The person at the center of this case
Sarah Rae Boehm, 14-year-old female
Cold Case · Open
31 years waiting · since 1994
SARAH RAE BOEHM
Justice for Sarah Rae Boehm, 14-year-old female — 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 from Pennsylvania end up murdered in a remote 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 strangulation death, and could they share a common perpetrator?
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evidence
Lead #3Sarah had a scraped knee from a bicycle wreck—was she injured during abduction or in the months before her disappearance?
Fourteen-year-old Sarah Rae Boehm disappeared from Beaver County, Pennsylvania on July 14, 1994, and her remains were discovered four months later in Berlin Reservoir, Portage County, Ohio—approximately two hours from her home. Her case is believed connected to the murder of seventeen-year-old Kathryn Menendez, whose body was found strangled nearby in the same state park just days after her August 25, 1994 disappearance. The critical mystery remains how Sarah traveled from Pennsylvania to Ohio and who is responsible for both murders.
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FBI Pittsburgh Field Office, Portage County Ohio Sheriff, Beaver County Pennsylvania Police
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Lead #4Why was there a four-month gap between Sarah's July disappearance and the November discovery of her remains?
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Lead #5Who saw Sarah Rae Boehm between July 14, 1994 and November 4, 1994, or observed suspicious activity near Berlin Reservoir during this period?
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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
Sarah Rae Boehm reported missing by her parents to Beaver County, Pennsylvania law enforcement
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1994-08-25
Kathryn Menendez Reported Missing
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 1/2 mile from Kathryn Menendez's discovery location
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Case Information
Incident:July 14, 1994
Last Updated:September 11, 2026
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Case Information
Incident:July 14, 1994
Last Updated:September 11, 2026