The person at the center of this case
Kathryn Menendez and Sarah Rae Boehm
Cold Case · Open
32 years waiting · since 1994
KATHRYN MENENDEZ
Justice for Kathryn Menendez and Sarah Rae Boehm — the trail went cold in 1994, but the truth hasn't.
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Key leads to think about
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suspect
Lead #1Was there a single perpetrator who targeted both girls, or were these crimes committed by different offenders?
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timeline
Lead #2How did Sarah Rae Boehm travel from Pennsylvania to Ohio, and what was the connection between her disappearance in July and Kathryn's in August?
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evidence
Lead #3What physical or forensic evidence links the two murders and suggests they may be related?
Seventeen-year-old Kathryn Menendez disappeared on August 25, 1994, from Portage County, Ohio, and was found strangled days later on an oil road near Berlin Reservoir. Her case is linked to fourteen-year-old Sarah Rae Boehm, who went missing from Pennsylvania in July 1994 and was discovered in the same Ohio state park in November—raising critical questions about whether a single perpetrator targeted both girls across state lines. The FBI and local authorities from Pennsylvania and Ohio continue seeking information about the killer and how these young victims came to be murdered together in this remote location.
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FBI Pittsburgh Field Office, Portage County Sheriff's Office (Ohio), Beaver County Police (Pennsylvania)
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location
Lead #4Why were both victims found in the same remote Ohio state park area—was this a dumping ground or a location of significance to the killer?
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witness
Lead #5Did anyone see either girl with a vehicle or person in the weeks before their disappearances or near Berlin Reservoir?
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Source Narrative
Murder Victim Alliance, Portage County, Ohio August 25, 1994 Caution: Sarah Rae Boehm , a fourteen-year-old female teen, was reported missing by her parents on July 14, 1994, to local law enforcement in Beaver County, Pennsylvania. Several months later, on November 4, 1994, Sarah's remains were discovered in the "Berlin Reservoir," located within an Ohio state park, Portage County, Ohio.
This rural community in Ohio was located approximately two hours away from the victim's home in Pennsylvania. Additionally, Kathryn Menendez, another female teen victim, went missing on August 25, 1994, and her nude body was found several days later on an oil road near the "Berlin Reservoir." Kathryn had been strangled to death.
Both Sarah and Kathryn's bodies were located approximately 1/2 mile apart in the same Ohio state park. Seventeen-year-old Kathryn was from Portage County, Ohio.
Information is being sought in both cases. Specifically, how Boehm from Pennsylvania ended up murdered in Ohio and information regarding the murder of Menendez.
Investigators believe the two cases may be related. The FBI from both Pennsylvania and Ohio have been working closely with local law enforcement from Portage County, Ohio, as well as Beaver County, Pennsylvania.
Timeline of Events
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1994-07-14
Sarah Rae Boehm Missing
Fourteen-year-old Sarah Rae Boehm reported missing by parents to Beaver County, Pennsylvania law enforcement.
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1994-08-25
Kathryn Menendez Missing
Seventeen-year-old Kathryn Menendez disappeared from Portage County, Ohio.
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1994-08-29
Kathryn Menendez Found
Kathryn Menendez's nude body discovered on oil road near Berlin Reservoir; cause of death determined to be strangulation.
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1994-11-04
Sarah Rae Boehm Found
Sarah Rae Boehm's remains discovered in Berlin Reservoir, approximately half a mile from where Kathryn was found.
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Case Information
Incident:July 14, 1994
Last Updated:September 9, 2026
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Case Information
Incident:July 14, 1994
Last Updated:September 9, 2026