You couldnt fire a second shot. DNA TRAIL IN 2-YEAR-OLD SLAYINGS OF WOMAN, BABY LEAD TO ARRESTAssociated PressJun. Andrew had a lady friend who lived less than 4 miles from those woods. If Rorrer beat her to death with a .22 caliber pistol like the prosecution claimed, she would have to have been up close and personal, but yet she came away without so much as a scratch? 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. ~~~~~~~~~Rorrer's Reputation: `Don't Mess With Me', June 25, 1997 by DAVID WASHBURN, The Morning Call. Her family moved to North Carolina in 1978 but returned to the area in 1984. Andrew Katrinak hugs a friend as he emerges from the courthouse after Patricia Rorrer, his former girlfriend, was sentenced to life in prison, March 9, 1998, for the murder of his wife and child 2 . Fairleysargument:The court should have rendered him a minor for sentencing purposes. But thats just some of the ammo on Team Patricias battleship. ``There was no rush to judgment. Media galore. The Innocence Project has declined to take her case. It'd be plausible to reason some deniability in Patricia's role if there weren't so many indicators of her involvement. On Alexs diaper bag, police found strands of the same type of hair from the car. Patricia Rorrer Brutal Killing of Joanne Katrinak & Baby - FFF I do rejoice when I learn of someone particularly on death row exonerated. She seemed like quite an unlikely suspect at least at first. 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. "I guess she thought she wasn't going to get caught. After her arraignment, she had to walk past a crowd of dozens of locals screeching hang her! and baby killer! Patricia clung to a Polaroid picture showing her and her own little girl. My husband passed away of a broken heart, Sarah OConnor said on the Montel Williams Show in 2001. The police considered the possibility that Joann ran away, a theory disputed by her family. The phone wire was located at the opposite end of the basement, which was dark. As soon as she steppedinto Your Kidz &Mine, Fairley, who had a passion for vampire lore, reportedly recognized her ashaving theidealizedlook of the womenportrayed in vampire-relatedliterature. But when did he find the evidence of the break-in? Jaime: Thanks. She wasn't aware she had left behind small clues in the woods and in the car, which police believe was used to take the victims to the woods, the prosecutor said..Burke highlighted the prosecution's failure to test another hair -- one found in Joann Katrinak's hand. If there were awards for distorted reporting, the Morning Call out of Lehigh, PA would win high honors. Last weeks post told of two nice people with the bad luck to cross paths with a personable married couple who were thrill killers looking for prey. The last 20 years of Patricia Rorrer's life have been a tale of failure, two brushes with the law and the death of her infant son.Rorrer, charged Tuesday with the 2-year-old murders of Joann Katrinak and Katrinak's infant son, moved back and forth from the Lehigh Valley and Linwood, N.C., since the late 1970s, leaving failed relationships, a spotty work record and arrests for shoplifting and cruelty to animals. Police got a search warrant for Fairleyshome and discovereda great deal of pornography. It houses 2,114 inmates but has bed capacity for just 1,826. The boy died either from suffocation or exposure.Although by 1994 she was living in North Carolina, Ms. Rorrer phoned Katrinak occasionally. When Joann failed to arrive, her mother-in-law tried calling, but there was no answer at the Katrinak's. Phone calls played a significant role in the case overall. Then 31 years old, she had lived a rocky existence. If shes been in a public place, such as a shop, a shed hair from someone else could be picked up on ones clothing and stick to a sweaty palm, etc. If I were to challenge all the so-called evidence in the comments, it would make for a very long read. Its not clear whether Fairleys interest in vampires was part of D&D or a separate pastime. Further, an early FBI report said the hairs found in the car had no roots which contain the DNA suggesting an evidence switcheroo. Convicted of murdering her ex-boyfriends wife and child because of a telephone impropriety. Thats all for this post. I cant agree on the evidence Im aware of that this is more likely than her guilt. Black Label Episodes AND Ad-Free episodes are now available on our Black Label Podcasting channel on Apple Podcasts . There are more questions than answers in this case. On Instagram, I found a post for a two-part Win at All Costs podcast featuring journalism professor Bill Mousheys