Wish me luck! Katrinak, Andrew J.Andrew Joseph Katrinak, 88, of Bethlehem, died on Wednesday, January 21, 2015 at Blough Healthcare Center in Bethlehem. Andrew Katrinak - Forensic Files Now DNA TRAIL IN 2-YEAR-OLD SLAYINGS OF WOMAN, BABY LEAD TO ARRESTAssociated PressJun. (A good point. Patricia Rorrer is formerly from Linwood, North Carolina, and serving a life sentence in the state prison for women at Muncy, Pennsylvania. ''The two went their separate ways in 1991, but Ms. Rorrer stayed in touch with her ex-boyfriend.Katrinak married and was living in Catasauqua, Pa., with his wife and son when they failed to meet him at his mother's house, who lived nearby, on Dec. 15, 1994.Katrinak went home and said he found his basement door removed from its hinges. In a million years, she wouldnt do anything to harm that.. Trash-talking ex. By: Robert S. In 1994, Joann Katrinak called her mother-in-law and made plans to go holiday shopping. From the looks ofits Facebook page, the place isstill going strong. So, this pointed to a theory that Joann had either left on her own or encountered foul play within her home. They also found a photo of Patricia taken 11 days before the homicide. Try to do some REAL digging into this case. Rorrer, who owned horses, excelled at the sport of cattle-penning, loved to drive far and fast, remodeled her own home, and shot guns for the fun of it.Rorrer, when Coble talked about her baby, started discreetly wiping the corners of her eyes, her lower lashes and her nose. Image credit: Episode screen capture from, - Sarah OConnor: Joann Katrinaks Mother, - Det. Shes a desperate woman wed all be desperate and should be expected to say anything, even if it backfires. Detective Barry Grube found it odd that Andrew fixed the severed phone line before police examined it in essence tampering with evidence. Patricia had of course not registered that night. Fairleytook Lisas body to a wooded spotin an industrial area near his health club. Frank D. Anderson-Josephine Kiely bert H. Dabbs William M. Yale Andrew Katrinak. 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 . Is the system THAT rotten? "I guess she thought she wasn't going to get caught. But when did he find the evidence of the break-in? Lisa Agostinelli Manderachlost her life because the aforementioned Dungeons and Dragonsenthusiast, one Caleb Fairley, age 21, reportedly considered her the embodiment of beauty hed been wantingto seize. Yes Marcus, Ive read all that. Traupman claimed that when he reported the dispute, trooper Robert V. Egan III got mad and practically kicked him out of his office. One she was at a tanning salon. The phone wire was located at the opposite end of the basement, which was dark. She returned to New Jersey in 1984, met Andrew Katrinak, and later lived with him.At some point she also lived in Pennsylvania's Lehigh County, Steinberg said.``She was very familiar with the remote location where the bodies were discovered,'' he said. Andrew Joseph Katrinak, 68 - Drake, CO - Has Court or Arrest Records Her name is not on a Dec. 15, 1994, sign-in sheet for the private club..Police never found the murder weapon, a .22-caliber gun.."Where's the gun, Patty?" Thats all for this post. The forensic reports indicate that there was a significant amount of blood and tissue clinging to this fingernail, which would have been an excellent source of nuclear DNA testing. The fact she no longer has that gun "is almost as good as having the weapon," McIntyre said..To believe Rorrer's testimony, he said, jurors would have to reject testimony of 22 prosecution witnesses, whom she said were mistaken in their recollections of events.."Either she's guilty or she's the most unlucky person who's ever walked on this Earth," McIntyre said..The killer, he said, would have to have the same DNA as Rorrer, the same color and length of hair, the same gun, the same knowledge of the Katrinak home and the woods, and have a reason to kill Joann Katrinak. I cant agree on the evidence Im aware of that this is more likely than her guilt. Andrew languished for weeks and then months as investigators failed to suppl any explanation for his wife's and son's mysterious disappearance. The state made a case fueled by circumstantial evidence and public outrage over the deaths of a modern-day madonna and child. 