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Kathryn Menendez and Sarah Rae Boehm
Cold Case · Open
31 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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clue
Lead #1Why was Sarah Rae Boehm from Pennsylvania found murdered in Ohio, two hours from her home? What connection brought her to Portage County?
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suspect
Lead #2What person or persons had access to both victims and knowledge of the Berlin Reservoir area? Were there common associates or acquaintances?
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evidence
Lead #3What physical or forensic evidence links the two murders? Are there matching DNA, fibers, or weapon evidence connecting Kathryn and Sarah's deaths?
On August 25, 1994, seventeen-year-old Kathryn Menendez disappeared from Portage County, Ohio, and was found strangled to death days later on an oil road near Berlin Reservoir. Her case is linked to fourteen-year-old Sarah Rae Boehm from Pennsylvania, who went missing in July 1994 and was discovered in the same state park in November—both victims found approximately half a mile apart. Investigators believe the murders are connected and seek information about how these young women ended up dead in rural Ohio, two hours from Boehm's Pennsylvania home.
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FBI (Pittsburgh Field Office), Portage County Ohio Police, Beaver County Pennsylvania Police
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witness
Lead #4Were there any sightings of either victim in the days before their disappearances, particularly near the Berlin Reservoir area or on the oil road?
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location
Lead #5What significance does the Berlin Reservoir and the oil road hold? Why were both bodies deposited in the same remote location?
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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 reported missing
Fourteen-year-old Sarah Rae Boehm was reported missing by her parents to Beaver County, Pennsylvania law enforcement.
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1994-08-25
Kathryn Menendez disappears
Seventeen-year-old Kathryn Menendez from Portage County, Ohio went missing.
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1994-08-29
Kathryn Menendez body found
Kathryn Menendez's nude body was discovered on an oil road near Berlin Reservoir; cause of death was strangulation.
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1994-11-04
Sarah Rae Boehm remains discovered
Sarah Rae Boehm's remains were found in Berlin Reservoir, approximately half a mile from where Kathryn Menendez was discovered.
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Case Information
Incident:July 14, 1994
Last Updated:June 7, 2026
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Case Information
Incident:July 14, 1994
Last Updated:June 7, 2026