interviews with Patricia Rorrer from prison in December 2019. The episode indicated that Andrew Katrinak informed police that Patricia Rorrer had made the phone call to his home three days before Joann's disappearance. In 1998, Caleb Fairleys parents settled a lawsuit filed by Lisas mother and Jimmy Manderach for $1.6 million. If it wasnt for the DNA, I would have had a hard time saying guilty, juror George James Gatanis, 42, of Salisbury Township told the Allentown Morning Call newspaper after the verdict. They noted houses near the murder scene would have heard a gunshot in December, when no farm equipment is making noise, and question why the murderer didnt just kill Joann inside her house instead of risking being seen in public in her car. In 1986, she met and began a relationship with Andrew Katrinak. The prosecution alleged that Patricia called the Katrinaks house from a pay phone in Pennsylvania. As testimony continued on the seventh day of her double-murder trial, Patricia Rorrer cried for the first time.The North Carolina woman, who had shown no emotion while the families of the victims have wept openly and often, lost her composure Tuesday afternoon.Detectives from the Davidson County sheriff's office took the witness stand to recall the morning of June 24, 1997, when they knocked on the door of Rorrer's Linwood, N.C., home and told her she was under arrest for the murders of Joann and Alex Katrinak.Rorrer, 34, was charged with kidnapping Joann Katrinak, 26, and Alex, 15 weeks, in December 1994 from their Catasauqua home, killing them and leaving their bodies in Heidelberg Township woods. And, I was quite angry with the police, that they accused Andy. I think one cant read anything into Fairleys pastimes/hobbies: hes just evil. 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. ), The Wrong Man investigators Ira Todd and Joe Kennedy have some theories of their own. Murder in Lehigh Valley: Keith Morrison Reports is also available on YouTube, but it costs $1.99 to view (Keith comes off as an advocate for Patricias innocence on the episode). If you subscribe to Hulu and upgrade to Starz (theres a free one-week trial offer), you can stream the Wrong Man episodes about Patricia Rorrer. But if Andrew wanted to find his wife and his son, why on Earth did he wait until 10:30pm before notifying authorities? I found it necessary to document each time an episode featured one of these. ", "I think she gave us something like four or five alibis as to where she was at. Region. View the profiles of people named Andrew Katrinak. . She received 12 months' probation.Rorrer was 18 when she lost her 3-1/2-month-old son on Nov. 20, 1982. She Faces Prosecutor Tomorrow.March 03, 1998by DEBBIE GARLICKIThe Morning Call, Double-murder trial defendant Patricia Rorrer took the witness stand in her own defense Monday, giving jurors a Cliff Notes version of her life up until the time a Catasauqua woman and her baby disappeared in 1994.Rorrer, 34, testified in a soft, slow voice for an hour and 20 minutes before court adjourned on the 14th day of her Lehigh County trial.The North Carolina woman accused of killing the wife and 15-week-old baby of her former boyfriend, Andrew Katrinak, calmly answered questions from one of her lawyers, James Pfeiffer.Rorrer, who had a five-year relationship with Katrinak that ended in 1989, testified that she and Katrinak remained good friends after the breakup, writing letters occasionally and calling each other.She said she was happy for Katrinak when he told her in a telephone call in March or April 1994 that he had gotten married and a baby was on the way. And because of the gun jamming, the assailant had to resort to blunt object and beat her about the head. In TV clips, Andrew didnt come off as anguished. The states theory was that this was a fatal attraction/cant let go motivated killing. Even though Joanne was supposed to take her mother-in-law for Christmas shopping, she never showed up. As usual, Rebecca at Forensic Files Now has a thoroughly researched article about the Patricia Rorrer case and events since her conviction. Fairley, a blond, heavy, powerful-looking fire hydrant of a man who lived with his parents, was described by a friend as adevotee ofDungeons and Dragons, a role-playing game that allows peopleto act out story linesinvolving medieval warrior heroes, dragons, wicked monarchs, you name it. The missing items included Joann's purse, car, both her and Alex's winter jackets, and the diaper bag. 24, 1997. Today, they are married and live in Colorado. He wanted to move to Colorado and she was against it.. It was later believed that his