Through that testing, the elderly patient was confirmed to be the same woman locally known in Pittsburgh as a street preacher called The Sparrow who vanished and left her family flummoxed. This information was never revealed to Rorrers defence. This woman was not innocent, but she is very good at manipulating people into feeling sorry for her. Highly charged case. You say by definition! Before Said was taken away, he heard two victim impact statements. You people are fighting a losing cause! False. Prosecutors said Said, a native of Egypt, was angry that his daughters were dating and that the boys were not Muslim. OK my GUESS is Patricia did do it! His hair (back in 94-95) was dirty blonde and roughly 8 inches long. Cop defends accused. Murdering Mother Hidden Face of Honor Killing Watching Reasonable Doubt right now hope they also find that she did it. Her mother was married to my uncle. Anyone who thinks this psycho isnt guilty needs to take off their tin hat. She was bubbly and likable, not disgruntled, according to friend Kathy Barber, who visited her friend in jail. They released a poster of Joann and Alex, noting that the baby had almond-shaped blue eyes, weighed 18 pounds, and was circumcised. Yaser Said is accused of killing his two teenage daughters Amina and Sarah in 2008. Am I supposed to believe that she was still so enraged a week later, that she drove almost 10 hours, in a conspicuous van with a bad U-joint, to kill this woman and her baby? Stable situation. Three days later, Joann had plans to pick up her mother-in-law, Veronica Katrinak, to go Christmas shopping. The evidence is overwhelming of her guilt. j} [gut('bIKL|kY4`a;]MQ p2x $kw. I have worked for Interpol for years as a gun analyst, usually women who commit such crimes against their exes wife or mistress, lover etc are pushed from behind by a man and promises and lies. Its nothing short of a feeble stab hoping to impress but really amounts to splitting hairs, or to put it another way, hot air with no substance. I also communicated with Patricia via email to get her input on some matters. Missouri's Governor Pardons The St. Louis Lawyers Who Waved By signing up you agree to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy, Stand with us in our mission to discover and uncover the story of North Texas, Jury convicts man who harbored fugitive brother accused of killing teen daughters in Irving in 2008, Irving man admits to harboring fugitive father accused of murdering teenage daughters, A day after powerful thunderstorms, North Texas surveys the damage, 3 children killed, 2 wounded at Ellis County home; suspect in custody, How a Texas districts reaction to school shooting fears highlights discipline concerns, Carrollton man advertised pills on social media to entice teens to buy fentanyl, feds say. 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. It's been a long three years for them.". After all, justice has been served in the eyes of the law, so why go on demonising her? And for you to even ask why documentaries are biased, makes me wonder if you have the ability to determine fact from fiction! I live in Pennsylvania, not far from where this happened. 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. Arrest mother as accomplice in Texas honor killing | Fox News But hang on You ask that I show care with my wording and show all the tolerance in the world, and by that you presumably mean I should simply ignore those who villify her in the most disgraceful way, probably in the opinion that all readers of their comments will agree, and no one is going to take offence! It all gave jurors a lot to think about but only for six hours. The fact that there was a broken fingernail with skin attached to it found on her clothingand wasnt Patricias. How do you know this woman wasnt obsessed with him and wanted his wife out of the way? The phone wire was located at the opposite end of the basement, which was dark. Just one example. True, Andrew would have no way to acquire and plant Patricias blond hair there because it wasnt that color when she knew him. It seems so, according to you. So where they alive somewhere, and if so how could of Patricia, who was questioned, with not one mark on her kill them? Women like Barbara Stager who killed her husband in Durham NC. Patricia McCloskey, who menaced the marching crowd with her finger on the trigger of a handgun, pleaded guilty to misdemeanor harassment and was ordered to pay a Her jealousy and rage because Joann told her to not contact her husband set her off. (A good point. Bully for you if youve read a lot and seen a lot: its meaningless to other posters and adds nothing to your argument for innocence. She killed Joann, had a fair and impartial trial, so its time to get over it. Another former boyfriend said she talked about Andrew frequently and liked to gaze at old photos of him. Another glaring omission is