Read and download theDen of Geek Lost in Space Special Edition Magazineright here! Image credit: Episode screen capture from, - Sarah OConnor: Joann Katrinaks Mother, - Det. Patricia Rorrer Obituary (1935 - 2021) - Lynchburg, VA - The News & Advance Patricia denied owning a .22 caliber pistol (the type of gun used to kill Joann). 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. Joann Katrinak and her infant son were brutally murdered. Berlingers landmark HBO documentary Paradise Lost Trilogy helped lead to the release of the wrongfully convicted West Memphis Three after 18 years of incarceration. Rorrer Gets Life in Jail for Double Slaying * Jurors in The Katrinak 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. Select "match any" to find at least one field. Phil and Rell will be released on Monday, as well as Leroy Cotton and Jimmy Jackson. In addition to the Facebook page, there are Reddit threads on her case. Aside from the hair, there was almost zero forensic evidence. Rorrer claims the DNA evidence used to send . Most prosecutors wouldn't even take such paltry evidence into court today. In November 2005, she shoots Keith in the head while he . It's really terrifying that that was regarded as damning evidence, especially now that the rest of the case that might have appeared to give it context has been so undermined. Andrew told investigators that the unpleasant phone call between Joann and Patricia happened just three days before his wifes disappearance. Wake up people this could be you! They also found a photo of Patricia taken 11 days before the homicide. 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. An ex-boyfriend of Patricia knew she owned a distinct .22 caliber pistol and knew of its tendency to jam, but Rorrer could only deny owning such a weapon. Right now she has no attorney and your generous donation will fund our mission. Starting at. Patricia demonstrated a consistent habit of long-distance calls from home, then had an obvious gap while claiming she. Wrong Man says she had normally signed in for her line dancing class but didn't on the day Joann and Alex disappeared. When she stood trial that same year, she maintained her innocence and alleged that she and Andrew Katrinak had continued to stay in touch as good friends, so she wouldnt do anything to hurt him. Watch Wrong Man Season 2: Stream Full Episodes on STARZ 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. There was at least one hair strand that contained enough skin tissue for a nuclear DNA match and it corroborated the mitochondrial match. It will show you that I have not committed these murders. Wish me luck! Sad discovery. A hearing on the issue got heated Tuesday. Use quotation marks to search as a I was convicted on the basis of a DNA match made to the root of one (1) hair found in Joann's car. Joanne and baby Alex Katrinak kidnapping and murder by Patricia Rorrer. The media love the femme fatale., FBI lab blunder. Shes just extremely happy with Andy, her brother, Michael OConnor, told the media. Mostly cloudy and drier, but a few scattered rain showers linger early, and perhaps a few snow showers at any point in the Poconos. The system is broken sending innocent people to prison! Then 31 years old, she had lived a rocky existence. An email has been sent to with a link to confirm list signup. 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. More hairs there. Counsel for Patricia Rorrer, 52, . You couldnt fire a second shot. As for Joanns parents, her father died a year after the murder. Breaking News - "Dateline NBC" Correspondent Keith Morrison Explores The Ex Files - Reasonable Doubt (Season 5, Episode 7) | Apple TV Green-Eyed Monsters: Directed by Kate Ryerson. Patricia was wrongfully convicted and we will show you how! After retracing the prosecutor's claim of Patricia breaking into the basement door, private investigators found it highly unlikely someone like Patricia would have all the tools and know-how to unscrew all the bolts and then navigate through a very long, confusing dark basement to cut a phone line. Episode Info. Rorrer has appealed her conviction several times and her supporters believe additional DNA evidence . On Thursday, December 15, 1994, Joann Katrinak and her three-month-old son, Alex, went missing from their Catasauqua, Pennsylvania, home. And Patricia wasnt all edges. 