recollection was keen, since he'd been the one to dress her posthumously. ~~~~~~~POLICE ARREST WOMAN IN 3-YEAR-OLD CASE OF SLAIN MOTHER AND CHILDAssociated PressJun. I also forgot to mention the fingernail evidence. One final thought about those hairs: they were described as dirty blond and approximately 8 inches in length. At 17, Patricia dropped out of high school and married landscaper Gary Gabard. The trio were all dark and striking. RR, Watch the Forensic Files episode on YouTube, Murder in Lehigh Valley: Keith Morrison Reports, 7 Unnerving Facts About the Lindberghs and the Kidnapping, The Lindbergh Kidnapping: Forensic Files Lost Episode, Dawn Fehring: A Missionary Dies Too Young, Daniel and Cynthia McDonnell: Good Cop, Bad Wife. December 15th, 1994. The indications of Patricia's involvement in Joann's and young Alex's disappearance were numerous. There were no love letters, cards, gifts, or any other indication that she still had a romantic interest in him. Hecame from an affluent family, is white, and was young when he committed his crimes all factors that can favorably tip the scales of justice. 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. Andrew Katrinak reported missing his wife, Joanne and 3.5-month-old son, Alex, in December 1994. Rorrer, a photographer with an 18-month-old child, was arrested in Linwood, N.C., and jailed without bail pending an extradition hearing.She was born in Phillipsburg, N.J., and in 1978 moved to North Carolina with her family. He washed off the foundation at their request, uncoveringscratch marks that looked as though they came from someonesfingernails. The jury spared Rorrer from the death penalty, but condemned her to life behind bars. She was always looking for a fight, Gary Gabard told the Morning Call, which noted that he was a head shorter than Patricia. Perhaps police couldn't get a warrant for a sample of Patricia's hair, the color being inconsistent with the latent hairs found in the car and at the murder scene. Andrew Katrinak was suspected because he failed two polygraph tests when asked if he had lied to police and hid evidence.If it wasnt for the DNA, I wouldhave had a hard time saying guilty. GEORGE JAMES GATANISJUROR, DISCUSSING AFTER THE RORRER TRIAL THE FACTORS THAT LED TO HIS DECISION.27During the investigation, police took hair samples from several individuals, including Andrew Katrinak, but none matched the headrest hairs. Andrew Joseph Katrinak (1926-2015) - Find a Grave Memorial One she was at a tanning salon. This was one of. Shes far from dumb, but shes not exactly educated, either. The state police dropped him as a suspect. "She had a reputation of, `You don't mess with me,'" Fonda Kay Eggers told a reporter for the Dispatch of Lexington, N.C. Eggers, a Humane Society investigator and distant relative of Rorrer, filed animal cruelty charges against Rorrer in 1994 after checking on Rorrer's horses. The autopsy indicated that Joann fought hard for her life. So after a stressful afternoon of kidnapping and murder, she decides to relax with a nice soothing cigarette right there at the crime scene. Katrinak and Alex were the wife and child of Andrew Katrinak. Prayers to the family. When police traveled to North Carolina to interview Patricia about the murders of Joann and Alex, she said that on the day of the homicides, she had visited a feed store, a tanning salon, and a country music club. ; So after a stressful afternoon of kidnapping and murder, she decides to relax with a nice soothing cigarette right there at the crime scene. Overly cynical: you must know that more than a few perps have been caught this way stupid as it is. Not sure if i shopped here ever. Her husband Andrew's mother expected Joann to arrive quickly, since they only lived a few minutes away. They allege that the North Carolina resident stealthily drove 500 miles to Pennsylvania and killed out of a sense of deadly indignation. Patricias phone bill showed no record of a call to Catasauqua that day, but police noticed she didnt make any calls at all from her house in North Carolina that day either suggesting she could have been out of state and used a pay phone to dial up the Katrinaks. For more on the Katrinak murder case, you can watch Autopsy Six: A Fatal Attraction for free on YouTube. Detective Barry Grube found it odd that Andrew fixed the severed phone line before police examined it in essence tampering with evidence. Again, this vital piece of evidence was never tested prior to trial. Family members found Joanns tan Toyota sitting vacant in the parking lot of McCartys, a nearby bar. McIntyre almost shouted, turning to face Rorrer at