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. But they didn't and, according to her, later went their separate ways.Rorrer said she called Katrinak in spring 1994 and learned that he was married and was going to be a father. Jury Now Must Decide Whose Argument Does.March 06, 1998by DEBBIE GARLICKI, The Morning Call. So begins a case that features a missing wife, a missing baby, and the husband who gave news interviews repeatedly asking for the return of his wife and son. Reconsidering Andrew Katrinak's potential role. Having read this recent appeal document (worth a perusal its not too long), which seems to address the fundamental issues at stake, I see no merit in the claim of wrongful conviction, but rather a clutching at straws in the hope that some (spurious) claim may just cast sufficient doubt on the conviction. What you suggest is that law enforcement officers had to lie (about what she allegedly said, for example), AND that DNA was not just poorly/mistakenly administered but corruptly. She moved to North Carolina after her relationship with Katrinak ended in 1991. ~~~~~~~POLICE ARREST WOMAN IN 3-YEAR-OLD CASE OF SLAIN MOTHER AND CHILDAssociated PressJun. 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. Patricia and her husband broke up after the babys death. All this culminated in Caleb Fairleys April 1996 conviction fortwo counts of murder, aggravated assault, theft, and abuse of a corpse. Great communicator. My guiding principle if I were administering criminal law is what is it reasonable to do to establish probative fact and what is it reasonable to believe of those facts (a matter for the jury)? Nothing probative of innocence should be read into anything she offers viz DNA. The guy was banging at the door and yelling open this door. And then, he yelled something like What do you mean its not my kid? Traupman said in a sworn statement.A neighbor of the Katrinaks told police she saw Joann Katrinak that afternoon, clad in a black, furry jacket that matched Traupmans description. New evidence doesnt, and shouldnt, entail retrial: only if theres a reasonable possibility it could make a difference. JUROR, DISCUSSING AFTER THE RORRER TRIAL THE FACTORS THAT LED TO HIS DECISION. And fire hydrant of a man. Book her. Of course, if this matter was related to the inflicting of (non-consensual) pain or worse, and/or minors, thats a different matter but thats not the impression given. Then, not only is she foolish enough to leave the evidence right there with the bodies, shes also kind enough to insist the butt is tested for DNA evidence post-conviction. Patricias professional life included short-lived gigs as a Century 21 real estate agent and an Oldsmobile salesperson. The prosecution insists that Rorrer called the Katrinak household on Dec 13, 1994, two days before Katrinak went missing, and that Joann rudely told her not to call again and hung up on her. It's shocking to think that Patricia Rorrer, being a mother, could end the life of an infant. 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?. On a happier note, in 1998, the Limerick Township Park System built the Manderach Memorial Playground in honor of Lisa and Devon. 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. Perusing the claims made by her supporters, I find many are Aunt Sallies: points that claimants suggest are probative of innocence but are no such thing. 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. Sir I would not kill somebody and I definitely wouldnt kill somebody I never met, Rorrer said. 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. In TV clips, Andrew didnt come off as anguished. Memorials. I also communicated with Patricia via email to get her input on some matters. Patricia was arrested in North Carolina in June of 1997. He had worked as a semi-pro boxer in Las Vegas in his youth and later settled into his own construction business. While theres no evidence to suggest he was unfaithful to Joann, within 6 months of her death Andrew and this woman were openly seeing each other. The farmer's remote field bordered an isolated horseback riding trail. With 400 (and 6) episodes, this progress bar indicates my progress toward finishing all of them. ); Your last point is hardly conclusive: as she used a weapon I wouldnt necessarily expect her to be injured, merely that she MIGHT. An exterior door to their basement had been wrenched open, the lock hasp's screws literally ripped from the wall. The authorities charged her with two counts of murder.
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