Early in the investigation, the police in their zeal to add some substance to their fanciful theory about the gun used in the crime, did a thorough search of Rorrers back yard/garden (where they did target practice) looking for spent shells and bullets, in order to do a forensic comparison with the bullet recovered from the victim. . Patricia pled guilty on April 2, 1990. Relatives at the time told cops that Yaser threatened bodily harm against Sarah for going on a date with a non-Muslim. Ironically its you who is basing your view on second-hand information, as you were not in court. I would suggest you take the time to read the book or, at least watch the documentaries which STICK TO THE FACTS, and then comment. "I suggest that it stands for a moment in time where people actually take a moment to take a serious look at how we allocate our resources to social services. Meanwhile, the case of the missing mother and baby turned into colossal news across the U.S. and internationally. Patricia defaulted on her mortgage and then returned to North Carolina, where she eventually moved in with a boyfriend named Brian Ward. Im sorry Sally, I know you want someone to blame for the death of your daughter and grandson, but the person who actually killed her is serving a life sentence in another facility in Pennsylvania. Its a video on Utube Judges For Justice featuring her case. Patricia had a knack for writing strong headlines, which won her first place in a 2012 national contest. Or to keep it anonymous, click here. What a lame article. Joann was fun, likable, beautiful, always happy, said her sister-in-law Cindy Wiard. 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. I believe the answer to your question is in my comment above. Your pathetic attempt to insult not only shows a not very original comment, but clearly displays a lack of intelligence. He had worked as a semi-pro boxer in Las Vegas in his youth and later settled into his own construction business. This FBI report, of the hairs being unable to yield a DNA result because of the absent root material, was never revealed to Rorrers defence. Within about seven months of Larry being placed in a maximum-security prison, the LAPD paid him a visit. Remembering Patricia Cole, former copy editor at NPR : NPR Go watch the Reasonable Doubt episode from last night Patricia did it. Have you watched any of the documentaries Ive mentioned? She is the one who tricked them, first by Mark and Patricia McCloskey, the St. Louis couple that infamously pointed guns at demonstrators who were marching past their house last summer, have pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges in the incident. There was a push for a mistrial, but a 16-year prison sentence was negotiated instead. Especially mice! I am reliably informed they took SIX hours, not TWO as stated in my comment. You started slinging insults, then got insulted when slung back. This article is little more than fiction. Blasczyk said she is pleased with the outcome of the case. One more thing acquire ALL the facts about this case If you can read. DA readily agreed they did not belong to Rorrer, was happy to admit they were never submitted for analysis. She wanted all men to give her attention but she couldnt have everyones attention, especially ANDREWS!!! She hadn't lived long enough.". In TV clips, Andrew didnt come off as anguished. Shes extremely, extremely happy with the baby. Strands of the accuseds dyed-blond hair at two crime scenes proved it. That's counting the nine bullets you put in Sarah. But unfortunately other than God only two people know exactly what really happened and one is not alive. Have you read the book? PS Speculative lies is meaningless. Patricia Owens called her ex-husband Yaser Said the devil for allegedly murdering their two daughters at his trial in Dallas on Aug. 4, 2022. Yes, that doesnt mean shes unquestionably guilty, but it does mean her case has been relatively exhaustively examined (and its not over) and it means that your assertion that you are right and the guilty camp are wrong (and that this should be obvious) is absurdly overplayed. According to court papers from Patricia 2017 appeal, DNA on the cigarette butt found near the two bodies belonged to Appellant. (Prosecutor Michael McIntyre, however, told ForensicFilesNow.com that that the cigarette butt was never actually tested). in journalism from the University of Southern California. And she will have to answer eventually. Lawyers pleaded their cases in closing arguments to 12 jurors and three alternates for nearly two hours Tuesday morning. She killed a mother and child and now has all of you eating out of the palm of her hand about how mistreated she has been. They theorize that Andrew Katrinak framed Patricia and that the hostile phone call between Patricia and Joann actually took place not on Dec. 12 as Andrew said but rather on Dec. 7.