the defense table..Police learned that Rorrer bought a .22-caliber handgun that she allegedly still had in fall 1994. Now retired, he declined ForensicFilesNow.coms invitation to spar directly with Patricia via a podcast. Leave a comment below, or contact us! But a hair in the hand from a third-party doesnt preclude the accused from guilt of itself, as though it must be from the perp. Plus, he had only a minimal life insurance policy on Joann and he passed polygraphs, according to The FBI Files: Family Secrets. as she was convinced it would exonerate her. Without wishing to be pedantic, it cant be said what was in her mind, as though you can see her truth. All one can say is she thought/hoped it might (without there being any realistic basis implied that it would or should). If shes the killer, then she would know full well that the cigarette butt was hers and the DNA would match. But defense lawyer Robert Pfeiffer said that plenty of evidence supported Patricias innocence. Shes extremely, extremely happy with the baby. Whatever observers claim about the circumstances surrounding the crime why would she do this/surely shed be seen/shes unlikely to have thought that they are speculative, whereas the hard science, beyond REASONABLE doubt, says she did it. Andrew Joseph Katrinak. That day I was at the Dunkin Donuts too. Frank J. Hearn Michael J. Brady Antonio Verrelli B Stephen Zahornasky Hugh H. Taulty. DNA tests In 13-year-old Murder Case Could Be ReexaminedMar 21, 2007. They lived together in Salisbury Township, Pa., for about two years, but they . 25, 1997. Today, Patricia Lynne Rorrer resides in State Correctional Institute at Muncy, a medium and maximum security facility that has the highest rate of cancer of all prisons in Pennsylvania, according to a story from northcentralpa.com. Convicted of murdering her ex-boyfriends wife and child because of a telephone impropriety. 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. All this culminated in Caleb Fairleys April 1996 conviction fortwo counts of murder, aggravated assault, theft, and abuse of a corpse. Your email address will not be published. I find THAT to be incredible. But lets say for arguments sake that she was a closet smoker and no one knew. FROM THE ARCHIVES: Jury rejects alibi, finds Rorrer guilty in double Since 4 months elapsed between her disappearance and the discovery of the bodies, the medical examiner could not verify whether or not a sexual assault took place. The victims were the wife and son of Rorrer's ex-boyfriend, Andrew Katrinak.Lt. Even though Joanne was supposed to take her mother-in-law for Christmas shopping, she never showed up. Join Facebook to connect with Andrew Katrinak and others you may know. They produced a photo of her with dyed hair, implicating her because the hairs found in the Toyota were dyed. North America. Rorrer, he said, bought one with his autograph and cheered him on "to go get the bad guys. Sponsored by Ancestry. Jaime: Thanks for your thoughts. Also, Rorrer was interviewed by police within a week of Joann and Alex going missing. Wouldn't he have tried to call his mother recall it was with her Joann had planned to go Christmas shopping. More hairs there. 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. Its about what Id expect from Pennsylvania. No show. Should reasonable doubt be defined for the jury or is that to nudge them some unintended direction by lawmakers? In fact, she had moved 500 miles away and was in a new relationship herself. Rorrer said she was almost 500 miles away in North Carolina on the day of the disappearance. The Murders of Joann and Alex Katrinak: FF ep A Woman Scorned. In Dec 94 in Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania, Joann Katrinak and her three-month-old son, Alex, disappeared. She was born on Jan. 24, 1964, in eastern Pennsylvania and moved back and forth between there and Davidson County, North Carolina. Three of them were mountedon slides and sealed in adhesive. On a secret recording, Patricia asked Jarrett to vouch for her attendance or she might go to the electric char. Microscopic analyses, mitochondrial DNA testing and nuclear DNA testing showed hairs found at the crime scene and in Joann Katrinak's car matched Rorrer's hairs and DNA in her blood. It was, and is, perfectly reasonable to convict without forensic evidence. Autopsy examines how forensic examiners can help solve crimes. "I'm never going to see my daughter again. She just stayed in touch with everybody, Kathy Barber said in her interview on NBCs Murder in Lehigh Valley: Keith Morrison Reports in 2017. ", "I can remember till this day, seeing that infant being lifted off the abdomen of his mother. Im certainly aware police lie but this would require a conspiracy. 