Convenient Suspect, Tammy Mal
Convenient Suspect, Tammy Mal
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Convenient Suspect
A Double Murder, a Flawed Investigation, and the Railroading of an Innocent Woman

Author: Tammy Mal

Narrator: Suehyla El-Attar

Unabridged: 10 hr 40 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Lantern Audio

Published: 11/01/2017

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included


Synopsis

On Thursday, December 15, 1994, Joann Katrinak and her three-month-old son, Alex, went missing from their Catasauqua, Pennsylvania, home. Four  months later, when their bodies were found in a lonely patch of woods, the police would launch a three-year investigation leading to the arrest of Patricia Lynne Rorrer—a young mother who had never met either victim—as the monster responsible. In what would become Pennsylvania's first use of mitochondrial DNA in a criminal case, Patricia Rorrer was quickly tried, convicted, and sentenced to life in prison without parole. But did the jury make the right decision? Is Patricia Rorrer truly guilty? As new evidence continues to surface, including allegations of prosecutorial misconduct and evidence tampering, that question requires an answer even more. With a subject matter and storytelling style reminiscent of the hit podcast Serial, CONVENIENT SUSPECT will appeal to a wide audience. The book reveals information never before made public—information gathered directly from more than 10,000 official documents, including Pennsylvania State Police reports, FBI Files, forensic lab results, and the 6,500-page trial transcript. Through four years of intensive research, countless interviews with those involved, and hundreds of letters, phone calls, and personal visits with Patricia Rorrer, the truth about the evidence used to convict her can finally be revealed.

About Tammy Mal

Tammy Mal has always had a keen interest in crime and criminals, and has written for True Detective magazine and Absolute Crime Publishing. A former member of the Pennsylvania State Police Department, she has studied many criminals and their crimes. Tammy is also the author of Little Girl Lost: The True Story of the Vandling Murder.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Valerity (Val) on October 18, 2017

I really enjoyed reading this after only getting one side of the story for so long. After having seen a certain forensic show that has played endlessly on TV about this case I think many of us thought we all knew this case was pretty well, and it was a foregone conclusion. But after reading this boo......more

Goodreads review by Kris (My Novelesque Life) on June 21, 2019

RATING: 3.5 STARS 2017; Chicago Review Press (Review Not on Blog) UGH! This is the kind of story that keeps me awake at night. How can anyone, especially trained detectives, think that Patty (Patricia) could have killed Joann and her infant son? There is no motive to insinuate that Patty would want Joa......more

Goodreads review by Stephanie on September 15, 2017

What a sad story! I am something of a true crime junkie (guilty pleasure) and was grateful to receive a copy of A Convenient Suspect from Chicago Review Press and NetGalley in exchange for this honest review. As a true crime junkie and a podcast aficionado (and don’t even get me started on my favori......more

Goodreads review by Tiffany on September 24, 2017

Patricia Rorrer's conviction and continued imprisonment is a terrifying commentary on our judicial system, the veracity of those who are sworn to serve and protect us and the manipulation of evidence that defies belief! Tammy Mal writes in painstaking detail about the known events, the incredible tr......more

Goodreads review by Elisabeth on October 17, 2017

Some true crime authors try to write novels, some get far too bogged down in minute details - but Tammy Mal manages to deftly combine storytelling and factual analysis to tell the tale of the terrible murders of a young woman and her baby and to demonstrate that the woman convicted is almost certain......more