew Katrinak, was the husband of Joann Katrinak and Alex's father. Kidnapped and killed? Dance defense. 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. On December 12, 1994, Joann answered a phone call from a woman shed never met, Patricia Rorrer, her husbands onetime girlfriend. Were they murdered because she angrily hung the phone up on Patty Rorrer? Together they had a baby girl, Nicole. Your new password must contain one or more uppercase and lowercase letters, and one or more numbers or special characters. Other loyal friends and associates attested to Patricias kindness toward horses and devotion to her daughter, whom she took along as she worked in stables. December 15th, 1994. 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. 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. He retired as a general foreman at Bethlehem Steel in 1981 after 30 years of employment. Love Pam. 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! 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. Edit a memorial you manage or suggest changes to the memorial manager. (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. Why wasnt the babys DNA tested to see if the child of the deceased was or was not her husbands? This browser does not support getting your location. Deal refused. Andrew Katrinak found in Drake. 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. Those who knew Joann pointed out that she didnt like to drive in reverse and would have never parked that way. Are you adding a grave photo that will fulfill this request? Patricia and her husband broke up after the babys death. 0 cemeteries found in Bethlehem, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, USA. Always such a sweet and kind man! The prosecution alleged that Patricia called the Katrinaks house from a pay phone in Pennsylvania. 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 Horrible situation. In the past, Andrew has also been known as Andy Katrinak, Andrew J Katrinik, Andrew J Katrinak, Andrew Katrinah and Andrew J Katrinak. Plus, he had only a minimal life insurance policy on Joann and he passed polygraphs, according to The FBI Files: Family Secrets. 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. We have set your language to Try again later. I knew when Andy got married and I was happy for him. He was born in Bethlehem son of the late Martin. She had a suitcase packed, Devine said. 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. cemeteries found within miles of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. Within weeks, the FBI was assisting, and pleas for information were circulating nationwide. 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. Remember the how the case back in he 80s when those 4 black boys were wrongfully accused and police mishandled THAT CASE!! Seriously, he really knew she NEVER pulled straight into a parking place??? 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. The 5-foot-9-inch-tall Patricia was physically strong, no match for 5-foot-4-inch Joann. Joann Katrinak and her infant son were brutally murdered. 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. 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. Traupman died in 2016. 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. If she took public transportation, no one saw her? Remove advertising from a memorial by sponsoring it for just $5. Katrinak, Andrew J. Andrew Joseph Katrinak, 88, of Bethlehem, died on Wednesday, January 21, 2015 at Blough . To view a photo in more detail or edit captions for photos you added, click the photo to open the photo viewer. He said he will seek the death penalty. 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. Your email address will not be published. He was the loving husband of the late Veronica Barbara Katrinak. Get email updates about Andrew Katrinak delivered directly to your inbox. His favorite rattle, shaped like a phone, lay near the crime scene. Why did the officer get so mad that he pushed the gentleman, injuring him? Photos larger than 8Mb will be reduced. "Andrew Katrinak" obituary results. More hairs there. KOREAN WAR Son of Martin & Theresa (Novotney) Katrinak and husband to Veronica B. Lying cops and stupid prosecutors. Its definitely getting rougher every day, Andrew told the Morning Call. !) and detractors (This is another bs attempt to free a psycho). After one bullet didnt kill Joann, the gun locked up, so Patricia had to beat her to death, according to the prosecution. Just saw this and i am horrified at how this case was handled. The couple moved into Andrew's sturdy brick house at 740 Front Street in Catasauqua, Pennsylvania. He retired as a general foreman at Bethlehem Steel in 1981 after 30 years of employment. Drag images here or select from your computer for Andrew Joseph Katrinak memorial. U.S.M.C. They were married 62 years. 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. Family members linked to this person will appear here. Father was ordained a. Does it not occur to you that Andy (her previous partner) was also aware of this location? Weeks later, state police traveled to North Carolina to interview Rorrer, according to a probable cause affidavit. They had a son, Alex Martin, in August of 1994. You have such a beautiful soul and will be deeply missed. DA s took the easy way out. She was also accused of breaking into barns, stealing horses, and underfeeding the ones she owned. Are you looking for Andrew Katrinak 2016 We are providing you official link and a number of helpful material for your query. The one that was allegedly purchased at a yard sale and would usually stick after the first shot. Please find out if the DNA of the baby was tested!! 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!! I Definitely heard about it on other crime shows.