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. Defense requests new hearing in 1994 homicide case Just a few points (not rhetorical): do we KNOW Rorrer suggested examining the butt (not that its significant anyway cos of course police would)? 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. USA. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. Prosecutors offered Patricia a plea deal that would take the death penalty off the table, but she declined. 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. In addition to the Facebook page, there are Reddit threads on her case. The prosecution alleged that after the murder, Patricia drove Joanns car to McCartys parking lot and backed it into a parking space. However, the only record of any call made from Rorrer to the Katrinak household was on Dec 7th. Until WCJN has thought that the hair was planted but the FBI has just released a report detailing unscientific and fraudulent analysis of hair samples in criminal cases. Unbloody vehicle. Enter numeric value. "He's a nice guy," Rorrer said of Katrinak. 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. Whose hair is it?by Bridget DiCosmo Redacted from "Unreliable Chain: Questionable Hair Evidence Condemns Woman to Prison"Justice Volume One Published by Point Park University. He claims she was incensed in December 1994 when she called the Katrinak home at 740 Front St. and Joann Katrinak told her not to call anymore.In his opening statement, McIntyre told jurors he would prove several adages: "Truth is sometimes stranger than fiction" and "you can't always tell a book by its cover. That may be true, in that Alex may have died of exposure, not intentional killing. Apparently it is universally agreed by courts that any hair testing before 2000 might had yieled an incorrect reading. 157K views, 2.2K likes, 116 loves, 110 comments, 285 shares, Facebook Watch Videos from The FBI Files: The December 1994 kidnappings of Joann Katrinak and her 4-month-old son, Alex. She worked at restaurants and later sold insurance and real estate and worked at a car dealership in Reading.She met Katrinak in May 1984, she said, when he was a regular at a restaurant where she worked.They dated, lived together and bought a home in Salisbury Township. Theres been some debate with regard to a picture of Rorrer shortly before the murders and the color of her hair. Still, Shopping Spree,theForensic Filesepisode about the murders, left me curious about an epilogue for Fairley. Both sides agree Joann hung up on Patricia. At first, a broad-daylight abduction of a mother and her infant seemed unlikely. Walmart woe. On Oct. 5, 2007, the District Attorney of Lehigh County agreed to allow the testing of the hair found in the Toyota at Orchid Cellmark Laboratories in Dallas. Joann was fun, likable, beautiful, always happy, said her sister-in-law Cindy Wiard. In December 1994, Andrew Katrinak arrives home to an empty house. 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. Viz Andrews newer wife, he likely, to me, believed absolutely that she could not possibly be the perp, as endorsed by the fact that he married her. Of course, I have no answer to the claim that this was a corruptly prosecuted case, but I would ask that if its as obviously flawed as you suggest, why have appeals failed? Patricia defaulted on her mortgage and then returned to North Carolina, where she eventually moved in with a boyfriend named Brian Ward. He said she did own a firearm, with its serial numbers filed off. If it could reasonably have affected the outcome a retrial is necessary. . Joann Katrinaks Killer Still Has Innocence Advocates(A Woman Scorned, Forensic Files). You will also be advised that the transcripts consist of 6500 pages and the cost of copying it runs between $3.00 to $5.00 per pagemeaning you will have to fork over between $19,000 and $32,000 just to see the transcripts. He had worked as a semi-pro boxer in Las Vegas in his youth and later settled . Patricia was convicted based on her head hairs being found in the victim's car. Patricia Rorrer | Worldwide Womens Criminal Justice Network - WCJN Although the prosecution used it as evidence that she was trying to create a false alibi, it actually sounded more like Patricia was simply trying to nail down the facts he had already asserted to her. Testimony began with her birth in January 1964 in Phillipsburg, N.J.She told jurors about the jobs she held, the men she dated, her involvement with horses, their training and competitions, and the different