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. It'd be plausible to reason some deniability in Patricia's role if there weren't so many indicators of her involvement. In April 1995, the family buried Joann and Alex in a single bronze casket after a funeral mass at a Bethlehem church. Joann had been shot in the face and badly beaten. When they found Joann and Alex in a wooded area on April 9 1995. When Joann failed to arrive, her mother-in-law tried calling, but there was no answer at the Katrinak's. We all need justice! That hang-up, they said, was the last straw. Criminals aren't always the smartest folks - this area highlights the common (and reoccurring) mistakes they make. At the very least, prosecutors got their story very wrong as they convicted Patricia. Witness also recalled Rorrer's mom trying to hide a gun. No one is safe if the justice system is broken and they are putting innocent people in prison. Shes attracted the help of writer Tammy Mal (full name Tammy Malinowski OReilly), author of Convenient Suspect, a book about the case. Is to get Patricia a fair trial that will prove her innocence, and give justice to Joann and Alex who died a horrific death. Her book tells the truth and the real story of this case. It's sad looking back at those Forensic Files episodes where the science was junk but they portray it as a solid case. Decades-old Lehigh Valley murder case back in national spotlight - WFMZ.com He would be alive today if it were not for Patricia Rorrer. The mild-mannered Sarah died in 2019 at the age of 83. Patricia Rorrer has been in prison since 1998, convicted of the horrific murder of a young mother, Joann Katrinak, and her 16-week old son, in Catasauqua, Pennsylvania. Died along with his mother, Joann, as a victim of his father's jealous ex-girlfriend, Patricia Rorrer. Murder victim. No comments yet - start the conversation above. My husband passed away of a broken heart, Sarah OConnor said on the Montel Williams Show in 2001. His team includes renowned civil rights attorney Ron Kuby, former prosecutor Sue-Ann Robinson, retired NCIS investigator Joe Kennedy, and Ira Todd of Detroits elite Homicide Task Force. Patricia Rorrer was convicted of both deaths in the mid-90's and is serving a life sentence. I knew when Andy got married and I was happy for him. 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?. Another former boyfriend said she talked about Andrew frequently and liked to gaze at old photos of him. MEMORANDUM BY LAZARUS, J. And the kidnapping scenario became more plausible when you factor in the privacy of the alleyway behind the Katrinak house. Her friends say she was railroaded by the system and they want Chris and Fatima to join their fight to free her. But Patricia had moved from Pennsylvania years ago, and she'd started her own family in North Carolina. For two decades, Patricia Rorrer has always maintained her innocence. Episode 204 of Starz' Wrong Man winds up its coverage of the Rorrer/Katrinak case, but it leaves us with far more questions than answers. 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. She did buy a .22 before. Catherine Howard - Fifth Wife of Henry VIII Documentary With Lynnanne Zager, Joann Katrinak, Alex Katrinak, Patricia Rorrer. On closer inspection, he saw it was the body of a woman. Keith Morrison investigates the horrific 1994 murders of Joann Katrinak and her infant son Alex, the tangled relationships surrounding the crime, and the ongoing claims that Patricia Rorrer was wrongfully convicted. MEMORANDUM BY BOWES, J.: Patricia Lynne Rorrer appeals the PCRA court's dismissal of her fourth PCRA petition as untimely filed. Obviously her husband Andy would be the main suspect (and his smirking after Patricia was found guilty was galling) but the Wrong Man team spoke to him and seem convinced that he was being truthful. As is the alibi (signing into a dance class), one regular at the dance club said the sign-in sheet was not regularly used by many patrons. 99.99 or whatever it was. I suspect I know. Patricia, who moved from PA to North Carolina, made long distance calls from her home practically every day, except for the time period between December 11 and 16. Success! (QUIZ), RAW: FILE: CHRIS ROCK IS SET TO MAKE NETFLIX HISTORY, Outlast Forces Lone Wolf Contestants to Embrace Team Dynamics for Netflix Competition, Diego Luna: Andor Ending With Season 2 Is Really Important for My Mental Health.
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