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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 a single perpetrator responsible for both murders, or were there multiple offenders?
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timeline
Lead #2Why was there a three-month gap between Sarah's disappearance and discovery, and what was she doing during that time?
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location
Lead #3How did a fourteen-year-old from Pennsylvania end up in a remote Ohio state park two hours from home?
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 two months later—both victims found approximately half a mile apart. The FBI and local authorities from Pennsylvania and Ohio continue seeking information about how these young women ended up murdered in the same remote location and whether a single perpetrator is responsible.
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Federal Bureau of Investigation (Pittsburgh Field Office), Portage County Ohio Sheriff, Beaver County Pennsylvania Police
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evidence
Lead #4What forensic evidence was recovered from both crime scenes that might link the cases?
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witness
Lead #5Were there any witnesses or suspicious activity reported near Berlin Reservoir or the oil road during summer and fall 1994?
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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 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 goes missing.
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1994-08-29
Kathryn Menendez body 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 remains discovered
Sarah Rae Boehm's remains found in Berlin Reservoir, approximately two hours from her Pennsylvania home and half a mile from where Kathryn was found.
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Case Information
Incident:July 14, 1994
Last Updated:October 22, 2026
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Case Information
Incident:July 14, 1994
Last Updated:October 22, 2026