places she lived in New Jersey, Pennsylvania and North Carolina.Rorrer, dressed in a black suit and white blouse tied at the neck, cried once when she testified about being beaten by a former boyfriend in 1991. The murders initially made James,calledJimmy, a suspect because, as we know from countless otherForensic Files, the spouse did it. Another former boyfriend said she talked about Andrew frequently and liked to gaze at old photos of him. Regard a similar case where too much detail signaled investigators to look closer at their suspect in Bagging a Killer (s06e25). Mrs. Katrinak had been shot in the face and beaten, and Alex is believed to have died from suffocation and exposure.Ms. Read the Washington Post report. the couple had moved in together, married, and become the proud parents of a new baby boy they named Alex. After Joann Katrinak, the wife of Patricia's former flame, turned up dead along with her infant son, prosecutors suspected Patricia. Criminals aren't always the smartest folks - this area highlights the common (and reoccurring) mistakes they make. Rorrer was a slim, auburn-haired, 30-year-old photographer and horse enthusiast.Before he called police, family members canvassed nearby neighborhoods, driving around the suburban community of about 7,000 people near Allentown, Pa. Around midnight, Joann Katrinaks father found his daughters Toyota Corolla near a tavern down the street. Then, in what has to be everyones favorite part of the episode, police noticed Fairley was wearing beige makeup on his face when they brought him in for questioning. Imake it a practice not to look too hard for up-to-date information about victims family members because, unless they show up onDr. PhilorDateline, theyre probably not looking for media attention. Rorrer, who had a five-year relationship with Katrinak that ended in 1989, testified that she and Katrinak remained good friends after the breakup, writing letters occasionally and calling each other. After Joann Katrinak, the wife of Patricia's former flame, turned up dead along with her infant son, prosecutors suspected Patricia. When Andrew Katrinak arrived home from work shortly after 6 p.m. on Dec. 15, 1994, he noticed two unusual things. Aside from the hair, there was almost zero forensic evidence. One she was at a private club. Prosecutor pounds away. She was also accused of breaking into barns, stealing horses, and underfeeding the ones she owned. The state made a case fueled by circumstantial evidence and public outrage over the deaths of a modern-day madonna and child. Brad Jackson was able to describe what his daughter Valiree was wearing in incredible detail, down to the color of her socks. 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. If I knew I was going to get caught, I never would have brought you into this world, the arresting officers testified they heard her say to Nicole. More than 20 years after her conviction, Patricia Rorrer still has advocates working to exonerate her. Continuing with this request will add an alert to the cemetery page and any new volunteers will have the opportunity to fulfill your request. Finally, maybe not a conspiracy but rather a botched investigation and forensic analysis of the hair sample. He would be alive today if it were not for Patricia Rorrer. The mild-mannered Sarah died in 2019 at the age of 83. Police converged on the scene and soon realized it was not only the remains of Joann Katrinak, but sadly of Alex too. After his wife disappeared, she made no attempt to be with him or to see him. Four months later, investigators found the bodies of Joann Katrinak and her baby 15 miles away from the Katrinak home at the edge of a field. Andrew mentioned to police that his former live-in girlfriend Patricia Rorrer once managed a horse stable two miles from the bodies location and would have been familiar with the riding trails close to the murder scene. 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. 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. BETHLEHEM, PA. BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) _ A woman was arrested in North Carolina on Tuesday and charged in the 1994 slaying of her ex-boyfriend's wife and infant son in Pennsylvania.Patricia L. Rorrer was charged with two counts of murder and two counts of kidnapping in the deaths of Joann Katrinak, 26, and her 3 1/2-month-old son, Alex.Pennsylvania police, with the help of authorities in North Carolina, arrested Ms. Rorrer, 33, in Linwood, N.C. She was jailed without bail pending a court hearing Wednesday to face extradition.Mrs.
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