The person at the center of this case
Sarah Rae Boehm, age 14
Cold Case · Open
31 years waiting · since 1994
SARAH RAE BOEHM
Justice for Sarah Rae Boehm, age 14 — 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 #1How did a fourteen-year-old girl from Pennsylvania end up murdered in a rural Ohio state park two hours away from her home?
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suspect
Lead #2What is the connection between Sarah Rae Boehm's murder and Kathryn Menendez's death? Were they killed by the same perpetrator?
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evidence
Lead #3Sarah had a scraped knee from a bicycle wreck at the time of her disappearance—could this detail help identify witnesses or establish her movements?
Fourteen-year-old Sarah Rae Boehm disappeared from her home in Beaver County, Pennsylvania on July 14, 1994, and her remains were discovered four months later in Berlin Reservoir within an Ohio state park—approximately two hours away. Investigators believe her murder may be connected to the death of seventeen-year-old Kathryn Menendez, whose body was found strangled less than half a mile away in the same park after she went missing on August 25, 1994. The critical unanswered question remains how Sarah traveled from Pennsylvania to Ohio and who is responsible for these two young women's deaths.
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FBI Pittsburgh Field Office, Portage County Ohio Sheriff's Office, Beaver County Pennsylvania Police
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Beyond the top three above — each detail below could be the thread that pulls this case open.
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timeline
Lead #4Why was there a six-week gap between Kathryn's disappearance (August 25) and Sarah's body discovery (November 4), and what does this suggest about the killer's activity?
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witness
Lead #5Who saw Sarah Rae Boehm between July 14 and November 4, 1994? Were there any sightings in the Berlin Reservoir area or along the route between Pennsylvania and Ohio?
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Source Narrative
Murder Victim Alliance, Portage County, Ohio November 4, 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.
Remarks: Sarah had a scraped knee from a bicycle wreck. She also had both ears pierced with one traditional hole in each ear.
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 local law enforcement in Beaver County, Pennsylvania.
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1994-08-25
Kathryn Menendez reported missing
Seventeen-year-old Kathryn Menendez went missing from Portage County, Ohio.
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1994-11-04
Sarah's remains discovered
Sarah Rae Boehm's remains were discovered in Berlin Reservoir, Portage County, Ohio, approximately four months after her disappearance.
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1994-08-29
Kathryn Menendez's body found
Kathryn Menendez's nude body was found several days after her disappearance on an oil road near Berlin Reservoir; she had been strangled to death.
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Case Information
Incident:July 14, 1994
Last Updated:May 13, 2026
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Case Information
Incident:July 14, 1994
Last Updated:May 13, 2026